Patent ID: 6724306
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A luggage locating system for locating luggage of a user in an airport, the luggage locating system comprising:a remote transceiver assembly comprising a body member, said body member being adapted for being held in a hand of the user, said remote transceiver assembly comprising a first transceiver means for transmitting a unique remote signal, said first transceiver means being positioned within said body member, said remote transceiver assembly comprising a button member, said button member being operationally coupled to said first transceiver means such that said button member is for actuating said first transceiver means to transmit said unique remote signal, said remote transceiver assembly comprising a remote power supply being operationally coupled to said first transceiver such that said remote power supply supplies power to said first transceiver; a base transceiver assembly comprising a housing, said housing being adapted for being mounted to the luggage such that said base transceiver assembly is positioned in the luggage to prevent said base transceiver assembly from being damaged during handling, said base transceiver assembly comprising a second transceiver means for transmitting a unique luggage signal, said second transceiver means transmitting said unique luggage signal to said first transceiver means when said second transceiver means has received said unique remote signal from said first transceiver means, said second transceiver means being positioned within said housing of said base transceiver assembly, said base transceiver assembly comprising a base power supply such that said base power supply supplies power to said second transceiver means; said first transceiver assembly comprising an indicator assembly, said indicator assembly being operationally coupled to said first transceiver means such that said first transceiver means actuates said indicator assembly for indicating to the user that said base transceiver assembly is within a predetermined range of the user when said first transceiver means receives said unique luggage signal from said second transceiver means; and wherein said first transceiver means of said remote transceiver assembly intermittently transmits a timing signal, said second transceiver means of said base transceiver assembly receiving said timing signal and transmitting said timing signal back to said first transceiver means of said remote transceiver assembly, said first transceiver means timing a time between transmission of said timing signal and reception of the timing signal by said first transceiver means for determining whether said base transceiver assembly is getting closer to said remote transceiver assembly, said first transceiver means actuating said indicator assembly for indicating that said base transceiver assembly is getting farther away from said remote transceiver assembly.