METHOD FOR MARKING LOCATIONS OF ASSOCIATED PERIPHERAL DEVICES
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1. A device to determine the location of peripheral electronic devices, comprising:
- a short-range wireless connection interface;
a GPS interface coupled to a remote GPS system;
a location calculation means configured to analyze GPS coordinate information from the GPS system and local geographic displacement information; and
a memory to store local geographic displacement information.
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Abstract
A system and method for marking the location of a lost device using geographical location-sensing means is provided. The method involves time-stamping the moment of disconnection, recording the navigation from point of disconnection, fixing the geographical location, and then applying geographical displacement to GPS coordinates to fix the location of the lost or misplaced device.
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1. A device to determine the location of peripheral electronic devices, comprising:
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a short-range wireless connection interface; a GPS interface coupled to a remote GPS system; a location calculation means configured to analyze GPS coordinate information from the GPS system and local geographic displacement information; and a memory to store local geographic displacement information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of locating a short-range peripheral device, comprising the steps of:
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connectively coupling a master device to a slave device using a wireless interface; monitoring, using a sensor on the master device, the connection between the master device and the slave device; recording, at the master device, a location of a disconnection between the master device and the slave device; recording, at the master device, the navigational path of the master device after the disconnection; and calculating, at the master device, a fixed path between an end-point of the navigational path and the location of the disconnection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of locating a short-range peripheral device, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a connection between a master device and a slave device, the master device coupled to a GPS system; determining, using the GPS system, a location of termination of the connection; transmitting, from the GPS system to the master device, the location of termination; storing, on the master device, the location of termination; tracking, by the GPS system, a navigational path of the master device after the termination of the connection; transmitting, from the GPS system to the master device, the navigational path; and computing, using the GPS system and master device, a navigational fix between the location of termination and an end-point of the navigational path. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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