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Technique for effectively locating an object

  • US 6,233,506 B1
  • Filed: 09/21/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for use in an object for detecting a removal of the object comprising:

  • an interface for providing information identifying a location of the object;

    a first processor responsive to the information for determining whether the object has been moved from a predetermined location;

    a memory inside the object for storing data concerning locations of a plurality of receivers, respectively;

    a second processor inside the object for selecting one of the receivers based on at least a comparison of information provided by the interface identifying a current location of the object with data from the memory concerning a location of the selected receiver when it is determined that the object has been moved from the predetermined location; and

    an output device for transmitting an alert to the selected receiver.

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