CONTROLLABLE MARKING
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1. A system, comprising:
- a device comprising a housing; and
,a marking apparatus integrated into the housing, the marking apparatus including a display and a disablement mechanism, and wherein while the disablement mechanism is in a first state the display is controllable to allow content presented on the display to be defined and when the disablement mechanism is transitioned to a second state the content is persisted and unchangeable on the display.
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Abstract
The description relates to controllable device marking. One example can be manifest as a device that has a housing and a marking apparatus integrated into the housing. The marking apparatus can include a display and a disablement mechanism. While the disablement mechanism is in a first state the display is controllable to allow content presented on the display to be defined and when the disablement mechanism is transitioned to a second state the content is persisted and unchangeable on the display.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a device comprising a housing; and
,a marking apparatus integrated into the housing, the marking apparatus including a display and a disablement mechanism, and wherein while the disablement mechanism is in a first state the display is controllable to allow content presented on the display to be defined and when the disablement mechanism is transitioned to a second state the content is persisted and unchangeable on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a housing; and
,a marking apparatus integrated into the housing, the marking apparatus configured to allow an entity to electronically define content for presentation on the marking apparatus and upon displaying the content the marking apparatus is configured to undergo a transformation that causes the content to be unchangeable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A device, comprising:
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a processor and storage positioned in a housing; a marking apparatus integrated into an external surface of the housing and configured to persistently display content that is protected with a passcode, the marking apparatus including a security mechanism for storing the passcode that is separate and distinct from the processor and the storage, and wherein the security mechanism only allows the content to be changed in an instance where a supplied passcode matches the stored passcode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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