Method and Apparatus for Locating a Device
OwnerNathan Cheninventor
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Abstract
This invention comprises a unique method and apparatus for locating a lost article. In one embodiment, a target electronic device is provided. A tracking device is provided and includes hardware configured to receive and recognize a signal and also to emit a signal. A transmission medium is used to facilitate communication between the target electronic device and tracking device. In some embodiment there may be a plurality of target electronic devices, tracking devices, and transmission mediums. In some embodiments the tracking device helps guide the user to the location of the target electronic device.
Claims20
A locating device system, comprising:
- at least one tracking device which emits a tracking signal and has a current location;
- at least one target electronic device which emits a target signal and has a current location;
- a processor on said tracking device configured to receive said target signal;
- wherein said target signal identifies the location of said target electronic device;
- wherein said tracking device guides a user of said tracking device to said current location of said target electronic device using said target signal.
A locating device system, comprising:
- at least one tracking device which emits locating data;
- at least one target electronic device which emits target data and has a current location;
- wherein said tracking device and said target electronic device each further comprise a camera and a gyroscope;
- a data server for collecting data from said tracking device and said target electronic device;
- wherein said data server correlates data from said tracking device and said target electronic device to help guide a user of said tracking device to said current location of said target electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.