Patents by Inventor Lisa L. Carter

Lisa L. Carter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remote locking arrangements for electronic devices
    Patent number: 8364138
    Abstract: The invention broadly contemplates locking methods and arrangements for electronic devices, including laptop personal computing (PC) devices. The invention provides methods and arrangements for authorizing remote devices, such as cellular phones, to control the locking of electronic devices, such as laptop PCs. After receipt of a lock message from an authorized device at a guaranteed buffer, the laptop PC becomes locked such that only an authorized user may enable the functionality of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Michael T. Vanover, Tomoki Maruichi, Terry A. Buschbach, Adam M. Smith, Lisa L. Carter, Joseph M. Pennisi, Masahiko Shinomura
  • REMOTE LOCKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100159911
    Abstract: The invention broadly contemplates locking methods and arrangements for electronic devices, including laptop personal computing (PC) devices. The invention provides methods and arrangements for authorizing remote devices, such as cellular phones, to control the locking of electronic devices, such as laptop PCs. After receipt of a lock message from an authorized device at a guaranteed buffer, the laptop PC becomes locked such that only an authorized user may enable the functionality of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Michael T. Vanover, Tomoki Maruichi, Terry A. Buschbach, Adam M. Smith, Lisa L. Carter, Joseph M. Pennisi, Masahiko Shinomura