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SHORT RANGE IP BASED PERSONAL AREA NETWORK FOR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS MANAGEMENT

  • US 20080106399A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2007
  • Published: 05/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A personal possession management system using a short range Internet Protocol (IP) based Personal Area Network (PAN), comprising:

  • a master device to be supported or held by a user; and

    an IP based RFID electronic tag to be attached to or contained within a personal possession desired to be managed, the electronic tag having communicability with the master device, wherein the master device is configured to allot an IP address to the electronic tag in a registration mode using IP protocols and sends probes to the electronic tag, wherein the electronic tag is configured to receive messages from the master device and respond accordingly, and wherein the master device alerts a user when the communicability between the master device and the electronic tag is disrupted in a monitoring mode.

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