Personal items network, and associated methods
First Claim
1. A personal items network, comprising a plurality of items, each item having a wireless communications port for coupling in network with every other item, each item having a processor for determining if any other item in the network is no longer linked to the item, each item having an indicator for informing a user that an item has left the network, wherein a user may locate lost items.
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Abstract
A personal items network, comprising a plurality of items, each item having a wireless communications port for coupling in network with every other item, each item having a processor for determining if any other item in the network is no longer linked to the item, each item having an indicator for informing a user that an item has left the network, wherein a user may locate lost items. A method for locating lost personal items, comprising: linking at least two personal items together on a network; and depositing one or both of time and location information in an unlost item when one of the items is lost out of network.
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20 Claims
- 1. A personal items network, comprising a plurality of items, each item having a wireless communications port for coupling in network with every other item, each item having a processor for determining if any other item in the network is no longer linked to the item, each item having an indicator for informing a user that an item has left the network, wherein a user may locate lost items.
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12. A method for locating lost personal items, comprising:
linking at least two personal items together on a network; and
depositing one or both of time and location information in an unlost item when one of the items is lost out of network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A personal item that networks with other personal items to annotate time or location when lost, comprising:
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a transceiver configured with the personal item, to wirelessly communicate with other personal items;
a processor configured with the personal item, for determining if any of the other items initially networked with the personal item are no longer linked to the personal item; and
an indicator for informing a user that any one of the other items has left the network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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