Patent ID: 9224096
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06N,G06Q,G08B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a device to self-assess a state of a portable item as being one of extant and displaced, the device configured for use when the device is in sustained collocation with the portable item, the method comprising: storing in a memory of the device: obtaining, via the environmental sensor, usage data for the portable item, wherein the usage data is indicative of a substantially current environment of the portable item; comparing via a hardware processor of the device the usage data with the at least one item usage expectation; assessing by the hardware processor, via the comparing, whether the portable item is extant or displaced; and wherein in response to the assessment, at least, signaling an alert that the portable item is displaced upon detecting that the portable item is not located at the expected location during the associated date and time interval.