System and method for retrieving lost electronic device

A method for retrieving a lost electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the electronic device, personal information of a finder and identification information of the electronic device;
• obtaining, according to the identification information of the electronic device, personal information of an owner of the electronic device;
• and
• determining, according to the personal information of the finder and the personal information of the owner, a method for returning the electronic device to the owner;
• wherein the method for returning the electronic device to the owner comprises:
• determining, by an administration server, whether a phone number linked to the identification information was reported as lost and reclaimed;
• sending the personal information of the finder, when the phone number has been reclaimed, to the reclaimed phone number and notifying the owner of the electronic device to collect the electronic device from the finder according to the personal information of the finder;
• determining, when the phone number linked to the identification information has not been reclaimed, whether there exists in the administration server preset backup contact information linked to the identification information;
• sending the personal information of the finder, when there exists preset backup contact information, according to the backup contact information to inform the owner of the electronic device to collect the electronic device from the finder according to the personal information of the finder;
• searching an administrative address of a SIM card in the administration server, when there doesn't exist the preset backup contact information, sending a message to a delivery service to collect the electronic device from the finder, delivering the electronic device to the administrative address of the SIM card, and noting that the electronic device has been delivered to the administrative address of the SIM card.

A lost-and-found tracking device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to establish communication;
• a processor;
• and
• a storage configured to store a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• retrieve, through the communication unit, personal information of a finder of an electronic device and further receive identification information of the electronic device;
• obtain, according to the identification information of the electronic device, personal information of an owner of the electronic device;
• and
• determine, according to the personal information of the owner of the electronic device, a method for returning the electronic device to the owner;
• wherein the method for returning the electronic device to the owner according to the personal information of the owner and the personal information of the finder is determined by:
• determining, by an administration server, whether a phone number linked to the identification information was reported as lost and reclaimed;
• sending the personal information of the finder, when the phone number has been reclaimed, to the reclaimed phone number and notifying the owner of the electronic device to collect the electronic device from the finder according to the personal information of the finder;
• determining, when the phone number linked to the identification information has not been reclaimed, whether there exists in the administration server preset backup contact information linked to the identification information;
• sending the personal information of the finder, when there exists preset backup contact information, according to the backup contact information to inform the owner of the electronic device to collect the electronic device from the finder according to the personal information of the finder;
• searching an administrative address of a SIM card in the administration server, when there doesn't exist the preset backup contact information, sending a message to a delivery service to collect the electronic device from the finder, delivering the electronic device to the administrative address of the SIM card, and noting that the electronic device has been delivered to the administrative address of the SIM card.