SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- associating, by a tracking system, a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device;
when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, by the tracking system from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device;
when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, by the tracking system from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to receiving a signal from the tracking device; and
associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device.
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Abstract
The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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associating, by a tracking system, a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device; when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, by the tracking system from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device; when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, by the tracking system from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to receiving a signal from the tracking device; and associating, by the tracking system, the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tracking server comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the tracking server to perform steps comprising; associating a user with a tracking device, the user associated with a mobile device; when the tracking device is communicatively coupled to and located within a threshold proximity of the mobile device, receiving, from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; associating the received location of the mobile device with the tracking device; when the tracking device is located outside a threshold proximity of the mobile device but within a threshold proximity of a second mobile device associated with a second user, receiving, from the second mobile device, a location of the second mobile device, the second mobile device configured to provide the location of the second mobile device to the tracking system in response to receiving a signal from the tracking device; and associating the received location of the second mobile device with the tracking device; and a processor configured to execute the instructions.
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