Object identification system and device
First Claim
1. An object identifying system, comprising:
- a remote control unit operable by a user to generate a polling signal; and
an identification device attachable to an object belonging to the user, and having a plurality of lights mounted thereon, said identification device being responsive to the polling signal generated by said remote control unit for illuminating the plurality of lights in such a manner as to identify the object as belonging to the user.
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Abstract
The object identification system of the present invention comprises: a hand-held mechanism or remote control unit employed by the user to set up the system, and to locate an object or objects once the system is set up; and an identification device which is attachable to the object(s) to be identified, and which has an array of lights built into it for uniquely identifying the object(s) as belonging to the user of the system and device. More specifically, the remote control unit is initially employed by the user to program the identification device to respond to a polling signal from the remote control unit by illuminating, in a certain sequence or with a certain pattern, lights built into the identification device so as to uniquely identify, as belonging to the user, the object(s) to which the identification device is attached. Once the identification device is programmed, the remote control unit can be used to generate a polling signal, in response to which the identification device illuminates its lights in the certain sequence or with the certain pattern to identify the object(s) as belonging to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. An object identifying system, comprising:
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a remote control unit operable by a user to generate a polling signal; and
an identification device attachable to an object belonging to the user, and having a plurality of lights mounted thereon, said identification device being responsive to the polling signal generated by said remote control unit for illuminating the plurality of lights in such a manner as to identify the object as belonging to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An object identifying device attachable to an object belonging to a user, said device comprising:
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a plurality of lights disposed on said device;
receiving means for receiving a polling signal; and
illuminating means responsive to the polling signal for illuminating the plurality of lights in such a manner as to identify the object as belonging to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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