Patent ID: 8406736

Claim:
A method of locating a wireless device being used by an unauthorized operator, the method comprising: examining biometric information of the operator of the wireless device; determining if the operator is authorized based on the biometric information; determining a first location information of the wireless device indicating its first position; storing the determination of authorization of the operator and further storing the determined first location information in a non-volatile memory in the wireless device, such that the determination and the first location information persists in the event of a loss of power to the wireless device; transmitting a first message to a remote recipient in response to determining the operator is not authorized, the first message including the biometric information of the operator and the first location information of the wireless device; determining a second location information of the wireless device indicating its second position; storing the determined second location information in the non-volatile memory; and transmitting a second message to the remote recipient in response to a movement of the wireless device, the second message including the biometric information of the operator and the second location of the wireless device that is different than the first location.