Patents by Inventor Mauricio Schramm

Mauricio Schramm 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).

  • Securing a computer at a docking station
    Patent number: 11216598
    Abstract: A method of securing a computer at a docking station, where the docking station includes a physical lock for selectively engaging with a locking interface of the computer to prevent removal of the computer from the docking station, the method includes: during a period of time in which the computer is registering a presence of an authenticated user at the computer, maintaining the physical lock of the docking station in an unlocked state disengaged from the locking interface of the computer; and when the computer is entering a locked state in response to a departure of the authenticated user from the computer, signaling the physical lock of the docking station to engage with the locking interface of the computer to prevent removal of the computer from the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mauricio Schramm, Tadeu Marchese
  • SECURING A COMPUTER AT A DOCKING STATION
    Publication number: 20190370506
    Abstract: A method of securing a computer at a docking station, where the docking station includes a physical lock for selectively engaging with a locking interface of the computer to prevent removal of the computer from the docking station, the method includes: during a period of time in which the computer is registering a presence of an authenticated user at the computer, maintaining the physical lock of the docking station in an unlocked state disengaged from the locking interface of the computer; and when the computer is entering a locked state in response to a departure of the authenticated user from the computer, signaling the physical lock of the docking station to engage with the locking interface of the computer to prevent removal of the computer from the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Mauricio Schramm, Tadeu Marchese