Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device

US9161310B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Elwha LLC · US

Inventors

• Paramvir Bahl · Sammamish, US
• Douglas C. Burger · Bellevue, US
• Ranveer Chandra · Kirkland, US
• Matthew G. Dyor · Bellevue, US
• William Gates · Redmond, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Pablos Holman · Seattle, US
• Muriel Y. Ishikawa · Livermore, US
• Jordin T. Kare · Seattle, US
• Royce A. Levien · Lexington, US
• Richard T. Lord · Gig Harbor, US
• Robert W. Lord · Seattle, US
• Mark A. Malamud · Seattle, US
• Craig J. Mundie · Seattle, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Tim Paek · Sammamish, US
• John D. Rinaldo, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Desney S. Tan · Kirkland, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• Charles Whitmer · North Bend, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Victoria Y.H. Wood · Livermore, US
• Lin Zhong · Houston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 29, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D30/70
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are described relating to accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device; and presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query response from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device; and means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query response from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device.