Encoding and decoding data system and method

A method of decoding data, comprising:

• selecting a byte of American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII) text format information, wherein the ASCII text format information byte is for tracking, locating, and disabling an electronic device;
• passing the byte to a decoding function that returns a decoded byte;
• and
• decoding the next one or more bytes of data from the ASCII text format information if the end of the ASCII text format information has not been reached,
• wherein the decoding function comprises mapping a second number of bytes of ASCII text format information to a first number of bytes of binary format information, and
• wherein the second number is different from the first number.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:

• selecting a subgroup of bits from one or more bytes of binary encrypted information, wherein the binary encrypted information is for tracking, locating, and disabling an electronic device;
• passing the subgroup of bits to an encoding function that performs binary mapping operations on the subgroup of bits to generate an encoded byte;
• and
• encoding the next one or more bytes of binary encrypted information if the end of the binary encrypted information has not been reached,
• wherein the encoding function maps the subgroup of bits from a binary format into an American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII) text format,
• wherein the operation of mapping the subgroup of bits from the binary format into the ASCII text format comprises mapping a first number of bytes of binary data to a second number of bytes of ASCII data, and
• wherein the first number is different from the second number.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:

• selecting a byte of American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII) text format information, wherein the ASCII text format information byte is for tracking, locating, and disabling an electronic device;
• passing the byte to a decoding function that returns a decoded byte;
• and
• decoding the next one or more bytes of data from the ASCII text format information if the end of the ASCII text format information has not been reached,
• wherein the decoding function comprises mapping a second number of bytes of ASCII text format information to a first number of bytes of binary format information, and
• wherein the second number is different from the first number.