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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2008
John Daniel Upton, Georgetown, TX (US);
John Daniel Upton, Georgetown, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A security apparatus and method is provided for a portable computer, wherein a solenoid within the portable computer is controlled by a specified program running on the computer. Activation of the solenoid is usefully enabled by a password or computer security chip. One embodiment, comprising a security apparatus, includes a locking mechanism such as a conventional manually operated USS locking device having a locking element. The security apparatus further includes a component positioned proximate to a slot disposed to receive the locking element, the component being adjustable to vary a dimension of the slot entrance between hold and release modes. The component is coupled to the solenoid and is actuated to adjust the slot entrance dimension, from the hold mode to the release mode, when the solenoid is energized in response to a command generated by the specified program running on the computer.