Patent ID: 9552500
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of setting configuration for a theft protection system of a platform, the method comprising: receiving a configuration setting request from a user, wherein the configuration setting request is one of requests to alter a configuration setting related to a pairing of a device with a platform, a removal of a paired device, a change of a timing of an alert, an addition of a kill pill, and a removal of a kill pill; determining whether the configuration setting request is a direct user request, and if so, accepting and recording the configuration setting request when the user's physical presence at the platform is verified by receiving a verifiable code from the user as input at the platform; applying a value to alter the configuration setting of the theft protection system of the platform to track the platform location; when the configuration setting request is from another party, determining whether the another party is provisioned to provide configuration settings; authenticating the configuration setting request from the another party, and applying the configuration setting that was authenticated; determining whether the platform has been reset to a baseline setting, the baseline setting not permitting configuration by the another party; and when the platform has been reset to the baseline setting, rejecting the configuration setting request from the another party.