Remote profile modification for device recovery assist
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- registering, via a computing device, a mobile device of a user by storing a missing profile for said registered mobile device, said missing profile comprising an executable configuration that causes a media file to be rendered by the mobile device that outputs return instructions for returning the mobile device to the user upon an indication that the mobile device is mislaid;
determining, via the computing device, that the registered mobile device is mislaid;
identifying, via the computing device, a physical location of the mislaid registered mobile device; and
in response to said determination, communicating, over a network, instructions to the registered mobile device that cause the mobile device to execute the missing profile configuration such that the media file outputs the return instructions, said rendering of the return instructions enable the registered mobile device to display geographic information based on said identified location.
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Abstract
A system is provided for recovering a mobile device by enabling an authorized user to remotely change the profile of the device to assist others in returning the device to the user. Initially, a user registers the mobile device with a recovery assist server. When the user is unable to locate the device because it is, for example, lost or stolen, the user indicates with the server that the device is missing. The device and the server are configured to communicate with each other, for example, periodically or, in another example, on device start up. If the device is identified as missing on the server, the operation of the mobile device is configured based on a missing profile associated with the mobile device. Once the device is located, the user indicates with the server that the device is no longer missing. When the device is unidentified as missing on the server, the operation of the mobile device is configured based on a user profile associated with the mobile device. When the mobile device is configured based on the missing profile, the mobile device may, for example, display a background image or play a ring tone to inform persons near the device that the device is considered mislaid and to provide such persons with information for returning the device.
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1. A method comprising:
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registering, via a computing device, a mobile device of a user by storing a missing profile for said registered mobile device, said missing profile comprising an executable configuration that causes a media file to be rendered by the mobile device that outputs return instructions for returning the mobile device to the user upon an indication that the mobile device is mislaid; determining, via the computing device, that the registered mobile device is mislaid; identifying, via the computing device, a physical location of the mislaid registered mobile device; and in response to said determination, communicating, over a network, instructions to the registered mobile device that cause the mobile device to execute the missing profile configuration such that the media file outputs the return instructions, said rendering of the return instructions enable the registered mobile device to display geographic information based on said identified location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with processor-executable instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, performs a method comprising:
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registering a mobile device of a user by storing a missing profile for said registered mobile device, said missing profile comprising an executable configuration that causes a media file to be rendered by the mobile device that outputs return instructions for returning the mobile device to the user upon an indication that the mobile device is mislaid; determining that the registered mobile device is mislaid; identifying a physical location of the mislaid registered mobile device; and in response to said determination, communicating, over a network, instructions to the registered mobile device that cause the mobile device to execute the missing profile configuration such that the media file outputs the return instructions, said rendering of the return instructions enable the registered mobile device to display geographic information based on said identified location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising; registration logic executed by the processor for registering a mobile device of a user by storing a missing profile for said registered mobile device, said missing profile comprising an executable configuration that causes a media file to be rendered by the mobile device that outputs return instructions for returning the mobile device to the user upon an indication that the mobile device is mislaid; determination logic executed by the processor for determining that the registered mobile device is mislaid; identification logic executed by the processor for identifying a physical location of the mislaid registered mobile device; and communication logic executed by the processor for communicating, over a network, instructions to the registered mobile device that cause the mobile device to execute the missing profile configuration such that the media file outputs the return instructions, said rendering of the return instructions enable the registered mobile device to display geographic information based on said identified location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification