METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A process for locating a target device, the process comprising:
- generating a search request seeking the target device;
forwarding the search request by a server to one or more devices linked to the server through one or more networks;
wirelessly sensing nearby electronic devices by the one or more linked devices;
receiving a signal from at least one of the one or more linked devices which have sensed the target device; and
transmitting data from the at least one linked device that has sensed the target device to the server.
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Abstract
A method and system for locating a target electronic device utilizes the wireless capabilities of multiple third party devices thereby allowing these devices to search for the target electronic device on a large scale. The third party devices electronically sense other electronic devices and report the location of the third part device when the target device is sensed.
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19 Claims
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1. A process for locating a target device, the process comprising:
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generating a search request seeking the target device; forwarding the search request by a server to one or more devices linked to the server through one or more networks; wirelessly sensing nearby electronic devices by the one or more linked devices; receiving a signal from at least one of the one or more linked devices which have sensed the target device; and transmitting data from the at least one linked device that has sensed the target device to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A system for locating a target device, the system comprising:
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a server linked to one or more networks; and electronic devices linked to the server through the one or more networks; wherein, upon receiving a search request from the server identifying a target device, the linked electronic devices wirelessly sense other electronic devices within range and the linked electronics device sensing the target device transmits a location to the server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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18. A locating system comprising:
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a server linked to one or more networks; one or more wireless technology-enabled electronic devices linked to the server through the one or more networks; a WPAN-enabled target device; and a user device including software configured to communicate a prompt to the server, the prompt including an identification of the target device; wherein, upon receiving the prompt from the user device, the server transmits to the one or more electronic devices a search request including the identification of the target device, the search request enabling all wireless technologies of the one or more electronic devices to enter a discovery mode to sense other electronic devices; wherein, at least one of the one or more electronic devices senses the target device and transmits geographical location data of the electronic device to the server; and
the server communicates the location to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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