Method and system for identifying personal possessions
First Claim
1. A system for identifying personal possessions belonging to a plurality of owners, comprisinga set of labels, each label bearing a predetermined identifying insignia, each identifying insignia corresponding to a unique owner,means for affixing selected ones of the set of labels to selected ones of the personal possessions,means for storing, at a first location,a set of owner identifiers, each owner identifier corresponding to a unique owner, andfor each owner identifier stored, a set of identifying data, each identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on one of the set of labels,means for inputting, at a second location remote from the first, identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on a selected one of the set of labels affixed to a personal possession,means for transmitting the input identifying data to the first location and for receiving at the second location an owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data transmitted to the first location,means for receiving at the first location the input identifying data transmitted from the second location,means for comparing the input identifying data with at least one of the set of identifying data stored in the means for storing at the first location and where the input identifying data matches the at least one of the set of identifying data, retrieving the owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data andmeans for displaying the retrieved owner identifier.
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Abstract
Bar code labels, each bearing a pre-identified insignia, each insignia corresponding to a unique owner, are affixed to the personal possessions of a number of owners. A set of owner identifiers are stored in a first location wherein each owner identifier corresponds to a unique owner. For each owner identifier stored, a set of identifying data is also stored. Each identifying data corresponds to one of the set of bar code labels. At a second location, remote from the first, identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on one of the labels is input by scanning the bar code. The input identifying data is transmitted to the first location and compared with one or more of the set of identifying data stored at the first location. If the input identifying data matches one of the set of identifying data, the owner identifier is retrieved and displayed.
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1. A system for identifying personal possessions belonging to a plurality of owners, comprising
a set of labels, each label bearing a predetermined identifying insignia, each identifying insignia corresponding to a unique owner, means for affixing selected ones of the set of labels to selected ones of the personal possessions, means for storing, at a first location, a set of owner identifiers, each owner identifier corresponding to a unique owner, and for each owner identifier stored, a set of identifying data, each identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on one of the set of labels, means for inputting, at a second location remote from the first, identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on a selected one of the set of labels affixed to a personal possession, means for transmitting the input identifying data to the first location and for receiving at the second location an owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data transmitted to the first location, means for receiving at the first location the input identifying data transmitted from the second location, means for comparing the input identifying data with at least one of the set of identifying data stored in the means for storing at the first location and where the input identifying data matches the at least one of the set of identifying data, retrieving the owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data and means for displaying the retrieved owner identifier.
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17. A method for identifying personal possessions belonging to a plurality of owners, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a set of labels, each label bearing a predetermined identifying insignia, each identifying insignia corresponding to a unique owner, (b) affixing selected ones of the set of labels to selected ones of the personal possessions, (c) storing, at a first location, a set of owner identifiers, each owner identifier corresponding to a unique owner, and for each owner identifier stored, a set of identifying data, each identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on one of the set of labels, (d) inputting, at a second location remote from the first, identifying data corresponding to the identifying insignia on a selected one of the set of labels affixed to a personal possession, (e) transmitting the identifying data to the first location and receiving at the second location an owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data transmitted to the first location, (f) receiving at the first location the input identifying data from the second location, (g) comparing the input identifying data with at least one of the set of identifying data stored in the means for storing and where the input identifying data matches the at least one of the set of identifying data, retrieving the owner identifier corresponding to the input identifying data, and (h) displaying the retrieved owner identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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