Security system
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1. A security device for a card comprising:
- a primary transceiver coupled to a card; and
a secondary transceiver wherein said primary transceiver attempts to communicate with said secondary transceiver and when said primary transceiver can communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is usable and wherein when said primary transceiver cannot communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is disabled.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an apparatus is provided wherein a device is disabled if the device is located more then a predetermined distance away from the owner. Accordingly, a lost or stolen device is rendered unusable. The device has coupled thereto a receiver or transceiver. A transmitter or transceiver is located separately from the device. When the receiver and transmitter can communicate, the device is usable, when the receiver and transmitter cannot communicate, the receiver disables the device, rendering the device unusable.
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1. A security device for a card comprising:
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a primary transceiver coupled to a card; and
a secondary transceiver wherein said primary transceiver attempts to communicate with said secondary transceiver and when said primary transceiver can communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is usable and wherein when said primary transceiver cannot communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A security device for a card comprising:
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a primary transceiver; and
a secondary transceiver coupled to a card wherein said primary transceiver attempts to communicate with said secondary transceiver and when said primary transceiver can communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is usable and wherein when said primary transceiver cannot communicate with said secondary transceiver said card is disabled. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A security system for an electronic device comprising:
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a primary transceiver coupled to the electronic device; and
a secondary transceiver wherein said primary transceiver attempts to communicate with said secondary transceiver and when said primary transceiver can communicate with said secondary transceiver said device is usable and wherein when said primary transceiver cannot communicate with said secondary transceiver said device is unusable. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A security system for an electronic device comprising:
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a primary transceiver; and
a secondary transceiver coupled to the electronic device wherein said primary transceiver attempts to communicate with said secondary transceiver and when said primary transceiver can communicate with said secondary transceiver said device is usable and wherein when said primary transceiver cannot communicate with said secondary transceiver said device is unusable. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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