System and method for authorizing use of a connection device coupled to a processing system
First Claim
1. A computer comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive via a network authorization from a remote network administrator device for the computer to use a modem card that facilitates connectivity between the computer and other devices;
a card slot configured to receive the modem card;
a card detector configured to detect the presence of the modem card when the modem card is inserted into the card slot; and
a card power switch configured to supply power to the modem card only when the authorization has been received and the card detector detects the presence of the modem card within the card slot.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a device authorization system authorize a connection device to be communicatively coupled to a processing system. One embodiment comprises a communication system interface configured to receive authorization from a network administrator device for a processing system to communicatively couple to a connection device; a card detector to detect the presence of the connection device when coupled to the processing system; and a card power switch configured to receive an authorization signal when the processing system is authorized to communicatively couple to the connection device, and configured to supply power to the connection device only when the authorization signal is present and when the card detector detects the presence of the connection device.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer comprising:
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a network interface configured to receive via a network authorization from a remote network administrator device for the computer to use a modem card that facilitates connectivity between the computer and other devices; a card slot configured to receive the modem card; a card detector configured to detect the presence of the modem card when the modem card is inserted into the card slot; and a card power switch configured to supply power to the modem card only when the authorization has been received and the card detector detects the presence of the modem card within the card slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling use of a modem card, the method comprising:
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a computer detecting presence of the modem card when the modem card has been inserted into a card slot of the computer; the computer determining whether authorization has been received from a remote network administrator device for the computer to use the modem card; the computer providing power to the modem card if the authorization has been received and not providing power to the modem card if the authorization has not been received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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