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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2012
Applicants:

Raghu Pai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Karthik Narayanan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Megan M. Frost, San Francisco, CA (US);

Patrice Olivier Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);

Usama Mikael Hajj, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Raghu Pai, Cupertino, CA (US);

Karthik Narayanan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Megan M. Frost, San Francisco, CA (US);

Patrice Olivier Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);

Usama Mikael Hajj, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/88 (2013.01); H04W 4/028 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for remotely initiating lost mode on a computing device. A request that lost mode be initiated can include a message and contact information provided by the requesting user. Once authenticated, a command to initiate lost mode is sent to the lost device. Initiating lost mode includes locking the lost device and suppressing select functionality. The message and contact information are displayed and the lost device is enabled to contact the requesting user using the contact information. The lost device can also collect and transmit location data to the requesting user. The location data can be presented on a map indicating the lost devices location and the time the lost device was at the location. The location data can be scheduled to be resent to the user based on numerous factors such as a set schedule, rules or heuristic.


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