METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND DEALING WITH A LOST ELECTRONICS DEVICE

摘要

Techniques for detecting and dealing with a lost electronics device are disclosed. In one design, the device may autonomously determine whether it is lost. The device may destroy at least one component to render it inoperable and may perform other actions in response to determining that it is lost. In another design, the device may determine available battery power of the device upon determining that it is lost, select at least one action in a list of possible actions based on the available battery power, and perform the selected action(s). In yet another design, upon determining that it is lost, the device may prevent access to information on the device based on a secondary security key, which is not used for encrypting information during normal operation. In yet another design, the device may notify at least one contact and may perform at least one additional action upon determining that it is lost.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
autonomously determining, by a device, that the device is lost; and destroying at least one component of the device to render the device inoperable in response to determining that the device is lost.