Patent ID: 8422954

Claim:
A method for use in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device having an adjunct device coupled thereto via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device having a short-range wireless transceiver, the method comprising: executing a homing application of the handheld wireless communication device for finding at least one personal object coupled to at least one remote wireless device, wherein the homing application includes: generating first data to present for display on the handheld wireless communication device a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface receives an indication of a user to locate the at least one personal object and generates a location signal in response thereto; communicating the location signal to the adjunct device via the communication port to cause the adjunct device to transmit a first RF signal to the at least one remote wireless device via a short-range wireless transceiver of the adjunct device; and generating second data to present for display on the handheld wireless communication device in response to communications received via the communications port regarding a second RF signal received from the at least one remote wireless device via a short-range wireless transceiver of the adjunct device.