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System and method for disabling and/or enabling a device

  • US 9,535,725 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/2015
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for managing use of a device, the system comprising:

  • a memory and a processor;

    a first subsystem deployed in the memory and executed by the processor that receives a first instruction to disable a functionality of the device;

    a second subsystem deployed in the memory and executed by the processor that disables the functionality based on the first instruction;

    a third subsystem deployed in the memory and executed by the processor that receives, after passage of a period of time, a second instruction to re-enable the functionality;

    a fourth subsystem deployed in the memory and executed by the processor that verifies that the second instruction is given by two or more entities; and

    a fifth subsystem deployed in the memory and executed by the processor that re-enables the functionality based on the verification of the second instruction.

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