Patent ID: 9591453
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G01S,H04W

Claim:
1. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, produce a graphical user interface (GUI) for locating a lost mobile device using a non-GPS derived homing signal, the GUI comprising: a first display area that displays on a first locating mobile device one or more controls for receiving information that is used to generate a request to activate a homing signal on the lost mobile device; and a second display area that displays on the first locating mobile device a visual indicator to indicate a proximity to the lost mobile device, wherein the proximity is based on a signal strength of the homing signal received directly by the first locating mobile device from the lost mobile device, and wherein the homing signal is a modulated radio frequency that is emitted on an unused band within a frequency band reserved for mobile communication technologies and that is not used by a base station located in range of the lost mobile device.