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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Rajeev D. Rajan, San Diego, CA (US);
Michal James Koenig, Encinitas, CA (US);
Vera Kripalani, San Diego, CA (US);
Kasim Mahmood, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Srinivas Patwari, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajarshi Ray, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajeev D. Rajan, San Diego, CA (US);
Michal James Koenig, Encinitas, CA (US);
Vera Kripalani, San Diego, CA (US);
Kasim Mahmood, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Srinivas Patwari, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajarshi Ray, San Diego, CA (US);
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are provided for locating, tracking and/or recovering a wireless communication device that has been misplaced, lost or stolen. In addition, the aspects provide for tracking or surveillance of the location or user in instances in which the wireless device has been loaned or is being used for covert surveillance. The aspects include communicating a locating state code to the targeted device, which detects the code and executes one or more routines that are associated with the respective code. In this regard, the targeted device is capable of carrying out different routines or sequences of actions depending on the state of the device, such as a misplaced state, a lost state, a stolen state or the like, which is based on the respective code.