Article locating device using position location
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1. A device for finding lost articles, comprising:
- a source of power;
a sleep mode controlling device, operating to maintain associated circuitry in a sleep mode during certain modes of operation in which power consumption from the battery is minimized;
a position detecting device, powered by said source of power and operable responsive to said sleep mode controlling device, operating to detect a current position when requested; and
a communication device, receiving information from said position detecting device, powered by said source of power, and operating responsive to said sleep mode controlling device, and operating to report said information from said position detecting device to a remote object during the time when said sleep mode controlling device is not maintaining said circuitry in said sleep mode, and when requested by said remote device.
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Abstract
A lost article finding device, which can be used for, for example, finding keys and the like. The finding device has a element for automatically finding its location, such as a GPS device or other position detecting device. A transceiver receives requests from a remote location, and response to those requests. The requests may include periodic pings, which are simply sent to ensure that the device is responding to requests. The requests may also include specialized requests which specifically request the device to report its current location.
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1. A device for finding lost articles, comprising:
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a source of power;
a sleep mode controlling device, operating to maintain associated circuitry in a sleep mode during certain modes of operation in which power consumption from the battery is minimized;
a position detecting device, powered by said source of power and operable responsive to said sleep mode controlling device, operating to detect a current position when requested; and
a communication device, receiving information from said position detecting device, powered by said source of power, and operating responsive to said sleep mode controlling device, and operating to report said information from said position detecting device to a remote object during the time when said sleep mode controlling device is not maintaining said circuitry in said sleep mode, and when requested by said remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lost article finding device, comprising:
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a source of power;
a position detecting device, powered by said source of power, and operable to determine a current position;
a timer device, maintaining a count of time since transmissions of a specified type have been received; and
a transceiver device, operating responsive to a request for position, to send information from said position detecting device, and operable responsive to said timer device, to operate in a second mode of operation, in which it is more likely that the user will receive said request for position, responsive to no transmissions of the specified type having been received for a specified time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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requesting, from a networked client, location information for a specified device;
receiving, responsive to said request, location information about said specified device; and
displaying a relative position information indicating a path from said client to said device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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