Patent ID: 8245315
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing an unauthorized hardware change, comprising: detecting, by a computing device, a hardware change on a mobile device; determining the hardware change is an unauthorized hardware change as a function of a component identification of the hardware and a behavior characteristic of the hardware corresponding to the component identification, including determining that an actual behavior characteristic of the hardware is different from an authorized behavioral characteristic stored on the mobile device for the hardware; and performing an action based on an implementation policy that associates the action with the unauthorized hardware change, including: determining a connectivity problem in attempting to transmit a message over a network to report the unauthorized hardware changed, during a specified amount of time, prompting a user to solve the connectivity problem and prompting the user to provide information regarding the unauthorized hardware change, restricting usage of the mobile device after expiration of the specified amount of time if the connectivity problem is not resolved prior to the expiration of the specified amount of time or if the information regarding the unauthorized hardware change is not received prior to the expiration of the specified amount of time, and logging information associated with the unauthorized hardware change for reporting to a service provider.