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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Vance Grkov, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
David Richardson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ayan Mandal, Oakland, CA (US);
Cherry Mangat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin Mahaffey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vance Grkov, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
David Richardson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ayan Mandal, Oakland, CA (US);
Cherry Mangat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin Mahaffey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lookout, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Mobile devices typically have some form of audio capabilities designed to be operated by the device's user, for example to place phone calls; however, if a device is misplaced or stolen, the user may wish to operate those audio capabilities remotely. Techniques are provided for determining when an audio transmission should be established between a device and one or more clients, and sending a command to initiate the audio transmission. The determination may be based on receiving a request from a client, detecting at a server that the device is lost or stolen, or detecting at the device that the device is missing. The audio transmission may be established without user intervention at the device or in response to user action at the portable electronic device. Device settings such as audio settings at the device may be overridden in connection with the audio transmission.