Patent ID: 9338596
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A machine-implemented method for securing a wireless data processing device comprising: receiving, by a wireless data processing device, at least one input which comprises image data which provides a security code; powering down the wireless data processing device into a security mode in response to the wireless data processing device determining that the received at least one input which provides the security code has been entered incorrectly a predetermined number of times; powering up predetermined portions of the wireless data processing device, in the security mode; obtaining location information, in the security mode, of the wireless data processing device; transmitting, in the security mode, the location information of the wireless data processing device over one or more communication channels; and automatically powering down the predetermined portions of the wireless data processing device in the security mode.