Patent ID: 8457617

Claim:
A method for locating a wireless accessory, the method comprising: receiving user input on a wireless device to search for the wireless accessory; determining whether a signal is received from the wireless accessory; determining a distance to the wireless accessory from the wireless device utilizing a signal strength from the wireless accessory in response to receiving the signal; recording a plurality of signal strength readings from the wireless accessory as the wireless device is moved; generating location information for the wireless accessory including the distance and a direction utilizing the plurality of signal strength readings; automatically displaying the distance to the wireless accessory and the location information to a user through the wireless device in response to generating the location information; suggesting to the user a search pattern to be traveled by the user to systematically search for the wireless accessory; and playing an audio signal by the wireless device at an increasing frequency as the signal strength increases based on increased proximity between the wireless devices and the wireless accessory.