SE469996C - Method and apparatus for theft marking and identification of office appliances, preferably computers - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for theft marking and identification of office appliances, preferably computersInfo
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- SE469996C SE469996C SE9201072A SE9201072A SE469996C SE 469996 C SE469996 C SE 469996C SE 9201072 A SE9201072 A SE 9201072A SE 9201072 A SE9201072 A SE 9201072A SE 469996 C SE469996 C SE 469996C
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- crystal
- shaft
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
- G01S13/74—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
- G01S13/75—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems using transponders powered from received waves, e.g. using passive transponders, or using passive reflectors
- G01S13/751—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems using transponders powered from received waves, e.g. using passive transponders, or using passive reflectors wherein the responder or reflector radiates a coded signal
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
- G08B13/02—Mechanical actuation
- G08B13/14—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
- G08B13/1409—Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles for removal detection of electrical appliances by detecting their physical disconnection from an electrical system, e.g. using a switch incorporated in the plug connector
Description
469 996 tillvägagångssätt har emellertid visat sig vara, att, då sofistikerade metoder finns att effektivt avlägsna en sådan märkning, datorerna härefter mycket lätt kan säljas vidare. 469,996 approach, however, has been found to be that, since sophisticated methods exist to effectively remove such a label, the computers can then be very easily resold.
Syftet med föreliggande uppfinning är att åstadkomma ett förfarande och en anordning för effektiv märkning av före- trädesvis datorer samtidigt som de nackdelar, som finns med tidigare stöldmärkningsförfaranden nu eliminerats. De för uppfinningen särskíljande särdragen finns angivna i efter- följande patentkrav.The object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for efficient marking of preferably computers at the same time as the disadvantages which exist with previous theft marking methods have now been eliminated. The features distinctive of the invention are set out in the following claims.
Tack vare föreliggande uppfinning har man nu åstadkommit en stöldmärkning, som för en eventuell tjuv mycket tydligt talar om att datorn är stöldskyddsmärkt, varvid intresset att bära iväg densamma blir minimalt, eftersom värdet på den aktuella datorn genom stöldmärkningen därmed är lika med noll. Vidare kan man på ett mycket enkelt sätt medelst föreliggande uppfinning identifiera datorn, så att vid eventuell stöld ursprungsägaren lätt kan återfinnas.Thanks to the present invention, a theft mark has now been provided, which for a possible thief very clearly states that the computer is anti-theft marked, whereby the interest in carrying it away is minimal, since the value of the computer in question through the theft mark is thus equal to zero. Furthermore, the computer can be identified in a very simple manner by means of the present invention, so that in the event of theft, the original owner can easily be found.
Uppfinningen beskrivs närmare nedan med hjälp av ett före- draget utföringsexempel under hänvisning till bifogade ritning, på vilken fig. 1 visar en vy framifrån av en stöldmärkning enligt föreliggande uppfinning i form av en me- dalj, och fig. 2 visar ett snitt genom den i fig. 1 visade medaljen, då denna är fäst vid ytterhöljet till en dator.The invention is described in more detail below by means of a preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 shows a front view of a theft marking according to the present invention in the form of a medal, and Fig. 2 shows a section through it. shown in Fig. 1, when it is attached to the outer casing of a computer.
Såsom framgår av ritningen innebär ett föredraget ut- föringsexempel av föreliggande uppfinning, att datorns utsida synligt markeras med en textbärare 1, vilken tydligt anger, att produkten i fråga är stöldmärkt. Textbäraren 1 innefattar en i datorns ytterhölje 2 förankringsbar fästdel - 4.? 469 996 3. I fästdelen 3 är ingjuten åtminstone en kristall 4, vilken i förväg har programmerats med en 10-ställig, unik kod, av vilken det går att utläsa ID-alfanumeriska tecken via en på ritningen icke visad avläsningsutrustning, varvid sådana uppgifter som är nödvändiga för att kunna identifie- ra ägaren kan hämtas. Utöver identifieringen med kristallen 4 i textbärarens 1 fästdel 3 förses en eller flera elektro- nikkomponentkopior inuti datorn med ytterligare minst en kristall 4, som har samma programmering som kristallen 4 i textbärarens 1 fästdel 3.As can be seen from the drawing, a preferred embodiment of the present invention means that the outside of the computer is visibly marked with a text carrier 1, which clearly indicates that the product in question is theft-marked. The text carrier 1 comprises a fastening part - 4. which can be anchored in the outer casing 2 of the computer. 469 996 3. In the fastening part 3 at least one crystal 4 is cast, which has been pre-programmed with a 10-digit, unique code, of which it is possible to read ID alphanumeric characters via a reading equipment not shown in the drawing, such data as are necessary to be able to identify the owner can be retrieved. In addition to the identification with the crystal 4 in the mounting part 3 of the text carrier 1, one or more electronic component copies are provided inside the computer with at least one further crystal 4, which has the same programming as the crystal 4 in the mounting part 3 of the text carrier 1.
I kombination med appliceringen av kristallen 4 i text- bärarens 1 fästdel 3 och/eller i elektronikkomponentkopior inuti datorn kan datorns chassi förses med en värme- och/eller stålstämpling med telefonnummer till exempelvis en på ritningen icke visad sambandscentral, som med in- formationen i produkten kan ange rätt ägare. Textbäraren kan ha formen av en medalj med en framsida 5, som tydligt anger att datorn är stöldmärkt och som har en baksida 6, som uppvisar en fästdel 3 för lägesfixering av medaljen 1 vid datorns ytterhölje 2. Fästdelen 3 innefattar åtminstone en i densamma ingjuten kristall 4, som ensam och/eller i kombination med en eller flera ytterligare i datorn, exem- pelvis inuti kopior av elektronikkomponenter, inkapslade kristaller 4, är programmerad med nödvändiga ägaruppgifter, exempelvis i form av ID-alfanumeriska tecken. Medaljens 1 fästdel 3 är utformad såsom ett skaft 7 och skjuter ut från dess baksida 6 ett avstånd, som överstiger normal tjocklek på ett datorhölje 2, varvid skaftet 7 är införbart genom ett i höljet 2 upptaget hål 8 och kan lägesfixeras i detta medelst en vid skaftet 7 fastgörbar och mot datorhöljets 2 baksida 9 anliggande låsbricka 10. I det visade exemplet har skaftet 7 en ytterdiameter av företrädesvis 10 mm och hålet 8 har en diameter, som är något större än 10 mm.In combination with the application of the crystal 4 in the fastening part 3 of the text carrier 1 and / or in electronic component copies inside the computer, the computer chassis can be provided with a heat and / or steel stamp with telephone number to, for example, a communication center not shown in the drawing. the product can indicate the correct owner. The text carrier can be in the form of a medal with a front side 5, which clearly indicates that the computer is theft-marked and which has a back side 6, which has a fastening part 3 for positioning the medal 1 at the outer casing 2 of the computer. The fastening part 3 comprises at least one crystal 4, which alone and / or in combination with one or more additional in the computer, for example inside copies of electronic components, encapsulated crystals 4, is programmed with necessary ownership information, for example in the form of ID alphanumeric characters. The fastening part 3 of the medal 1 is designed as a shaft 7 and projects from its rear side 6 a distance which exceeds the normal thickness of a computer housing 2, the shaft 7 being insertable through a hole 8 accommodated in the housing 2 and can be positioned therein by means of a wide the shaft 7 can be fastened and abutting against the back 9 of the computer housing 2. In the example shown, the shaft 7 has an outer diameter of preferably 10 mm and the hole 8 has a diameter which is slightly larger than 10 mm.
Låsbrickan 10, vilken i likhet med medaljen 1, företrädes- vis är tillverkad av ett plastmaterial, fastsättes på skaftet 7 med hjälp av ett lämpligt lim. I skaftet 7 finns vidare ett hålutrymme 11 för upptagande av kristallen 4.The lock washer 10, which, like the medal 1, is preferably made of a plastic material, is fixed to the shaft 7 by means of a suitable glue. In the shaft 7 there is furthermore a hollow space 11 for receiving the crystal 4.
Utrymmet 11 kan vara utfört i form av ett borrhål i skaftet Ä 7, i vilket kristallen är innesluten och förseglad med hjälp av en plugg 12.The space 11 can be made in the form of a borehole in the shaft Ä 7, in which the crystal is enclosed and sealed by means of a plug 12.
Kristallen kan även ingjutas i kopior av elektronik- komponenter såsom IC-krets, kondensatorer, motstånd etc. för applicering på moderkort/elektronikkort i datorn. Dessa kopior av ifrågavarande komponenter smälter således in i sin miljö, så det är svårt för en som icke är fackman på området att finna ut att komponenterna ifråga icke är en aktiv komponent i elektroniksystemet. Företrädesvis bör två à tre kristaller finnas i varje dator, som därmed lätt kan identifieras vid stöld av densamma.The crystal can also be embedded in copies of electronic components such as IC circuits, capacitors, resistors, etc. for application on motherboards / electronic cards in the computer. These copies of the components in question thus blend into their environment, so that it is difficult for one who is not a person skilled in the art to find out that the components in question are not an active component in the electronics system. Preferably, two to three crystals should be present in each computer, which can thus be easily identified in the event of theft thereof.
Genom den 10-ställiga koden, med vilken kristallen har programmerats, kan en databas i en bärbar dator tillsammans med lämplig avkänningsutrustning ta fram information om datorns ursprungsägare, bestyckning av datorn, vilka prog- ramvaror som finns inladdade vid installationen etc. Detta behov finns främst i större företag där floran av system måste kontrolleras.Through the 10-digit code, with which the crystal has been programmed, a database in a laptop computer together with suitable sensing equipment can produce information about the computer's original owner, equipment of the computer, which software is loaded during installation, etc. This need is mainly in larger companies where the flora of systems must be controlled.
Kristallerna 4 eller liknande typ av transponders som in- byggts i datorn kan nu möjliggöra att datorn ej kan för- flyttas utan att detta signaleras. Kristallerna 4 kan ha en sådan strålning, att ett larmsystem påverkas via ett sen- sororgan, om den aktuella datorn transporteras ut ur det rum, i vilket den är placerad. Exempelvis kan en antenn placeras runt en dörr, vilken känner av om en dator bärs ut ur rummet och eventuellt signalerar detta i ett PC-nätverk genom alarm eller genom en loggning i ett program. (Tid- f» punkt + ID-kod.)The crystals 4 or similar type of transponders built into the computer can now enable the computer not to be moved without this being signaled. The crystals 4 can have such a radiation that an alarm system is actuated via a sensor means, if the computer in question is transported out of the room in which it is located. For example, an antenna can be placed around a door, which detects if a computer is carried out of the room and possibly signals this in a PC network by alarm or by a logging in a program. (Time f »point + ID code.)
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SE9201072A SE469996C (en) | 1992-04-03 | 1992-04-03 | Method and apparatus for theft marking and identification of office appliances, preferably computers |
AU39138/93A AU3913893A (en) | 1992-04-03 | 1993-04-02 | A method and a device for anti-theft marking of office equipment, especially computers |
PCT/SE1993/000285 WO1993020459A1 (en) | 1992-04-03 | 1993-04-02 | A method and a device for anti-theft marking of office equipment, especially computers |
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