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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Apurva M. Bhansali, Austin, TX (US);
Manoj K. Jain, Austin, TX (US);
Shradha Dube, Austin, TX (US);
Gayathri Rangarajan, Austin, TX (US);
Mehul R. Patel, Austin, TX (US);
Rayesh K. Raikar, Austin, TX (US);
Kamal M. Dhanani, Austin, TX (US);
Ranjit Kapila, Austin, TX (US);
Elza A. Varghese, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Tucker, Austin, TX (US);
Apurva M. Bhansali, Austin, TX (US);
Manoj K. Jain, Austin, TX (US);
Shradha Dube, Austin, TX (US);
Gayathri Rangarajan, Austin, TX (US);
Mehul R. Patel, Austin, TX (US);
Rayesh K. Raikar, Austin, TX (US);
Kamal M. Dhanani, Austin, TX (US);
Ranjit Kapila, Austin, TX (US);
Elza A. Varghese, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Tucker, Austin, TX (US);
Softex Incorporated, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In a method for securing and disabling an electronic device, the electronic device automatically executes a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of a security and tracking service during boot up. The BIOS component automatically determines whether an application component of the security and tracking service has requested disabling of the electronic device. In response to a determination that the application component has requested disabling of the electronic device, the BIOS component automatically displays system information and unlock key. The BIOS component also automatically prompts a user of the electronic device to enter an activation password to re-enable the electronic device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.