Patent ID: 8361166
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for presenting security and tracking information for an electronic device, comprising: a non-viewable component; an application component connected to the non-viewable component, said application component capable of communicating with the non-viewable component, wherein said application component executes within an operating system environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) component connected to the non-viewable component; and a server system capable of communicating through a secure medium with the application component, wherein the BIOS component is configured to determine whether the non-viewable component is present and whether the non-viewable component has been tampered with, wherein the BIOS component is configured to check integrity of the application component during a boot process for the electronic device, wherein the BIOS component is configured to automatically cause the electronic device to restore the integrity of the application component, in response to a negative integrity check of the application component, wherein the application component is substantially distinct from the BIOS component and the non-viewable component, wherein the non-viewable component is configured to determine whether the application component is present and whether the application component has been tampered with, and wherein the system is operable to make accessible