Patent ID: 8581691

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a case having a cover and an internal space formed therein for receiving an electronic device comprising operational components, the case being configured with one or more access areas exposing one or more interfaces of the electronic device; and a locking member coupled to the case, the locking member being part of a security protocol having a secure mode and a disabled mode, wherein the locking member restricts movement of the cover in the secure mode, wherein a sensitive portion of the operational components is covered by the case in the secure mode, wherein physical access to only the sensitive portion of the operational components of the electronic device is restricted in the secure mode, and wherein physical access to the sensitive portion of the operational components is enabled in the disabled mode, wherein the exposed one or more interfaces of the electronic device allow electronic operation of the electronic device when the locking member is in the secure mode, wherein a signal receiver is configured to be coupled to the locking member to electronically control the locking member in order to switch between the modes, and wherein a program running on the electronic device is configured to provide a signal to the signal receiver to switch between the modes.