US 12,170,008 B2
Remote activation or deactivation of a device for theft deterrence
Amit Mahajan, San Diego, CA (US); and Nikhil Jain, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/658,437.
Prior Publication US 2023/0326312 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 13/22 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 13/22 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a server device, information relating to a location of a device that is to be delivered to a physical location associated with a recipient;
obtaining, by the server device, movement information indicating movement of the device;
transmitting, by the server device to a user device of the recipient and based at least in part on the information indicating that the location of the device is at the physical location of the recipient, a first communication prompting the recipient to indicate whether the recipient is in possession of the device;
receiving, by the server device from the user device, a second communication indicating whether the recipient is in possession of the device; and
transmitting, by the server device to the device, a signal to cause the device to change an activation state of one or more operations of the device based at least in part on whether the second communication indicates that the recipient is in possession of the device and based at least in part on whether the movement information indicates the recipient is in possession of the device,
wherein the device changing the activation state comprises the device changing an ability of the device to power on, to connect to a network, or to display content on a display of the device.