Electronic Device Security and Tracking System and Method
First Claim
1. A method of providing an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service, comprising:
- accepting a selection of an opt-in to use the ESTSM service; and
making available the ESTSM service.
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Abstract
A system and method for securing and tracking an electronic device. The system includes hardware, software and firmware components that cooperate to allow tracking, disabling, and other interaction with the stolen electronic device. The system includes an application component, non-viewable component and Basic Input/Output Subsystem (BIOS) component that are present on the electronic device. The BIOS component maintains the secured environment of the application and non-viewable components. If only the application component was provided, a simple low level format of the hard disk drive would remove the application and bypass the security features. The system implements an “application and BIOS” based solution to electronic device security.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service, comprising:
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accepting a selection of an opt-in to use the ESTSM service; and making available the ESTSM service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for protecting an electronic device, comprising:
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a non-viewable component; an application component connected to the non-viewable component, said application component capable of communicating with the non-viewable component, wherein said application component executes within an operating system environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) component connected to the non-viewable component; and a server system capable of communicating through a secure medium with the application component; wherein the system is operable to protect the electronic device upon operations including an acceptance of a selection of an opt-in to use the system, and a making available of a use of the system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor operably coupleable to the memory to accept a selection of an opt-in to use the ESTSM service; and make available an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service.
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21. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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making available an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service; and accepting a selection of an opt-in to use the ESTSM service.
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