Patent ID: 8361166

Claim:
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 at least one first webpage capable of presenting a category for the electronic device, wherein the category includes a condition of the electronic device, at least one second webpage capable of accepting a report that the electronic device has been stolen, and at least one third webpage capable of accepting at least one item of information pertaining to enablement of the electronic device.