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What is tSecure®™
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tSecure is an antitheft system for use in
electronic and electronically controlled equipment.
tSecure addresses a gap that existing security solutions miss,
that is whether or not the equipment is, at the most basic level, operable.
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What does it do
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tSecure may be used to deactivate the device into which it is
incorporated on receipt of coded RF (radio frequency) telemetry
(not cellular). It may also be used to send certain types of
host specific commands to the electronic
equipment.
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What does deactivate mean
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Deactivate, in this circumstance, means
render the equipment un-useable, either as a whole, or specific
components. In the case of a laptop, the system will not boot or
properly power up.
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Can I reactivate a deactivated system
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Yes. Any equipment in which the tSecure device is installed may be
reactivated upon receipt of a properly coded telemetry signal.
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How does it work |
Most electronic and electronically controlled equipment goes through some sort of
Power On Self Test (POST) process when it is turned on -- tSecure is part of that
process. If a disabling message is held in the tSecure
component the POST process will fail and the equipment will not
start so it can't be used.
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What sort of electronic equipment
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The range is quite broad, but the most
obvious answer is a personal computer (e.g. a laptop or tablet PC),
other things range from a specialized government communications devices
to key avionic systems on aircraft or automotive on-board computers.
Almost anything with some sort of POST process.
However, we are not talking about a PDAs or cell-phones.
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How does it get a disabling message
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When the host equipment is stolen or misplaced, the owner notifies
either the appropriate (pre-assigned) Security Service Provider to
tell them the equipment is lost or stolen. This Security
Service Provider may be a corporate help or security desk,
a web or phone based mechanism, or the equipment's supplier.
The Security Service Provider, after validating the user has the right
to disable the equipment, initiates the disabling message.
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Does it work in different types of equipment
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Yes. tSecure may be incorporated into various kinds of electronic equipment
specifically those that are micro-processor based and have as part of
their start up, some sort of Power On Self Test (POST) process.
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What if I remove it
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The POST processing validates that
not only is the tSecure in place, but that it
is the right tSecure component
and that it has not been tampered with.
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What if the equipment is off
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It doesn't matter, the RF message
will still be received and stored.
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Will it work in my equipment
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A custom design
insures that tSecure will meet the needs of the application it is
to protect or manage.
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Does it use the internet
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No. tSecure is
different from other products/processes
that address security issues in that the majority of these offerings
require an internet connection to be effective,
tSecure does not. As such, it can be used in equipment that does not
connect to the internet.
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Is this technology proprietary
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You bet. tSecure is a patented technology.
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What does Tirraappendi propose or offer
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- Licensing of the tSecure technology.
- The tSecure chip itself.
- Service and support of the tSecure chip.
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Who should I contact
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Van Chesnutt at: 425.466.5930 (USA - PST)
van@Tirraappendi.com.
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