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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Kishiko Itoh, Machida, JP;
Hideto Horikoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaki Oie, Machida, JP;
Yuji Chotoku, Kawasaki, JP;
Mark Cohen, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kishiko Itoh, Machida, JP;
Hideto Horikoshi, Sagamihara, JP;
Masaki Oie, Machida, JP;
Yuji Chotoku, Kawasaki, JP;
Mark Cohen, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system are provided for detecting theft of a computer. A portable device is provided to wirelessly communicate with a theft deterrent function of the computer at a set frequency. In response to an increased distance between the portable device and the computer, a scan rate controller can automatically increase the scan rate for the wireless communication signal.