Patent ID: 9735839
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A45C,H04B

Claim:
1. An item of luggage capable of communicating with a mobile terminal via a Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol, the item of luggage comprising: a luggage shell configured to store objects; a first NFC reader secured to an exterior surface of the luggage shell, and comprising: a controller and a biometric sensor, wherein the first NFC reader is further configured to read a terminal identification information of a second NFC reader of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is proximate to the item of luggage, determine whether the terminal identification information reader by the first NFC reader is identical to a preset identification information, and determine a received signal strength indicator of an NFC signal from the mobile terminal when the terminal identification information is identical to the preset identification information; the biometric sensor is configured to obtain biometric data of a user when the received signal strength indicator is greater than a preset threshold, compare the biometric data with reference data, and unlock the item of luggage if the biometric data matches the reference data.