Device tracking system

A method for locating radio-frequency-emitting devices, the method comprising:

• registering, on a downloadable software application on a first locator device, a trackable device, thereby creating a registered trackable device, wherein the registered trackable device emits a radio frequency signal,
• detecting, via a radio frequency scan conducted by a second locator device, a sighting of the registered trackable device,
• determining, at the second locator device, whether the sighting of the registered trackable device meets criteria defining the sighting as a new location of that registered trackable device, the criteria including a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value;
• wherein the second locator device comprises a peripheral scan cache configured to store a list of information for a plurality of previous sightings, each of the plurality of previous sightings having an associated RSSI value, and
• the determining includes:
• averaging the RSSI values of the plurality of previous sightings, and
• comparing an RSSI value of a new sighting to an average of the RSSI values of the plurality of previous sightings;
• communicating, when the sighting of the registered trackable device meets the criteria, a report of the new location to a server, the report including a geographical location of the registered trackable device based on reverse geocoding of the locator device or personal communication device,
• sending a notification from the server to the first locator device that a new location of the registered trackable device has occurred,
• communicating the geographical location of the registered trackable device from the server to the second software application, and
• displaying, on a map at the second software application, the geographical location of the registered trackable device.

A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method for locating radio-frequency-emitting devices, the method comprising:

• registering, on a downloadable software application on a first locator device, a trackable device, thereby creating a registered trackable device, wherein the registered trackable device emits a radio frequency signal,
• detecting, via a radio frequency scan conducted by a second locator device, a sighting of the registered trackable device,
• determining, at the second locator device, whether the sighting of the registered trackable device meets criteria defining the sighting as a new location of that registered trackable device, the criteria including a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value;
• wherein the second locator device comprises a peripheral scan cache configured to store a list of information for a plurality of previous sightings, each of the plurality of previous sightings having an associated RSSI value, and
• the determining includes:
• averaging the RSSI values of the plurality of previous sightings, and
• comparing an RSSI value of a new sighting to an average of the RSSI values of the plurality of previous sightings;
• communicating, when the sighting of the registered trackable device meets the criteria, a report of the new location to the server, the report including a geographical location of the registered trackable device, based on reverse geocoding of the locator device or personal communication device,
• sending a notification from the server to the first locator device that a new location of the registered trackable device has occurred,
• communicating the geographical location of the registered trackable device from the server to the second software application, and
• displaying, on a map at the second software application, the geographical location of the registered trackable device.