Identification device, system and method
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1. A system comprising:
- an identification device that performs actions including collecting information representing one or more of a location of the identification device, and wherein the identification device collects the information in response to one or more of a request by a computing system, a pre-determined period of time, or an event, wherein a housing of the identification device is convex-shaped to provide a light pathway to a display;
the computing system that performs actions including receiving one or more portions of the collected information communicated by the identification device, wherein the received one or more portions of the collected information is employed to determine the location of the identification device, and wherein the computing system communicates a message to the identification device to activate a notification; and
a mobile device that performs actions including receiving the location of the identification device communicated by the computing system.
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Abstract
An identification system includes an identification device and a communication device. The identification device is attached to an article and including a sensor. The identification device is configured to operate in a plurality of modes and configured to switch between modes of the plurality of modes based on one or more conditions of a surrounding environment sensed by the sensor. The identification device is configured to send data to a server. The communication device of a user of the identification system is configured to receive data including location data of the identification device from the server using short message service protocols or messages through a signaling channel.
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28 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an identification device that performs actions including collecting information representing one or more of a location of the identification device, and wherein the identification device collects the information in response to one or more of a request by a computing system, a pre-determined period of time, or an event, wherein a housing of the identification device is convex-shaped to provide a light pathway to a display; the computing system that performs actions including receiving one or more portions of the collected information communicated by the identification device, wherein the received one or more portions of the collected information is employed to determine the location of the identification device, and wherein the computing system communicates a message to the identification device to activate a notification; and a mobile device that performs actions including receiving the location of the identification device communicated by the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25)
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8. A mobile device, comprising:
an identification device that performs actions including; collecting information representing one or more of a location of the identification device, and wherein the identification device collects the information in response to one or more of a request by a computing system, a pre-determined period of time, or an event, communicating one or more portions of the collected information to a computing system, wherein the computing system performs actions including employing the one or more portions of the collected information to determine the location of the identification device, and wherein the computing system communicates a message to the identification device to activate a notification; and enabling another mobile device to receive the location of the identification device communicated to by the computing system, wherein a housing of the identification device is convex-shaped to provide a light pathway to a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 26)
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15. A method that performs actions, comprising:
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employing an identification device to collect information representing one or more of a location of the identification device, and wherein the identification device collects the information in response to one or more of a request by a computing system, a pre-determined period of time, or an event, wherein a housing of the identification device is convex-shaped to provide a light pathway to a display; employing a computing system to receive one or more portions of the collected information communicated by the identification device, wherein the received one or more portions of the collected information is employed to determine the location of the identification device, and wherein the computing system communicates a message to the identification device to activate a notification; and enabling a mobile device to receive the location of the identification device communicated by the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 27)
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20. A non-transitory processor readable storage media that includes instructions, wherein the execution of the instructions by one or more processors, causes actions, comprising:
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employing an identification device to collect information representing one or more of a location of the identification device, and wherein the identification device collects the information in response to one or more of a request by a computing system, a pre-determined period of time, or an event, wherein a housing of the identification device is convex-shaped to provide a light pathway to a display; employing a computing system to receive one or more portions of the collected information communicated by the identification device, wherein the received one or more portions of the collected information is employed to determine the location of the identification device, and wherein the computing system communicates a message to the identification device to activate a notification; and enabling a mobile device to receive the location of the identification device communicated by the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 28)
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