Patent ID: 7554443

Claim:
A wireless object locating system for assisting a user to find a battery-operated remote control, said wireless object locating system comprising: a portable receiving station removably connected directly to an existing internal power supply source of the remote control in such a manner that said receiving station remains statically coupled to the internal power supply source during operating conditions; and a base station electrically coupled to an external 120-volt power supply source, said base station comprising a user interface provided with a toggle switch electrically coupled thereto; wherein said receiving station is intercalated between the remote control and said base station when the remote control is docked at said base station; wherein said receiving station is removably and electrically mated with said base station such that the internal power supply source of the remote control is charged during non-operating conditions, the remote control remaining spaced above said base station during charging conditions; where after said receiving station is detached from said base station and said toggle switch is switched to an active position respectively, said base station generating and wirelessly transmitting a RF location signal, said receiving station detecting said RF location signal and in response emitting an identification signal to notify the user of a location of the remote control.