# US 2010/0164722 A1 · Theft deterrence technology using asynchronous notification

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- Number: US 2010/0164722 A1
- Document ID: US20100164722A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/347,996
- Filed: 2008-12-31
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31
- Inventors: Duncan Glendinning; Vijay Rao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100164722A1

## CPC

- G08B 25/004: {Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi® not available use GSM}
- G06F 21/88: Detecting or preventing theft or loss
- G08B 13/1418: {Removal detected by failure in electrical connection between the appliance and a control centre, home control panel or a power supply}
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

For one disclosed embodiment, an enabled state of a mobile computing platform may be modified in response to an asynchronous notification from a server. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
a controller including:
a theft deterrence logic to perform, in response to receiving an asynchronous notification from a server, an action in accordance with a theft policy, and
a secured storage to store one or more values for a mobile computing platform having the controller,
the theft deterrence logic to selectively modify an enabled state of the mobile computing platform in response to the asynchronous notification.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the asynchronous notification concerns a current possession status of the mobile computing platform.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the possession status for the asynchronous notification includes stolen or lost.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the possession status for the asynchronous notification includes safe.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the theft deterrence logic is to manipulate one or more encryption keys stored in the secured storage in response to the asynchronous notification.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is an integrated embedded controller and a member of a chipset for the mobile computing platform.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the theft deterrence logic includes a platform disable logic to selectively disable the mobile computing platform in response to the asynchronous notification and in accordance with the theft policy.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the theft deterrence logic includes a platform beaconing logic to provide information concerning a location of the mobile computing platform to the server.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the theft deterrence logic includes a disk disable logic to selectively disable a disk drive of the mobile computing platform in response to the asynchronous notification and in accordance with the theft policy.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a non-volatile storage device to retain a state of at least a portion of the controller.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is to provide a confirmation of receipt of the asynchronous notification to the server.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, comprising multiple communications interfaces to receive the asynchronous notification over one of multiple communications paths.

### Claim 13

A method comprising:
receiving from a server an asynchronous notification concerning a current possession status of a mobile computing platform;
selectively modifying an enabled state of the mobile computing platform in response to the asynchronous notification,
wherein the selectively modifying includes manipulating one or more encryption keys stored in a secured storage of the mobile computing platform.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the possession status for the asynchronous notification includes stolen or lost.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the possession status for the asynchronous notification includes safe.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, comprising providing information concerning a location of the mobile computing platform to the server.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the selectively modifying includes selectively disabling a disk drive of the mobile computing platform in response to the asynchronous notification.