Method for mitigating the unauthorized use of a device

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H04W 12/12 (2009.01) H04W 88/02 (2009.01)

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CA 2757491

The invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting the loss, theft or unauthorized use of a device and/or altering the functionality of the device in response. In one embodiment, a device monitors its use, its local environment, and/or its operating context to determine that the device is no longer within the control of an authorized user. The device may receive communications or generate an internal signal altering its functionality, such as instructing the device to enter a restricted use mode, a surveillance mode, to provide instructions to return the device and/or to prevent unauthorized use or unauthorized access to data. Additional embodiments also address methods and systems for gathering forensic data regarding an unauthorized user to assist in locating the unauthorized user and/or the device.

L'invention porte sur des systèmes et des procédés pour détecter la perte, le vol ou l'utilisation non autorisée d'un dispositif et/ou modifier la fonctionnalité du dispositif en réponse. Dans un mode de réalisation, un dispositif surveille son utilisation, son environnement local et/ou son contexte de fonctionnement pour déterminer que le dispositif n'est plus sous le contrôle d'un utilisateur autorisé. Le dispositif peut recevoir des communications ou générer un signal interne modifiant sa fonctionnalité, par exemple ordonnant au dispositif de passer en mode d'utilisation restreinte, en mode de surveillance, de fournir des instructions pour restituer le dispositif et/ou d'empêcher une utilisation non autorisée ou un accès non autorisé à des données. Des modes de réalisation supplémentaires portent également sur des procédés et des systèmes pour collecter les données judiciaires concernant un utilisateur non autorisé pour aider à localiser l'utilisateur non autorisé et/ou le dispositif.

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