Patent ID: 8502674

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of monitoring a location of an object using a mobile device, the method comprising: emitting from the mobile device a radio frequency (RF) signal that activates a radio frequency identifier tag (“RFID tag”) located within a broadcast area, wherein the RFID tag is affixed to the object; receiving at the mobile device an RF signal generated by the RFID tag; determining that the RFID tag is registered among a set of RFID tags that are to be tracked, wherein determining that the RFID tag is registered among a set of RFID tags that are to be tracked includes accessing stored data regarding the set of RFID tags, and wherein the data is able to be shared with one or more other mobile devices such that the one or more other mobile devices may monitor the location of one or more of the objects; determining that the RFID tag is not located within the broadcast area; and determining whether an alert has been defined for the RFID tag, wherein (1) when the alert has been defined for the RFID tag, providing by way of the mobile device an alert that indicates that the RFID tag is not located within the broadcast area, wherein the alert is provided in accordance with the defined alert for the RFID tag, and (2) when the alert has not been defined for the RFID tag, prompting a user to define the alert via the mobile device.