A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR THEFT PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

摘要

This invention relates to a method and a system for theft protection of electronic equipment being connected periodically or permanently to the Internet, the electronic equipment having an embedded software program for handling a connection procedure and transfer of data, by a first use of the equipment, a registration number of the equipment and a unique number associated with the equipment are registered on the Internet portal, and likewise by subsequent use of the equipment a registration of the point of time of use and the IP address to which the equipment is connected or associated are registered on the Internet portal, the registering of the first use of the equipment allowing subsequent use of the equipment in a predetermined period of time corresponding to a specific number of time units (ticks), after expiry of the predetermined period of time the electronic equipment being verified anew against the Internet portal as not having a charge of theft issued, thief or a buyer of stolen equipment can be identified by my means of the IP address associated with the thief or the buyer.