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US 8,901,442 B1Granted
Luggage incorporating a weight determination mechanism and location determination system
OwnerGuillermo Diloneinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a smart luggage having an outer case and an inner case with a weight determination mechanism therebetween in electrical communication with a circuit having firmware and an exterior electronic display. The circuit further incorporates a GPS locator and a transponder, whereby a user having a mobile device enabled with tracking software may be able to locate and retrieve lost or stolen luggage. Also provided within the smart luggage is a camera that can take one or more pictures when the smart luggage is opened by a person.
Claims7
A smart luggage comprising:
- a) an outer container having a bottom wall and four vertical walls;
- b) a lid hinged to one of the vertical walls of the outer container;
- c) an inner container having a bottom wall and four vertical walls carried within the outer container;
- d) a weight measuring device located between the bottom walls of the outer container and the inner container;
- e) a display having an indicator, mounted on one wall of the outer container and electrically connected to the weight measuring device, whereby when a user places articles within the inner container the display will activate the indicator to alert the user whether the weight of the articles either exceeds/matches a predetermined index weight;
- f) a circuit electrically connected to the weight measuring device;
- g) a GPS locator electrically connected to the circuit;
- h) a transponder electrically connected to the GPS locator;
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- i) a remote electronic component operated by the user to receive a signal from the transponder, whereby when the smart luggage is lost/stolen it can be recovered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.