International Business Machines Corporation

Intermec IP Corporation

Brian John Walsh

Daniel Joseph Friedman

Harley K Heinrich

Thomas Anthony Cofino

Kevin Patrick McAuliffe

Peter George Capek

Paul Jorge Sousa

James Peter Ward

James Andrew McNee

Richard Mark Flanagan

An RF tag has an enable/disable circuit connected to a critical part of an electronic object/circuit, e.g. a computer mother board. The critical part of the circuit is any circuit component and/or connection that can enable and/or disable the electric circuit operation. Signals are sent to the tag to change data in the tag memory which causes the enable/disable tag circuit to control the critical part to enable and disable the electric circuit. A system checks the status of the tag, e.g. the electronic circuit was paid for, before enabling the electronic circuit.

Radio frequency identification transponder with electronic circuit

A method and system for manufacturing theft-deterrent computer components is disclosed. Initially, computer components are grouped in a single batch. Each of the computer components are then provided with multiple indelible indicia during manufacturing. All of the indelible indicia on each component have a common value that is different than that assigned to any other computer component.

Method and system for manufacturing theft-deterrent computer components

Radio frequency tag

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Clydebank, United Kingdom

Brian John Walsh