Method for detecting a security event on a portable electronic device and establishing audio transmission with a client computer
First Claim
1. A method on a portable electronic device comprising:
- at the portable electronic device, detecting a security event occurring at the portable electronic device when a distance between a location of the portable electronic device and a reference location is greater than a threshold value indicating that the portable electronic device is missing;
in response to the detected security event, at the portable electronic device, determining that an audio transmission should be established between the portable electronic device and a client computer; and
at the portable electronic device, triggering the portable electronic device to initiate the audio transmission in response to the determination that the audio transmission should be established.
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Abstract
Mobile devices typically have some form of audio capabilities designed to be operated by the device'"'"'s user, for example to place phone calls; however, if a device is misplaced or stolen, the user may wish to operate those audio capabilities remotely. Methods are provided for detecting that a security event has occurred on a portable electronic device and then establishing an audio transmission between the device and one or more clients, and in some embodiments, sending a command to initiate the audio transmission. The detection of a security event may be based on, for example, detecting that the device has been turned on, detecting movement of the device, detecting that an incorrect password has been entered, the device camera has been used, contacts have been added or deleted, the SIM card as been removed or replaced, application programs have been installed or uninstalled from the device, or uncharacteristic behavior has been detected.
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1. A method on a portable electronic device comprising:
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at the portable electronic device, detecting a security event occurring at the portable electronic device when a distance between a location of the portable electronic device and a reference location is greater than a threshold value indicating that the portable electronic device is missing; in response to the detected security event, at the portable electronic device, determining that an audio transmission should be established between the portable electronic device and a client computer; and at the portable electronic device, triggering the portable electronic device to initiate the audio transmission in response to the determination that the audio transmission should be established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method comprising:
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at a portable electronic device, detecting a security event occurring at the portable electronic device when a distance between a location of the portable electronic device and a reference location is greater than a threshold value indicating that the portable electronic device is missing; in response to the detected security event, at the portable electronic device, determining that an audio transmission should be established between the portable electronic device and a client computer; and at the portable electronic device, triggering the portable electronic device to initiate the audio transmission in response to the determination that the audio transmission should be established. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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15. A method on a portable electronic device comprising:
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at the portable electronic device, detecting a security event occurring at the portable electronic device when a distance between a location of the portable electronic device and a reference location is less than a threshold value indicating that the portable electronic device is missing; in response to the detected security event, at the portable electronic device, determining that an audio transmission should be established between the portable electronic device and a client computer; and at the portable electronic device, triggering the portable electronic device to initiate the audio transmission in response to the determination that the audio transmission should be established. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification