Deterring theft of mobile electronic devices
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1. A method of alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a triggering event to begin monitoring a movement of the mobile electronic device;
detecting the movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and
alerting the individual of the movement, wherein the movement is unauthorized if the movement exceeds a value of a predetermined parameter and wherein the predetermined parameter is determined by one of a setting provided by the individual or a default value based upon statistical analysis applicable for the mobile electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and system for notifying an owner of a mobile electronic device of an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location.
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1. A method of alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a triggering event to begin monitoring a movement of the mobile electronic device; detecting the movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and alerting the individual of the movement, wherein the movement is unauthorized if the movement exceeds a value of a predetermined parameter and wherein the predetermined parameter is determined by one of a setting provided by the individual or a default value based upon statistical analysis applicable for the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a triggering event to begin monitoring a movement of the mobile electronic device; means for detecting the movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and means for alerting the individual of the movement, wherein the movement is unauthorized if the movement exceeds a value of a predetermined parameter and wherein the predetermined parameter is determined by one of a setting provided by the individual or a default value based upon statistical analysis applicable for the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for alerting an individual of unauthorized movement of a mobile electronic device having a hard disk drive with a motion sensor, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for receiving a triggering event to begin monitoring a movement of the mobile electronic device; computer usable program code for detecting the movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location using the motion sensor; and computer usable program code for alerting the individual of the movement, wherein the movement is unauthorized if the movement exceeds a value of a predetermined parameter and wherein the predetermined parameter is determined by one of a setting provided by the individual or a default value based upon statistical analysis applicable for the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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