User intervention based on proximity between tracking devices
First Claim
1. A method for locating a tracking device, comprising:
- receiving, at a central tracking device system, a first location of a first tracking device of a first user from a first mobile device in response to the first mobile device detecting the first tracking device while in a communicative range of the first tracking device;
receiving, at the central tracking device system, a second location of a second tracking device of the first user from a second mobile device different than the first mobile device in response to the second mobile device detecting the second tracking device while in a communicative range of the second tracking device;
determining a distance between the first location and the second location;
in response to the determined distance being greater than a threshold distance, identifying, by the central tracking device system, the first tracking device as potentially lost;
generating, by the central tracking device system, a notification identifying the first tracking device and indicating the first tracking device is potentially lost; and
providing, by the central tracking device system, the generated notification to a mobile device of the first user, the mobile device of the first user configured to display the notification to the first user.
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Abstract
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user'"'"'s mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user'"'"'s mobile.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for locating a tracking device, comprising:
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receiving, at a central tracking device system, a first location of a first tracking device of a first user from a first mobile device in response to the first mobile device detecting the first tracking device while in a communicative range of the first tracking device; receiving, at the central tracking device system, a second location of a second tracking device of the first user from a second mobile device different than the first mobile device in response to the second mobile device detecting the second tracking device while in a communicative range of the second tracking device; determining a distance between the first location and the second location; in response to the determined distance being greater than a threshold distance, identifying, by the central tracking device system, the first tracking device as potentially lost; generating, by the central tracking device system, a notification identifying the first tracking device and indicating the first tracking device is potentially lost; and providing, by the central tracking device system, the generated notification to a mobile device of the first user, the mobile device of the first user configured to display the notification to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer program instructions for locating a tracking device, the computer program instructions comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of the central tracking device system, cause the central tracking device system to:
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receive a first location of a first tracking device of a first user from a first mobile device in response to the first mobile device detecting the first tracking device while in a communicative range of the first tracking device; receive a second location of a second tracking device of the first user from a second mobile device different than the first mobile device in response to the second mobile device detecting the second tracking device while in a communicative range of the second tracking device; determine a distance between the first location and the second location; in response to the determined distance being greater than a threshold distance, identify the first tracking device as potentially lost; generate a notification identifying the first tracking device and indicating the first tracking device is potentially lost; and provide the generated notification to a mobile device of the first user, the mobile device of the first user configured to display the notification to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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