Item and luggage loss prevention system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, with a device, a first user input from a user to lock-in a first weight of a bag;
measuring, with the device, the first weight of the bag, in response to receiving the first user input;
storing, with the device and in a local data storage device, the measured first weight of the bag, prior to the user removing one or more items from the bag;
determining, with a location detection device of the device, a first location of the device when measuring the first weight of the bag;
storing, with the device, the first location in the local data storage device;
determining that the bag is being moved by determining, with the location detection device, that a present location of the device is different from the first location of the device;
based on a determination by the location detection device that the bag is being moved, measuring, with the device, a second weight of the bag and determining, with the device, whether the second weight of the bag matches the stored first weight of the bag; and
based on a determination that the second weight does not match the first weight, notifying, with the device, the user.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing item or luggage loss prevention, which, in some cases, is based on weight measurement. In some embodiments, a device with a processor can be placed under a bag'"'"'s handle, within an interior compartment of the bag, below or in the feet or wheels of the bag, and/or the like. The device can allow a user to lock in a weight of the bag. If any item is subsequently removed from (and not returned to) the bag, the device will notify the user, using one or more of audio notification, visual notification, and/or mobile device notification (e.g., via e-mail, text message, SMS, MMS, chat message, and/or the like) that the weight of the bag has changed. In some cases, location detection devices may be implemented to allow the user to backtrack where the missing item might have been left behind.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, with a device, a first user input from a user to lock-in a first weight of a bag; measuring, with the device, the first weight of the bag, in response to receiving the first user input; storing, with the device and in a local data storage device, the measured first weight of the bag, prior to the user removing one or more items from the bag; determining, with a location detection device of the device, a first location of the device when measuring the first weight of the bag; storing, with the device, the first location in the local data storage device; determining that the bag is being moved by determining, with the location detection device, that a present location of the device is different from the first location of the device; based on a determination by the location detection device that the bag is being moved, measuring, with the device, a second weight of the bag and determining, with the device, whether the second weight of the bag matches the stored first weight of the bag; and based on a determination that the second weight does not match the first weight, notifying, with the device, the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; a weight measurement device; a user interface device; a location detection device; a computer readable storage medium in communication with the at least one processor, the computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer software, the computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions to receive a first user input from a user to lock-in a first weight of a bag; instructions to measure the first weight of the bag, in response to receiving the first user input; instructions to store the measured first weight of the bag in the computer readable storage medium, prior to the user removing one or more items from the bag; instructions to determine, with the location detection device, a first location of the bag when measuring the first weight of the bag; instructions to store the first location in the computer readable storage medium; instructions to determine that the bag is being moved by determining, with the location detection device, that a present location of the bag is different from the first location of the bag; instructions to, based on a determination by the location detection device that the bag is being moved, measure a second weight of the bag and determine whether the second weight of the bag matches the stored first weight of the bag; and instructions to, based on a determination that the second weight does not match the first weight, notify the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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