FI116861B - Method and system for returning lost property to the proper owner - Google Patents

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE RIGHT OWNER OF LOST PROPERTY F

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the promotion of the recovery of lost property. In particular, the invention relates to a method and system for returning property to a rightful owner using mobile and data technology.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

10 Modern people have a lot of different types of movable property, such as keys, cell phones, laptops, PDAs, cameras and bicycles, and possibly pets. Due to the busy lifestyle, there is also a significant loss of movable property, which causes the owner several losses and a waste of time to recover the lost property.

To return your movable property to its rightful owner, there are: us: a variety of solutions that include things such as how a finder should act upon finding a lost • \ 20 A very common solution, such as keys, to the finder (a) to drop keys to the nearest mailbox ·· » : * take them to the nearest police station, or (c) deliver them to the real owner of the loss to the service provider providing the return services.

Alternatively, in prior art solutions, it is possible to automatically assign a telephone number or e-mail to the notifier to provide the identification number on tnnnictoocca nlo \ / aan informQicoan ηαΚ / αΙιιηιι 2. either by phone call or e-mail The owner contacts the system and enters the contact information (phone number or e-mail address 5 for contact).

However, there are some problems with prior art solutions, such as slowness. For example, if a customer loses their key bundle, for example, after a week, there is no significant benefit. Here you go: Have a spare key or a locksmith and have your keys re-locked. Well-known solutions <are quite expensive in terms of cost, as they involve a considerable amount of service (courier, mail, etc.) as a service provider (courier, mail, etc.). Too high a price can, for example. limit your potential customer base. In addition, most traditional services 15 are geographically limited, so that the return service they provide is limited to a specific country, as the services are bound by contracts with certain entities, such as the postal service and the police.

Furthermore, according to some known solutions, the finder has to contact his or her contact, for example, an anonymous email address, or v 20 the finder identifies his or her proprietary information over the internet, allowing abuse such as extortionist attempts} • · · • ·

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention is to enable the owner of the lost property as soon as possible so that the lost property can be secured and thus the anonymity abuse is minimized or even completely eliminated.

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The objects of the invention are achieved by providing a movable or mobile phone number to the owner of the property. The parties may then agree among themselves on the details of the return of the property.

For the method of the invention, the owner of a lost property, the method of affixing the property to assist a finder of the property in recovering the property, is that the identifier comprises a unique code together with a service provider; this discovery sends said code to said service provider as a single text message, and that the service provider compares the code with the owners of the database <10 assets unambiguously associated with it and acts on the primary number of the owner of the corresponding property by SMS texting the finder contact.

A system for recovering lost property for a system according to the invention, comprising: a tag comprising a unique code as well as a service provided to guide the discoverer of the property to be attached to the property, and that when followed by the identifier, the service provider is arranged to compare the property of the owner of the property corresponding to the said code to the property owners of the code tk 20 by means of a text message with the contact details of the finder.

Some preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth in the dependent claims

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According to a first embodiment of the invention, here the document property, preferably movable property, is tagged.

For example, the keychain can be tagged on a keychain «·« ♦ ····· so the tag can be attached to any movable property 4 generates it or c) the code is pre-attached to the product on behalf of the owner.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the owner of the property most advantageously mentions his property on the service provider's website, whereby the code uniqueness is most advantageously checked by comparing it with the codes already generated by the service provider and / or in the database. Once existing or registered, this code can no longer be registered. According to some, however, one and the same service user can register his or her registrations using the same code, but in particular, it is forbidden for different service users to use the same code to avoid confusion.

In addition to the unique identifier, the property owner also registers: his / her data, preferably at least his / her preferred mobile station, which identifies the property associated with the property and the mobile number provided by the property owner in the database of the service provider. In addition, a property-specific mobile number, such as a family member's r number, may also be registered, which is useful, for example, in the event of a lost orr user account referred to in the service provider's database. The database can store up to 20 other property and / or property owner information, such as a landline number, etc.

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According to a third embodiment of the invention, the ability of the primary nunr # # connection to receive (send) SMS or SMS (vk (to service)) is confirmed by a test message upon registration.

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· "! 25 from the mobile telephone network to the so-called Internet service. £ * ··· *. The Service User may update his information at any time through the Internet, for example when his telephone number changes. Service User · ·: According to one embodiment, the code is also fully registered, or at least temporarily, only by tel. pending registration; i 5 details of the property owner (at least the primary cell phone roon), and from the SMS he receives, find the pu that is transmitted with the message even if the connection is secret and act on the primary phone 5 reported by the owner of the property and the phone of the finder

According to a fifth embodiment of the invention, the property owner also communicates to the secondary number provided by the owner if the message sent to the merchant does not arrive or the owner of an embodiment does not acknowledge the message received. Secondary nume 10, for example, in a situation where the service user has lost the roe to which the primary number refers and when the secondary number is in the am provider's database.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the property owner should contact the discoverer with a secret number or encrypt before dialing; 15 to avoid possible abuse during the call. Most preferably via SMS. In addition, an embodiment of the invention also sends a text message to the discoverer stating that the property of the discoverer has been notified and that he or she will contact the discoverer soon

The present invention offers considerable advantages over known ones. 20. The present invention is cost-effective compared to known solutions, since according to the invention, all t <RTIgt; The service of the invention is not required to provide telephone emergency services or other similar administrative and logistical arrangements for the restoration of property. In addition, communication between the various * # · 25 services is via SMS and the parties arrange summer reset. In addition, the discoverer can also be identified and the identifier (cell phone number) contained in the SMS message j.f: notified of the discovery of the property via SMS.

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6 by using an anonymous email address, for example, as compared to solutions in which the identifier can obtain the contact information of the owner, since in the present invention, the anonymity of the property can be maintained and the discoverer can at any time contact his or her identity. Preferably, the discoverer is identified based on his mobile phone information.

In particular, it should be noted that the present invention is above all in relation to other known solutions. For many movable objects such as house keys, pets and luggage, speed 10 is paramount. The discovery through the invention, as soon as the owner has noticed that he has lost his property, can be agreed upon at the same time as the discovery, which guarantees a clearly faster channel of recovery than the hours.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the following section, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary arrangement for recovering lost property according to an embodiment, Figure 2 illustrates an exemplary property of the present invention. according to one embodiment, • * «Figure 3 shows an exemplary communication diagram"; * recovery of assets according to an embodiment of the present invention, and. . Figure 4 shows some alternative products and / or embodiments of the present invention.

* · 7 meanings, but according to an embodiment of the invention, certain vendors, such as stores 106, may also make the service provider 108 incorporate their unique codes into the products they sell.

According to the invention, the code 5 associated with the product or property 102 is most preferably on the Internet at the service provider's home page 110, whereby the information of the owner 112 is stored in the service provider's database 11A.

The ability of the primary connection to receive (send) SMS or SMS or MMS messages from the service (to the service) is confirmed by a test message relative to the service. Text messages are transmitted from the cellular network to the Internet as a so-called. Via SMS-Gateway 116. The service user, or property, at any time updates his or her information over the Internet, for example, as his or her rider changes. The service is thus mainly dealt with via matte 15 and a data processing device such as computer 120.

Figure 2 illustrates an exemplary property t in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention which may be c keychain or otherwise secured to the property 202. The identifier 200 preferably comprises operating instructions 204 li 20 in the operating instructions, the finder is requested to send by SMS a unique identifier code 206, such as a series of numbers, in the identifier *: ··· to 208.

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Fig. 3 illustrates an exemplary communication diagram 3 (· ;;; data transfer 25 during the recovery of property 102) according to an embodiment of the invention. If discoverer 302 follows the instructions of the associated identifier, service provider 108 is redirected to * * * 310. [[[: matches the message sent by the finder even if the interface is secret • .... _... _____ ... ... _____ __ __ ........

8 for example, thank you for contacting us and telling you that the property owner will be in touch shortly.

If the code sent by the finder matches the 112 of the owner of the property, a message 313 informing the owner of the property's primary registration number 5 will state that the property has been found and give a telephone number. At the same time, the property owner can be advised, ie again, on 302 secret phone numbers, or to encrypt their own roommate number during a call (for example, by typing "# 31 #" before the dial). The owner of the property is also warned not to disclose the identity of the person to prevent the abuse, even in theory.

If the service provider does not receive delivery information 314 (delivery information to ensure retraction) from the property owner's primary retransmitted message within a specified time period, the service will automatically send service 315 to the secondary registered number 316. This is useful 15 if the property owner's cellphone 108 is lost (for example, the subscription may have closed the property owner's number has changed, and the owner or the property has not updated their registry information. Secondary r eg the cellphone number of a partner or family member 20 *, * * * [yi 317 discoverers 302 so that the parties can agree amongst themselves on the singing (where, when and how) and the potential owner of the discovery can be informed at the time of registration (and possibly 25 of the discovery of the property) ytc (eg in Finland 10% of the value of the property). However, the details of the matter between the parties.

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Figure 4 illustrates some alternative products and / or properties 1 (It is clear to 9 mates that different tags are attached or associated with these items. For example, a sticker or tag or even a tile can also be affixed to a camera or mai and a pet tag.

The products and / or properties shown in Figure 4 are merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the invention in any way, but the concept of the invention also applies to any other movable property. I n should also be understood to refer to identifiers (children, identifiers that can be used to connect, for example, to lost or unconscious people. The identifier can be implemented, for example, by means of stickers, engravings or other similar identifiers.

This document does not comment on the physical appearance of the product or the proprietary identifier (keychain, identification plate, engraving), but only on the essential information and its intended use. Different variants will therefore be appropriate depending on the nature of the owner's prefere movable property.

However, only some of the principles of the embodiment of the invention described above can, of course, be provided within the scope of the other claims, for example, of course. 20 for details and areas of use.

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Claims (10)

A method of recovering lost property (102) correctly, comprising affixing to the property (102) an identity discoverer (302) to assist in recovering the property, comprising: a unique code (206) and the service provider contact discoverer (302) transmitting said code to said service provider and that the service provider compares the code in the database or the codes uniquely associated with the owners of the property, the known code is transmitted as a text message and that the service provider also communicates with the primary nume mobile (118) the owner of the property corresponding to the code. The method of claim 1, wherein the finder (3C) is based on the number of the finders, such as the mobile station (303), contained in the text message that the service provider sends to him. The method of claim 1, wherein the code (206) comprising the asset identifier (200) is registered in a service database (114) uniquely associated with the asset owner. The method of claim 1, wherein, in addition to the property number of the primary mobile station, the service provider information 20 is also encapsulated in the secondary contact (316). M · * «· * · The method of claim 1, wherein the register: a primary owner number, verifies the ability of the mobile station (118) associated with said difference to receive a test message to said mobile station. ··· • * • · ··· The method of claim 1, wherein if the mai:. a message delivered to the mobile station (118) associated with the icy number [* ·· [not guaranteed] within a predetermined time, the delivery information (208), and when the discoverer (302) follows the identifier-controlled message containing said code; that the service provider is arranged to compare with the property owners in its base (114) unequivocally, characterized in that the said message comprising the code is a text message service provider is further arranged to supply the mobile number associated with said code owner's primary number (1 account finder contact). The system of claim 7, wherein the service provider 10 is configured to identify the discoverer (302) based on the identity of the discoverer contained in the message, such as a mobile station (;). The system of claim 7, wherein the service or arrangement for registering an asset-related identifier comprises, in its base 15, uniquely associated with the asset owner. The system of claim 7, wherein, in addition to the number of the primary mobile station (118), the service provider also registers a secondary contact (316). The system of claim 7, wherein the service 20 is arranged to verify the ability of: * · [(118) to receive text messages by delivering a test message to said n · * - property owner's primary number to register! you. The system of claim 7, wherein the service provider 25 also provides the discovery (302) information with the service provider's information associated with the secondary number corresponding to the encrypted code; je: \ * if the mobile number associated with the said primary number · *** · ti in x / ioQtin no ri Homonne or caaHa certainty tiotvn grate number tv