ITEM LOCATION AND THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM

• US 20120235816A1
• Filed: 03/17/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Luis Estrada
• Original Assignee: Luis Estrada
• Inventors: Estrada, Luis
• Application Number:
  US13/050,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20120235816A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/571
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0255 System arrangements wherein the parent unit emits, i.e. the parent unit incorporates the emitter
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0288 Attachment of child unit to child/article

Abstract

An item location and theft prevention system includes a base unit housing having a processor in electrical communication with a memory, a transmitter, a receiver, a communication unit, an input unit and a base power source; the system also includes a property attachment housing having a processor in electrical communication with a memory, a transmitter, a receiver, a communication unit, a switch and a power source.

Claims

1. An item location and theft prevention system comprising:

a base unit including a housing and a base processor in electrical communication with a base memory, a base transmitter, a base receiver, a base communication unit, a base input unit and a base power source; and

a property attachment unit including a remote housing and a remote processor in electrical communication with a remote memory, a remote transmitter, a remote receiver, a remote communication unit, and a remote power source;

wherein said base transmitter is configured to transmit a unique signal to the property attachment unit, and

said remote receiver is configured to activate the remote communication unit upon receiving the unique signal transmitted by the base unit.

2. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein the unique signal includes at least one of a radio signal, an infrared signal, a Bluetooth signal, a microwave signal, and an RFID signal.

3. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein each of the base communication unit and the remote communication unit includes at least one of a speaker and a plurality of LED'"'"'s.

4. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein the base unit is configured to be attached to a keychain.

5. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein each of the base power source and the remote power source includes at least one direct current (DC) battery.

6. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein the base power source includes an AC transformer configured to allow the base unit to be plugged in to a standard electrical outlet.

7. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 1, wherein the property attachment unit is configured to be permanently attached to an inside area of an item of value at the time of construction so as to be an integrated and permanent security feature of the item of value.

8. An item location and theft prevention system comprising:

a base unit including a housing and a base processor in electrical communication with a base memory, a base transmitter, a base receiver, a base communication unit, a base input unit and a base power source; and

a property attachment unit including a remote housing and a remote processor in electrical communication with a remote memory, a remote transmitter, a remote receiver, a remote communication unit, and a remote power source;

wherein said base memory includes programming for instructing the base processor to determine that said property attachment unit is not within a predetermined distance from the base processor, and

said base processor is configured to activate the base communication unit upon determining that the property attachment unit is not within the predetermined distance from the base processor.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the base memory includes programming for interfacing with the base input unit in order to allow a user to select said predetermined distance.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said remote memory includes programming for instructing the remote processor to determine that said property attachment unit is not within a predetermined distance from the base processor, and

said remote processor is configured to activate the remote communication unit upon determining that the property attachment unit is not within the predetermined distance from the base processor.

11. An item location and theft prevention system comprising:

a base unit including a housing and a base processor in electrical communication with a base memory, a base transmitter, a base receiver, a base communication unit, a base input unit and a base power source; and

a property attachment unit including a remote housing and a remote processor in electrical communication with a remote memory, a remote transmitter, a remote receiver, a remote communication unit, a remote power source and a remote switch;

wherein said remote switch is configured to disable a power source of an item of value, and

said base unit is configured to transmit a unique frequency to the property attachment unit, and said property attachment unit is configured to activate the remote switch upon receiving the unique frequency transmitted by the base unit.

12. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 11, wherein the base unit is configured to transmit the unique frequency in response to an input from a user.

13. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 11, wherein said base memory includes programming for instructing the base processor to determine that said property attachment unit is not within a predetermined distance from the base processor, and upon determining that the property attachment unit is not within the predetermined distance, the base processor is configured to instruct the base processor to transmit the unique frequency to the property attachment unit to activate the remote switch.

14. The item location and theft prevention system of claim 11, wherein said remote memory includes programming for instructing the remote processor to determine that said property attachment unit is not within a predetermined distance from the base processor, and upon determining that the property attachment unit is not within the predetermined distance, the remote processor is configured to activate the remote switch.