SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF AN ITEM
First Claim
1. A method for determining a location of an item, the method comprising:
- receiving a search request from a communication device of a user by a tracking service server, the search request comprising a first item identifier of the item;
retrieving, by the tracking service server, a second item identifier of the item from a tracking service database wherein the second item identifier is stored against the first item identifier in the tracking service database;
transmitting a search signal by the tracking service server to at least one mobile service provider system, the search signal comprising the second item identifier;
transmitting the search signal by the at least one mobile service provider system to a plurality of transmitting towers communicatively coupled with the at least one mobile service provider;
capturing radio frequency signals emitted by an identification tag coupled with the item by a transmitting tower in the plurality of transmitting towers when the search signal is received by the transmitting tower, wherein the radio frequency signals include the second item identifier of the item; and
transmitting a location message by the transmitting tower to the at least one mobile service provider system when the second item identifier of the item emitted by the identification tag is received by the transmitting tower, the location message comprising a location information of the item.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for determining a location of an item using the services of an existing cellular infrastructure. A search request comprising a first item identifier of the item is received by a tracking service server from a user. A second item identifier of the item is retrieved by the tracking service server from a tracking service database. A search signal comprising the second item identifier is transmitted from the tracking service server to at least one mobile service provider system. The search signal is transmitted by the at least one mobile service provider system to a plurality of communicatively coupled transmitting towers which are configured to locate the item by capturing radio frequency signals, comprising the second item identifier, emitted by an identification tag coupled to the item.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for determining a location of an item, the method comprising:
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receiving a search request from a communication device of a user by a tracking service server, the search request comprising a first item identifier of the item; retrieving, by the tracking service server, a second item identifier of the item from a tracking service database wherein the second item identifier is stored against the first item identifier in the tracking service database; transmitting a search signal by the tracking service server to at least one mobile service provider system, the search signal comprising the second item identifier; transmitting the search signal by the at least one mobile service provider system to a plurality of transmitting towers communicatively coupled with the at least one mobile service provider; capturing radio frequency signals emitted by an identification tag coupled with the item by a transmitting tower in the plurality of transmitting towers when the search signal is received by the transmitting tower, wherein the radio frequency signals include the second item identifier of the item; and transmitting a location message by the transmitting tower to the at least one mobile service provider system when the second item identifier of the item emitted by the identification tag is received by the transmitting tower, the location message comprising a location information of the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for determining a location of an item, the system comprising:
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a tracking service server configured to; receive a search request from a communication device of a user, the search request comprising a first item identifier of the item; retrieve a second item identifier of the item from a tracking service database, wherein the second item identifier is stored against the first item identifier in the tracking service database; and transmit a search signal comprising the second item identifier of the item to at least one mobile service provider system; at least one mobile service provider system communicatively coupled with the tracking service server; and a plurality of transmitting towers communicatively coupled with the at least one mobile service provider system, the plurality of transmitting towers configured to; receive the search signal from the at least one mobile service provider system when the at least one mobile service provider system transmits the search signal to the plurality of transmitting towers; capture radio frequency signals emitted by an identification tag coupled with the item when the search signal is received from the at least one mobile service provider system; and transmit a location message to the at least one mobile service provider system on capturing the radio frequency signals emitted by the identification tag whereby the location message comprises a location information of the item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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