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US 2024/0404378 A1Published application
Cable locking system with optical fiber actuation
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsArthur Arruda, Hildebrando Lima
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Abstract
A theft protection system for a device includes a cable having an inner optical waveguide and first and second ends, a locking mechanism to releasably securing the cable to the device and align the first end of the cable to a light emitter in the device and to align the second end of the cable to a light detector in the device such that severing the cable interrupts light transmission via the optical waveguide between the light emitter and light detector.
Claims19
A theft protection system for a device comprises:
- a cable having an inner optical waveguide and first and second ends;
- a locking mechanism to releasably securing the cable to the device and align the first end of the cable to a light emitter in the device and to align the second end of the cable to a light detector in the device such that severing the cable interrupts light transmission via the optical waveguide between the light emitter and light detector.
A theft protection system for a device comprises:
- a cable having an inner optical waveguide and first and second ends;
- a container configured to securely couple to the device;
- a light emitter supported within the container;
- a light detector supported within the container;
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- a locking mechanism to releasably securing the cable to the container to align the first end of the cable to the light emitter and to align the second end of the cable to a light detector such that severing the cable interrupts light transmission via the optical waveguide between the light emitter and light detector causing the light detector to provide an electrical signal representative of the interruption of light transmission.
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