Security protection system and electronic device with same

• US 8,405,624 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2009
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Sip, Kim-Yeung
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu, Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEPP JONES, SHAWNA T
• Application Number:
  US12/469,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20100182283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/156, 317/3, 315/6
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/71 to assure secure computing or processing of information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a security protection system for an electronic device. The security protection system includes a magnetic stylus, at least one coil, a processor, and a memory. The coil is received in the electronic device and configured for inducing an induced current when the magnetic stylus moves relative to the coil. The processor is electronically connected to the at least one coil and includes a status module, a lock module, and an unlock module. The status module is configured for setting the security protection system in a lock or an unlock state. The lock module is configured for storing parameters of the induced current as a password in the lock state. The unlock module is configured for comparing parameters of the induced current with the password stored, and detecting whether an unlock operating being successful. The present invention also provides an electronic device having a security protection system.

Claims

1. A security protection system for an electronic device, the security protection system comprising:

a magnetic stylus;

at least one coil received in the electronic device configured for inducing an induced current when the magnetic stylus moves relative to the at least one coil;

a memory; and

a processor electronically connected to the at least one coil, the processor comprising;

a status module configured for setting the security protection system in a lock state or an unlock state in a preset time;

a lock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for storing parameters of the induced current as a password into the memory in the lock state; and

an unlock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for comparing inputted parameters of the induced current with the password stored in the memory, and detecting whether an unlock operation is successful;

wherein the number of the at least one coil is one, the lock module further comprises a time module configured for capturing the time interval between the change in the direction of the induced current and time interval of occurrence of the induced current, and the parameters of the induced current comprise at least one of frequency of the change in the direction of the induced current and the time interval between the change and time interval of occurrence of the induced current.

2. The security protection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic stylus is made of permanent magnetic material.

3. The security protection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the security protection system comprises a plurality of coils, and the processor further comprises a threshold module electrically coupled to the lock module with a preset threshold current, the threshold module is configured for capturing different induced currents from the coils, and only one coil induced current greater than the threshold current is confirmed to be chosen by the magnetic stylus.

4. The security protection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of the at least one coil is selected from rectangular, circular and triangular.

5. The security protection system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unlock module further comprises a deactivate module, the deactivate module stores a predetermined count, and if the number of wrong password has reached the predetermined count, the deactivate module will stop further unlock operations by the unlock module.

6. An electronic device comprising:

at least one coil received in the electronic device configured for inducing an induced current when a magnetic stylus moves relative to the at least one coil;

a memory; and

a processor electrically connected to the at least one coil, comprising;

a status module configured for setting a security protection system in a lock state or an unlock state in a preset time;

a lock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for storing parameters of the induced current as a password into the memory in the lock state; and

an unlock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for comparing parameters of the induced current with the password stored in the memory, and detecting whether an unlock operation is successful;

wherein the number of coil is one, the lock module also comprises a time module configured for capturing the time interval between the change in the direction of the induced current and time interval of occurrence of the induced current, and the parameters of the induced current comprise at least one of frequency of the change in the direction of the induced current and the time interval between change and time interval of occurrence of the induced current.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the shape of the at least one coil is selected from a rectangular, circular and triangular.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the unlock module further comprises a deactivate module, the deactivate module stores a predetermined count, and if the number of wrong password has reached the predetermined count, the deactivate module will stop further unlock operations by the unlock module.

7. An electronic device comprising:

at least one coil received in the electronic device configured for inducing an induced current when a magnetic stylus moves relative to the at least one coil;

a memory; and

a processor electrically connected to the at least one coil, comprising;

a status module configured for setting a security protection system in a lock state or an unlock state in a preset time

a lock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for storing parameters of the induced current as a password into the memory in the lock state; and

an unlock module electrically coupled to the status module, and configured for comparing parameters of the induced current with the password stored in the memory, and detecting whether an unlock operation is successful;

wherein the electronic device comprises a display, and the electronic device comprises a circuit board and a panel fixed on the circuit board, and the at least one coil is fixed on the circuit board.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processor further comprises a display module configured for displaying the location of the at least one coil on the display and a moving initial position of the magnetic stylus.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one coil is printed on the circuit board.