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Method and system for recovery of lost property

  • US 20040049396A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2002
  • Published: 03/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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:

  • 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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