US 2021/0241601 A1 · BAGGAGE ALERT LOCK

Abstract

A method for tracking pieces of baggage comprises the steps of providing one or more first devices, each of the first devices being attached to the pieces of baggage and each of the first devices comprising a first transceiver; transmitting, by each of the first transceivers, wireless data, the wireless data comprising a device identifier for the respective first device; providing a second device, the second device comprising a second transceiver and a user interface; receiving, by the second transceiver, the wireless data from one or more of the first transceivers; displaying on the user interface the device identifiers corresponding to the respective first devices from which the wireless data was received; selecting one or more of the device identifiers, the selected one or more of the device identifiers corresponding to the first devices that are selected for tracking; and generating, by the second device, an alarm if one of the first devices that are selected for tracking moves beyond a particular distance from the second device, wherein the particular distance may be determined using a signal strength of the wireless data received by the second transceiver.

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Dependent claims

A method for tracking pieces of baggage, the method comprising the steps of:

providing one or more first devices, each of the first devices being attached to the pieces of baggage and each of the first devices comprising a first transceiver;
transmitting, by each of the first transceivers, wireless data, the wireless data comprising a device identifier for the respective first device;
providing a second device, the second device comprising a second transceiver and a user interface;
receiving, by the second transceiver, the wireless data from one or more of the first transceivers;
displaying on the user interface the device identifiers corresponding to the respective first devices from which the wireless data was received;
selecting one or more of the device identifiers, the selected one or more of the device identifiers corresponding to the first devices that are selected for tracking;
and
generating, by the second device, an alarm if one of the first devices that are selected for tracking moves beyond a particular distance from the second device, wherein the particular distance may be determined using a signal strength of the wireless data received by the second transceiver.

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