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Personal items network, and associated methods

US10080971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2015
Grant dateSep 25, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/33
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A personal items network, comprising a plurality of items, each item having a wireless communications port for coupling in network with every other item, each item having a processor for determining if any other item in the network is no longer linked to the item, each item having an indicator for informing a user that an item has left the network, wherein a user may locate lost items. A method for locating lost personal items, comprising: linking at least two personal items together on a network; and depositing one or both of time and location information in an unlost item when one of the items is lost out of network.

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