US 11,704,134 B2
Device locator disable authentication
Raghunandan K. Pai, Cupertino, CA (US); Karthik Narayanan, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Paul Chinn, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/565,202.
Application 16/565,202 is a continuation of application No. 16/560,570, filed on Sep. 4, 2019.
Application 16/560,570 is a continuation of application No. 15/623,047, filed on Jun. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,447,839.
Application 15/623,047 is a continuation of application No. 13/911,732, filed on Jun. 6, 2013, granted, now 9,706,032, issued on Jul. 11, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0007676 A1, Jan. 2, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04W 12/126 (2021.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 9/44505 (2013.01) [G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/88 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/126 (2021.01); G06F 2221/2103 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2117 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, a user input to enable a device locator mode, the device locator mode requires reactivation of the mobile device with cloud-based user account credentials following receipt of a second user input at the mobile device to erase content and security settings from the mobile device;
on a mobile device, the mobile device having user-erasable content and user-configured security settings erased from the mobile device, upon start-up of the mobile device after the user-erasable content and user-configured security settings were erased:
determining whether a device locator mode is enabled for the mobile device, the device locator mode to enable an authorized requesting device to receive location information related to the mobile device, wherein the device locator mode is associated with a cloud-based user account with cloud-based user account credentials;
accessing cloud-based user account credentials of the cloud-based user account and presenting, on the mobile device, a user interface including a challenge for the cloud-based user account credentials of the cloud-based user account; and
limiting functionality of the mobile device until valid cloud-based user account credentials are provided at the user interface.