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Electronic device protection system and method

US8292969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22References

25Claims

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Assignee

Softex, Inc. · US

Inventors

Apurva Mahendrakumar Bhansali · Austin, US
Manoj Kumar Jain · Austin, US
Shradha Dube · Austin, US
Gayathri Rangarajan · Austin, US
Mehul Ramjibhai Patel · Austin, US
Rayesh Kashinath Raikar · Austin, US
Kamal Mansukhlal Dhanani · Austin, US
Ranjit Kapila · Austin, US
Elza Abraham Varghese · Houston, US
Thomas David Tucker · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2008
Grant date	Oct 23, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/126
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for electronic device protection. A method includes activating the electronic device; transferring control to a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) component after activation; transferring control to a non-viewable component from the BIOS component; verifying that an application component operated correctly during a previous device activation; and continuing with activation of the electronic device if the application component operated correctly during the previous device activation.

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