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System and method for real-time map-based lost and found

  • US 9,342,532 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2009
  • Issued: 05/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory processor-readable medium having processor-executable code for matching users with lost and found objects stored thereon, the processor-executable code comprising processor-executable instructions for:

  • storing information about objects in records, the records designating whether the objects were lost or found, locations at which the objects were lost or found, and, for each record designating an object as found, contact information for contacting the finder;

    displaying an interactive map, the interactive map having an area that allows a user to indicate whether to search for objects designated as lost, found or both;

    adjusting a field of view of the interactive map based on adjustment input from the user;

    receiving a search input for search of an object and a user indication to search for objects designated as found;

    performing a search for the object, the search being performed based on records designating objects as found, the search input, and the field of view of the interactive map;

    generating an overlay on the interactive map of objects that correspond to results of the performed search based on the information regarding the locations at which the corresponding objects were found;

    receiving a selection of an object from the results of the performed search by the user;

    providing the record of the selected object to the user, wherein the record includes a description of the selected object; and

    providing contact information for the finder of the selected object to the user.

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