Systems and methods for locating a tracking device
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1. A method comprising:
- associating, by a tracking system, a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device;
when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, by the tracking system from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device;
when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, by the tracking system from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to finding the tracking device;
associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device; and
providing, by the tracking system, the location of the second mobile device and an identity of the tracking device to the mobile device, the mobile device configured to display the location of the second mobile device that found the tracking device and an identity of the tracking device within a map interface.
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Abstract
The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, by a tracking system, a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device; when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, by the tracking system from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device; when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, by the tracking system from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to finding the tracking device; associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device; and providing, by the tracking system, the location of the second mobile device and an identity of the tracking device to the mobile device, the mobile device configured to display the location of the second mobile device that found the tracking device and an identity of the tracking device within a map interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tracking server comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the tracking server to perform steps comprising; associating a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device; when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; associating the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device; when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to finding the tracking device; associating the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device; and providing the location of the second mobile device and an identity of the tracking device to the mobile device, the mobile device configured to display the location of the second mobile device that found the tracking device and an identity of the tracking device within a map interface; and a processor configured to execute the instructions.
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