Facilitating return of a missing user device to a device owner
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, that a transfer of ownership of a user device from a first user to a second user has occurred, wherein detecting that the transfer of ownership has occurred comprises detecting that the second user is attempting to re-register the user device in a name of the second user via a user interface;
determining, by the processor in response to the detecting, whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, wherein determining whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user comprises receiving an indication that the first user has disabled a missing mode of the user device, the missing mode causing access to content stored on the user device to be disabled when the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user;
responsive to receiving the indication that the missing mode is disabled to determine that the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, permitting the second user via the user interface to re-register the user device in the name of the second user; and
responsive to determining that the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user, performing the following comprising;
changing a mode of the user device to the missing mode;
sending a command to an agent executed by the user device to disable access to the content stored on the user device; and
sending to the user device a message that facilitates return of the user device to the first user, wherein the message is to be presented by the user device and comprises a return address.
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Abstract
A server identifies a user device that is missing, communicates with the user device and causes the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and to generate a message that includes information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a processor, that a transfer of ownership of a user device from a first user to a second user has occurred, wherein detecting that the transfer of ownership has occurred comprises detecting that the second user is attempting to re-register the user device in a name of the second user via a user interface; determining, by the processor in response to the detecting, whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, wherein determining whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user comprises receiving an indication that the first user has disabled a missing mode of the user device, the missing mode causing access to content stored on the user device to be disabled when the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user; responsive to receiving the indication that the missing mode is disabled to determine that the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, permitting the second user via the user interface to re-register the user device in the name of the second user; and responsive to determining that the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user, performing the following comprising; changing a mode of the user device to the missing mode; sending a command to an agent executed by the user device to disable access to the content stored on the user device; and sending to the user device a message that facilitates return of the user device to the first user, wherein the message is to be presented by the user device and comprises a return address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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detect that a transfer of ownership of a user device from a first user to a second user has occurred, wherein detecting that the transfer of ownership has occurred comprises detecting that the second user is attempting to re-register the user device in a name of the second user; determine, in response to the detecting, whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, wherein determining whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user comprises receiving an indication that the first user has disabled a missing mode of the user device, the missing mode causing access to content stored on the user device to be disabled when the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user; responsive to receiving the indication that the missing mode is disabled to determine that the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, permit the second user to re-register the user device in the name of the second user; and responsive to determining that the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user, perform the following comprising; change a mode of the user device to the missing mode; send a command to an agent executed by the user device to disable access to the content stored on the user device; and send to the user device a message that facilitates return of the user device to the first user, wherein the message is to be presented by the user device and comprises a return address. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor to; detect that a transfer of ownership of a user device from a first user to a second user has occurred by detecting that the second user is attempting to re-register the user device in a name of the second user; determine, in response to detecting that the transfer of ownership has occurred, whether the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user by receiving an indication that the first user has disabled a missing mode of the user device, the missing mode causing access to content stored on the user device to be disabled when the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user; responsive to receiving the indication that the missing mode is disabled to determine that the transfer of ownership was intended by the first user, permit the second user to re-register the user device in the name of the second user; and responsive to determining that the transfer of ownership was not intended by the first user, perform the following comprising; change a mode of the user device to the missing mode; sending a command to an agent executed by the user device to disable access to the content stored on the user device; and send to the user device a message that facilitates return of the user device to the first user, wherein the message is to be presented by the user device and comprises a return address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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