Systems and methods for object location notification
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message, the message including information identifying a locator device, a location of the locator device, and a wireless access point that is available to the locator device;
determining whether the locator device is within a monitored area defined by a communication range associated with the wireless access point based on the location information;
retrieving contact information based on the identified locator device and the identified wireless access point when the locator device is determined to be within the monitored area;
retrieving information identifying an object associated with the locator device based on the locator device identity;
generating a notification using the retrieved contact information, the notification identifying the object;
communicating the notification to a contact associated with the wireless access point and identified in the retrieved contact information;
waiting a predetermined amount of time in which to receive a subsequent message via the wireless access point; and
generating a subsequent notification after the predetermined amount of time lapses when the subsequent message is not received.
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Abstract
A system and a method for determining and reporting a location of an object are provided. The method may include receiving a message, the message including information identifying a locator device and information identifying a location of the locator device. The method may also include determining whether the locator device is within a monitored area based on the location information. The method may also include retrieving contact information based on the locator device identification when the locator device is determined to be within the monitored area. The method may also include retrieving information identifying an object associated with the locator device based on the locator device identification. In addition, the method may include generating a notification using the retrieved contact information, the notification including the object identification.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message, the message including information identifying a locator device, a location of the locator device, and a wireless access point that is available to the locator device; determining whether the locator device is within a monitored area defined by a communication range associated with the wireless access point based on the location information; retrieving contact information based on the identified locator device and the identified wireless access point when the locator device is determined to be within the monitored area; retrieving information identifying an object associated with the locator device based on the locator device identity; generating a notification using the retrieved contact information, the notification identifying the object; communicating the notification to a contact associated with the wireless access point and identified in the retrieved contact information; waiting a predetermined amount of time in which to receive a subsequent message via the wireless access point; and generating a subsequent notification after the predetermined amount of time lapses when the subsequent message is not received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network device comprising:
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a database to store information associated with a locator device and an object associated with the locator device, and information associated with a wireless access point having a communication range that defines a monitored area; and logic to; receive a message from the locator device via the wireless access point, the message including information identifying the locator device, a location of the locator device, and the wireless access point, determine whether the locator device is within the monitored area based on the location information, retrieve contact information based on the identified locator device and the identified wireless access point when the locator device is determined to be within the monitored area, retrieve the stored information associated with the object based on the locator device identity, generate a notification using the retrieved contact information, the notification identifying the object, transmit the notification to a contact associated with the wireless access point and identified in the retrieved contact information, wait a predetermined amount of time in which to receive a subsequent message via the wireless access point, and generate a subsequent notification after the predetermined amount of time lapses when the subsequent message is not received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server comprising:
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means for receiving a message, the message including an identifier for a locator device, an identifier for a wireless access point, and information identifying a location of the locator device relative to a communication range of the wireless access point; means for determining whether the locator device is within a designated area of the communication range based on the locator identifier and the wireless access point identifier; means for retrieving contact information based on the locator identifier and the wireless access point identifier when the locator device is determined to be within the designated area; means for retrieving information identifying an object associated with the locator device based on the locator identifier; means for generating a notification using the retrieved contact information, the notification identifying the object; means for communicating the notification to a contact associated with the wireless access point and identified in the retrieved contact information; means for waiting a predetermined amount of time in which to receive a subsequent message via the wireless access point; and means for generating a subsequent notification after the predetermined amount of time lapses when the subsequent message is not received.
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