Method and System for Disabling an Electronic Device

• US 20130057392A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roddy M. Bullock
• Original Assignee: Roddy M. Bullock
• Inventors: Bullock, Roddy M.
• Application Number:
  US13/420,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057392A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0716 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07345 by activating or deactivating at least a part of the circuit on the record carrier, e.g. ON/OFF switches
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10029 the collision being resolved in the time domain, e.g. using binary tree search or RFID responses allocated to a random time slot
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10059 transponder driven

Abstract

A portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is dependently operable on being remotely coupled to at least one RFID tag, the RFID tag being disposed on one of a piece of jewelry or a portion of clothing worn on a person. Upon removal of the jewelry or clothing the RFID tag is rendered inoperable and the electronic device is partially or completely disabled.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, said portable electronic device being dependently operable on being remotely coupled to at least one RFID tag, said RFID tag being disposed on one of a piece of jewelry or a portion of clothing worn on a person, such that upon removal of said jewelry or clothing said RFID tag is rendered inoperable and said electronic device is partially or completely disabled.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said electronic device is selected from the group consisting of cellular telephone, Smartphone, tablet computer, net book computer, laptop computer, GPS system, virtual wallet, virtual car key, and virtual house key.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said electronic device is enabled for full operation when in communication with said RFID tag, but is at least partially disabled when not in communication with said RFID tag.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein said RFID tag is disposed on a paper or plastic bracelet.

12. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said RFID tag is destroyed upon removal of said bracelet.

4. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein said RFID tag measures at least one parameter from a user'"'"'s biometrics.

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13. A portable electronic device, said portable electronic device being dependently operable on being remotely coupled to at least one RFID addressable sensor, said RFID addressable sensor being disposed on a piece of jewelry or a portion of clothing worn on a person.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein said electronic device is selected from the group consisting of cellular telephone, Smartphone, tablet computer, net book computer, laptop computer, GPS system, virtual wallet, virtual car key, and virtual house key.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein said electronic device is enabled for full operation when in communication with said RFID addressable sensor, but at least partially disabled when not in communication with said RFID addressable sensor.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein said RFID addressable sensor is disposed on a bracelet.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein said RFID tag is destroyed upon removal of said bracelet.

18. A portable electronic device, said portable electronic device being dependently operable on being remotely coupled to at least one RFID addressable sensor, said RFID addressable sensor being programmable by said portable electronic device.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein said electronic device is selected from the group consisting of cellular telephone, Smartphone, tablet computer, net book computer, laptop computer, GPS system, virtual wallet, virtual car key, and virtual house key.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein said electronic device is enabled for full operation when in communication with said RFID addressable sensor, but at least partially disabled when not in communication with said RFID addressable sensor.

21. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein said RFID addressable sensor is disposed in close proximity to a user'"'"'s body.

22. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein said RFID addressable sensor is disposed on a bracelet.

23. The electronic device of claim 22, wherein said RFID tag is destroyed upon removal of said bracelet.