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US 8,818,405 · App. 13/492,910 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Recognition system

Inventor: Suman Sheilendra (Matthews, NC)
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Patent No.
US 8,818,405
App. No.
13/492,910
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments, a first electronic device may be configured to communicate wirelessly with a second electronic device. If the devices become separated, then various steps may be taken to avoid or to mitigate the loss of one of the devices.

Claims (55)

1. A device comprising:

a memory, in which the memory stores first instructions and first data; and

a processor electronically coupled to the memory,

in which the processor is operable to receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to:

present to a user a set of options for configuration;

receive from the user a selection of a first option for configuring a triggering condition;

receive from the user a selection of a second option for configuring a responsive action;

receive from the user a selection of a third option for configuring a means of communication between the device and a second device;

communicate with the second device in accordance with the third option;

determine that the triggering condition has occurred

take, in response to the triggering condition, the responsive action;

determine that the device is inside a first geographic region;

cause the device to communicate at a first interval with the second device while the device is within the first geographic region;

determine that the device is inside a second geographic region; and

cause the device to communicate at a second interval with the second device while the device is within the second geographic region,

in which the second interval is shorter than the first interval.

2. A device comprising:

a memory, in which the memory stores first instructions and first data, second data, third data, and fourth data; and

a processor electronically coupled to the memory,

in which the processor is operable to receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to:

present to a user a set of options for configuration;

receive from the user a selection of a first option for configuring a triggering condition;

receive from the user a selection of a second option for configuring a responsive action;

receive from the user a selection of a third option for configuring a means of communication between the device and a second device;

communicate with the second device in accordance with the third option;

determine that the triggering condition has occurred; and

take, in response to the triggering condition, the responsive action, wherein the responsive action includes:

encrypting the first data;

initiating password protection for the second data;

deleting the third data; and

coping the fourth data to the second device.

3. A device comprising:

a memory, in which the memory stores first instructions and first data; and

a processor electronically coupled to the memory,

in which the processor is operable to receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to:

present to a user a set of options for configuration;

receive from the user a selection of a first option for configuring a triggering condition;

receive from the user a selection of a second option for configuring a responsive action;

receive from the user a selection of a third option for configuring a means of communication between the device and a second device;

communicate with the second device in accordance with the third option;

determine that the triggering condition has occurred;

receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to receive an advanced indication of a particular second device;

take, in response to the triggering condition, the responsive action, wherein the responsive action includes:

syncing with the second device such that both the device and the second device have current copies of the data.

4. A device comprising:

a memory, in which the memory stores first instructions and first data; and

a processor electronically coupled to the memory,

in which the processor is operable to receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to:

present to a user a set of options for configuration;

receive from the user a selection of a first option for configuring a means of communication between the device and a second device;

receive from the user a selection of a second option for configuring a triggering condition, in which the triggering condition is a condition where the second device is moving away from the device at greater than a threshold speed;

receive from the user a selection of a third option for configuring a responsive action;

communicate with the second device in accordance with the first option;

determine that the triggering condition has occurred; and

take, in response to the triggering condition, the responsive action.

Continuity (2)
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