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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Tia Manning Cassett, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenny Fok, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tia Manning Cassett, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenny Fok, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Aspects describe remotely diagnosing unauthorized hardware changes on a mobile device. The changes can be identified based on hardware component identification and/or based on behavior characteristics of the device. If an unauthorized change is detected, information relating to that change can be reported to a service provider. Further, actions associated with the authorized change can be automatically implemented or implemented after confirmation to proceed with the recommended action.