IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,826,402
Granted Patent B2
US 9,826,402 · App. 14/679,670 · Granted Nov 21, 2017

Mobile device management

Inventors: Ashish R. Gandhi (Brentwood, CA); Rajeev K. Sadana (Green Brook, NJ); Maynard W. Exum (Piscataway, NJ)
Assignee: Cellco Partnership
H04W12/06G06Q20/12G06Q20/322G06Q20/3223G06Q20/4012G06Q30/06H04W8/18H04W12/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,826,402
App. No.
14/679,670
Granted
Nov 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device may receive information associated with a particular entity and trigger, based on the information, a status for the particular entity. The device may transmit, based on triggering the status, a list of a plurality of mobile devices and may receive an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices. The device may further receive, from a selected mobile device, a request to perform an action and receive a string of characters from the selected mobile device. The device may further transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command to the selected mobile device when the string of characters matches a verification string of characters.

Claims (76)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more devices, first information associated with a particular entity,

the first information including second information associating the particular entity with a plurality of mobile devices, and

the particular entity being associated with a verification string of characters;

triggering, by the one or more devices and based on the first information, a first status for the particular entity;

transmitting, by the one or more devices and based on triggering the first status, a list of the plurality of mobile devices,

the list being provided, for presentation, on another device,

the other device being different than the one or more devices;

receiving, by the one or more devices and from the other device, an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices;

receiving, by the one or more devices and from a selected mobile device of the set of mobile devices, a request to perform an action;

receiving, by the one or more devices and based on receiving the request to perform the action, a string of characters from the selected mobile device; and

transmitting, by the one or more devices and based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command, to the selected mobile device and associated with performing the action, when the string of characters matches the verification string of characters.

2. The method of claim 1 , where the list is provided, for presentation, when a user, associated with the particular entity, requests the list from a mobile device, of the plurality of mobile devices, that is associated with the particular entity.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action,

where, when receiving the request to perform the action, the method includes:

receiving the request to perform the action based on enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting a message to the selected mobile device,

the message indicating that the selected mobile device is enabled to perform the action.

5. The method of claim 3 , where, when enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action, the method includes:

changing the verification string of characters.

6. The method of claim 1 , where the first information includes an account string of characters,

the account string of characters being different than the verification string of characters.

7. The method of claim 1 , where the list includes information identifying a respective phone number associated with each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the processor to:

receive first information associated with a particular entity,

the first information including second information associating the particular entity with a plurality of mobile devices, and

the particular entity being associated with a verification string of characters;

trigger, based on the first information, a first status for the particular entity;

transmit, based on triggering the first status, a list of the plurality of mobile devices,

the list being provided, for presentation, on another device,

the other device being different than the device;

receive, from the other device, an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices;

receive, from a selected mobile device of the set of mobile devices, a request to perform an action;

receive, based on receiving the request to perform the action, a string of characters from the selected mobile device; and

transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command, to the selected mobile device and associated with performing the action, when the string of characters matches the verification string of characters.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the list is provided, for presentation, when a user, associated with the particular entity, requests the list from a mobile device, of the plurality of mobile devices, that is associated with the particular entity.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the instructions further include:

one or more instructions to enable the selected mobile device to perform the action,

where the one or more instructions to receive the request to perform the action further include:

one or more instructions to receive the request to perform the action based on enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , where the instructions further include:

one or more instructions to transmit a message to the selected mobile device,

the message indicating that the selected mobile device is enabled to perform the action.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , where the one or more instructions to enable the selected mobile device to perform the action further include:

one or more instructions to change the verification string of characters.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the first information includes an account string of characters,

the account string of characters being different than the verification string of characters.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , where the list includes information identifying a respective phone number associated with each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices.

15. A device comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor execute the instructions to:

receive first information associated with a particular entity,

the first information including second information associating the particular entity with a plurality of mobile devices, and

the particular entity being associated with a verification string of characters;

trigger, based on the first information, a first status for the particular entity;

transmit, based on triggering the first status, a list of the plurality of mobile devices,

the list being provided, for presentation, on another device,

the other device being different than the device;

receive, from the other device, an identified set of mobile devices from the list of the plurality of mobile devices;

receive, from a selected mobile device of the set of mobile devices, a request to perform an action;

receive, based on receiving the request to perform the action, a string of characters from the selected mobile device; and

transmit, based on receiving the string of characters, an instruction command, to the selected mobile device and associated with performing the action, when the string of characters matches the verification string of characters.

16. The device of claim 15 , where the list is provided, for presentation, when a user, associated with the particular entity, requests the list from a mobile device, of the plurality of mobile devices, that is associated with the particular entity.

17. The device of claim 15 , where the processor is further to:

enable the selected mobile device to perform the action,

where the processor, when receiving the request to perform the action, is further to:

receive the request to perform the action based on enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action.

18. The device of claim 17 , where the processor is further to:

transmit a message to the selected mobile device,

the message indicating that the selected mobile device is enabled to perform the action.

19. The device of claim 17 , where the processor, when enabling the selected mobile device to perform the action, is further to:

change the verification string of characters.

20. The device of claim 15 , where the list includes information identifying a respective phone number associated with each mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: GANDHI, ASHISH R.; SADANA, RAJEEV K.; EXUM, MAYNARD W.
To: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
Reel/Frame 043462/0995 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13360239 · Jan 27, 2012
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