System and method for managing operation of a system based at least in part on a component of the system being physically accessible
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first component;
a second component that, when in a first state, restricts physical access of said first component by a user, and when said second component is in a second state said second component permits physical access of said first component by the user; and
logic that, responsive to said second component transitioning from said first state to said second state, triggers disabling of at least one function of said system while permitting at least a second function of said system to remain enabled.
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Abstract
A system of one embodiment comprises a first component; and a second component that, when in a first state, restricts physical access of the first component by a user, and when the second component is in a second state the second component permits physical access of the first component by the user. The system further comprises logic that, responsive to the second component transitioning from the first state to the second state, triggers disabling of at least one function of the system while permitting at least a second function of the system to remain enabled. In certain embodiments, the first component comprises a subscriber identity module (SIM), and wireless communication is disabled responsive to the second component transitioning to the second state.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first component;
a second component that, when in a first state, restricts physical access of said first component by a user, and when said second component is in a second state said second component permits physical access of said first component by the user; and
logic that, responsive to said second component transitioning from said first state to said second state, triggers disabling of at least one function of said system while permitting at least a second function of said system to remain enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a first component;
an access restricting component that must be moved to permit a user to remove said first component from said system;
a wireless device that enables wireless communication;
logic that, responsive to said access restricting component being moved to permit the user to remove said first component, disables said wireless communication; and
at least one power source for supplying power to at least a portion of said system even when said access restricting component is moved to permit the user to remove said first component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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arranging an access restricting component in a system such that said access restricting component, when in a first state, restricts a user from physically removing a first component from said system, and when said access restricting component is in at least a second state, said access restricting component permits a user to physically remove said first component from said system; and
monitoring said access restricting component to detect when said access restricting component is transitioned from said first state to said at least a second state; and
responsive to detecting that said access restricting component is transitioned from said first state to said at least a second state, disabling at least one function of said system while permitting at least a second function of said system to remain enabled. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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