SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROTECT PERSONAL PROPERTY
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1. A system to protect personal property, comprising:
- an electronic tag associable with a personal property item; and
a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft.
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Abstract
A system to protect personal property may include an electronic tag associable with a personal property item. The system may also include a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft.
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1. A system to protect personal property, comprising:
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an electronic tag associable with a personal property item; and a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic tag for use in a personal property protection system, comprising:
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a unique identification code to distinguish the electronic tag from other electronic tags; a component to determine a status of the electronic tag; and a component to report a status of the electronic tag to a controller in the personal property protection system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A controller for use in a personal property protection system, comprising:
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a communications device to wirelessly communicate with an electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect a personal property item associated with the electronic tag from loss or theft; and a processor to determine a status of the electronic tag based on at least one of information received from the electronic tag and an absence of a signal from the electronic tag after an interrogation signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method to protect personal property, comprising:
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determining a status of an electronic tag associated with a personal property item; and activating an alarm in response to the status of the electronic tag being in a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product to protect personal property from theft or loss, the computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable medium comprising; computer usable program code configured to determine a status of an electronic tag associated with a personal property item; and computer usable program code configured to activate an alarm in response to the status of the electronic tag being in a predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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