Consumer Device Locator using Receiver embedded in Battery
First Claim
1. A system for locating objects where a receiver circuit is located inside a battery cell and an attached alarm circuit which emits an alert sound to assist a user in finding the location of the battery when a transmitting signal is received.
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Abstract
Consumer electronics devices such as remote controls, toys, and other handheld battery powered electronics are often misplaced. The present invention embeds a locating device in the battery for such devices such that when a signal is sent from a wireless transmitter, ultrasonic transmitter, or via human sounds such as clapping, whistling, and speaking or the like, the battery beeps to make the lost device findable. Further enhancements allow for multiple families of devices to be tracked and located, and even communicate battery status back to the user or transmitting device.
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15 Claims
- 1. A system for locating objects where a receiver circuit is located inside a battery cell and an attached alarm circuit which emits an alert sound to assist a user in finding the location of the battery when a transmitting signal is received.
- 13. A system for finding consumer electronics devices in which a receiver is embedded in a battery which contains a uniquely assigned identification number and a transmitter can emit a signal which contains said identification number causing the battery to emit an alert.
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