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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
John J. Auvenshine, Tucson, AZ (US);
Henry C. Will, IV, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 68/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/028 (2013.01); H04W 68/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of locating a smartphone or electronic device may include determining a location of a such device (e.g. smartphone), continuously monitoring time and location of the smartphone, predicting expected locations of the smartphone, and issuing alerts regarding the location of the smartphone.