Personal object location manager

• US 9,953,509 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2016
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gildein, II, Michael E., Kalathur, Vijai, Krishnamurthy, Rajaram B., Mikijanic, Christine D., Vaughan, Moses J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swarthout, Brent
• Application Number:
  US15/093,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20170124849A1
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for object location managing. The method including generating a first list including one or more personal objects based on a personal schedule of a user, generating a second list including one or more personal objects physically located within a predefined range of a checkpoint, comparing the first list to the second list to determine which personal objects are on both lists and which personal objects are missing, if any, from the second list, and notifying the user with the results of the comparison between the first list and the second list by activating an alarm.

Claims

1. A method for object location managing, the method comprising:

generating a first list comprising one or more personal objects based on a personal schedule of a user;

generating a second list comprising one or more personal objects physically located within a predefined range of a checkpoint;

comparing the first list to the second list to determine which personal objects are on both lists and which personal objects are missing, if any, from the second list;

notifying the user with the results of the comparison between the first list and the second list by activating an alarm;

generating a third list comprising one or more personal objects based on the personal schedule of a user, wherein the one or more personal objects on the third list are associated with a single personal object off the first list;

generating a fourth list comprising one or more personal objects physically located within a predefined range of the single personal object off the first list;

comparing the third list to the fourth list to determine which personal objects are on both lists and which personal objects are missing, if any, from the fourth list; and

notifying the user with the results of the comparison between the third list and the fourth list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the first list comprises:

generating the first list comprising one or more personal objects based on event information of an event on the personal schedule of the user, the event information comprises an event type, an event date, an event time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first list is generated by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the second list comprises:

scanning using an RFID reader for the personal objects on the first list, wherein a unique RFID tag is attached to each of the personal objects on the first list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the second list comprises:

scheduling the generation of the second list based on an event time of an event on the personal schedule of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein notifying the user with the results of the comparison comprises sending a text message to the user'"'"'s smartphone.