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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Luke E. Girard, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to wirelessly locking a computer platform to discourage theft as the platform is transported in a distribution channel. A computer platform having a chipset, a random access memory (RAM) coupled to the chipset, a central processing unit coupled to the chipset, a protected storage device in communication with the chipset, and a wireless communication device coupled to the chipset is presented. A radio signal having an authentication lock is introduced into the wireless communication device. The authentication lock is then placed in the protected storage device. The computer platform is placed in the distribution channel.