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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Joseph M. Pirrotta, Framingham, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A technique provides power control for an electronic device. The technique involves receiving a 'turn off' command from a user of the electronic device, the 'turn off' command directing the electronic device to turn off. The technique further involves, in response to the “turn off” command, invoking an authentication operation to authenticate the user, the authentication operation providing an authentication result indicating whether the electronic device considers the user to be an authorized operator of the electronic device. The technique further involves performing a power control operation in response to the authentication result, the power control operation (i) powering down location identification circuitry when the authentication result indicates that the electronic device considers the user to be an authorized operator, and (ii) maintaining power to the location identification circuitry when the authentication result indicates that the electronic device considers the user not to be an authorized operator.