Patent ID: 8401521

Claim:
A method for communication, the method comprising: activating by a first communication device, control of one or more resources on a handheld communication device to monitor one or more unauthorized operations by an unauthorized user of said handheld communication device, wherein: said monitoring occurs without knowledge of the unauthorized user of said handheld communication device; a unique identifier is securely stored on said handheld communication device under control of an owner or authorized user of said handheld communication device, said unique identifier configured for authentication of said handheld communication device by the first communication device for controlling said one or more resources, and secure executable code is installed on said handheld communication device by the owner or authorized user of said first communication device, wherein: said secure executable code and said unique identifier are inaccessible via an operating system shell of said handheld communication device; and without knowledge of said unauthorized user of said handheld communication device, said secure executable code enables said monitoring; in response to said activating, receiving by said first communication device, monitored information from said handheld communication device produced by said unauthorized operation by said unauthorized user of said handheld communication device; and accessing said handheld communication device by the unique identifier of said handheld communication device that is securely stored within said handheld communication device, the unique identifier being independent of a network access identifier for the handheld communication device.