METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING A LOST OR STOLEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for recovering a lost or stolen electronic device, the method comprisingdetermining a trace information to trace a present user of the electronic device,obtaining an authentication information to determine whether or not the present user of the electronic device is a valid user of the electronic device, andsending the trace information to an other user who has been previously determined to be the valid user of the electronic device, if it is determined that the present user is not the valid user of the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and system for recovering a lost or stolen electronic device is provided. The method includes determining trace information to trace a present user of the electronic device, and obtaining an authentication information to determine whether or not the present user of the electronic device is a valid user of the electronic device. The method further includes sending the trace information to another user who had been previously determined to be the valid user of the electronic device, if it is determined that the present user is not the valid user of the electronic device.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for recovering a lost or stolen electronic device, the method comprising
determining a trace information to trace a present user of the electronic device, obtaining an authentication information to determine whether or not the present user of the electronic device is a valid user of the electronic device, and sending the trace information to an other user who has been previously determined to be the valid user of the electronic device, if it is determined that the present user is not the valid user of the electronic device.
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28. A system for recovering a lost or stolen electronic device, the system comprising
a trace unit configured to determine a trace information to trace a present user of the electronic device, an authentication unit configured to obtain an authentication information to determine whether or not the present user of the electronic device is a valid user of the electronic device, and a transmitting unit configured to send the trace information to an other user who has been previously determined to be the valid user of the electronic device, if it is determined that the present user is not the valid user of the electronic device.
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38. A method of recovering a lost or stolen electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a communication from an electronic device to initiate an authentication process; sending a communication to the electronic device to cause the electronic device to collect an authentication information; receiving the authentication information from the electronic device; determining whether the authentication information is valid; collecting recovery information on the electronic device if the authentication information was not valid; and sending the recovery information to a predetermined valid user of the electronic device if the authentication information was not valid. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for recovering a lost or stolen electronic device, comprising:
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a server configured to communicate with an electronic device over a first network and to communicate with a predetermined valid user of the electronic device over a second network, the server further configured to; receive a communication from an electronic device to initiate an authentication process; send a communication to the electronic device to cause the electronic device to collect an authentication information; receive the authentication information from the electronic device; determine whether the authentication information is valid; collect recovery information on the electronic device if the authentication information was not valid; and send the recovery information to the predetermined valid user of the electronic device if the authentication information was not valid. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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