System and method for remotely initiating lost mode on a computing device

A computing device comprising:

• a positioning system;
• a wireless transceiver;
• one or more processors coupled to the positioning system and the wireless transceiver;
• memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
• receive, at the computing device, a first authenticated command to initiate a lost mode on the computing device, wherein the first authenticated command is authenticated via an account associated with the computing device and includes instructions setting a termination password on the computing device, the termination password defined by a requesting user on a requesting device to terminate the lost mode on the computing device;
• in response to receipt of the first authenticated command, initiate the lost mode on the computing device and set the termination password on the computing device;
• responsive to initiation of the lost mode, lock the computing device and suppress select functionality of the locked computing device;
• transmit, to a server computer, first location data to identify a first geographic location of the locked computing device, the first location data including a time at which the locked computing device was at the first geographic location;
• determine that a first condition has been satisfied, wherein the first condition is at least one condition in a set of conditions and the set of conditions include that a predetermined amount of time has passed since the time at which the locked computing device was at the first geographic location;
• responsive to determination that the first condition has been satisfied, transmit, to the server computer, second location data to identify a second geographical location of the locked computing device, wherein the second location data includes a time at which the locked computing device was at the second geographic location;
• receive, at the locked computing device, a second authenticated command to remotely unlock the computing device, wherein the second authenticated command is authenticated using the account associated with the computing device;
• and
• upon receipt of the second authenticated command at the locked computing device, terminate the lost mode on the locked computing device, unlock the locked computing device, and restore the select functionality.

A computer implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, at a computing device, a first authenticated command initiating a lost mode on the computing device, wherein the first authenticated command is authenticated using an account associated with the computing device and includes instructions setting a termination password on the computing device, the termination password defined by a requesting user on a requesting device to terminate the lost mode on the computing device;
• in response to receiving the first authenticated command, initiating the lost mode on the computing device and setting the termination password on the computing device;
• responsive to the initiating the lost mode, locking the computing device and suppressing select functionality of the locked computing device;
• transmitting, to a server computer, first location data identifying a first geographic location of the locked computing device and including a time at which the locked computing device was at the first geographic location;
• determining that a first condition has been satisfied, wherein the first condition is at least one condition in a set of conditions and the set of conditions include that a predetermined amount of time has passed since the time at which the locked computing device was at the first geographic location;
• responsive to the determining that the first condition has been satisfied, transmitting, to the server computer, second location data identifying a second geographical location of the locked computing device and including a time at which the locked computing device was at the second geographic location;
• receiving, at the locked computing device, a second authenticated command to remotely unlock the computing device, wherein the second authenticated command is authenticated using the account associated with the computing device and is authenticated prior to being sent;
• and
• upon receipt of the second authenticated command at the locked computing device, terminating the lost mode on the locked computing device, unlocking the locked computing device, and restoring the select functionality.