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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Mark St. John, Covington, WA (US);
Martin Holladay, Bremerton, WA (US);
Todd Carpenter, Monroe, WA (US);
James Duffus, Seattle, WA (US);
Ricardo Lopez-barquilla, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark St. John, Covington, WA (US);
Martin Holladay, Bremerton, WA (US);
Todd Carpenter, Monroe, WA (US);
James Duffus, Seattle, WA (US);
Ricardo Lopez-Barquilla, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device can be locked and secured by activating a hardware locking mechanism on the device. The locking mechanism is controlled by a locking policy that is defined and implemented from the client side. If the locking mechanism is activated, then the device operates in a limited mode of operation instead of in a normal mode of operation. The locking mechanism can be deactivated, placing the device into the normal mode of operation, when a specified condition is satisfied.