Security system for preventing a personal computer from being stolen or used by unauthorized people

摘要

Security system for preventing a personal computer (PC) (10) including at least a location in the PC adapted to receive a PCMCIA card from being used by unauthorized people comprising an extractable card (14) having connection means (20) adapted to insert said extractable card into the location (12) for receiving a PCMCIA card and including processing means (22) and wireless emitting means (30, 32) for remotely transmitting alarm information relative to the PC, and program means stored in the memory of the PC for communicating with the processing means in order to activate selected security functions. The system also comprises a removable key (16) normally connected to the extractable card and comprising a wireless receiving means (40, 42) for receiving information relative to the PC when the removable key has been removed from the extractable card.