Anti-theft system and operating method thereof

• US 9,959,721 B1
• Filed: 05/03/2017
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Zhang, Shi-Jie, Huang, Che-Yen, Tseng, Ying-Che, Hsieh, Wen-Pin
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): AKKI, MUNEAR T
• Application Number:
  US15/585,612
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: 34053915, 34053913, 34053911, 34053921, 3405721, 4554261, 4555521
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0247 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/183 Single detectors using dual technologies G08B13/1672, G08B13/2448, G08B13/2494 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

An anti-theft system and an operating method are provided. The anti-theft system includes a wearable device and a portable electronic device. The wearable device includes a first wireless module and a first processing module. The portable electronic device includes a second wireless module, a second processing module and a positioning module. The first wireless module and the second wireless module are in a wireless connection with each other. The second wireless module detects a received signal strength indicator value of the wireless connection. If the received signal strength indicator value is lower than a predetermined signal strength value, the positioning module is enabled to generate plural position data within a predetermined time period. Moreover, the second processing module calculates a displacement of the portable electronic device according to the plural position data and determines whether a warning mode is enabled according to the displacement.

Claims

1. An anti-theft system, comprising:

a wearable device comprising a first wireless module, a first processing module and a first positioning module; and

a portable electronic device comprising a second wireless module, a second processing module and a second positioning module, wherein the first wireless module and the second wireless module are in a wireless connection with each other, and the second wireless module detects a received signal strength indicator value of the wireless connection,

wherein if the received signal strength indicator value is lower than a predetermined signal strength value, the first positioning module and the second positioning module are enabled to respectively generate plural wearable device position data and plural portable electronic device position data within a predetermined time period, and the second processing module calculates a displacement of the portable electronic device according to the plural wearable device position data and the plural portable electronic device position data and determines whether a warning mode is enabled according to the displacement.

2. The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning module and the second positioning module are global positioning system modules, Bluetooth positioning modules, Wi-Fi positioning modules or GPRS/CDMA positioning modules.

3. The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device is a smart watch or a smart bracelet.

4. The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, a smart phone or a game console.

5. The anti-theft system according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless module and the second wireless module are radio frequency wireless transmission module, Bluetooth wireless transmission modules, ZigBee wireless transmission modules or Wi-Fi wireless transmission modules.

6. The anti-theft system according to claim 5, wherein the first processing module and the second processing module are microcontroller units.