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Method and system for controlling a physical object to be shared by several potential users

US10733455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2017
Grant dateAug 4, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/00571
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An embodiment method for controlling a physical object to be shared by several potential users and in an enclosure in an open state or in a closed state includes detecting a presence or an absence of the object in the enclosure in the closed state via a first wireless link between the object and a reader situated in the enclosure, the first wireless link being contained in the enclosure in the closed state. The method also includes transmitting a first information item representative of the presence or of the absence of the object in the enclosure to a computer server via a second link and an internet network, the computer server being accessible via a website configured to be managed by an administrator.

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