Computational systems and methods for locating a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9161310-B2
Application number	US-201113340540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2011
Priority date	Dec 23, 2011
Publication date	Oct 13, 2015
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine, comprising:
means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device, including at least:
means for determining whether the at least one mobile device has been misplaced, including at least a means for detecting an absence of movement of the at least one mobile device;
means for directing the at least one mobile device to enter a power saving mode at least partially based on the means for determining whether the at least one mobile device has been misplaced; and
means for altering the power saving mode at least partially based on a query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the 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 accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device,
wherein at least one of the means for accepting or the means for presenting is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.

2. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a location query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device.

3. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a battery level query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device.

4. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a silent mode signal from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device.

5. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting at least one of a silent mode query, an airplane mode query theatre mode query, or a meeting mode query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device.

6. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification reader associated with at least one mobile device.

7. The machine of claim 6 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification reader associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a query from a mobile radio-frequency identification reader.

8. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object to override a silent mode status.

9. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag.

10. The machine of claim 9 , wherein means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag comprises:
means for utilizing at least one of an active radio-frequency identification tag or a passive radio-frequency identification tag.

11. The machine of claim 9 , wherein means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag comprises:
means for utilizing at least one near-field communication device of the at least one mobile device as the radio-frequency identification tag.

12. The machine of claim 9 , wherein means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag comprises:
means for utilizing at least one of a radio-frequency identification tag that includes a radio-frequency transmitter and a receiver or a battery-assisted passive radio-frequency identification tag.

13. The machine of claim 9 , wherein means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag comprises:
means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag that receives a radio signal.

14. The machine of claim 9 , wherein means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag comprises:
means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag that functions as a radio mirror.

15. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for accepting a query from a radio-frequency identification object associated with at least one mobile device comprises:
means for utilizing a radio-frequency identification tag that sends location information to a discriminating receiver.

16. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device comprises:
means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a second device.

17. The machine of claim 16 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a second device comprises:
means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a second mobile device.

18. The machine of claim 16 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a second device comprises:
means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device to a dedicated device.

19. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device comprises:
means for transmitting location information associated with the mobile device.

20. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device comprises:
means for presenting a sound that indicates location of the mobile device.

21. The machine of claim 20 , wherein means for presenting a sound that indicates location of the mobile device comprises:
means for presenting a computer-created sound that indicates location of the mobile device.

22. The machine of claim 21 , wherein means for presenting a computer-created sound that indicates location of the mobile device comprises:
means for presenting a computer-created voice that indicates location of the mobile device.

23. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device comprises:
means for presenting an indication for the mobile device to vibrate.

24. The machine of claim 1 , wherein means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on the query accepted from the radio-frequency identification object associated with the at least one mobile device comprises:
means for present

Assignees

• Bahl Paramvir
• Burger Douglas C
• Chandra Ranveer
• Dyor Matthew G
• Gates William
• Hyde Roderick A
• Holman Pablos
• Ishikawa Muriel Y
• Kare Jordin T
• Levien Royce A
• Lord Richard T
• Lord Robert W
• Malamud Mark A
• Mundie Craig J
• Myhrvold Nathan P
• Paek Tim
• Rinaldo Jr John D
• Tan Desney S
• Tegreene Clarence T
• Whitmer Charles
• Wood Jr Lowell L
• Wood Victoria Y H
• Zhong Lin
• Elwha Llc

Inventors

• Bahl Paramvir
• Burger Douglas C
• Chandra Ranveer
• Dyor Matthew G
• Gates William
• Hyde Roderick A
• Holman Pablos
• Ishikawa Muriel Y
• Kare Jordin T
• Levien Royce A
• Lord Richard T
• Lord Robert W
• Malamud Mark A
• Mundie Craig J
• Myhrvold Nathan P
• Paek Tim
• Rinaldo Jr John D
• Tan Desney S
• Tegreene Clarence T
• Whitmer Charles
• Wood Jr Lowell L
• Wood Victoria Y H
• Zhong Lin

Classifications

• G01S5/0205

  Details · CPC title

• H04W4/028

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G01S5/0027

  of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile · CPC title

• G06F21/88

  Detecting or preventing theft or loss · CPC title

• H04W52/0254

  detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device · CPC title