Anti-theft mechanism for mobile computers

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1997-09-09

2000-11-21

Wright, Norman M.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Multiple computer communication using cryptography

Protection at a particular protocol layer

714 36, 714 47, G06F 1100, H02H 305

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061516783

ABSTRACT:
An electronic system that remains disabled after power-on until its user is recognized. The electronic system includes a host processor and a deactivation circuit coupled to the host processor. The deactivation circuit places the host processor into an inoperative state until the user is recognized. In one embodiment, the deactivation circuit is a security processor coupled to a reset input of the host processor. The security processor includes a processing unit and an internal memory unit to contain software required by the host processor to complete a booting procedure.

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