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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Absolute Software Corporation, Vancouver, CA;
Inventor:
Damien Gerard Loveland, Richmond BC, CA;
Assignee:
Absolute Software Corporation, Vancouver BC, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/22 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 31/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/22 (2013.01); G08B 13/14 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); G08B 31/00 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); G08B 13/1427 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is disclosed in which an electronic device of a user emits an identifiable alert as a result of a trigger indicating loss or theft, or probability or risk of loss or theft. Alerts may be acoustic, either audible or inaudible and may be disguised. Alerts may also be short range radio signals. Other, local electronic devices of users may detect the alert and react by transmitting their location and the information in the alert to a monitoring center. The monitoring center may respond by sending a silence code or identification information to the device detecting the alert.