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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2005
Alberto José Rojas Saba, Morrisville, NC (US);
Raymond Gary Octaviano, Ii, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
David Benjamin Morgan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Shane Christopher Branch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Simon David Nicholas Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Sean Michael Ulrich, Morrisville, NC (US);
Farrel David Benton, Raleigh, NC (US);
James C. Salembier, Cary, NC (US);
Alberto José Rojas Saba, Morrisville, NC (US);
Raymond Gary Octaviano, II, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
David Benjamin Morgan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Shane Christopher Branch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Simon David Nicholas Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Sean Michael Ulrich, Morrisville, NC (US);
Farrel David Benton, Raleigh, NC (US);
James C. Salembier, Cary, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A portable computer searches for preprogrammed wireless stations when it boots, and if it does not recognize any, stops booting the O.S. so that data cannot be accessed. In this way, should the portable computer be stolen and removed from its intended vicinity, data on the computer cannot be accessed by the thief.