Conditional window capture
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1. A method performed by an electronic host device to facilitate recovery thereof when the electronic host device is stolen, the method comprising:
- capturing, in a memory of the electronic host device, a sequence of screen displays corresponding to a window displayed on a display of the electronic host device, each screen display captured in response to an action performed by a user of the electronic host device;
generating a compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays, said compressed representation comprisinga first representation of a first screen display of the sequence at a first image resolution, anda second representation of one or more subsequent screen displays of the sequence at a second image resolution,wherein the first image resolution of the first representation is higher than the second image resolution of the second representation; and
transmitting the compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays over a network from the electronic host device to a monitoring system.
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Abstract
A device, method, system and computer readable medium are disclosed for the remote, intelligent capture of screenshots and keystrokes which can subsequently be transmitted with reduced bandwidth requirements.
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1. A method performed by an electronic host device to facilitate recovery thereof when the electronic host device is stolen, the method comprising:
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capturing, in a memory of the electronic host device, a sequence of screen displays corresponding to a window displayed on a display of the electronic host device, each screen display captured in response to an action performed by a user of the electronic host device; generating a compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays, said compressed representation comprising a first representation of a first screen display of the sequence at a first image resolution, and a second representation of one or more subsequent screen displays of the sequence at a second image resolution, wherein the first image resolution of the first representation is higher than the second image resolution of the second representation; and transmitting the compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays over a network from the electronic host device to a monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores executable instructions that direct an electronic host device to perform a method for facilitating recovery of the electronic host device when the electronic host device is stolen, the method comprising:
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capturing, in a memory of the electronic host device, a sequence of screen displays corresponding to a window displayed on a display of the electronic host device, each screen display captured in response to an action performed by a user of the electronic host device; generating a compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays, said compressed representation comprising a first representation of a first screen display of the sequence at a first image resolution, and a second representation of one or more subsequent screen displays of the sequence at a second image resolution, wherein the first image resolution of the first representation is higher than the second image resolution of the second representation; and transmitting the compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays over a network from the electronic host device to a monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for facilitating the recovery of a stolen electronic host device, the system comprising:
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a host electronic device comprising an interface for connection to a communications network, a processor and a memory, said host electronic device being connected to a communications network and configured to; a. capture, in the memory of the electronic host device, a sequence of screen displays corresponding to a window displayed on a display of the electronic host device, each screen display captured in response to an action performed by a user of the electronic host device; b. generate a compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays, said compressed representation comprising a first representation of a first screen display of the sequence at a first image resolution, and a second representation of one or more subsequent screen displays of the sequence at a second image resolution, wherein the first image resolution of the first representation is higher than the second image resolution of the second representation; and c. transmit the compressed representation of the sequence of screen displays over a network from the electronic host device to a monitoring system; and a monitoring system comprising an interface for connection to a communications network, a processor and a memory, said monitoring system being connected to a communications network and configured to receive and store the compressed representation in the memory of the monitoring system.
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