A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent use of cellular telephone

摘要

A method and apparatus for controlling use of an electronic system is described. Use of the electronic system is controlled by programming at least one unique code into an auxiliary memory of the electronic system. The auxiliary memory is a permanently lockable memory that is located outside of a main memory array space. The unique code is compared to at least one component code. Use of the electronic system is controlled based on a predefined relationship between the unique code and the component code.