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Jacket locator

US8451127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Eyal Bychkov · Hod HaSharon, IL
Tal Engelstein · Ramat Gan, IL
Yair Leshem · Nes Ziona, IL
Uri Ron · Herzliya, IL
Ron Levy · Savyon, IL
Hagit Perry · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2012
Grant date	May 28, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S19/14
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A locator system for electronic devices including at least one jacket for a modular wireless communicator, each jacket having an identifier, and a modular wireless communicator that attaches to each one of the at least one jacket, including a positioning system for identifying a location of the modular wireless communicator, a log manager for recording a plurality of entries in a log, each entry including the jacket identifier for a jacket currently attached to the modular wireless communicator, and a current location as identified by the positioning system, and a controller for notifying the log manager of occurrence of a log trigger event, wherein the log manager records a new entry in the log when it receives a notification of a log trigger event from the controller, and wherein the log trigger events enable determination of a location where a jacket was last actively used with the modular wireless communicator.

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