Patent ID: 7567176

Claim:
An anti-theft and file security system for a portable electronic device, comprising: a. a computer network in a designated geographic region: b. a portable electronic device that moves into and out of said designated geographic region, said portable electronic device includes working memory; c. at least one private file executable or accessible by said portable electronic device; d. a wireless signal detecting means coupled to said portable electronic device; e. a remote signal generating means that produces an identifiable signal within said designated geographic region, said identifiable signal from said remote signal generating means being detected by said signal detecting means coupled to said portable electronic device only when said portable electronic device is moved into said designated geographic region, each said identifiable signal being associated with an identification code that identifies said remote signal generating means; f. a software program loaded into the working memory of said electronic device, said software program generates a table that enables a user to selectively associate said private file with an identification code associated with an identification signal from a remote signal generating means within a designated geographic region, said software program enabling execution or access to said private file listed in said table when said signal generating means on said electronic device detects an identifiable signal from a remote signal generating means that is assigned to an identifiable code that matches said identifiable code in said table.