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Secure Booting System And Method

  • US 20100299749A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2010
  • Published: 11/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for securing and disabling an electronic device, the method comprising:

  • during boot up of the electronic device, automatically executing a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of a security and tracking service;

    during execution of the BIOS component, automatically determining whether an application component of the security and tracking service has requested disabling of the electronic device;

    during execution of the BIOS component, in response to a determination that the application component has requested disabling of the electronic device, automatically performing operations comprising;

    displaying system information and unlock key, andautomatically prompting a user of the electronic device to enter an activation password to re-enable the electronic device.

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