Nicholas A Tucker

US Patent:

20170180530, Jun 22, 2017

Filed:

Mar 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/447832

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Nicholas Bradley Tucker - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/67
H04W 12/08
H04W 48/02

Abstract:

The restricted use of a cellular network to facilitate disablement of a device that is suspected lost or stolen. Accordingly, even if the device is not capable of general use of the cellular network, disablement communications are still permitted across the cellular network. Accordingly, the device may receive a disable command from the disablement service over the cellular network, and acknowledge processing of the disable command to the disablement service also over the cellular network. Thus, efforts by an unauthorized possessor of the device to prevent disablement by removing the physical authentication module are thwarted. Likewise, turning the cellular service off using software settings at the device also does not prevent the device from being disabled via cellular network communication.

US Patent:

20160344862, Nov 24, 2016

Filed:

May 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/720765

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Nicholas Bradley Tucker - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/725
H04W 12/08

Abstract:

The restricted use of a cellular network to facilitate disablement of a device that is suspected lost or stolen. Accordingly, even if the device is not capable of general use of the cellular network, disablement communications are still permitted across the cellular network. Accordingly, the device may receive a disable command from the disablement service over the cellular network, and acknowledge processing of the disable command to the disablement service also over the cellular network. Thus, efforts by an unauthorized possessor of the device to prevent disablement by removing the physical authentication module are thwarted. Likewise, turning the cellular service off using software settings at the device also does not prevent the device from being disabled via cellular network communication.

US Patent:

20160267298, Sep 15, 2016

Filed:

Mar 13, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/657808

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Nicholas Bradley Tucker - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/71

Abstract:

Active disablement of a target device that is reported as lost or stolen, even if the device no longer has a cellular link. A service assembles a list of target devices that have been reported as lost or stolen, and transmits at least a subset of the assembled list of target devices to candidate proximate systems. If one of the candidate proximate system receives an identification signal from a target device that is on the received list, the proximate system commands the target device to at least partially disable itself. The target device then disables as commanded, and the proximate system may acknowledge the same to the service.

US Patent:

20160247166, Aug 25, 2016

Filed:

Feb 25, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/630962

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Nicholas Bradley Tucker - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

Abstract:

Embodiments are directed to efficiently recovering an electronic device. In one scenario, a computer system determines that a user's electronic device is in a lost or stolen state. The computer system sends a notification to the electronic device indicating multiple different methods of returning the electronic device to the electronic device's manufacturer. Upon receiving the electronic device, the computer system identifies the owner of the electronic device, determines how to provide the electronic device to the identified owner, and provides the electronic device to the identified owner in the determined manner.