Method and apparatus for detecting and dealing with a lost electronics device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting recharge of battery power of a device;
determining that the device is in a lost state based on an authentication performed in response to the detecting the recharge of the battery power of the device;
determining an available battery power of the device in response to the determining that the device is in the lost state;
determining an amount of battery power required to perform each action in a list of possible actions in response to the determining that the device is in the lost state;
determining an amount of time required to perform each action in the list of possible actions;
selecting one or more actions in the list of possible actions based on an amount of time required to perform the one or more actions, wherein the available battery power of the device is greater than an amount of battery power required to perform the selected one or more actions; and
performing the selected one or more actions by the device.
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Abstract
Techniques for detecting and dealing with a lost electronics device are disclosed. In one design, the device may autonomously determine whether it is lost. The device may destroy at least one component to render it inoperable and may perform other actions in response to determining that it is lost. In another design, the device may determine available battery power of the device upon determining that it is lost, select at least one action in a list of possible actions based on the available battery power, and perform the selected action(s). In yet another design, upon determining that it is lost, the device may prevent access to information on the device based on a secondary security key, which is not used for encrypting information during normal operation. In yet another design, the device may notify at least one contact and may perform at least one additional action upon determining that it is lost.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting recharge of battery power of a device; determining that the device is in a lost state based on an authentication performed in response to the detecting the recharge of the battery power of the device; determining an available battery power of the device in response to the determining that the device is in the lost state; determining an amount of battery power required to perform each action in a list of possible actions in response to the determining that the device is in the lost state; determining an amount of time required to perform each action in the list of possible actions; selecting one or more actions in the list of possible actions based on an amount of time required to perform the one or more actions, wherein the available battery power of the device is greater than an amount of battery power required to perform the selected one or more actions; and performing the selected one or more actions by the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting recharge of battery power of a device; means for determining that the device is in a lost state based on an authentication performed in response to detecting the recharge of the battery power of the device; means for determining an available battery power of the device in response to determining that the device is in the lost state; means for determining an amount of battery power required to perform each action in a list of possible actions in response to the determining that the device is in the lost state; means for determining an amount of time required to perform each action in the list of possible actions; means for selecting one or more actions in the list of possible actions based on an amount of time required to perform the one or more actions, wherein the available battery power of the device is greater than an amount of battery power required to perform the selected one or more actions; and means for performing the selected one or more actions by the device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to; detect recharge of battery power of a device; determine that the device is in a lost state based on an authentication performed in response to the detection of the recharge of the battery power of the device; determine an available battery power of the device in response to the determination that the device is in the lost state; determine an amount of battery power required to perform each action in a list of possible actions in response to the determination that the device is in the lost state; determine an amount of time required to perform each action in the list of possible actions; select one or more actions in the list of possible actions based on an amount of time required to perform the one or more actions; and perform the selected one or more actions by the device, wherein the available battery power of the device is greater than an amount of battery power required to perform the selected one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing the at least one computer to detect recharge of battery power of a device; code for causing the at least one computer to determine that the device is in a lost state based on an authentication performed in response to the detecting the recharge of the battery power of the device; code for causing the at least one computer to determine an available battery power of the device in response to the determination that the device is in the lost state; code for causing the at least one computer to determine an amount of battery power required to perform each action in a list of possible actions in response to the determination that the device is in the lost state; code for causing the at least one computer to determine an amount of time required to perform each action in the list of possible actions; code for causing the at least one computer to select one or more actions in the list of possible actions based on an amount of time required to perform the one or more actions, wherein the available battery power of the device is greater than an amount of battery power required to perform the selected one or more actions; and code for causing the at least one computer to perform the selected one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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