Method and system for tracking an electronic device at an electronic device docking station
US9935946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/47
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for identifying an electronic device user and tracking the electronic device at a docking station is provided. The system includes a CPU, a database containing data corresponding to individual device users, a user identification station, and docking stations. The CPU has access to the database and is communicatively linked to the user identification station and the docking stations. The docking stations have indicators. A device user has an identifying feature corresponding to data for the user in the database. The user identification station is configured to sense the identifying feature of the device user and send this information to the CPU. The CPU is configured to compare the information on the identifying feature to data in the database, and if matching, to instruct one of the docking stations to activate the indicator.
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