Telecommunication device utilization based on heartbeat communication
US10601978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/61
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A secure component of a telecommunication device is described herein. The secure component is configured to determine that a threshold amount of time has passed since reception of a heartbeat communication from a remote telecommunication server. In response to determining that the threshold amount of time has passed, the secure component performs at least one of preventing access to one or more services of the telecommunication device or deleting user data from the telecommunication device.
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