Methods and apparatus for securing a portable device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8816816
APP PUB NO 20120119874A1
SERIAL NO

12947892

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An apparatus for securing a portable device is described. The portable device includes a housing having a mating feature adapted to mate with a corresponding mating feature of the cradle. The cradle includes a locking mechanism that is capable of locking the portable device to the cradle. A transceiver is positioned in the housing. The transceiver is capable of communicating with a remote server containing data of a registered user. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is positioned in the housing. The RFID reader controls the locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism releases the portable device from the cradle when a RFID tag storing the data of the registered user is positioned proximate to the RFID reader.

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  • MOTOROLA, INC.;SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ciervo, Christopher Brookhaven, US 1 8
Ghafoor, Nadim Leicester, GB 1 8

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