Firearm location tracking and location-based alerts
First Claim
1. A location device associated with a firearm and configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining a current location of the firearm via the location device, the location device being at least one of attached to or positioned within the firearm;
transmitting information regarding the current location of the firearm from the location device directly to a mobile device;
displaying one or more notifications on the mobile device indicating the current location of the firearm; and
displaying a breadcrumb trail on the mobile device that includes the current location of the firearm and one or more other locations of the firearm.
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Abstract
Various embodiments describe techniques for tracking a firearm and generating an alert when the firearm is outside a designated authorized location. In various embodiments, a location device, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver coupled to a transmitter, is affixed to and/or associated with a firearm. A location of the firearm is transmitted via the location device to a location service module. The location service module compares the location of the firearm to at least one designated authorized location and, responsive to determining that the location of the firearm is not within the designated authorized location, generates an alert. A firearm that includes a location device is also described.
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1. A location device associated with a firearm and configured to perform operations comprising:
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determining a current location of the firearm via the location device, the location device being at least one of attached to or positioned within the firearm; transmitting information regarding the current location of the firearm from the location device directly to a mobile device; displaying one or more notifications on the mobile device indicating the current location of the firearm; and displaying a breadcrumb trail on the mobile device that includes the current location of the firearm and one or more other locations of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. One or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that are executable by a remote device to cause the remote device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at the remote device, information regarding at least one location designated as an authorized location for a firearm, the remote device being remote from the firearm; receiving, at the remote device, information regarding a current location of the firearm, the information regarding the current location of the firearm being transmitted to the remote device directly from a location device that is at least one of attached to or positioned within the firearm; comparing, at the remote device, the current location of the firearm to the at least one location designated as an authorized location; responsive to determining that the current location of the firearm is outside of the authorized location, generating an alert; and causing a bread crumb trail that includes the current location and one or more other locations of the firearm to be displayed on a map. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A location device associated with a firearm and configured to perform operations comprising:
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determining a current location of the firearm via the location device, the location device being at least one of attached to or positioned within the firearm; transmitting information regarding the current location of the firearm from the location device directly to a mobile device, the information being transmitted from the location device via at least one of a text message, a short message service (SMS) message, a mixed media signal (MMS) message, or an email; and causing the current location of the firearm to be displayed on the mobile device as part of a breadcrumb trail that includes the current location of the firearm and one or more other locations of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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