Patent ID: 7852218
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for locating at least one travel article for packing, out of a plurality of travel articles, the system comprising: a transponder having a transponder transceiver, a unique locator tag, and an indicator for signaling a physical location of said travel article for packing; wherein said unique tag includes one or more of geographic data and cultural data associated with said at least one travel article for packing; wherein prior to packing said travel article, said transponder is disposed on each travel article of said plurality of travel articles; a packing wizard for selecting at least one travel article for packing; wherein said packing wizard utilizes one or more of geographic data and cultural data to generate a suggested packing list; a memory for storing a packing list of at least one selected travel article for packing; a location interrogator for communicating a ping signal to said transponder transceiver of said transponder of said at least one selected travel article for packing; wherein, in response to receiving said ping signal, said indicator of said transponder of said at least one selected travel article for packing is activated to provide an indication of the location of said at least one selected travel article, wherein said indication includes identification of said at least one selected travel article on a location map which assists in user orientation within a particular space; and a travel container for packing said at least one selected travel article for packing; wherein said indicator of said transponder of said at least one selected travel article is deactivated when said at least one selected travel article is packed in said travel container.