Return-to-owner security lockout for a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of return-to-owner security lockout for a portable electronic device comprising:
- displaying return-to-owner information on an interface of the device when a security lockout disables the device.
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Abstract
A security lockout method for an electronic device and a portable electronic device having security lockout facilitate returning a lost or stolen device to an owner. The method comprises displaying owner information on an interface of the device when a security lockout disables the device. The security lockout disables the device if a security lockout bypass input either is invalid when received or is expected but is not received. Owner information can be direct contact information for the owner or can be contact information for a lost and found service or other contact. The electronic device having return-to-owner security lockout comprises a controller, a user interface, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory. The computer program preferably implements the method of the present invention.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of return-to-owner security lockout for a portable electronic device comprising:
displaying return-to-owner information on an interface of the device when a security lockout disables the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of return-to-owner security lockout for a portable electronic device comprising:
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receiving a lockout bypass input from a user; and
comparing the bypass input to a bypass template for the electronic device to determine whether the bypass input is valid, wherein either when an invalid bypass input is received or when the bypass input is expected but not received, the electronic device is disabled and return-to-owner information is displayed using an interface of the disabled device, and wherein when a valid bypass input is received, the electronic device is enabled for use by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device having a return-to-owner security lockout comprising:
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a memory;
a computer program stored in the memory;
a user interface; and
a controller that executes the computer program and controls the operation of the user interface and the memory, wherein the computer program implements instructions that, when executed by the controller, display return-to-owner information on the user interface when a security lockout disables the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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