System and method to protect personal property
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNeil C. Schoen, Wendy A. Schoen
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Abstract
A system to protect personal property may include an electronic tag associable with a personal property item. The system may also include a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft.
Claims40
A system to protect personal property, comprising:
- an electronic tag associable with a personal property item;
- and
- a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft.
An electronic tag for use in a personal property protection system, comprising:
- a unique identification code to distinguish the electronic tag from other electronic tags;
- a component to determine a status of the electronic tag;
- and
- a component to report a status of the electronic tag to a controller in the personal property protection system.
A controller for use in a personal property protection system, comprising:
- a communications device to wirelessly communicate with an electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect a personal property item associated with the electronic tag from loss or theft;
- and
- a processor to determine a status of the electronic tag based on at least one of information received from the electronic tag and an absence of a signal from the electronic tag after an interrogation signal.
A method to protect personal property, comprising:
- determining a status of an electronic tag associated with a personal property item;
- and
- activating an alarm in response to the status of the electronic tag being in a predetermined condition.
A computer program product to protect personal property from theft or loss, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable medium comprising:
- computer usable program code configured to determine a status of an electronic tag associated with a personal property item;
- and
- computer usable program code configured to activate an alarm in response to the status of the electronic tag being in a predetermined condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.