Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for locating lost devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于定位丢失设备的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13927616Application Date: 2013-06-26
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Publication No.: US09153120B1Publication Date: 2015-10-06
- Inventor: Hong Yong Xiao , Eric Zhao
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; G08B21/24 ; G01S19/16

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for locating lost devices may include (1) receiving a report of a lost device that specifies a hardware address that uniquely identifies the lost device, (2) collecting information from a helper device that has been connected to a local area network that indicates that a device with the hardware address of the lost device was observed as being connected to the local area network, (3) receiving location data from the helper device that specifies a location of the helper device, and (4) providing the location of the helper device as a location of the lost device in response to the report. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
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