Method And Related Apparatus For Enhancing Information Security Of A Computer System

• US 20060265755A1
• Filed: 06/23/2005
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Ta-Wei
• Application Number:
  US11/160,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20060265755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/81 by operating on the power supply, e.g. enabling or disabling power-on, sleep or resume operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect

Abstract

A method for enhancing information security of a computer system for starting the computer system securely includes receiving radio frequency identification data when the computer system is switched on and controlling a power system of the computer system according to the radio frequency identification data.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing information security of a computer system, for starting the computer system securely, the method comprising:

receiving radio frequency identification data when the computer system is switched on; and

controlling a power system of the computer system according to the radio frequency identification data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising enabling the power system of the computer system when the radio frequency identification data comprises a first authorization.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the power system of the computer system is enabled by a basic input and output system of the computer system.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising keeping the power system of the computer system off when the radio frequency identification data does not comprise the first authorization.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the power system of the computer system is kept off by a basic input and output system of the computer system.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising outputting an alarm signal through an output module of the computer system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identification data is received through a universal serial bus port when the computer system is switched on.

8. A computer system capable of enhancing information security comprising:

a basic input and output system for performing basic input and output functions of the computer system;

a power switch for signaling the basic input and output system for starting the computer system;

a power system coupled to the basic input and output system for outputting power;

a radio frequency identification data receiver for receiving radio frequency identification data; and

a decision module for controlling the power system through the basic input and output system according to the radio frequency identification data received by the radio frequency identification data receiver when the power switch is switched on.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the radio frequency identification data receiver outputs the radio frequency identification to the basic input and output system through a universal serial bus.

10. The computer system of claim 8 further comprising an output module for outputting an alarm signal.

11. A method for enhancing information security of a computer system, for waking up a computer system operating in a standby mode, the method comprising:

receiving radio frequency identification data; and

determining an operating mode of the computer system according to the radio frequency identification data.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising waking the computer system up when the radio frequency identification data comprises a first authorization.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the computer system is woken up by software of the computer system.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising keeping the computer system operating in the standby mode when the radio frequency identification data does not comprise the first authorization.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the computer system is kept operating in the standby mode by software of the computer system.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the radio frequency identification data is received through a universal serial bus port of the computer system.

17. A computer system capable of enhancing information security comprising:

a basic input and output system for performing basic input and output functions of the computer system;

a power system coupled to the basic input and output system for outputting power;

a radio frequency identification data receiver for receiving radio frequency identification data;

an operating system for performing functions of the computer system; and

an operating mode control software for controlling the power system and an operating mode of the operating system according the radio frequency identification data received by the radio frequency identification data receiver when the computer system is in a standby mode.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the radio frequency identification data receiver outputs the radio frequency identification to the basic input and output system through a universal serial bus.