Electronic Device Client and Server System and Method

• US 20080270602A1
• Filed: 07/02/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Softex LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Softex Incorporated
• Inventors: Dube, Shradha, Raikar, Rayesh Kashinath, Kapila, Ranjit, Bhansali, Apurva Mahendrakumar, Jain, Manoj Kumar, Rangarajan, Gayathri, Tucker, Thomas David, Dhanani, Kamal Mansukhlal, Patel, Mehul Ramjibhai, Varghese, Elza Abraham
• Granted Patent: US 8,182,548 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/572 Secure firmware programming, e.g. of basic input output system [BIOS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning

Abstract

An electronic device security and tracking system. A system includes one or more clients, wherein the clients are electronic devices; and a server computer system connected to each of the clients, wherein the server computer system is capable of tracking and locating each of the clients. In one aspect, the server computer system includes one or more web servers coupled to each of the clients, wherein the web servers include a website for the electronic device security and tracking system; one or more file transfer protocol servers coupled to each of the web servers; and one or more database servers connected to each of the web servers.

Claims

1. An electronic device security and tracking system, comprising:

one or more clients, wherein the clients are electronic devices; and

a server computer system connected to each of the clients, wherein the server computer system is capable of tracking and locating each of the clients.

2. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 1, wherein the one or more clients connect to the server computer system through a firewall.

3. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 2, wherein the firewall includes software capable of executing on at least one server of the server computer system.

4. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 2, wherein the firewall includes a firewall device with dedicated hardware and software.

5. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 4, wherein the firewall device is a computer system.

6. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system comprises:

one or more web servers coupled to each of the clients, wherein the web servers include a website for the electronic device security and tracking system;

one or more file transfer protocol servers coupled to each of the web servers; and

one or more database servers connected to each of the web servers.

7. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the website for the electronic device security and tracking system includes at least one feature for the administration or use of the electronic device security and tracking system.

8. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more web servers include software to transmit a webpage to a client and to receive a response from a client.

9. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more database servers connect to each of the web servers through a firewall.

10. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 9, wherein the firewall includes software capable of executing on at least one database server.

11. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 9, wherein the firewall includes a firewall device with dedicated hardware and software.

12. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 11, wherein the firewall device is a computer system.

13. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more database servers include user configuration information.

14. The electronic device and security system of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes an electronic security and tracking system and method (ESTSM) service selected by a user.

15. The electronic device and security system of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes a record of at least one electronic device associated with a user.

16. The electronic device and security system of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes electronic device identification information.

17. The electronic device and security system of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes an electronic device location and status log.

18. The electronic device and security system of claim 13, wherein the configuration information includes billing information.

19. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more database servers include access rights for a client.

20. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more file transfer protocol servers are capable of transferring files directly to a client.

21. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more file transfer protocol servers are capable of transferring files to a client through the one or more web servers.

22. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the web servers include a primary server coupled to a plurality of secondary servers.

23. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 22, wherein the primary server is capable of being connected with directly by a client.

24. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 22, wherein each of the secondary servers is capable of being connected with directly by a client.

25. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 22, wherein the client will access the website on the primary server and if unable will try to access the secondary servers to determine status of the primary server.

26. The electronic device security and tracking system of claim 6, wherein the one or more clients include an application component that works with web browser software to ensure that if the web browser software can access the website for the ESTSM, the application component will be able to access the website for the ESTSM.