SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING LOST OR STOLEN ARTICLES
First Claim
1. A method for reporting article identification information comprising:
- providing, on an article, communication capability to a detector;
transmitting article identification information to the detector;
receiving owner preference information from the detector; and
responsive to receiving owner preference information, initiating an action on the article.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for facilitating the locating of lost or stolen articles. The method includes providing an article registry comprising one or more registered article identification information and associated owner preference information. The method also includes providing a lost article registry comprising one or more lost article identification information. The method further includes receiving a first article identification; and responsive to finding the first article identification in the lost article registry, transmitting the associated owner preference information. The system includes a security server which includes an article registry comprising one or more registered article identification information and associated owner preference information. The security server also includes a lost article registry comprising one or more lost article identification information. The security server further includes a module coupled to the article registry and the lost article registry and operable to receive an article identification information. The module is also operable to determine if the received article information is in the lost article registry and, to retrieve and transmit the owner preference information associated with the received article information in response to finding the received article identification information in the lost article registry.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for reporting article identification information comprising:
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providing, on an article, communication capability to a detector;
transmitting article identification information to the detector;
receiving owner preference information from the detector; and
responsive to receiving owner preference information, initiating an action on the article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing an article security service comprising:
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providing an article registry comprising a plurality of registered article identification information and associated owner preference information;
providing a lost article registry comprising a plurality of lost article identification information;
receiving a first article identification information; and
responsive to finding the first article identification information in the lost article registry, transmitting the associated owner preference information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A security server comprising:
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an article registry comprising a plurality of registered article identification information and associated owner preference information;
a lost article registry comprising a plurality of lost article identification information; and
a module coupled to the article registry and the lost article registry and operable to receive an article identification information, the module also operable to determine if the received article information is in the lost article registry, and, the module further operable to retrieve and transmit the owner preference information associated with the received article information in response to finding the received article identification information in the lost article registry.
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16. A security apparatus coupled to an article, the security apparatus comprising:
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an article identification information operable to uniquely identify an article; and
a detector communication module coupled to the article identification information and operable to receive a request to transmit the article identification information, the detector communication module also operable to receive owner preference information, the detector communication module further operable to trigger an action on the article based on the received owner preference information.
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Specification