Patent ID: 8023252
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: E05B,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture, comprising: a housing; a processor disposed within said housing; a computer readable medium disposed within said housing and in communication with said processor; a lock mechanism disposed within said housing, wherein said lock mechanism can be moved between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; wherein said lock mechanism comprises: a first member formed to include a first aperture; a second member formed to include a second aperture, said second member is moveably disposed within said portable electronic device; wherein said second member is rotatably disposed within said article of manufacture, and wherein said second member comprises a periphery and a plurality of gear teeth disposed on said periphery; a motor in communication with said processor; a rotatable shaft extending outwardly from said motor; a worm gear disposed around said rotatable shaft, wherein said worm gear intermeshes with one or more of said plurality of gear teeth; computer readable program code encoded in said computer readable medium and useable with said processor, the computer readable program code comprising a series of computer readable program steps to effect: energizing said motor; rotating said second aperture to a locked configuration wherein said first aperture is not aligned with said second aperture.