System and Method of Owner Control of Electronic Devices

Abstract

A system and method of owner control of an electronic device are provided. Owner identification information, such as data integrity and source authentication information, is stored on the electronic device. Received owner control information is stored on the electronic device where the integrity of the received owner control information is verified and/or the source is authenticated using the owner identification information. In one embodiment, owner identification information comprises an owner signature private key.

1 . A method of owner control of electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
 receiving, at an electronic device, owner information which includes owner identification information, wherein the owner identification information includes source authentication information;   receiving, at the electronic device, owner control information; and   using the received owner identification information to check the integrity of the received owner control information,   wherein the owner control information includes an authorized software application list that identifies an authorized software application by a hash of the software application, and wherein the software application is to be used on the electronic device based upon an integrity check relative to the hash of the software application.