Systems and methods for managing lost devices
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1. A device, comprising:
- a camera comprising a flash component; and
a component configured such that in response to the device determining that the device has been lost, the device produces at least one alert that includes a flashing of the flash component on the device, wherein the device produces the flashing of the flash component without causing the camera to obtain an image.
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Abstract
A method for a device to determine that it has been lost is provided. The method comprises the device determining its current location, the device comparing its current location to a plurality of stored locations, and the device determining that it has been lost when its current location is a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is unlikely to be located or is not a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is likely to be located.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a camera comprising a flash component; and a component configured such that in response to the device determining that the device has been lost, the device produces at least one alert that includes a flashing of the flash component on the device, wherein the device produces the flashing of the flash component without causing the camera to obtain an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method implemented in a device, the method comprising:
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determining that the device has been lost; and producing at least one alert in response to determining that the device has been lost, the at least one alert including a flashing by a flash component of a camera on the device, wherein the device produces the flashing of the flash component without causing the camera to obtain an image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to implement a method in a device, the method comprising:
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determining that the device has been lost; and producing at least one alert in response to determining that the device has been lost, the at least one alert including a flashing by a flash component of a camera on the device, wherein the device produces the flashing of the flash component without causing the camera to obtain an image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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