Facilitating return of a missing user device to a device owner
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by a processor, a user device that is missing;
communicating, by the processor, with the user device and causing the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and generate a message, the message including information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device and identifying a reward to be paid for a return of the user device;
receiving, by the processor, a user request to change a current mode of the user device;
providing, by the processor, a user interface to present a list of mode options comprising a missing device mode and a transit mode;
upon receiving a user selection of the transit mode in the user interface, determining, by the processor, that the user device is in transit; and
upon determining that the user device is in transit, transferring the reward to a sender of the user device.
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Abstract
A server identifies a user device that is missing, communicates with the user device and causes the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and to generate a message that includes information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a processor, a user device that is missing; communicating, by the processor, with the user device and causing the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and generate a message, the message including information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device and identifying a reward to be paid for a return of the user device; receiving, by the processor, a user request to change a current mode of the user device; providing, by the processor, a user interface to present a list of mode options comprising a missing device mode and a transit mode; upon receiving a user selection of the transit mode in the user interface, determining, by the processor, that the user device is in transit; and upon determining that the user device is in transit, transferring the reward to a sender of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a user device that is missing; communicating with the user device and causing the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and generate a message, the message including information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device and identifying a reward to be paid for a return of the user device; receiving a user request to change a current mode of the user device; providing a user interface to present a list of mode options comprising a missing device mode and a transit mode; upon receiving a user selection of the transit mode in the user interface, determining, by the processing system, that the user device is in transit; and upon determining that the user device is in transit, transferring the reward to a sender of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server computing system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor configured to; identify a user device that is missing; communicate with the user device and causing the user device to disable access to content stored on the user device, and generate a message, the message including information facilitating return of the user device to an owner of the user device and identifying a reward to be paid for a return of the user device; receive a user request to change a current mode of the user device; provide a user interface to present a list of mode options comprising a missing device mode and a transit mode; upon receiving a user selection of the transit mode in the user interface, determine that the user device is in transit; and upon determining that the user device is in transit, transfer the reward to a sender of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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