Method and apparatus for electronically tracking luggage
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1. A method of tracking a piece of luggage comprising:
- periodically transmitting a first signal from a timing device to a circuit to record tracking information, said tracking information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage;
transmitting a second signal from a detecting device to said circuit to record status information when the luggage is opened, said status information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage; and
storing said tracking and status information in a storage device of said circuit.
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Abstract
The invention includes an electronic luggage tag that uses GPS technology to both track luggage, and record the specific times and places that a specific piece of luggage is opened. The invention is designed to prevent luggage theft and additionally to provide users the ability to track the location of lost luggage. The tag device has two components: a luggage tag having an implanted GPS chip and, a separate receiving device for receiving a transmitted signal from the luggage tag.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of tracking a piece of luggage comprising:
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periodically transmitting a first signal from a timing device to a circuit to record tracking information, said tracking information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage;
transmitting a second signal from a detecting device to said circuit to record status information when the luggage is opened, said status information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage; and
storing said tracking and status information in a storage device of said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer readable storage medium containing a computer readable code for operating a computer to perform a method for tracking luggage, said method comprising:
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periodically transmitting a first signal from a timing device to a circuit to record tracking information, said tracking information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage;
transmitting a second signal from a detecting device to said circuit to record status information when the luggage is opened, said status information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage; and
storing said tracking and status information in a storage device of said circuit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A luggage tracking device comprising:
an electronic luggage tag comprising;
a circuit for storing tracking and status information in a storage device;
a timing device for transmitting a first signal to said circuit to record said tracking information, said tracking information consisting of a date, time and location of a piece of luggage; and
a detecting device for transmitting a second signal to said circuit to record said status information when the luggage is opened, said status information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for tracking luggage comprising:
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a processor coupled to a luggage tracking device, said luggage tracking device comprising;
an electronic luggage tag comprising;
a circuit for storing tracking and status information in a storage device;
a timing device for transmitting a first signal to said circuit to record said tracking information, said tracking information consisting of a date, time and location of a piece of luggage; and
a detecting device for transmitting a second signal to said circuit to record said status information when the luggage is opened, said status information consisting of a date, time and location of the luggage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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