Client controlled lock for electronic devices
US8984653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device can be locked and secured by activating a hardware locking mechanism on the device. The locking mechanism is controlled by a locking policy that is defined and implemented from the client side. If the locking mechanism is activated, then the device operates in a limited mode of operation instead of in a normal mode of operation. The locking mechanism can be deactivated, placing the device into the normal mode of operation, when a specified condition is satisfied.
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