Systems and methods for locating items
US10970774B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/909
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for receiving a plurality of item submissions from a plurality of mobile user devices (each item submission of the plurality of item submissions including: item identifier data indicative of an item; and item location data indicative of a location of the item), determining a determined location for the item (using the respective item location data for each of the plurality of item submissions), and storing the determined location for the item in an item location database. The determined location for the item is stored in association with an item identifier corresponding to the item, and the item location database stores determined locations for a plurality of items.
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