UNIVERSAL LOST AND FOUND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for identifying owners or users of misplaced or lost articles comprising:
- a database including records associated with an identification record, wherein said identification record corresponds to an anonymous identifier for said identification record;
a user interface configured to receive said information and to provide preference settings within said identification record;
a finder interface configured to receive a search query identifying contact information and/or attributes of a identification record;
a search engine receiving said search query and returning a list of identification of owners or users of identification records matching said query from said database; and
a privacy engine configured with said search engine to restrict said list in accordance with said privacy settings.
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Abstract
A system and method for identification whereby owners of personal items of value can register against a unique identification number (UID) that is printed, etched or affixed to one or more items. Institutional lost and found offices, such as airline, airport, transit and hotels, and individual finders can use the inventive system to automatically reconcile the lost item by what of its UID and notify the owners or users through an online reporting system. The system and method supplements existing airport luggage tracking systems and more particularly pertains to a new luggage locating system for identification of lost items and a method of automatically identifying the owner of lost items.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for identifying owners or users of misplaced or lost articles comprising:
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a database including records associated with an identification record, wherein said identification record corresponds to an anonymous identifier for said identification record; a user interface configured to receive said information and to provide preference settings within said identification record; a finder interface configured to receive a search query identifying contact information and/or attributes of a identification record; a search engine receiving said search query and returning a list of identification of owners or users of identification records matching said query from said database; and a privacy engine configured with said search engine to restrict said list in accordance with said privacy settings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for universal tracking identification comprising;
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creating a unique identification number (UID) for an article, corresponding said UID having with an identification record (IR), said IR having a plurality of data fields, populating said data fields with descriptive information said descriptive information adaptable to global translation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A system for identifying owners of articles comprising:
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a database including records associated with identification records, wherein said records include information identifying contact information and/or attributes; a user interface configured to receive said information and to provide preference settings within said identification record; a finder interface configured to correspond with existing mass transit tracking systems to receive a search query identifying contact information and/or attributes of a identification record; and a search engine receiving said search query and returning a list of identification of owners or users of identification records matching said query from said database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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