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AssigneeAbsolute Software Corporation
InventorsGaber Solymar, Peter Livingston
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A system for locating and monitoring electronic devices utilizing a security system that is secretly and transparently embedded within the software, firmware, or hardware of a computer. This security system initiates the client computer to periodically and conditionally call a host system to provide unique identifying indicia and location information. In one embodiment, the security system calls the host through a public switched telephone network (PSTN) and transmits the indicia in encoded form. In an alternative embodiment, which may be incorporated concurrently with the PSTN application, the security system calls the host system through the Internet and provides the host with indicia encoded within the DNS query sent. The host system is able to identify the calling computer from the indicia and is able to physically locate the computer through either caller identification or by referencing the Internet links which were used to connect the calling computer with the host system.
A method for tracing an electronic device having an agent, said agent used for providing identifying indicia and location information for said electronic device to a host system, said electronic device connectable to said host system through a global network, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for monitoring an electronic device connectable to a host system through a global network, said electronic device having an agent, said agent providing identifying indicia for determining the identity of said electronic device, said method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for tracing an electronic device connectable to a host system through a global network, said electronic device having an agent, said agent providing identifying indicia and location information for said electronic device to said host system, said apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for monitoring an electronic device connectable to a host system through a global network, said electronic device having an agent for providing identifying indicia for said electronic device to determine the identity of said electronic device, said apparatus comprising:
A method for tracing an electronic device having an agent, said agent used for providing identifying indicia and location information to a host system, said electronic device connectable to said host system through the Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for tracing an electronic device connectable to a host system through the Internet, said electronic device having an agent, said agent providing identifying indicia and location information for said electronic device to said host system, said apparatus comprising:
An agent for use in an electronic device, said electronic device connectable to a telecommunications interface connected to a telecommunications system, a remote host system also connected to said telecommunications system, said agent comprising:
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