System and method for remote control of a mobile device

摘要

A system and method are disclosed for remotely controlling a mobile device, useful particularly when a mobile device is displaced or physically dispossessed from a user. The method includes receiving, at a server, a geographical location of a mobile device, wherein the geographical location of the mobile device is monitored in a background mode of the mobile device, storing the received geographical location of the mobile device in a database, sending, in response to a request from the user via a secure website, the geographical location of the mobile device stored on the database, receiving a request from via the secure website to access and modify data of the mobile device, and transmitting instructions to the mobile device, at the received geographical location, to execute the request.

主权项

1. A method for operating a server computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the server, a geographical location of a mobile device, wherein the geographical location of the mobile device is monitored in a background mode of the mobile device; storing the received geographical location of the mobile device in a database; receiving login information from a user; authenticating the user using the received login information; sending, in response to a request from the user via a secure website, the geographical location of the mobile device stored on the database; receiving a request from via the secure website to lock access to the mobile device; and transmitting instructions to the mobile device, at the received geographical location, to execute the request.