Method and System for Locating Objects
First Claim
1. Method for locating objects, comprising the steps of:
- associating a respective first transceiver (A1-A4) with each of said objects (O1-O4); and
providing at least one second transceiver (CELL) adapted to dialogue with said first transceivers (A1-A4);
characterised in that it comprises the steps of;
making a cyclical query from a first transceiver (A1-A4) to the second transceiver (CELL);
sending an identity signal of said first transceiver (A1-A4) to the second transceiver (CELL); and
waiting for a reply from the second transceiver (CELL) for a predetermined waiting time,and in that, in the absence of a reply, said first transceiver (A1-A4) goes into a low power consumption mode for a predetermined period of rest time before carrying out a subsequent cyclical query.
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Abstract
A method and a system for locating objects is described, effective against any loss of items. The system is provided with high autonomy, capable of effectively tackling the unforeseeable and variable nature typical of forgetfulness, without for this reason being indiscrete and without the system itself constituting another object to be remembered, or rather not to forget, as well as being able to be integrated in commonly used objects. The system comprises acellular telephone (CELL), equipped with a positioning system (LOC) and with a short range communication interface adapted to allow connection with at least one hardware/software agent (A1- A4) that can be associated with an object that can be lost (O1-O4), which is adapted to cyclically send a presence signal, and to go into a rest mode when there is no reply to the presence signal from the cellular telephone (CELL), and it is adapted to establish a communication with passing mobile terminals, the cellular telephone (CELL) being arranged for running a processing programme to associate the cellular telephone (CELL) with respective hardware/software agents (A1-A4), for checking for the presence of such agents (A1-A4), for searching for their position, storing the time and location of the possible separation and transmitting possible activation commands to them.
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18 Claims
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1. Method for locating objects, comprising the steps of:
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associating a respective first transceiver (A1-A4) with each of said objects (O1-O4); and providing at least one second transceiver (CELL) adapted to dialogue with said first transceivers (A1-A4); characterised in that it comprises the steps of; making a cyclical query from a first transceiver (A1-A4) to the second transceiver (CELL); sending an identity signal of said first transceiver (A1-A4) to the second transceiver (CELL); and waiting for a reply from the second transceiver (CELL) for a predetermined waiting time, and in that, in the absence of a reply, said first transceiver (A1-A4) goes into a low power consumption mode for a predetermined period of rest time before carrying out a subsequent cyclical query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. System for locating objects comprising a respective first transceiver (A1-A4) associated with each of said objects (O1-O4), and at least one second transceiver (CELL) adapted to dialogue with said first transceivers (A1-A4);
characterised in that each first transceiver (A1-A4) comprises means for making a cyclical, query to said second transceiver (CELL), means for sending an identity signal of said first transceiver (A1-A4) to said second transceiver (CELL), and is arranged to wait for a reply from said second transceiver (CELL) for a predetermined waiting time and, if there is no reply, to go into a low power consumption mode for a predetermined rest time before making a subsequent cyclical query. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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