Mobile device loss prevention
First Claim
1. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in a mobile device to prevent loss, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:
- monitoring environmental parameters by the mobile device including location and ambient conditions to determine a general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized;
storing the environmental parameters, including location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized, to form a history of the environmental parameters;
applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters monitored by the mobile device, including the location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized based on the environmental parameters, as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost;
wherein the statistical analysis applied to the current set of environmental parameters includes correlations between a plurality of environmental parameters including a correlation between the general location of the mobile device and whether an authorized person is in proximity of the mobile device to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and
responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system or computer usable program product for a mobile device to prevent loss including monitoring environmental parameters by a mobile device; storing the environmental parameters in the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in a mobile device to prevent loss, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:
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monitoring environmental parameters by the mobile device including location and ambient conditions to determine a general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized; storing the environmental parameters, including location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized, to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters monitored by the mobile device, including the location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized based on the environmental parameters, as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; wherein the statistical analysis applied to the current set of environmental parameters includes correlations between a plurality of environmental parameters including a correlation between the general location of the mobile device and whether an authorized person is in proximity of the mobile device to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system for a mobile device to prevent loss, the data processing system comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of; monitoring environmental parameters by the mobile device including location and ambient conditions to determine a general location of the mobile device and to determine whether an any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized; storing the environmental parameters, including location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized, to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters monitored by the mobile device, including the location and ambient conditions to determine the general location of the mobile device and to determine whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized based on the environmental parameters, as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; wherein the statistical analysis applied to the current set of environmental parameters includes correlations between a plurality of environmental parameters including a correlation between the general location of the mobile device and whether an authorized person is in proximity of the mobile device to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data processing system for a mobile device to prevent loss, the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of; monitoring environmental parameters by the mobile device including a general location of the mobile device, whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized, and operational functions performed by the user operating the mobile device to determine whether the user is the authorized person; storing the environmental parameters including the general location of the mobile device, whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized, and operational functions performed by the user operating the mobile device to form a history of the environmental parameters; applying statistical analysis to a current set of environmental parameters including the general location, whether any person in the proximity of the mobile device is authorized based on the environmental parameters, and operational functions monitored by the mobile device including a correlation between the general location of the mobile device, whether any person in proximity of the mobile device is authorized and operational functions performed by the user operating the mobile device as compared to the history of the environmental parameters to determine a probability that the mobile device is lost; and responsive to determining the probability that the mobile device is lost exceeds a threshold, performing an action to prevent loss of the mobile device.
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