ALWAYS-AVAILABLE EMBEDDED THEFT REACTION SUBSYSTEM

• US 20140007264A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Berger, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,507,918 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0213 System disabling if a separation threshold is exceeded disabling electrical appliances in case of unplugging G08B13/1409
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/67 Risk-dependent, e.g. selecting a security level depending on risk profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A platform protected by an always-available security system, the system is described. The system, in one embodiment, comprises a near field communications (NFC) reader, a pairing logic to identify an NFC device as an authorized device for arming and disarming the system, an arming logic to arm the system upon receipt of an arming command, and a disarming logic to disarm the system upon receipt of a disarming command, wherein the arming command and the disarming command may use the NFC device, and wherein the NFC reader is powered in a plurality of power states, enabling disarming and arming of the platform in the plurality of power states.

Claims

1. A platform protected by an always-available security system, the system comprising:

a near field communications (NFC) reader;

a pairing logic to identify an NFC device as an authorized device for arming and disarming the system;

an arming logic to arm the system upon receipt of an arming command;

a disarming logic to disarm the system upon receipt of a disarming command;

wherein the arming command and the disarming command may use the NFC device, and wherein the NFC reader is powered in a plurality of power states, enabling disarming and arming of the platform in the plurality of power states.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the arming command is performed with the NFC device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the arming command is tapping the platform with the NFC device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the arming command comprises one or more of:

setting a sticky button, setting a non-sticky button, pressing some combination of keys, tapping with the NFC device, closing a lid of the platform, and invoking the system through a software application.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a risk behavior logic to identify a potential risk behavior, when the system is armed; and

a core logic to evaluate the risk behavior and determine whether a security action logic should take an action.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the risk behavior comprises one of:

movement when the user leaves a stationary platform, or loss of proximity with a paired device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the NFC reader is available in low power mode, enabling the system to be armed and disarmed without powering up the platform.

8. A platform protected by an always-available security system, the system including:

a pairing logic to identify an NFC device as an authorized device for the system;

a disarming logic to disarm the system upon receipt of a disarming command;

wherein the disarming command uses the paired NFC device, and wherein the disarming command can be received in a plurality of power states.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein an arming command is performed with the NFC device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the arming command is tapping the platform with the NFC device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein an arming command comprises one or more of:

setting a sticky button, setting a non-sticky button, pressing some combination of keys, tapping with the NFC device, closing a lid of the platform, and invoking the system through a software application.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a risk behavior logic to identify a potential risk behavior, when the system is armed; and

a core logic to evaluate the risk behavior and determine whether a security action logic should take an action.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the risk behavior comprises one of:

movement when the user leaves a stationary platform, or loss of proximity with a paired device.

14. A method of protecting a platform with an always-on security system, the method comprising:

receiving a disarming command at a near field communications (NFC) reader, the disarming command indicating a presence of an authorized user;

disarming the system, in response to the disarming command;

such that the disarming command is received in one of a plurality of power states, including a low power state.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving an arming command, comprising one or more of;

setting a sticky button, setting a non-sticky button, pressing some combination of keys, using the NFC device, closing a lid of the platform, and invoking the system through a software application.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the disarming command comprises tapping with the NFC device.