Secure platform management with power savings capacity
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving, from a user, at the electronic device, a policy based rule that includes a minimum threshold signal strength value and a threshold time value,wherein the minimum threshold signal strength value and the threshold time value are specified by the user using the electronic device;
receiving, at the electronic device, a transmission signal from a provisioned platform management device;
the electronic device determining whether the transmission signal strength is less than the minimum threshold signal strength value for a duration of time exceeding the threshold time value; and
the electronic device configuring the operating state of the electronic device according to the policy based rule.
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Abstract
An electronic device, for example, a laptop computer includes a processor, a transceiver module, for example, a Bluetooth module and a memory. The memory includes a platform proximity agent, which may be implemented as a series of instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive a Bluetooth signal from a corresponding provisioned Bluetooth device, for example, a cellular telephone. Next, determine whether the received signal exceeds both a strength threshold level and a predetermined time threshold level, where the signal strength and time threshold levels are established when the laptop and a corresponding cell phone are paired during a provisioning process. When the received signal strength and duration both exceed the corresponding policy based thresholds, the laptop enters (or remains in) a full power state with full access to the monitor and the platform. On the other hand, when the received signal strength and duration both fall below (or are less than) the corresponding policy based threshold, the laptop enters (or remains in) a reduced power, or locked state.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving, from a user, at the electronic device, a policy based rule that includes a minimum threshold signal strength value and a threshold time value, wherein the minimum threshold signal strength value and the threshold time value are specified by the user using the electronic device; receiving, at the electronic device, a transmission signal from a provisioned platform management device; the electronic device determining whether the transmission signal strength is less than the minimum threshold signal strength value for a duration of time exceeding the threshold time value; and the electronic device configuring the operating state of the electronic device according to the policy based rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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8. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a Bluetooth controller; and a platform proximity agent, further including a series of instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to; receive a Bluetooth signal from the Bluetooth controller, receive, from a user over the Bluetooth signal, a policy based rule that includes a minimum threshold signal strength value and a threshold time value, wherein the minimum threshold signal strength value and the threshold time value are specified by the user using the electronic device; receive, at the electronic device, a Bluetooth transmission signal from a provisioned platform management device; determine whether the received Bluetooth transmission signal strength is less than the minimum threshold signal strength value for a duration of time exceeding the threshold time value, and configure the operating state of the electronic device according to the policy based rule. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, causes:
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receiving a Bluetooth signal from a Bluetooth controller; receiving, from a user over the Bluetooth signal, a policy based rule that includes a minimum threshold signal strength value and a threshold time value, wherein the minimum threshold signal strength value and the threshold time value are specified by the user using an electronic device coupled to the processor readable medium; receiving a Bluetooth transmission signal from a provisioned platform management device; determining whether the received Bluetooth transmission signal strength is less than the minimum threshold signal strength value for a duration of time exceeding the threshold time value; and configuring operating state of the electronic device according to the policy based rule.
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