Electronic device security system and method

• US 20080266089A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Haren, Edgar Diego, Lai, Ann J.
• Application Number:
  US11/799,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20080266089A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1418 Removal detected by failure in electrical connection between the appliance and a control centre, home control panel or a power supply

Abstract

An electronic devices security method comprising, responsive to detecting at least one event indicating a possible theft of an electronic device, initiating an alarm at a docking station associated with the electronic device

Claims

1. An electronic device security method, comprising:

responsive to detecting at least one event indicating a possible theft of an electronic device, initiating an alarm at a docking station associated with the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, responsive to detecting the at least one event, initiating an alarm of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, responsive to detecting the at least one event, initiating an alarm in a remote device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the at least one event comprises identifying movement of the electronic device beyond a predetermined distance relative to the docking station.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the at least one event comprises identifying an angle of electronic device different than a predetermined angle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the at least one event comprises identifying decoupling of a power source from the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the at least one event comprises identifying decoupling of a card coupled to the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly deactivating, by a remote device, the alarm at the docking station.

9. A docking station, comprising:

a security protocol configured to initiate an alarm in response to detecting at least one event indicating a possible theft of an electronic device associated with the docking station.

10. The docking station of claim 9, wherein the docking station is configured to cause an alarm to be activated in the electronic device.

11. The docking station of claim 9, wherein the docking station is configured to cause an alarm to be activated in remote device.

12. The docking station of claim 9, further comprising at least one sensor to detect movement of the electronic device beyond a predetermined distance relative to the docking station as the at least one event.

13. The docking station of claim 9, further comprising at least one sensor to detect decoupling of a power source from the docking station as the at least one event.

14. The docking station of claim 9, further comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a signal indicating an angle of the electronic device different than a predetermined angle.

15. The docking station of claim 9, further comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a signal indicating decoupling of a power source from the electronic device.

16. The docking station of claim 9, further comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a signal identifying decoupling of a card coupled to the electronic device.

17. A remote device comprising:

a deactivation interface configured to wirelessly deactivate an alarm initiated at a docking station, wherein the alarm is initiated in response to detecting at least one event associated with a potential theft of electronic device.

18. The remote device of claim 17, wherein the deactivation interface is further configured to deactivate an alarm initiated at the electronic device.

19. The remote device of claim 17, wherein the deactivation interface is further configured to deactivate an alarm initiated in a remote device.

20. The remote device of claim 17, wherein the remote device is a key fob.