Mobile lock with retractable cable
OwnerDonald S. WILLIAMSinventor
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Abstract
A mobile lock with a retractable cable. The mobile lock includes an integral wireless locator system that can precisely locate the mobile device in real-time if stolen with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (i.e. a drone, etc.) The wireless locator system also automatically send messages (e.g., e-mail, text, instant messages, voice, etc.) and make automatic posts to social networking sites (e.g., FACEBOOK, TWITTER, etc.) and social shopping sites (CRAIG'S LIST, E-BAY, etc.) that the mobile device has been stolen.
Claims19
A mobile lock comprising:
- a body component with a retractable cable;
- one end of the retractable cable including a cable lock end component that is insertable into and removable from a cable attaching component and a second end of the retractable cable attached to a cable retraction component that retracts the retractable cable into the body component when not in use;
- one end of the cable lock end component including a tamper resistant component to prevent tampering at a connection between the cable lock end component and the cable attaching component and a second end of the cable lock end component including an engaging portion to securely engage the cable lock end component into the cable attaching component;
- the cable attaching component integral to the body component for securely engaging the second end of the cable lock end component of the retractable cable when the retractable cable is being used to secure a mobile device to a solid object;
- a cable unlocking component for unlocking the second end of cable lock end component from the cable lock component;
- a location component inside the body component with a circuit configured for providing real-time physical location information of the mobile device and for securely and wirelessly communicating with a communications network via a wireless interface, the location component including at least:
- a non-transitory memory, a baseband transceiver or an ultra-wideband transceiver, a wireless Radio Frequency (RF) antenna, a processor, a security interface, an internal power source, an accelerometer and a Global Positioning System (GPS) location chip set;
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- an aviation communications module connected to the location component for providing real-time physical location information to one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) each with one or more processors, on a wireless aviation frequency to locate the mobile lock via the one or more UAVs.
The mobile lock of claim 15 the plurality of applications on the plurality of target network devices including access via the communications network to a plurality of television sites, Internet television sites, search engine sites, social networking sites, social shopping sites, law enforcement sites or emergency information sites.
The mobile lock of claim 15 wherein the plurality of target network devices include computers, mobile phones, portable game playing devices, smart phones and tablet computers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.