THEFT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an out-of-band (OOB) notification indicative of theft of a computing device;
transmitting a theft message representative of the theft to the computing device via a wireless wide area network, wherein at least one component of the computing device is to be disabled in response to receipt of the theft message.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for theft management are described. In an embodiment an out-of-band notification is received, indicative of theft of a computing device. In response, a theft message is delivered to the computing device using a wireless wide area network. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an out-of-band (OOB) notification indicative of theft of a computing device; transmitting a theft message representative of the theft to the computing device via a wireless wide area network, wherein at least one component of the computing device is to be disabled in response to receipt of the theft message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
a theft management server to detect a theft of a computing device in response to an OOB notification, wherein the theft management server is to transmit a theft alert message to a wireless module of the computing device via a message service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a management unit to receive a lock message from a wireless network interface over a sideband bus and to cause one or more components of a computing device to become disabled, wherein the lock message is to be received from a remote server and wherein the remote server is to generate the lock message in response to an OOB message indicative of theft of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a processor configure the processor to perform one or more operations to:
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receive an out-of-band (OOB) notification indicative of theft of a computing device; transmit a theft message representative of the theft to the computing device via a wireless wide area network, wherein at least one component of the computing device is to be disabled in response to receipt of the theft message. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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