US 12,245,031 B2
Benefit denial system for unlocking an electronic device
Mason E. Sheffield, Woodinville, WA (US); Jonothon Frederick Douglas, Kirkland, WA (US); Paul Michael Sisneros, Kirkland, WA (US); and Mehdi Sarkeshi, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,282.
Application 17/570,282 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/894,591, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,381,553.
Application 17/570,282 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/880,692, filed on May 21, 2020, granted, now 11,395,142.
Application 16/894,591 is a continuation of application No. 16/779,225, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 10,701,561, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 17/570,282 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/779,335, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/894,591 is a continuation of application No. 16/779,431, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 10,721,224, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0167161 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a functional component for performing at least one function of the electronic device;
a first power source adapted to be coupled to the functional component to power the at least one function of the electronic device; and
a benefit denial element comprising:
a communication element for communicating with a second electronic device to receive a command and information indicative of whether the second electronic device has access to second unlocking information;
a memory adapted to store computer-readable instructions;
a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions, wherein execution of the computer-readable instructions by the processor, configures the benefit denial element to:
determine first unlocking information of the benefit denial element, and
selectively disable or enable the at least one function of the electronic device in accordance with a received command upon determining that the second electronic device has access to the second unlocking information and that the second unlocking information corresponds to the first unlocking information; and
a system on a chip (SoC), wherein the SoC comprises the functional component, the benefit denial element, and an interface between the functional component and the benefit denial element.