Patent ID: 8115647
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A system to reduce electromagnetic interference caused damage in a hard disk drive, comprising: a signal detector operably coupled to a wireless network for a predetermined area around a specific region within which a wireless signal emanating from a wireless device is restricted; a warning activator coupled to said signal detector, said warning activator to activate an audio/visual warning upon detection of said wireless signal emanating from a wireless device within said predetermined area around said specific region; an access preventor coupled to said warning activator, said access preventor to deny access to said specific region in response to said detection of said wireless signal emanating from the wireless device within the predetermined area around said specific region; and a warning deactivator coupled to said signal detector, said warning deactivator to automatically deactivate said audio/visual warning and to automatically restore access to said specific region after said wireless signal is deactivated such that the wireless signal is no longer emanating from the wireless device within the predetermined area around the specific region.