Inferring device theft based on historical location data
US9538335B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A set of mobile devices are designated as a related set of mobile devices for loss indication purposes. Machine logic rules are developed to indicate loss of a mobile device. Under these rules, a determination of probable loss (for example, theft, inadvertent leaving behind) of one of the mobile devices depends, at least in part, upon the activities and/or status of other mobile devices in the set. For example, if a first mobile device in the set is expected, under the machine logic rules, to always be near a second mobile device in the set, then a determination that the second mobile device is located far away from the first mobile device may trigger a warning, or other mitigating action, that the first mobile device has probably been lost.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.