Portable computing device with data encryption and destruction
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a portable computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving an alert signal at a wireless communication assembly that is communicatively coupled to a global positioning device installed in the portable computing device, the alert signal indicative of a loss of the portable computing device;
determining a location of the portable computing device based on one or more communications received by the global positioning device from one or more global positioning satellites;
periodically updating the location of the portable computing device according to a predetermined time interval; and
periodically transmitting a location signal according to the predetermined time interval to a second device through the wireless communication assembly in response to receipt of the alert signal at the wireless communication assembly, the location signal identifying the location of the portable computing device.
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Abstract
A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices, protecting data on such devices, and for compensating owners of devices. A GPS mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a portable computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert signal at a wireless communication assembly that is communicatively coupled to a global positioning device installed in the portable computing device, the alert signal indicative of a loss of the portable computing device; determining a location of the portable computing device based on one or more communications received by the global positioning device from one or more global positioning satellites; periodically updating the location of the portable computing device according to a predetermined time interval; and periodically transmitting a location signal according to the predetermined time interval to a second device through the wireless communication assembly in response to receipt of the alert signal at the wireless communication assembly, the location signal identifying the location of the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A system for monitoring a portable computing device, the system comprising:
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a global positioning device that is installed in the portable computing device, wherein the global positioning device determines a location of the portable computing device based on one or more communications received by the global positioning device from one or more global positioning satellites, and wherein the global positioning device periodically updates the location of the portable computing device according to a predetermined time interval; and a wireless communication assembly that is communicatively coupled to the global positioning device, wherein the wireless communication assembly receives an alert signal indicative of a loss of the portable computing device, wherein the wireless communication assembly periodically transmits a location signal according to the predetermined time interval to a second device through the wireless communication assembly in response to receipt of the alert signal at the wireless communication assembly, the location signal identifying the location of the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for monitoring a portable computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert signal at a wireless communication assembly that is communicatively coupled to a global positioning device installed in the portable computing device, the alert signal indicative of a loss of the portable computing device; determining a location of the portable computing device based on one or more communications received by the global positioning device from one or more global positioning satellites; periodically updating the location of the portable computing device according to a predetermined time interval; and periodically transmitting a location signal according to the predetermined time interval to a second device through the wireless communication assembly in response to receipt of the alert signal at the wireless communication assembly, the location signal identifying the location of the portable computing device.
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