Systems and methods for providing and detecting thermal energy patterns in electronic devices
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- one or more heat generating components coupled to an electronic device and arranged in a particular configuration such that, when selectively activated, the one or more heat generating components emit thermal radiation in a specific heat pattern that corresponds to the particular configuration and the selective activation, wherein the specific heat pattern is encoded with information regarding the apparatus such that a code generated by the specific heat pattern is readable by a thermal reading device to obtain the information.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for verifying an authenticity of an electronic device are disclosed. An apparatus includes one or more heat generating components coupled to an electronic device and arranged in a particular configuration such that, when selectively activated, the one or more heat generating components emit thermal radiation in a specific heat pattern that corresponds to the particular configuration and the selective activation. The specific heat pattern is readable by a thermal reading device to obtain information regarding the apparatus.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more heat generating components coupled to an electronic device and arranged in a particular configuration such that, when selectively activated, the one or more heat generating components emit thermal radiation in a specific heat pattern that corresponds to the particular configuration and the selective activation, wherein the specific heat pattern is encoded with information regarding the apparatus such that a code generated by the specific heat pattern is readable by a thermal reading device to obtain the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of obtaining information regarding an electronic device, the method comprising:
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activating one or more heat generating components coupled to the electronic device, wherein the one or more heat generating components are arranged in a particular configuration; placing a thermal reading device adjacent to the one or more heat generating components, wherein the thermal reading device determines a heat pattern that corresponds to the particular configuration, and wherein the heat pattern is encoded with the information regarding the electronic device; and obtaining the information from the heat pattern. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for verifying an authenticity of an electronic device, the system comprising:
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the electronic device; one or more heat generating components coupled to the electronic device and arranged in a particular configuration, the one or more heat generating components configured to activate and emit thermal radiation in a heat pattern that corresponds to the particular configuration when the electronic device is powered on; and a thermal reading device, wherein the heat pattern is encoded with information regarding the electronic device such that a code generated by the specific heat pattern is readable by the thermal reading device to obtain the information when the thermal reading device is placed adjacent to the one or more heat generating components. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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