US Patent Application 18326176. THEFT DETECTOR simplified abstract

THEFT DETECTOR

Organization Name

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor(s)

Veeramanikandan Raju of Bangalore (IN)

THEFT DETECTOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18326176 titled 'THEFT DETECTOR

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application describes an end-user computing device with a theft detector. - The theft detector maintains a list of registered host devices. - The theft detector has root access to the operations of the end-user device. - If a possible theft condition is detected, the theft detector provides a secure reboot request. - The end-user device includes a boot loader that executes a secure reboot in response to the request. - The secure reboot resets the end-user device to prevent unauthorized access.

Original Abstract Submitted

An end-user computing device can include a theft detector that maintains a registered host device list containing identifiers of at least one registered host device. The theft detector can have root access to operations of the end-user device and the theft detector can provides a secure reboot request in response to detecting a possible theft condition. The end-user computing device can also include a boot loader that executes a secure reboot of the end-user device in response to a secure reboot request from the theft detector. The secure reboot of the end-user device resets the end-user device to prevent access to the end-user device.