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Patent No.:

US 10873849 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2019
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Sheng Qiang, Lenexa, KS (US);

Kantha Kumar Kanchiraju, Overland Park, KS (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/205 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for activating an electronic device includes receiving a request to activate the electronic device. The method also includes determining whether activation of the electronic device is permitted according to a device status record associated with the electronic device in a blockchain. In addition, the method includes one of: proceeding with the activation of the electronic device in response to determining that the activation of the electronic device is permitted according to the device status record in the blockchain and blocking the activation of the electronic device in response to determining that the activation of the electronic device is not permitted according to the device status record in the blockchain.


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Qiang, Sheng. (2020). System and method for universal mobile device lock using blockchain (U.S. Patent No. 10873849). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10873849

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