Internet lockout device
First Claim
1. A lockout system for preventing a person from accessing electronic information through an interface device of a computer comprising:
- a signal cable configured for being operably coupled at one end with a signal port and at the other end with an interface device of a computer, the signal cable configured to pass electronic information back and forth between the interface device and the port;
a locking device including a relay having a set of contacts, the set of contacts coupled in-line with the signal cable, the relay when actuated, disabling the signal cable to prevent electronic information from passing between the interface device and the port;
a plug lock insertable with the signal cable proximate said other end, the plug lock configured for maintaining the other end of the signal cable in operable connection with the interface device to hinder a bypass of the lockout system.
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Abstract
A lockout system for preventing a person from accessing electronic information through an interface device of a computer having a signal cable operably coupled at one end with a signal port and at the other end with an interface device of a computer, the signal cable configured to pass electronic information back and forth between the interface device and the port and a locking device including a relay having a set of contacts, the set of contacts coupled in-line with the signal cable, the relay when actuated, disabling the signal cable to prevent electronic information from passing between the interface device and the port. A plug lock insertable with the signal cable proximate the other end of the cable may be included for maintaining the other end of the signal cable in operable connection with the interface device to hinder a bypass of the lockout system.
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1. A lockout system for preventing a person from accessing electronic information through an interface device of a computer comprising:
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a signal cable configured for being operably coupled at one end with a signal port and at the other end with an interface device of a computer, the signal cable configured to pass electronic information back and forth between the interface device and the port;
a locking device including a relay having a set of contacts, the set of contacts coupled in-line with the signal cable, the relay when actuated, disabling the signal cable to prevent electronic information from passing between the interface device and the port;
a plug lock insertable with the signal cable proximate said other end, the plug lock configured for maintaining the other end of the signal cable in operable connection with the interface device to hinder a bypass of the lockout system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A lockout system for preventing a person from accessing electronic information through an interface device of a computer comprising:
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a signal cable configured for being operably coupled at one end with a signal port and at the other end with an interface device of a computer, the signal cable configured to pass electronic information back and forth between the interface device and the port;
a locking device including a relay having a set of contacts, the set of contacts coupled in-line with the signal cable, the relay when actuated, disabling the signal cable to prevent electronic information from passing between the interface device and the port. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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