Abstract: A dumpster disinfecting and deodorizing projectile may include a mobile external body, a disinfecting agent contained inside the external body, and a deodorizing agent contained inside the external body. The device may further include a mechanism for automatically releasing the disinfecting and deodorizing agents from the external body after the outer surface is separated to the disengaged particulates and thereby effectively eradicating bacteria and odor over an extended period of time in the existing dumpster. Such an automatic disinfecting agent and deodorizing agent releasing mechanism preferably includes a permeable absorbent pad contiguously lining an inner surface of the external body, and a hollow nucleus that has a cavity formed therein.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system wake-up vector points to a native OS wake-up routine. As the native OS awakens from sleep it passes the wake-up message to the appropriate device drivers. A hardware device whose security context to be restored hooks the appropriate driver in order to intercept and handle the wake-up message. In a second embodiment, a system wake-up vector is redirected to a device specific S3 wake-up subroutine that handles a resume from S3 prior to allowing the call of the native OS wake-up vector. This S3 wake-up subroutine challenges a user for authentication credentials or retrieves them from a hardware device. The supplied credentials are used directly or to decrypt an unlock key from an encrypted key in memory. The unlock key would then be used to unlock the hardware device or fed to the native OS for processing by a device driver capable of unlocking the hardware device.