Method and system for recovery of lost property
First Claim
1. A system for identifying items of personal property and providing for their safe and expeditious return to the owner of the personal property, the system comprising:
- a central asset registry having a database of items of personal property of various individuals each of said items of personal property is identified by a unique identifying indicia, said unique identifying indicia of each item of personal property being linked to a specific owner;
a tag attached to each item of personal property registered with said asset registry, said tag having said unique identifying indicia emblazoned thereon that corresponds to said unique identifying indicia associated with said item of personal property in said database of said asset registry, said tag also having contact information for said asset registry and a promise of a reward to an individual who notifies said asset registry and turns in the lost item to said asset registry;
said asset registry and said associated database being generally accessible over a public communication network;
wherein upon losing a registered item of personal property, an owner of said lost item of registered personal property can notify said asset registry system to list on said database in a searchable format said item of registered personal property searchable by one or more of the following indicia;
owner, unique identifying indicia, description of the property lost and location the item was lost; and
wherein said owner has an option of modifying within certain preset parameters a reward to be offered for return of the lost registered item of personal property and the condition in which the lost item must be returned in order to receive all or part of said reward.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for the return of lost personal property. The system consists of identifying personal property with unique identification indicia. Placing the unique identification indicia on a tag with instructions on where to return the property of found, that a reward will be paid for its return and attaching that tag to the item of personal property. The information regarding the personal property, its owner and the unique identification indicia is maintained in a central registry database. Upon the finding of the lost property a finder would contact the database, make arrangements for return of the property and receive the reward upon the successful return of the lost property. The system in a preferred embodiment would operate through an Internet website and be designed to function over a very large geographical area such as the United States.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for identifying items of personal property and providing for their safe and expeditious return to the owner of the personal property, the system comprising:
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a central asset registry having a database of items of personal property of various individuals each of said items of personal property is identified by a unique identifying indicia, said unique identifying indicia of each item of personal property being linked to a specific owner;
a tag attached to each item of personal property registered with said asset registry, said tag having said unique identifying indicia emblazoned thereon that corresponds to said unique identifying indicia associated with said item of personal property in said database of said asset registry, said tag also having contact information for said asset registry and a promise of a reward to an individual who notifies said asset registry and turns in the lost item to said asset registry;
said asset registry and said associated database being generally accessible over a public communication network;
wherein upon losing a registered item of personal property, an owner of said lost item of registered personal property can notify said asset registry system to list on said database in a searchable format said item of registered personal property searchable by one or more of the following indicia;
owner, unique identifying indicia, description of the property lost and location the item was lost; and
wherein said owner has an option of modifying within certain preset parameters a reward to be offered for return of the lost registered item of personal property and the condition in which the lost item must be returned in order to receive all or part of said reward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for the recovery of lost property, said system comprising:
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a central asset registry with a database listing a plurality of items of personal property, each item of personal property having a unique identifying indicia associated with it;
a tag attached to each item of personal property listed in said asset registry with said associated identifying indicia listed on said tag, wherein said tag has additional information on it on how to contact said asset registry and indications that a guaranteed reward will be given to a finder who finds the item of personal property and returning it to said asset registry; and
wherein said information on how to contact said asset registry uses a public communication system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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52. The system of claim 52 wherein a set of keys can be registered with said asset registry.
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59. A method for assuring the return of lost items of personal property, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing for the listing of items of personal property on a searchable database;
b) assigning a unique identification indicia to each of said items of personal property, which unique identification indicia can be used to quickly identify said personal property to which said unique identifying indicia is assigned;
c) attaching in a secure but detachable fashion a tag to said item of personal property, said tag having said unique identification indicia thereon as well as information on how to contact a central registry if one finds said item of personal property with said tag attached and offering an reward to anyone who finds and returns said item of personal property to said central registry;
d) having an owner of said personal property contact said central registry and list said item of personal property as lost in the event that said item of personal property is lost;
e) posting at an internet website of said central asset registry the fact said item of personal property has been lost;
f) receiving a communication from a finder claiming to have found said lost item of personal property;
g) verifying with said database that said item of personal property found by said finder is the listed on said database by confirming a match between said unique identification indicia on said tag and said unique identification indicia of said item of personal property listed in said database;
h) making arrangements with said finder of said item of personal property to said asset registry;
i) receiving by said central registry said item of personal property found;
j) returning said item of personal property to said owner; and
k) paying a preset reward to said finder. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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