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Automatic lock and automatic unlock method for computer system and computer system thereof

US8576071B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2009
Grant dateNov 5, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2147
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic lock and automatic unlock method for a computer system and the associated computer system are provided. The method includes steps of detecting whether a user is in a predetermined range when a computer system is in an unlock status and recording a duration during which the user is not in the predetermined range, controlling the computer system to enter a lock status when the duration is greater than a predetermined time, determining whether the user has an effective authority when the computer system is in the lock status and the user is detected in the predetermined range, and controlling the computer system to enter the unlock status when the user has the effective authority.

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