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Lost and found system and method

  • US 6,259,367 B1
  • Filed: 05/01/2000
  • Issued: 07/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for returning lost objects to their owners comprising providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to the owner for application to the owner'"'"'s object or supplying the object with the tag preaffixed, the tag having a unique identification code number electronically recorded within the tag and a visible printed request to any finder to contact a package delivery service;

  • storing the unique identification code number and corresponding owner information, including owner address information and owner billing account information, in a computer system which is accessible over the Internet by the package delivery service;

    providing RFID tag readers at the package delivery services;

    upon return of any lost object to a package delivery service, reading the RFID tag identification code number, accessing the corresponding owner information over the Internet from the computer system, returning the object to the owner, and using the owner'"'"'s billing account information to charge the owner for the return of the object to the owner.

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