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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporaton, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/88 (2013.01); E05B 73/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/88 (2013.01); E05B 73/0005 (2013.01); E05B 73/0082 (2013.01); E05B 2073/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A security cable can include a restraining cable and a lock unit attached to the restraining cable. The lock unit can be configured to removably fasten to a computing device. The lock unit can be further configured to switch the security cable between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the lock unit can be fastened to the computing device and can place the computing device in an inactive state. In the second configuration, the lock unit can be removable from the computing device and may not place the computing device in the inactive state.