Electronic Device Security and Tracking System and Method
First Claim
1. A system for presenting electronic device security and tracking, comprising:
- 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 make accessibleat least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for an electronic device registered with an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service, wherein the category includes a condition of the electronic device,at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen, andat least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to an enablement of the electronic device.
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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 system for presenting electronic device security and tracking, 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 make accessible at least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for an electronic device registered with an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service, wherein the category includes a condition of the electronic device, at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen, and at least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to an enablement of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for presenting electronic device security and tracking information, comprising:
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making accessible at least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for an electronic device registered with an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service; making accessible at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen; and making accessible at least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to an enablement of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (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 present at least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for an electronic device registered with an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service, wherein the category includes a condition of the electronic device, present at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen, and present at least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to an enablement of the electronic device.
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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 for access at least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for an electronic device registered with an electronic device security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service; making available for access at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen; and making available for access at least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to an enablement of the electronic device.
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