US2011183696A1PendingUtilityA1

Electronic System Location Determination

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Assignee: INTEL CORPPriority: Sep 27, 2006Filed: Apr 6, 2011Published: Jul 28, 2011
Est. expirySep 27, 2026(~0.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Stuart A. Golden
H04W 84/12H04W 64/00H04W 8/24
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Abstract

A lost or stolen computing device is recovered. A trusted server is requested to locate the computing device. The trusted server requests coarse location information from the computing device, and the computing device reports its coarse location. The trusted server then requests that the computing device transmit wireless local area networks signal so that it may be recovered.

Claims

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1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a request to locate a computing device;   contacting the computing device over a wireless wide area network (WWAN) and requesting coarse location information;   sending to the computing device a request to transmit wireless local area network (WLAN) signals.   
     
     
         2 - 21 . (canceled)

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