Patent ID: 7613932

Claim:
A method for controlling access to features on an electronic device, wherein at least one of the features is disabled, the method comprising: storing a key on a portable storage device corresponding to the at least one of the features disabled on the electronic device; determining, by the electronic device, whether the key on the portable storage device matches a stored key in the electronic device; in response to determining that the key on the portable storage device matches the stored key on the electronic device, performing: customizing, by the electronic device, the stored key based on device-specific information of the electronic device when the portable storage device is coupled to the electronic device; and storing, by the electronic device, the customized key in the electronic device and on the portable storage device; and using, by the electronic device, the customized key to enable in the electronic device the at least one of the features that is disabled in response to determining that the customized key stored in the portable storage device coupled to the electronic device matches the customized key stored in the electronic device.