Propagating pin corrections through physically mating devices
View Patent ↗Propagating pin corrections through physically mating devices including bending one of a plurality of connectors of a first mating device; and mating the first mating device having the bent connector with an unmodified second mating device; wherein the mating of the first mating device and the unmodified second mating device bends a connector corresponding to the bent connector of the first mating device.
1. A method comprising:
mating a first mating device and a second mating device, wherein the first mating device is a mating connection of a computer device;
determining, by the computer device, that a predetermined connector of a plurality of connectors of the first mating device is bent, wherein mating the first mating device and the second mating device bends a connector corresponding to the bent connector of the first mating device thereby propagating a pin correction, and wherein the bent predetermined connector indicates that the pin correction has been propagated; and
executing, in response to determining that the one of the plurality of connectors of the first mating device is bent, a software function on the computer device that includes modifying the security features on the computer device, wherein the software function is tied to the pin correction.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining that one of the plurality of connectors of the first mating device is bent further comprises identifying that the predetermined connector of the first mating device is making poor contact with a corresponding connector of the second mating device.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first mating device is a male mating device and the second mating device is a female mating device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first mating device is a female mating device and the second mating device is a male mating device.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the predetermined connector is bent to a predetermined angle.