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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsRajeev D. Rajan, Michal James Koenig, Vera Kripalani, Kasim Mahmood, Jason Miller, Srinivas Patwari, Rajarshi Ray
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Methods, systems, devices and computer program products are provided for locating, tracking and/or recovering a wireless communication device that has been misplaced, lost or stolen. In addition, the aspects provide for tracking or surveillance of the location or user in instances in which the wireless device has been loaned or is being used for covert surveillance. The aspects include communicating a locating state code to the targeted device, which detects the code and executes one or more routines that are associated with the respective code. In this regard, the targeted device is capable of carrying out different routines or sequences of actions depending on the state of the device, such as a misplaced state, a lost state, a stolen state or the like, which is based on the respective code.
A method for locating a targeted wireless communication device, the method comprising:
At least one processor configured for locating a targeted wireless communication device, comprising:
A computer program product for locating a targeted wireless communication device, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising:
A wireless communication device, comprising:
The device of 26, wherein the communication module is further operable to receive a communication data packet corresponding to one of a data call or a voice call.
A method for locating a targeted wireless communication device, the method comprising:
At least one processor configured for locating a targeted wireless communication device, comprising:
A computer program product, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising:
A communication device, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.