Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for a proximity warning system
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Application No.: US11956537Application Date: 2007-12-14
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Publication No.: US07886154B2Publication Date: 2011-02-08
- Inventor: Janice Marie Girouard , Mark Joseph Hamzy , Emily Jane Ratliff
- Applicant: Janice Marie Girouard , Mark Joseph Hamzy , Emily Jane Ratliff
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, PC
- Agent Matthew W. Baca
- Main IPC: H04K1/00
- IPC: H04K1/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080098475A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2008-04-24
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