System and method for locating lost electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for locating lost or stolen electronic devices, the method comprising:
- deploying a software agent on a first mobile electronic device;
receiving by the software agent a message from a remote server, the message including an identifier of a lost or stolen electronic device;
operating the first mobile electronic device, by the software gent, as an open wireless access point that creates an open wireless network accessible to one or more second collocated mobile electronic devices including lost or stolen electronic devices;
using the received device identifier to search by the software agent on the open wireless network created by the first mobile electronic device, for the lost or stolen electronic device among a plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network;
if the lost or stolen electronic device is located among the plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network, collecting by the software agent information about the located lost or stolen electronic device; and
transmitting by the software agent the collected information to one of the remote server or an owner of the lost or stolen electronic device.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for locating lost or stolen electronic devices. The method comprises deploying software agents on a plurality of networked electronic devices; receiving by a software agent deployed on a first electronic device a message from a remote server, the message including an identifier of a lost or stolen electronic device; searching by the software agent on a network to which the first electronic device is connected for the lost or stolen electronic device using the device identifier; if the lost or stolen electronic device is located on the network, collecting information about the lost or stolen electronic device; and transmitting by the software agent the collected information to one of the central server or an owner of the lost or stolen electronic device.
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1. A method for locating lost or stolen electronic devices, the method comprising:
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deploying a software agent on a first mobile electronic device; receiving by the software agent a message from a remote server, the message including an identifier of a lost or stolen electronic device; operating the first mobile electronic device, by the software gent, as an open wireless access point that creates an open wireless network accessible to one or more second collocated mobile electronic devices including lost or stolen electronic devices; using the received device identifier to search by the software agent on the open wireless network created by the first mobile electronic device, for the lost or stolen electronic device among a plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network; if the lost or stolen electronic device is located among the plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network, collecting by the software agent information about the located lost or stolen electronic device; and transmitting by the software agent the collected information to one of the remote server or an owner of the lost or stolen electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for locating lost or stolen electronic devices, the system comprising:
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a first mobile electronic device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory storing a software agent executable by the processor and configured to; receive a message from a remote server, the message including an identifier of a lost or stolen electronic device; operate the first mobile electronic device as an open wireless access point that creates an open wireless network accessible to one or more second collocated mobile electronic devices, including lost or stolen electronic devices, using the received device identifier to search on the open wireless network created by the first mobile electronic device, for the lost or stolen electronic device among a plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network; if the lost or stolen electronic device is located among the plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network, collect information about the located lost or stolen electronic device; and transmit the collected information to one of the emote server or an owner of the lost or stolen electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for locating lost or stolen electronic devices, the instructions for:
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deploying a software agent on a first mobile electronic device; receiving by the software agent a message from a remote server, the message including an identifier of lost or stolen electronic device; operating the first mobile electronic device, by the software agent, as an open wireless access point that creates an open wireless network accessible to one or more second collocated mobile electronic devices, including lost or stolen electronic devices; using the received device identifier to search by the software agent on the open wireless network created by the first mobile electronic device, for the lost or stolen electronic device among a plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network; if the lost or stolen electronic device is located among the plurality of second mobile electronic devices connected to the open wireless network, collecting by the software agent information about the located lost or stolen electronic device; and transmitting by the software agent the collected information to one of the remote server or an owner of the lost or stolen electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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