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Always-available embedded theft reaction subsystem

  • US 9,454,678 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2011
  • Issued: 09/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an arming mechanism to automatically arm the system in response to an automatic arming policy, the automatic arming policy being selected from among multiple arming policies, including location, time of day, disconnection from a network, loss of Bluetooth proximity, loss of user via camera, closing of the lid, device idleness, and a timer;

    a risk behavior logic to detect a potential problem by analyzing interface data received from interfaces;

    a core logic component to analyze the potential problem and to trigger a security action logic to perform a security action when the system is armed and the potential problem indicates a theft suspicion;

    the security action logic to utilize one of a self-kill pill and a remote kill pill to disable the system by deleting data, wherein the security action logic to send a notification of the theft suspicion to an owner of the system and to an external security service and to;

    initialize a self-kill pill when no response to the notification is received within a specified period of time;

    initialize a remote kill pill received from the external security service; and

    resume normal functionality when a response is received from the owner.

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