Securely locating a device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a host device and from a user of a mobile device, a request to locate the mobile device;
in response, remotely activating, by the host device, a function of the mobile device to record a last known location of the mobile device and submit the recorded location to the host device; and
displaying, on a display device coupled to the host device, an identifier of the user of the mobile device and a first user selectable tab for displaying a device location on a map, a second user selectable tab for displaying a call activity log, and a third user selectable tab for displaying a web activity log, wherein;
the call activity log comprises one or more call activity records arranged in a table format, each call activity record includes representations of a date of a call, a time of the call, a duration of the call, and a last known location at the time of the call,the web activity log comprises one or more web activity records arranged in the table format, each web activity record includes representations of a date of a web activity, a time of the web activity, and a last known location at the time of the web activity,each of the last location at the time of the call and the last location at the time of the web activity is presented as a selectable link that, when selected, triggers the host device to switch from the second user selectable tab or from the third user selectable tab to the first user selectable tab to display the map, wherein the selected last location is marked in the displayed map, andthe map is displayed in association with a user interface item for remotely activating a security procedure of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for securely locating a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving first information from a first device, where the first information is usable to identify a geographic location of the first device. The first information is verified as originating from the first device. A first request for the geographic location of the first device is received, where the first request includes second information associated with a user associated with the first device. The geographic location of the first device is provided to the user at a second device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a host device and from a user of a mobile device, a request to locate the mobile device; in response, remotely activating, by the host device, a function of the mobile device to record a last known location of the mobile device and submit the recorded location to the host device; and displaying, on a display device coupled to the host device, an identifier of the user of the mobile device and a first user selectable tab for displaying a device location on a map, a second user selectable tab for displaying a call activity log, and a third user selectable tab for displaying a web activity log, wherein; the call activity log comprises one or more call activity records arranged in a table format, each call activity record includes representations of a date of a call, a time of the call, a duration of the call, and a last known location at the time of the call, the web activity log comprises one or more web activity records arranged in the table format, each web activity record includes representations of a date of a web activity, a time of the web activity, and a last known location at the time of the web activity, each of the last location at the time of the call and the last location at the time of the web activity is presented as a selectable link that, when selected, triggers the host device to switch from the second user selectable tab or from the third user selectable tab to the first user selectable tab to display the map, wherein the selected last location is marked in the displayed map, and the map is displayed in association with a user interface item for remotely activating a security procedure of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions operable to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by a host device and from a user of a mobile device, a request to locate the mobile device; in response, remotely activating, by the host device, a function of the mobile device to record a last known location of the mobile device and submit the recorded location to the host device; and displaying, on a display device coupled to the host device, an identifier of the user of the mobile device and a first user selectable tab for displaying a device location on a map, a second user selectable tab for displaying a call activity log, and a third user selectable tab for displaying a web activity log, wherein; the call activity log comprises one or more call activity records arranged in a table format, each call activity record includes representations of a date of a call, a time of the call, a duration of the call, and a last known location at the time of the call, the web activity log comprises one or more web activity records arranged in the table format, each web activity record includes representations of a date of a web activity, a time of the web activity, and a last known location at the time of the web activity, each of the last location at the time of the call and the last location at the time of the web activity is presented as a selectable link that, when selected, triggers the host device to switch from the second user selectable tab or from the third user selectable tab to the first user selectable tab to display the map, wherein the selected last location is marked in the displayed map, and the map is displayed in association with a user interface item for remotely activating a security procedure of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a host device including a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and including instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, by a host device and from a user of a mobile device, a request to locate the mobile device; in response, remotely activating, by the host device, a function of the mobile device to record a last known location of the mobile device and submit the recorded location to the host device; and displaying, on a display device coupled to the host device, an identifier of the user of the mobile device and a first user selectable tab for displaying a device location on a map, a second user selectable tab for displaying a call activity log, and a third user selectable tab for displaying a web activity log, wherein; the call activity log comprises one or more call activity records arranged in a table format, each call activity record includes representations of a date of a call, a time of the call, a duration of the call, and a last known location at the time of the call, the web activity log comprises one or more web activity records arranged in the table format, each web activity record includes representations of a date of a web activity, a time of the web activity, and a last known location at the time of the web activity, each of the last location at the time of the call and the last location at the time of the web activity is presented as a selectable link that, when selected, triggers the host device to switch from the second user selectable tab or from the third user selectable tab to the first user selectable tab to display the map, wherein the selected last location is marked in the displayed map, and the map is displayed in association with a user interface item for remotely activating a security procedure of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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