Lost Item Database to Facilitate Recovery of Lost Items
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring lost items, the system comprising:
- a database configured to store lost item information, the lost item information pertaining to lost items that have been recovered at one or more establishments; and
a computing device operatively connected to the database, the computing device operable to;
receive lost item information for a given lost item that has been recovered at the one or more establishments;
entry of a lost item record for the given lost item into the database, the lost item record includes the lost item information for the given lost item;
browse or search the database to locate lost item of a current or prior patron of the one or more establishments; and
facilitating transmission of an electronic recovery notification to the current or prior patron when the lost item of the current or prior patron has been located in the database.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system and method for monitoring lost items, includes a database configured to store lost item information, the lost item information pertaining to lost items recovered at one or more establishments; and a computing device operatively connected to the database, the computing device operable to: (i) receive lost item information for a given lost item that has been recovered at the one or more establishments; (ii) entry of a lost item record for the given lost item into the database, the lost item record includes the lost item information for the given lost item; (iii) browse or search the database to locate lost item of a current or prior patron of the one or more establishments; and (iv) facilitating transmission of an electronic recovery notification to the current or prior patron when the lost item of the current or prior patron has been located in the database.
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1. A system for monitoring lost items, the system comprising:
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a database configured to store lost item information, the lost item information pertaining to lost items that have been recovered at one or more establishments; and a computing device operatively connected to the database, the computing device operable to; receive lost item information for a given lost item that has been recovered at the one or more establishments; entry of a lost item record for the given lost item into the database, the lost item record includes the lost item information for the given lost item; browse or search the database to locate lost item of a current or prior patron of the one or more establishments; and facilitating transmission of an electronic recovery notification to the current or prior patron when the lost item of the current or prior patron has been located in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. The system of 6, wherein the status is automatically updated or manually updated in the database.
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10. A method for maintaining a database pertaining to lost items, the method comprising:
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providing a database configured to store lost item information, the lost item information pertaining to lost items that have been recovered at one or more establishments; displaying a first graphical user interface that facilitates receipt of lost item information for a given lost item; entry of a lost item record for the given lost item into the database, the lost item record includes the lost item information for the given lost item; subsequently displaying a second graphical user interface for initiating a search of the database to locate a missing item of a current or prior patron of the one or more establishments; and updating a status of the lost item provided that the searching locates the lost item in the database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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