System and method for identifying lost electronic devices
First Claim
1. An identification and security system for displaying ownership identification information on a display of an electronic device, comprising:
- an information mechanism that displays the ownership identification information on the display of the electronic device when selected; and
a security module that provides protected access to data stored on the electronic device when the information mechanism is activated.
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Abstract
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for providing ownership identification information of lost electronic devices, such as portable computers, personal data assistants (PDAs) and/or mobile telephones. In general, the present invention is an identification and security system for portable computers, PDAs, mobile telephones or any storage based electronic device to easily allow ownership identification indicia of the device to be easily displayed when the device is lost. In addition, the system securely protects data located on the electronic devices. Namely, an information button can be used to display ownership indicia on the display screen of the electronic device when the information button is selected. This allows the graphical user interface (GUI) of the display to present ownership information, such as the owner'"'"'s name, contact telephone number, return address, Internet World Wide Web (WWW) pages, etc.
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1. An identification and security system for displaying ownership identification information on a display of an electronic device, comprising:
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an information mechanism that displays the ownership identification information on the display of the electronic device when selected; and
a security module that provides protected access to data stored on the electronic device when the information mechanism is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing ownership identification information of lost electronic devices, comprising:
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displaying the ownership identification information on the display of the electronic device when selecting an information mechanism;
providing protected access to data stored on the electronic device when the information mechanism is activated; and
storing, retrieving and updating the ownership identification information on a global database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. An identification and security system for displaying ownership identification information on a display of an electronic device, comprising an information button easily accessible for providing the ownership identification information on the display of the electronic device when selected.
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