Patent ID: 7184750
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for increasing security of a mobile terminal, comprising: inputting a personal identification code, at a location separate from a mobile terminal that has been lost, stolen, or misplaced, sending the personal identification code via a telephone connection to an automated or human attendant, receiving the personal identification code and using the personal identification code to determine from a database whether the mobile terminal has a device management feature supporting synchronization markup language, composing a guard message that employs synchronization markup language if the mobile terminal has the device management feature, if the mobile terminal lacks the device management feature, composing the guard message so that the guard message instead employs a smart message implemented as a bearer-independent object or employs wireless access protocol push messaging, sending the guard message from the attendant to the mobile terminal, authenticating the guard message at the mobile terminal, locking at least one communication capability of the mobile terminal, and securing at least some data that is stored in the mobile terminal.