Method and system for deterring theft of mobile electronic devices
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1. A method of alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and
alerting the owner of the mobile electronic device of the unauthorized movement.
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Abstract
A method and system for notifying an owner of a mobile electronic device of an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location.
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1. A method of alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and
alerting the owner of the mobile electronic device of the unauthorized movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and
means for alerting the owner of the mobile electronic device of the unauthorized movement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for detecting an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and
computer usable program code for alerting the owner of the mobile electronic device of the unauthorized movement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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