TECHNIQUES FOR RECOVERING MISSING DEVICES

摘要

Techniques are provided for assisting owners to recover missing devices. The missing device automatically performs certain actions proactively in response to detecting conditions that indicate that the device has been lost or stolen. Conditions that indicate the device has been lost or stolen (“triggering conditions”) may include that a password failure has occurred more than a predetermined number of times. Any number and type of recovery-assisting actions may be taken, in response to triggering conditions, to assist owners in recovering a missing device. For example, a device may generate a record that indicates the current location of the device, and synchronize the record with an online service or some other device. The generation and synchronization of such records may be repeated on a periodic basis until either (a) the device becomes disabled, or (b) a user enters an appropriate password.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a particular device, that a certain number of attempts to power down the particular device have been unsuccessful; and in response to detecting that the certain number of attempts to power down the particular device have been unsuccessful, automatically performing one or more recovery-assisting actions.