Method for Preventing Electronic Devices from Unauthorized Switching On

• US 20080178280A1
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Topseed Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Chen, Shoei-Lai
• Application Number:
  US12/056,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20080178280A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof

Abstract

A method for preventing an electronic device from unauthorized switching on by changing power button is disclosed. After a user operates the default power button to switch on the electronic device 1, the user sets the electronic device into a setting mode. The user designates at least one button of the function buttons to be a new power button. The new power button functionally replaces the default power button after the setting mode is finished. Thus the electronic device can be switched on only by the new power button.

Claims

1. A method for preventing an electronic device from unauthorized switching on, the electronic device having a buttons pad including a default power button and other function buttons, the method comprising the steps of:

operating the default power button to switch on the electronic device;

setting the electronic device into a setting mode;

designating at least one of the function buttons to be a new power button;

finishing the setting mode; and

functionally replacing the default power button with the new power button.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the new power button is single.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the new power button is a combination of two or more buttons.

4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the new power button being a combination of two or more buttons is performed by simultaneously operating.

5. The method as in claim 3, wherein the new power button being a combination of two or more buttons is performed by sequentially operating.