WO2011063878A1 - Système, appareil et procédé de récupération améliorée d'articles perdus - Google Patents

Système, appareil et procédé de récupération améliorée d'articles perdus Download PDF

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WO2011063878A1
WO2011063878A1 PCT/EP2010/006455 EP2010006455W WO2011063878A1 WO 2011063878 A1 WO2011063878 A1 WO 2011063878A1 EP 2010006455 W EP2010006455 W EP 2010006455W WO 2011063878 A1 WO2011063878 A1 WO 2011063878A1
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Bettina Stuhr
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
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    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
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  • the present application relates to an apparatus, a system and a method for preventing theft and for easier retrieval of stolen or lost items or articles of manufacture, and in particular to an apparatus, a system and a method for easier identification of an article or item.
  • Engravings for example, are difficult to keep updated and if an article is sold to another user a new engraving has to be made which very likely serves to decrease the physical appeal of the goods.
  • a system for theft prevention or improved retrieval of a stolen or lost item comprising a tag, a scanning apparatus and a server, wherein said tag being associated with an item; said server being configured to receive contact information and to associate said contact information with said tag; said scanning apparatus being configured to scan said tag and to send a request to said server for said contact information being associated with said tag; wherein said server is further configured to receive said request and execute an action being associated with the tag.
  • the aspects of the disclosed embodiments are also directed to providing a use of a tag to prevent theft or improve retrieval of a stolen or lost item, said use comprising providing a tag for placement on an item, said tag being associated with an action of querying for information; receiving contact information; associating said tag with said contact information; receiving a request for said contact information from a requestor, said request originating from a reading of said tag; and execute an action being associated with the tag as a result of said action for querying for information to said requestor.
  • the aspects of the disclosed embodiments are also directed to providing a tag for prevention of theft of or for improving retrieval of a stolen or lost item, said tag being arranged to be placed on an item and being associated with an action, wherein said tag is arranged to be read by a scanning apparatus and wherein said associated action comprises causing said scanning apparatus to send a request to a server for executing an action being associated with said tag.
  • the aspects of the disclosed embodiments are also directed to providing an apparatus comprising a tag scanner, said apparatus being configured to scan a tag, execute an action associated with said tag, said action comprising sending a request to a server instructing the server to execute an action associated with the tag.
  • the aspects of the disclosed embodiments are also directed to providing a computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling an apparatus comprising a scanner, said computer readable medium comprising software code for scanning a tag, software code for sending a request to a server for contact information being associated with said tag, and software code for receiving said contact information.
  • the aspects of the disclosed embodiments are also directed to providing a method comprising providing a tag to be placed on an item, said tag being arranged to be scanned by a scanning apparatus, said scanning apparatus being configured to send a request for contact information to a server, said server being configured to respond to said request with said contact information; offering a reduction of a price for said item.
  • Fig. 1 is an overview of a telecommunications system in which a device according to the present application is used according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 2a and b are plane front views of each an apparatus according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the general architecture of a device of Fig. 2 in accordance with the present application
  • Fig. 4 a, b, c and d are examples of barcodes
  • Fig. 5 is a flow chart describing a method according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a system according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 7 is a flow chart describing a method according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 8 is a flow chart describing a method according to an embodiment
  • Fig. 9 is a flow chart describing a method according to an embodiment of the application.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a cellular telecommunications system in which the teachings of the present application may be applied.
  • various telecommunications services such as cellular voice calls, www or Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browsing, cellular video calls, data calls, facsimile transmissions, music transmissions, still image transmissions, video transmissions, electronic message transmissions and electronic commerce may be performed between a mobile terminal 100 according to the teachings of the present application and other devices, such as another mobile terminal 106 or a stationary telephone 132.
  • WAP Wireless Application Protocol
  • the mobile terminals 100, 106 are connected to a mobile telecommunications network 110 through Radio Frequency, RF links 102, 108 via base stations 104, 109.
  • the mobile telecommunications network 110 may be in compliance with any commercially available mobile telecommunications standard, such as Group Speciale Mobile, GSM, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, UMTS, Digital Advanced Mobile Phone system, D-AMPS, The code division multiple access standards CDMA and CDMA2000, Freedom Of Mobile Access, FOMA, and Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA.
  • the mobile telecommunications network 110 is operatively connected to a wide area network 120, which may be Internet or a part thereof.
  • An Internet server 122 has a data storage 124 and is connected to the wide area network 120, as is an Internet client computer 126.
  • the server 122 may host a www/wap server capable of serving www/wap content to the mobile terminal 100.
  • a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 130 is connected to the mobile telecommunications network 110 in a familiar manner.
  • Various telephone terminals, including the stationary telephone 132, are connected to the PSTN 130.
  • the mobile terminal 100 is also capable of communicating locally via a local link 101 to one or more local devices 103.
  • the local link can be any type of link with a limited range, such as Bluetooth, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) link, a Wireless Universal Serial Bus (WUSB) link, an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network link, a Radio Standard link for example an RS-232 serial link, etc.
  • the local devices 103 can for example be various sensors that can communicate measurement values to the mobile terminal 100 over the local link 101.
  • An embodiment 200 of the mobile terminal 100 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 2a.
  • the mobile terminal 200 comprises a speaker or earphone 202, a microphone 206, a main or first display 203 and a set of keys 204 which may include a keypad 204a of common ITU-T type (alpha-numerical keypad representing characters "0"- “9", “*” and “#") and certain other keys such as soft keys 204b, 204c and a joystick 205 or other type of navigational input device.
  • keys 204a of common ITU-T type alpha-numerical keypad representing characters "0"- “9", “*” and "#”
  • certain other keys such as soft keys 204b, 204c and a joystick 205 or other type of navigational input device.
  • FIG. 2b An alternative embodiment 200 of mobile terminal 100 is illustrated in more detail in FIG. 2b.
  • the mobile terminal 200 comprises a speaker or earphone 202, a microphone 206, a main or first display 203 which in this embodiment is a touchdisplay 203.
  • the mobile phone 200 also has a set of keys 204 which may include keys such as soft keys 204b, 204c and a joystick 205 or other type of navigational input device.
  • the touchdisplay is arranged to display a set of virtual keys 204.
  • the mobile terminal has a controller 300 which is responsible for the overall operation of the mobile terminal and may be implemented by any commercially available CPU ("Central Processing Unit"), DSP ("Digital Signal Processor") or any other electronic programmable logic device.
  • the controller 300 has associated electronic memory 302 such as Random Access Memory (RAM) memory, Read Only memory (ROM) memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) memory, flash memory, or any combination thereof.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • ROM Read Only memory
  • EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • flash memory or any combination thereof.
  • the memory 302 is used for various purposes by the controller 300, one of them being for storing data used by and program instructions for various software in the mobile terminal.
  • the software includes a real-time operating system 320, drivers for a man-machine interface (MMI) 334, an application handler 332 as well as various applications.
  • the applications can include a message text editor 350, a notepad application 360, as well as various other applications 370, such as applications for voice calling, video calling, sending and receiving Short Message Service (SMS) messages, Multimedia Message Service (MMS) messages or email, web browsing, an instant messaging application, a phone book application, a calendar application, a control panel application, a camera application, one or more video games, a notepad application, etc.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • MMS Multimedia Message Service
  • the MMI 334 also includes one or more hardware controllers, which together with the MMI drivers cooperate with the first display 336/203 and a scanning device 338 as well as various other Input/Output devices such as microphone, speaker, vibrator, ringtone generator, LED indicator, etc. As is commonly known, the user may operate the mobile terminal through the man- machine interface thus formed.
  • the scanning device 338 is in one embodiment a camera capable of scanning barcodes. And in one embodiment the camera is configured to scan two dimensional barcodes.
  • a barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows certain data on certain products. Originally, barcodes represented data in the widths (lines) and the spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or ID (1 dimensional) barcodes or symbologies. Barcodes can be read by optical scanners called barcode readers, or scanned from an image by special software.
  • 2D matrix codes are also come in patterns of squares, dots, hexagons and other geometric patterns within images termed 2D (two dimensional) matrix codes or symbologies. Although 2D systems use symbols other than bars, they are generally referred to as barcodes as well.
  • a matrix code also known as a 2D barcode or simply a 2D code, is a two- dimensional way of representing information. It is similar to a linear (1-dimensional) barcode, but has more data representation capability.
  • Figures 4a-d show a few examples of two dimensional barcodes.
  • Fig 4a shows a barcode according to the Semacode specification.
  • Fig 4b shows a barcode according to the DataMatrix specification.
  • Fig 4c shows a barcode according to the QR code specification.
  • Fig 4d shows a barcode according to the EZCode standard.
  • Other barcodes also exist such as the standard High Capacity Color Barcode which uses fields of different colors to convey the data.
  • Barcodes have been in widespread existence and use in the industry and in every day life since the early 1980' s.
  • the scanning device 338 is in one embodiment capable of scanning short range radio frequency tags.
  • a radio frequency tag is based on a Radio Frequency IDentification protocol (RFID) .
  • RFID Radio Frequency IDentification protocol
  • Radio-frequency identification is the use of an object (typically referred to as an RFID tag) applied to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification and tracking using radio waves. Some tags can be read from several meters away and beyond the line of sight of the reader.
  • RFID tags contain at least two parts. One is an integrated circuit for storing and processing information, modulating and demodulating a radio- frequency (RF) signal, and other specialized functions. The second is an antenna for receiving and transmitting the signal.
  • RF radio- frequency
  • RFID tags There are generally three types of RFID tags: active RFID tags, which contain a battery and can transmit signals autonomously, passive RFID tags, which have no battery and require an external source to provoke signal transmission, and battery assisted passive (BAP) which require an external source to wake up but have significant higher forward link capability providing great read range.
  • Some standards that regulate the RFIDs are: ISO/IEC 14443 which is also referred to as HighFID (High Frequency Identification); ISO 14223; ISO 15693; ISO/IEC 18000; ISO 1885; EPC Global; ASTM D7434 and ASTM D7435.
  • such a radio frequency tag is based on a technology standard commonly referred to as Near Field Communication (NFC) .
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • ISO/IEC 14443 proximity-card standard contactless card, RFID
  • An NFC device can communicate with both existing ISO/IEC 14443 smartcards and readers, as well as with other NFC devices, and is thereby compatible with existing contactless infrastructure already in use for public transportation and payment.
  • the scanning device 338 may comprise a plurality of scanning devices each capable of scanning a type of tag.
  • a mobile phone may be equipped with a camera with software being capable of scanning barcodes as well as an RFID tag scanner .
  • the software also includes various modules, protocol stacks, drivers, etc., which are commonly designated as 330 and which provide communication services (such as transport, network and connectivity) for a radio frequency (RF) interface 306, and optionally a Bluetooth interface 308 and/or an IrDA interface 310 for local connectivity.
  • the RF interface 306 comprises an internal or external antenna as well as appropriate radio circuitry for establishing and maintaining a wireless link to a base station (e.g. the link 102 and base station 104 in FIG. 1) .
  • the radio circuitry comprises a series of analogue and digital electronic components, together forming a radio receiver and transmitter.
  • these components include, band pass filters, amplifiers, mixers, local oscillators, low pass filters, Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog (AD/DA) converters, etc.
  • AD/DA Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog
  • a tag according to herein is associated with an action and a scanning apparatus is configured to execute the associate action when the tag is scanned.
  • the scanning apparatus is configured to execute the associated action automatically upon scanning of the tag without a confirmation from a user.
  • a confirmation is required from a user and the scanning apparatus is arranged to notify a user of the associated action and propose how to execute it and prompt the user for a confirmation.
  • Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a general method according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example embodiment of a system. A general example of an embodiment will be described below with simultaneous reference to figures 5 and 6.
  • a tag 610 is provided by a service operator (not shown) .
  • the tag 610 may be provided for in a number of ways. An owner can order the tags 610 from the service provider either through a visit to a store, a written request, a telephone call or through an online order service.
  • the tags 610 may also be provided for by merchants selling goods, items or articles of manufacture 615 that are to be tagged with the tag 610.
  • the item or article of manufacture 615 is one taken from a group comprising computers, television sets, stereos, music players, video players, media players, game consoles, and household appliances.
  • the tags 610 may also be provided for by other service offices or places. Examples of such places and circumstances being that the tags may be handed out or be available at or near check-in desks at airports, train stations, buss stations, ferry stations, harbors, travel agents or other travel centers. In one embodiment an owner pays for the tag when ordering it.
  • an owner is offered a discount on an insurance rate for the article for which the tag will be used or for a service associated with the article.
  • the insurance company compensates the service provider hosting the server 605 introduced below.
  • an owner is offered a discount on services associated with the service provider hosting the server 605 when ordering tags.
  • An owner provides his contact information in step 520.
  • the contact information may be provided directly to a server 605 through an online registration, through a middleman (for example a merchant selling a tagged or to be tagged article of manufacture 615 or a travel agent) or through a text message.
  • a middleman for example a merchant selling a tagged or to be tagged article of manufacture 615 or a travel agent
  • the contact information may also be provided to the server 605 by the owner or a middle man calling a call center being associated with the server 605. An operator will then input the contact information to the server 605.
  • the operator is an automated telephone service.
  • a scanning apparatus 600 is configured to scan a business card or other element containing contact information.
  • a mobile phone 600 arranged with a camera and software capable of scanning bar codes and using the camera to scan a business card barcode comprising contact information and extracting this information and sending it to the server 605.
  • OCR optical character recognition
  • a user registering and providing contact information is offered a discount on a rate or price if the user enters additional information.
  • the additional information is used to better aim advertisements and offers to the user.
  • the offers may be made by the server host or by a third party.
  • the scanning apparatus 600 is configured to store the contact information locally and provide this information to the server 605 whenever a new tag 610 is scanned. The contact information provided is then associated with the tag 610 and the association is stored in a server 605 in step 530.
  • the server is configured to extract a company name from said contact information and to provide an offer based on the company to the user.
  • the server is configured to extract a company name from said contact information and to provide an offer to the company.
  • the offer is an insurance quote based on the number of users working for said company.
  • step 540 a user scans the tag 610 and a request is sent to the server 605 in step 550.
  • the server 605 is configured to search a database and find associated contact information in step 560 and to execute an action associated with the tag 610. in step 570.
  • the associated action is to send back the contact information for the owner to the scanning apparatus 600. In one embodiment the associated action is to send back the contact information for a call center specified by the owner or by a service operator.
  • the associated action is to issue a communication to said owner of the article of manufacture 615.
  • the scanning apparatus 600 is configured to issue a communication to said owner of the article of manufacture 615.
  • the contact information is for a call center.
  • the associated action is to issue a communication to a call center. In one embodiment the associated action is to issue a communication to said scanning apparatus 600.
  • the scanning apparatus 600 is configured to issue a communication to a call center.
  • a communication is a telephone call. In one embodiment a communication is a text message.
  • a communication is an email message.
  • the scanning apparatus 600 is further configured to determine a position.
  • the scanning apparatus 600 is configured to send this position to the server.
  • the position is determined form a built-in, or connected to the scanning apparatus 600, global positioning system (GPS) device.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • the position is determined using a network position finding service such as location finding using a triangulation based on the signal strength to the nearest base station.
  • the position is determined by user input .
  • Determining the position of the scanned tag 610 improves the likelihood of locating the tagged article of manufacture 615 as its position is determined at the site. In effect this means that the user who scans the tag 610 does not need to take any further action as the location of the lost goods is already reported.
  • the server 605 is configured to extract a position from said request.
  • the server 605 is further configured to forward said position to an owner of said article of manufacture 615 or to a call center.
  • the call center is hosted by one or more taken from the group comprising a government body, an insurance company, a security service or the police.
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic overview of one example relating to tagging a suitcase 715 to be checked-in for a flight. As the passenger approaches the check-in counter he walks past a stand offering tags according to this application along with instructions and general information on the service.
  • the information also contain an offer on reduced travel insurance fees.
  • the user picks up a tag 710 and attaches it to his suitcase 715.
  • the tag 710 has now been successfully provided to the user.
  • the user has a printed ticket 720 on which passenger details, details on the flight including arrival and departure times as well as origin and destination 721 are available.
  • This information constitutes contact information in that it allows for the user to be contacted during, before and after his flight.
  • the information may be printed as text on the ticket 720 or in a barcode 722.
  • the user then holds up his ticket 720 and takes a picture of it with his camera equipped mobile phone 700.
  • the mobile phone 700 is configured to extract contact information 721 from the picture using OCR.
  • the mobile phone 700 is configured to scan barcodes 722 of flight tickets and from that extract information on the flight, passenger details and other information available on that flight and passenger.
  • the mobile phone 700 is configured to scan barcodes 722 of flight tickets as well as the tag 710 simultaneous as is indicated in figure 7. A user can then identify a tag 710 and provide the contact information in one single action by holding up the ticket 720 and the tag 710 next to each other and instruct the scanning apparatus 700 to scan them both.
  • this is achieved by framing both barcodes (i.e. one from the tag 710 and one from the ticket 720) in the same frame and scanning software in the mobile phone 700 is configured to identify more than one barcode and decode them individually.
  • the mobile phone 700 is then configured to send both the tag identification and the contact information to a server 705 where the two are associated and stored for future retrieval.
  • the suitcase has thereby been tagged and registered to belong to the user and associated with a certain flight in a central server 705 with the press of one button - namely the shutter button.
  • Figure 8 shows a schematic overview of one example relating to tagging a laptop computer 815 which has recently been bought.
  • a user has purchased a laptop computer 815.
  • the seller offers the buyer a tag 810 for marking the laptop computer 815 and also offers the user a discount on the insurance for the computer 815 if the computer is marked with the tag 810.
  • the seller inputs the tag id, information on the product 815 (for example model, serial name) and information on the user to the server 805 via an online registration service.
  • the buyer inputs the information himself using his scanning apparatus, which in this example is a mobile phone 800 equipped with a camera and software capable of reading barcodes and/or for optical character recognition.
  • his scanning apparatus which in this example is a mobile phone 800 equipped with a camera and software capable of reading barcodes and/or for optical character recognition.
  • the buyer extracts the tag id by scanning the tag 810.
  • the buyer further extracts information on the laptop computer 815 by scanning a serial number or barcode 820 of the laptop.
  • the buyer also extracts information on himself and his business (for which he has bought the laptop computer) by scanning his business card 830.
  • the seller uses his own mobile phone 800 to perform the same steps as described for the user above to register the laptop 815.
  • product information entered are product name, model, make, purchasing date, serial number, point of purchase and associated insurance policy.
  • Information such as date, point of purchase and associated policy may be entered manually or extracted from the scanning apparatus or computer used for the registration.
  • the server is configured to retrieve such information from a database.
  • the database is an internet database or a collection of databases at least partially accessible via the internet.
  • a server is further configured to provide information on make, model, proposed service/maintenance provider, updates or available upgrades for products that have been associated with a product barcode or serial number or the listed information.
  • a user is able to sign up for a tag service according to herein by using a computer connected to a server via the internet or a direct/dedicated connection .
  • a user is able to sign up for a tag service according to herein by using a mobile phone connected to a server via the internet or a direct/dedicated connection.
  • a user is able to sign up for a tag service according to herein via a third party such as retail chains.
  • a user is offered a bonus such as cash back, fee reduction or such based on how much personal information he inputs as his contact information.
  • the additional information may be used to effectively find advertisements, offers or collaboration partners that the user might be interested in.
  • a user may order new tags through a computer or smart phone application which is configured to receive data regarding number of tags, products to associate tag with, contact information or other relevant information as discussed herein.
  • tags are printed at a remote location and sent to the user.
  • a user prints the tags at a local location.
  • the tags are printed on a special paper having an adhesive using his home/office printer .
  • a user may specify which actions are to be executed when a tag is scanned.
  • a non-exclusive list of examples of such actions is: issue a telephone call to owner, issue a telephone call to specified call center, send a message (SMS or email) to a user and/or a call center, and provide information on that the scanned particle is stolen or lost or any combination thereof.
  • the server is configured to prompt the scanning apparatus for contact details such as name, phone number, email address, pick-up address et.c upon receipt of a scan message.
  • a scanning apparatus is configured to include at least one of the details above in a scanning request to allow the server to potentially automatically contact the scanning apparatus.
  • Figure 9 shows a schematic view of an embodiment according to herein.
  • a first user tags an article, in this example a suitcase 915, with a tag 910.
  • the user then provides information on the tag 710, the suitcase 715 and about himself.
  • the information is provided by scanning the tag 710, the suitcase's 715 barcode 720 and from contact information stored in his mobile phone 900a.
  • the information is communicated to a server 905 which is configured to associate the tag 910 through its identification with the product information and the contact information for the user.
  • the server responds with contact information .
  • the scanning apparatus is configured to display or present a list of at least one alternative based on the action associated with the scanned tag.
  • the scanning apparatus is further configured to receive a selection of an action and execute this action.
  • the actions are selected automatically by the scanning apparatus.
  • the scanning apparatus is configured to maintain a list of preferred actions as specified by a user or the service provider. A non-exhaustive list of examples of such actions is:
  • request contact information on owner provide location of scanned tag; request a call-back, request finder's fee, request status (stolen, lost) for said article.
  • the server executes necessary actins and if necessary contacts the second mobile phone 900b with the requested information.
  • the server is configured to receive and note a request for change of owner for an article.
  • the server is configured to accept such a request via the old owner' s scanning apparatus indicating the tag and contact information for the new owner .
  • the server is configured to accept such a request via the old owner's user account indicating the tag and contact information for the new owner.
  • the server is configured to accept such a request via the new owner' s scanning apparatus or user account indicating the tag and contact information for the new owner along with a confirmation code from the old owner .
  • the server is configured to accept such a request via the new owner' s scanning apparatus or user account indicating the tag and contact information for the new owner and only accepting the change after a confirmation from the old owner.
  • a confirmation may be sent in by the old owner with out prompting or after prompting from the server.
  • an operator at a service point may perform the recording of the change of owner. If a user who is not previously registered is entered as a new owner the server is provided to provide the new owner with an invitation to sign up or information relating to the service.
  • the invitation comprises information on related service for which a discount or reduction is available for registered users.
  • the server is configured to send invoicing information to such related services for having presented them to the non-registered user.
  • the server is configured to offer a finder a so called finder's bonus:
  • the finder's bonus is one taken from a group comprising a cash payback, a discount on an insurance, a gift or other article or a free service form associated service provider such as a free trip.
  • the server is configured to charge the costs for the finder's bonus directly to the user's account .
  • the server is configured to charge the costs for the finder's bonus as a deduction from the user's policy.
  • the server is configured to charge the costs for the finder' s bonus to the manufacturer of the article .
  • the server is configured to charge the costs for the finder's bonus the seller of the article.
  • the server is configured to charge the costs for the finder's bonus the provider of the tag.
  • the core of this application lies in the simplicity of the solution that by realizing that a mobile phone's scanning capabilities may be utilized to extract contact information or an associated action from a tag and have the action or contact information be handled automatically to report the finding of a presumably lost or stolen article of manufacture without further user interaction.
  • This is possible due to that the tag using radio frequency based technology or a barcode can contain information on which action to take and for who the article is of interest to.
  • a pet is tagged and the tag is associated with an action and contact information as described above. If someone finds the pet he only needs to scan the tag and the pet is reported as found possibly also giving the location of the pet.
  • the server is configured to provide the owner of the pet with an offer on reduced pet insurance rates .
  • a person of reduced mental capabilities my carry an identification tag comprising a tag according to the teachings herein.
  • a pet or a person is thus considered to be an item in the view of the system.
  • the person indicated to be the owner in the description above corresponds to the caretaker of the pet or person.
  • the various aspects of what is described above can be used alone or in various combinations.
  • the teaching of this application may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software, but can also be implemented in hardware or software.
  • the teaching of this application can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. It should be noted that the teaching of this application is not limited to the use in mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, but can be equally well applied in Personal digital Assistants (PDAs) .
  • PDAs Personal digital Assistants
  • Another exemplary advantage of the teaching of the present application is that as the tagging becomes more recognized it will prevent theft by deterring a potential thief as it signals that the article may be more easily found.
  • teaching of the present application has been described in terms of a mobile phone, it should be appreciated that the teachings of the present application may also be applied to other types of electronic devices, such as has been described above. It should also be noted that there are many alternative ways of implementing the methods and apparatuses of the teachings of the present application.

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un système de prévention de vol ou de récupération améliorée d'un article de manufacture (315) volé ou perdu, ledit système comprenant une étiquette (920), un appareil de balayage et un serveur (905), ladite étiquette étant associée à un article de manufacture ; ledit serveur étant configuré pour recevoir des informations de contact et pour associer lesdites informations de contact à ladite étiquette ; ledit appareil de balayage étant configuré pour balayer ladite étiquette et pour envoyer une requête audit serveur demandant lesdites informations de contact associées à ladite étiquette ; ledit serveur étant en outre configuré pour recevoir ladite requête et exécuter une action associée à l'étiquette.
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