CONSUMER ABUSE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for detecting consumer abuse in an electronic device comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to detect the occurrence of an abuse event;
abuse detection circuitry configured to receive indication of the occurrence of the abuse event from the one or more sensors and to generate a record corresponding to the occurrence of the abuse event upon receiving the indication;
a memory configured to store the record;
an input/output (I/O) port configured to communicatively couple the electronic device to at least one external device; and
a dual-mode communication interface configured to provide diagnostic communication when the electronic device is in a diagnostic mode and non-diagnostic communication when the electronic device is in a non-diagnostic mode, wherein the diagnostic communication and the non-diagnostic communication are provided through the I/O port, and wherein the record stored in the memory may be read by the diagnostic device through the when the diagnostic communication is provided.mode of communication and a non-diagnostic mode of communication through the input/output (I/O) port.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, devices, and methods for detecting the occurrence of consumer abuse events in electronic devices. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more sensors coupled to an abuse detection sub-system for detecting the occurrence of an abuse event, wherein upon detecting an abuse event, a record of the abuse event is stored by the abuse detection sub-system. The system further provides a communication interface configured to provide a first mode of diagnostic communication and a second mode of non-diagnostic communication through a common input/output port. When using a diagnostic device, the diagnostic mode of communication may be enabled, thus allowing the diagnostic device to access consumer abuse event data stored by the abuse detection sub-system.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for detecting consumer abuse in an electronic device comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to detect the occurrence of an abuse event; abuse detection circuitry configured to receive indication of the occurrence of the abuse event from the one or more sensors and to generate a record corresponding to the occurrence of the abuse event upon receiving the indication; a memory configured to store the record; an input/output (I/O) port configured to communicatively couple the electronic device to at least one external device; and a dual-mode communication interface configured to provide diagnostic communication when the electronic device is in a diagnostic mode and non-diagnostic communication when the electronic device is in a non-diagnostic mode, wherein the diagnostic communication and the non-diagnostic communication are provided through the I/O port, and wherein the record stored in the memory may be read by the diagnostic device through the when the diagnostic communication is provided. mode of communication and a non-diagnostic mode of communication through the input/output (I/O) port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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using one or more sensors to detect the occurrence of an abuse event on an electronic device having an input/output (I/O) port configured to electronically couple the electronic device to an external device; generating a record of the abuse event; storing the record in a memory device; selecting either a diagnostic mode of communication or a non-diagnostic mode of communication; and allowing the record to be accessed from the memory device through the (I/O) port by an external device coupled to the I/O port when the diagnostic mode of communication is selected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for detecting consumer abuse events on an electronic device comprising:
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a plurality of sensors configured to detect consumer abuse events, wherein each sensor is configured to transition from a normal state to a tripped state when a consumer abuse event is detected; and a communication interface configured to operate in one of either a first mode to provide a diagnostic mode of communication or a second mode to provide a non-diagnostic mode of communication using a common input/output (I/O) port comprising a set of connector pins, wherein the common I/O port is configured to couple the electronic device to a diagnostic tool, and wherein the same connector pins are used to provide the diagnostic and non-diagnostic modes of communication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor configured to execute instructions; a first storage unit configured to store data, the data at least partially comprising instructions to be executed by the processor; an input/output (I/O) port configured to enable coupling of the electronic device to at least one external device; a communication interface configured to provide a diagnostic mode of communication and a non-diagnostic mode of communication through the I/O port; communication selection logic configured to select either the diagnostic mode of communication or the non-diagnostic mode of communication; and an abuse detection sub-system comprising; a plurality of sensors configured to detect consumer abuse events occurring on an electronic device; a second storage unit, wherein upon the detection of a consumer abuse event by one of the plurality of sensors, the abuse detection sub-system is configured to store a record of the detected consumer abuse event into the second storage unit, wherein the second storage unit is accessible by the external device for reading of the record using the I/O port if the diagnostic mode of communication is selected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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interfacing a diagnostic device with an electronic device through an input/output port, wherein the electronic device comprises; an abuse detection sub-system having a plurality of sensors configured to detect the occurrences of consumer abuse events, and wherein upon the detection of a consumer abuse event by any one of the plurality of sensors, the abuse detection sub-system is configured to store a record of the detected consumer abuse event into a memory device configured store consumer abuse event records; a communication interface configured to provide both a diagnostic mode of communication and a second mode to provide a non-diagnostic mode of communication through the input/output (I/O) port; using the diagnostic device to enable the diagnostic mode of communication through the I/O port; and reading the consumer abuse event records from the memory device using the diagnostic device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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