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Remotely activated monitoring service

US9843911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Bruce Barnes · Crystal Lake, US
Christopher Baldwin · Algonquin, US
Wayne Robert Heinmiller · Elgin, US
Patrick Kenny · Barrington, US
Susan Kenny · Barrington, US
Dolores J. Mallian · McLeansboro, US
Nikhil Marathe · Roselle, US
Michael Towster · Barrington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2013
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/029
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for a remotely activated monitoring service. The monitoring service can be executed by a server computer. The server computer can detect an event associated with a user device. The server computer can determine that monitoring of a proximity of the user device is to be initiated based upon the event. The server computer can determine a geographic location of the user device and identify monitoring hardware that is to monitor the proximity of the user device. The server device also can issue a command to the monitoring hardware to initiate monitoring of the proximity of the user device by the monitoring hardware.

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