Systems and methods for identifying lost or stolen devices
US7639141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/24
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and methods for identifying a lost or stolen device. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving a plurality of items on a platform configured to support the items for transportation, one or more of the items being registered in a database; interrogating via an interrogation signal transmitted from a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader to one or more RFID tags attached to one or more of the items while on the platform; and communicating with the database over an Internet to identify an item as being missing and associated with the platform, based on a result of interrorgating.
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