REMOTE DISABLING OF A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20170171741A1
• Filed: 02/06/2015
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Driving Management Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Driving Management Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Hannon, Marwan
• Application Number:
  US15/116,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20170171741A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A method for remotely controlling a mobile device includes receiving, at a mobile device, a personal code, where the personal code includes information to cause the mobile device to implement an action according to a function of the mobile device and implementing the action, by the mobile device, in accordance with the personal code, upon receiving the personal code, where implementing the action comprises at least one of disabling at least one feature of the mobile device, erasing at least a portion of information on the mobile device, or resetting the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for remotely controlling a mobile device comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, a personal code, wherein the personal code comprises information to cause the mobile device to implement an action according to a function of the mobile device; and

implementing the action, by the mobile device, in accordance with the personal code, upon receiving the personal code;

wherein implementing the action comprises disabling a feature of the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a first mobile device, and wherein the receiving, at the mobile device, the personal code comprises receiving the personal code from a second mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein disabling the feature of the mobile device comprises turning off the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising capturing, by the mobile device, identifying information via a camera of the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising emitting, by the mobile device, an alarm by the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating, by the mobile device, a tracking function upon receiving the personal code and transmitting a location of the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 44, wherein erasing the portion of information on the mobile device comprises erasing a portion of personal data stored on the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

44. The method of claim 1, wherein implementing the action comprises erasing a portion of information of the mobile device.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein implementing the action comprises resetting the mobile device.

3-5. -5. (canceled)

10-12. -12. (canceled)

14. A method for remotely disabling a mobile device comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device a plurality of location coordinates;

storing the plurality of location coordinates;

receiving, at a mobile device, a personal code, wherein the personal code comprises information to cause the mobile device to implement an action according to a function of the mobile device;

implementing the action, by the mobile device, in accordance with the personal code, upon receiving the personal code; and

transmitting the plurality of location coordinates upon receiving the personal code;

wherein implementing the action comprises disabling a feature of the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the mobile device is a first mobile device and wherein the receiving, at the mobile device, the personal code comprises receiving the personal code from a second mobile device.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the disabling the feature of the mobile device comprises turning off the mobile device.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising capturing, by the mobile device, identifying information via a camera of the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

22. The method of claim 14, further comprising emitting, by the mobile device, an alarm by the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

27. The method of claim 46, wherein erasing the portion of information on the mobile device comprises erasing a portion of personal data stored on the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

46. The method of claim 14, wherein implementing the action comprises erasing a portion of information on the mobile device.

47. The method of claim 14, wherein implementing the action comprises resetting the mobile device.

15. (canceled)

17-19. -19. (canceled)

23-26. -26. (canceled)

28. A device for remotely disabling a mobile device comprising:

a mobile device configured to;

receive, at the mobile device, a personal code, wherein the personal code comprises information to cause the mobile device to implement an action according to a function of the mobile device; and

implement the action, by the mobile device, in accordance with the personal code upon receiving the personal code; and

wherein the action comprises disabling at least one feature of the mobile device.

29. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is a first mobile device, and wherein the first mobile device is configured to receive the personal code from a second mobile device.

33. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is configured to shutdown upon receiving the personal code.

34. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is configured to capture identifying information via a camera of the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

35. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is configured to emit an alarm using a function of the mobile device upon receiving the personal code.

36. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is configured to activate a tracking function upon receiving the personal code and to transmit a location of the mobile device.

40. The device of claim 28, wherein the mobile device is configured to erase a portion of information stored on the mobile device upon receiving the personal code and wherein the information stored on the mobile device comprises personal data stored on the mobile device.

48. The method of claim 28, wherein implementing the action comprises erasing a portion of information on the mobile device.

49. The method of claim 28, wherein implementing the action comprises resetting the mobile device.

30-32. -32. (canceled)

37-39. -39. (canceled)

41-43. -43. (canceled)