Method using a mobile computing device to improve Bluetooth anti-lost reminder in precise positioning and remindering

• US 9,865,153 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2016
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Li Zhijian
• Original Assignee: Li Zhijian
• Inventors: Zhijian, Li
• Primary Examiner(s): ODOM, CURTIS B
• Application Number:
  US15/132,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20160314681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods for precise location and tracking of a bag, wallet or luggage body. The system having a bag, wallet or luggage body having an anti-lost communication device attached to the bag, wallet or luggage body, the anti-lost communication device comprising a wireless communication device; and an application on a mobile computing device in communication with the wireless communication device, wherein the application issues a reminder on the mobile computing device when it determines the wireless communication device is a predetermined distance from the mobile computing device or the wireless communication device has lost communication with the mobile computing device.

Claims

1. A method of tracking a luggage body in communication with a mobile computing device, the method comprising the steps of:

searching for a wireless communication device that is attached to a bag, wallet or luggage body;

connecting to the wireless communication device,

reporting, by the wireless communication device, a signal within a preset time interval to a mobile computing device;

receiving, by the mobile computing device, the signal and analyzing a value of intensity of the signal;

setting a fixed signal value on the mobile computing device as a reference reminder value, wherein at least two continuous signal values reported by the wireless communication device and received at the mobile computing device exceed the reference reminder value, the mobile computing device will issue a reminder command on at least one of the mobile computing device and the wireless communication device.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the reminder command indicates the bag, wallet or luggage body is further than a predetermined distance from the mobile computing device, as measured by the fixed signal value.

3. A method as in claim 1, further comprising an application on the mobile computing device, wherein the application issues a reminder on the mobile computing device when it determines that the wireless communication device is a predetermined distance from the mobile computing device.

4. A method as in claim 3, wherein the reminder is reset by shaking the mobile computing device.

5. A method as in claim 3, wherein the reminder is reset by accepting an input in the application.

6. A method as in claim 3, wherein the reminder is reset by shaking the bag, wallet or luggage body.

7. A method as in claim 3, wherein the reminder is reset by accepting an input on a button on the wireless communication device.

8. A method as in claim 3, wherein the application on the mobile computing device has a do not disturb button that prevents a reminder from being issued.

9. A method as in claim 8, wherein the do not disturb button is set for a do not disturb length of time that prevents the reminder from being issued for the do not disturb length of time.

10. A method as in claim 1, further comprising an application on the mobile computing device, wherein the application has a shutdown function that remotely powers down the wireless communication device.

11. A method as in claim 1, wherein the application has a turn-on function that remotely powers up the wireless communication device.

12. The method as in claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is selected from the group consisting of a bluetooth device, bluetooth sensor, Bluetooth LE sensors, antennas, WiFi, cell signal detection, radio frequency sensors, cell signal detection on LTE, cell signal detection on GSM, WCDMA, CDMA, WLAN, GPS and UWB.

13. The method as in claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device selects three continuous signal values reported from the wireless communication device for comparison, and issues a reminder command when all of the three signal values exceed the reference reminder value.

14. The method as in claim 1, wherein the reference reminder value is regulated with a scale.

15. The method as in claim 1, further comprising an application on the mobile computing device, wherein the reference reminder value is regulated by input in the application.

16. The method as in claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device is reset and starts counting again once there is at least one of the continuous signal values reported from the wireless communication device not exceeding the reference reminder value.

17. The method as in claim 1, further comprising a distance regulation scale on the mobile computing device, wherein a near end of the distance regulation scale on the mobile computing device is configured as an indoor mode and a far end as an outdoor mode.

18. The method as in claim 1, wherein an application on the mobile computing device has a sensitivity adjustment and controls for the wireless communication device, and the application issues a reminder on the mobile computing device when it determines the wireless communication device is a predetermined distance, as set by the sensitivity adjustment, from the mobile computing device.

19. The method as in claim 1, wherein an application on the mobile computing device has a distance adjustment and controls for the wireless communication device, and the application issues a reminder on the mobile computing device when it determines the wireless communication device is a predetermined distance, as set by the distance adjustment, from the mobile computing device.

20. The method as in claim 1, wherein an application on the mobile computing device has a signal strength adjustment and controls for the wireless communication device, and the application issues a reminder on the mobile computing device when it determines the wireless communication device is a predetermined signal strength, as set by the strength adjustment, from the mobile computing device.

21. The method as in claim 1, wherein the preset time interval of signal reporting is between 0.1 and 3 seconds.

22. The method as in claim 1, further comprising a movable button and a switch button of the wireless communication device correspondingly disposed below the movable button, wherein upon the movable button being pressed the application directs the mobile phone to open a photographing application on the mobile computing device and upon the movable button being pressed again a photo is taken on the mobile computing device.

23. The method as in claim 1, further comprising a movable button and a switch button of the wireless communication device correspondingly disposed below the movable button, wherein upon the movable button being pressed the application directs the mobile phone to ring as an alarm.

24. The method as in claim 1, wherein an application on the mobile computing device depicts the GPS location, on a map, of the a bag, wallet or luggage body.