Issuing notifications about lost devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsIra L. Allen, Gregory J. Boss, Andrew R. Jones, Kevin C. McConnell, John E. Moore, Jr.
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Abstract
In an approach for notifying a user of a location of a device, a processor receives a first location of a first device. A processor determines that the first device has been separated from a user of the first device. A processor determines a second device located at, within a first predetermined threshold, the first location. A processor sends a first notification to the second device, wherein the notification includes, at least, that the first device is located nearby.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a first location of a first device;
- determining, by one or more processors, that the first device has been separated from a user of the first device;
- determining a destination of the user;
- determining a projected location of the user based on the determined destination;
- determining a second device located at, within a predetermined threshold, the projected location;
- and
- sending a notification to the second device, wherein the notification includes information indicating the first location.
A computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable hardware storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable hardware storage media, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive a first location of a first device;
- program instructions to determine that the first device has been separated from a user of the first device;
- program instructions to determine a destination of the user;
- program instructions to determine a projected location of the user based on the determined destination;
- program instructions to determine a second device located at, within a predetermined threshold, the projected location;
- and
- program instructions to send a notification to the second device, wherein the notification includes information indicating the first location.
A computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive a first location of a first device;
- program instructions to determine that the first device has been separated from a user of the first device;
- program instructions to determine a destination of the user;
- program instructions to determine a projected location of the user based on the determined destination;
- program instructions to determine a second device located at, within a predetermined threshold, the projected location;
- and
- program instructions to send a notification to the second device, wherein the notification includes information indicating the first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.