Apparatus and method for determining a wireless device's location after shutdown
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for automatically transmitting a location of a wireless data processing device, the method comprising:
- determining that an incorrect security code to unlock the wireless data processing device has been entered a specified number of times, and based on the determination powering down the wireless data processing device;
temporarily powering up the wireless data processing device or portion thereof, in a security mode, in response to reaching a predetermined time, wherein the security mode includes activating designated security features, the designated security features including limiting user access to the wireless data processing device;
in the security mode, determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques;
in the security mode, transmitting the current location of the wireless data processing device over one or more specified communication channels; and
powering down the wireless data processing device after the current location has been transmitted.
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Abstract
A wireless data processing device is described which periodically exits an unpowered state and transmits location data. For example, one embodiment of a wireless data processing device comprises: power circuitry for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the power circuitry causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input; a timer to periodically power up the wireless device or portion thereof in response to reaching a predetermined time; a location services module determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmit thread transmitting the current location of the wireless device over one or more specified communication channels; and the power circuitry powering down the wireless data processing device a second time after the current location has been transmitted.
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1. A computer implemented method for automatically transmitting a location of a wireless data processing device, the method comprising:
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determining that an incorrect security code to unlock the wireless data processing device has been entered a specified number of times, and based on the determination powering down the wireless data processing device; temporarily powering up the wireless data processing device or portion thereof, in a security mode, in response to reaching a predetermined time, wherein the security mode includes activating designated security features, the designated security features including limiting user access to the wireless data processing device; in the security mode, determining a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; in the security mode, transmitting the current location of the wireless data processing device over one or more specified communication channels; and powering down the wireless data processing device after the current location has been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless data processing device comprising:
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a power supply, including circuitry, coupled to a processing system of the wireless data processing device for maintaining the wireless data processing device in a powered or unpowered state, the processing system causing the wireless data processing device to enter into an unpowered state responsive to user input, wherein the user input comprises entering an incorrect security code to unlock the wireless data processing device for a specified number of times; a timer to periodically power up the wireless data processing device or portion thereof, in a security mode, in response to reaching a predetermined time, wherein the security mode includes activating designated security features, the designated security features including limiting user access to the wireless data processing device; a location services module, coupled to the processing system, to determine a current location of the wireless data processing device, in the security mode, using one or more specified location determination techniques; a transmitter to transmit the current location of the wireless data processing device, in the security mode, over one or more specified communication channels; and the processing system powering down the wireless data processing device after the current location has been transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method for automatically transmitting a location of a wireless data processing device after the wireless data processing device has been powered down, the method comprising:
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determining the wireless data processing device has been powered down for a predetermined period of time; temporarily powering up the wireless data processing device or portion thereof, in a security mode, in response to reaching the predetermined period of time, the security mode includes activating designated security features, the designated security features including limiting user access to the wireless data processing device; determining, in the security mode, a current location of the wireless data processing device using one or more specified location determination techniques; transmitting, in the security mode, the current location of the wireless data processing device over one or more specified communication channels; and powering down the wireless data processing device after the current location has been transmitted, while remaining in the security mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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