Preventing propagation of hardware viruses in a computing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9251346
APP PUB NO 20140245445A1
SERIAL NO

13778372

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Preventing propagation of hardware viruses in a computing system, including: determining, by a hardware virus detection module, whether an empty connector in the computing system is damaged, wherein the empty connector is blocked from receiving an attachable computing device by a bumper; determining, by the hardware virus detection module, whether a connector for the attachable computing device is damaged; and responsive to determining that the empty connector is not damaged and that the connector for the attachable computing device is not damaged, moving the bumper such that the empty connector is not blocked from receiving the attachable computing device.

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  • LENOVO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dasari, Shiva R Austin, US 47 510
Dhawan, Sudhir Austin, US 14 377
Gundam, Raghuswamyreddy Austin, US 25 145
Israel, Joshua H Austin, US 4 1
Kolavasi, Karthik Austin, US 6 7
Liu, Newton P Austin, US 18 92
Oliver, Douglas W Round Rock, US 25 112
Shah, Mehul M Austin, US 22 111
Tam, Wingcheung Austin, US 22 118

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