Tone code identification system
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1. An identification system for identifying registered owners of activatable, portable articles of personal property of the type having a sound emitter, said system comprising:
- (a) means for incorporating unique identification codes with the articles, each code being a different combination of symbols indicative of a registered owner of a respective article; and
(b) audible tone means for energizing each sound emitter to emit a unique plurality of audible tones upon activation of the respective article, each audible tone corresponding to a respective symbol of the corresponding code incorporated with the respective article, the emission of the audible tones serving as an auditory notification that the respective article has a registered owner.
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Abstract
A tone code identification system identifies a stolen computer every time the same is turned on. Police, on recovering a stolen computer, can call a central registry and transmit the tone code to reveal the identity of the rightful owner.
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1. An identification system for identifying registered owners of activatable, portable articles of personal property of the type having a sound emitter, said system comprising:
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(a) means for incorporating unique identification codes with the articles, each code being a different combination of symbols indicative of a registered owner of a respective article; and (b) audible tone means for energizing each sound emitter to emit a unique plurality of audible tones upon activation of the respective article, each audible tone corresponding to a respective symbol of the corresponding code incorporated with the respective article, the emission of the audible tones serving as an auditory notification that the respective article has a registered owner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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