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20110054780 | LOCATION TRACKING FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device comprises a wireless transceiver and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to store a data set for a predetermined location, the data set comprising location data and a location name. The processing circuit is further configured to compare a current location to the location data, to compare an updated location to the location data at a time calculated based on heuristic data, and to generate a notification message based on the mobile computing device arriving at or near the predetermined location. | 03-03-2011 |
20130166200 | LOCATION TRACKING FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is disclosed. The mobile computing device includes a location determination circuit and a processing circuit. The processing circuit determines a current location of the mobile computing device and a destination location. The processing circuit determines an expected travel time from the current location to the destination location, and disables continuous location tracking for a duration of time. The duration is determined based on the expected travel time. Once the duration of time has elapsed, the processing circuit enables continuous location tracking. | 06-27-2013 |
20130290820 | SUGGESTION OF NETWORK CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION - A method is disclosed for suggesting one or more network content items to a user. The method is performed by one or more processors of a computing device. The one or more processors analyze a plurality of social network communications posted by individuals that are associated with the user on a social network in order to detect links to content that have been posted by one or more of the individuals. One or more parameters that each correspond to the user's relationship with the one or more individuals that have posted a link on the social network are determined, and based on the one or more parameters, one or more links are selected to provide on a start page of a web browser. | 10-31-2013 |
20140068424 | GESTURE-BASED NAVIGATION USING VISUAL PAGE INDICATORS - Example embodiments relate to gesture-based navigation using visual page indicators. In example embodiments, a computing device detects a held user input and a movement of the held input in a first direction. In response to the held input exceeding a movement threshold in the first direction, the device may display a visual indicator that indicates that a currently-displayed user interface will change from a current page to a second page in response to a release of the held input. The device may then modify the currently-displayed interface from the current page to the second page in response to the release of the held input while the visual indicator is displayed. | 03-06-2014 |
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20110072520 | System And Method For Protecting Files Stored On An Electronic Device - An electronic device includes a security system which provides for protection of designated files stored on an electronic device. For example, an electronic device may receive user input selecting a file for protection processing. The user input may select the file for encryption and automatic decryption under certain predetermined conditions and/or for automatic saving to a remote storage device after the device has been reported stolen, for instance. After receiving the user input selecting the file for protection processing, the electronic device may automatically receive theft information from a remote server, wherein the theft information indicates whether the electronic device has been reported stolen. After determining whether the electronic device has been reported stolen, the electronic device may automatically process the selected file according to the selected protection processing, wherein the processing is contingent on whether the electronic device has been reported stolen. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-24-2011 |
20120254602 | Methods, Systems, and Apparatuses for Managing a Hard Drive Security System - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a self-encrypting drive (SED) management system configured to be loaded in a pre-boot region of an SED-based computer, the SED of the SED-based computer having a nominal space, which may be encrypted when the SED-based computer is shut down, and the pre-boot region. The SED management system comprises a pre-boot operating system (OS); at least one pre-boot library configured to support the pre-boot OS; and an unlocking software program configured to work with the pre-boot OS to transfer control directly to an operating system of the nominal space upon a successful authentication. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-04-2012 |
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20080228707 | Encoding and Decoding Data System and Method - A system and method for encoding and decoding data. A method includes 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. | 09-18-2008 |
20080270602 | Electronic Device Client and Server System and Method - An electronic device security and tracking system. A system includes one or more clients, wherein the clients are electronic devices; and a server computer system connected to each of the clients, wherein the server computer system is capable of tracking and locating each of the clients. In one aspect, the server computer system includes one or more web servers coupled to each of the clients, wherein the web servers include a website for the electronic device security and tracking system; one or more file transfer protocol servers coupled to each of the web servers; and one or more database servers connected to each of the web servers. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276326 | Electronic Device Disabling System and Method - A method for tracking, locating and disabling an electronic device. A method includes checking if an application component operated correctly during last power-up of the device; and placing the device under control of power on self test to proceed with powering-up the device if the application component operated correctly during last device power-up. | 11-06-2008 |
20090300771 | Electronic Device With Protection From Unauthorized Utilization - An electronic device has software for protecting the electronic device from unauthorized utilization. When executed, the software causes the electronic device to execute an application component, wherein the application component is configured to automatically ascertain whether the electronic device has been reported stolen, based on information received from a server system. The electronic device also automatically determines whether the application component is operating correctly, and if so, automatically provides a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of the electronic device with information indicating that the application component is operating correctly. During a subsequent boot process for the electronic device, the software automatically prevents the electronic device from completing the boot process if the BIOS component does not find the information from the application component indicating that the application component was operating correctly. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100299749 | Secure Booting System And Method - In a method for securing and disabling an electronic device, the electronic device automatically executes a basic input/output system (BIOS) component of a security and tracking service during boot up. The BIOS component automatically determines whether an application component of the security and tracking service has requested disabling of the electronic device. In response to a determination that the application component has requested disabling of the electronic device, the BIOS component automatically displays system information and unlock key. The BIOS component also automatically prompts a user of the electronic device to enter an activation password to re-enable the electronic device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-25-2010 |