DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PERSONAL BELONGINGS

• US 20100087183A1
• Filed: 09/10/2007
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Flavio Porro, Marco Porro
• Original Assignee: Flavio Porro, Marco Porro
• Inventors: Porro, Marco, Porro, Flavio
• Application Number:
  US12/442,801
• Publication Number:
  US 20100087183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/06 using intensity measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0226 Transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0258 System arrangements wherein both parent and child units can emit and receive
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0277 Communication between units on a local network, e.g. Bluetooth, piconet, zigbee, Wireless Personal Area Networks [WPAN]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

Device for controlling personal belongings and the like, of the type comprising at least one emitter unit (2) for emitting an electromagnetic signal and a receiver device (3) for receiving said electromagnetic signal, the emitter unit (2) being connectable to one of said items (15) and the receiver device (3) being mobile and suitable for being manually transported, and comprising signalling means (6) suitable for signalling that a distance threshold value between the receiver device (3) and the emitter unit (2) has been exceeded, the receiver device (3) being integrated with a mobile phone and suitable for identifying the emitter unit (2).

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. Device for controlling personal belongings, comprising at least one emitter unit (2) for emitting an electromagnetic signal and a receiver device (3) for receiving said electromagnetic signal, said emitter unit (2) capable of being connected to one of said items (15) and wherein said receiver device (3) is mobile and suitable for being manually transported, and comprises signaling means (6) suitable for signaling that at least one distance threshold value between said receiver device (3) and said emitter unit (2) has been exceeded, said receiver device (3) being suitable for identifying said emitter unit (2) wherein said receiver device (3) is integrated with a mobile phone.