Systems and Methods for Managing Lost Devices
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1. A device, comprising:
- a component configured such that when the device learns that the device has been lost, the device produces at least one alert that includes at least one of;
a flashing of a camera flash component on the device;
a flashing of a display screen on the device;
upon the device detecting that the device is in a location with a wireless internet connection, a transmission of a message to a target device associated with the detected location; and
upon the device detecting that the device has moved, an emission of a visible or audible signal.
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Abstract
A method for a device to determine that it has been lost is provided. The method comprises the device determining its current location, the device comparing its current location to a plurality of stored locations, and the device determining that it has been lost when its current location is a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is unlikely to be located or is not a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is likely to be located.
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24 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
a component configured such that when the device learns that the device has been lost, the device produces at least one alert that includes at least one of; a flashing of a camera flash component on the device; a flashing of a display screen on the device; upon the device detecting that the device is in a location with a wireless internet connection, a transmission of a message to a target device associated with the detected location; and upon the device detecting that the device has moved, an emission of a visible or audible signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for a device to determine that it has been lost, comprising:
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the device determining its current location; the device comparing its current location to a plurality of stored locations; and the device determining that it has been lost when its current location is one of; a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is unlikely to be located, and not a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is likely to be located. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
a component configured such that the device emits light intermittently when the device learns that the device has been lost. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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