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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Jin Dong Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arvind Thiagarajan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A misplaced user device deactivates processors and other resources so as to conserve residual battery power, while a radio frequency (RF) circuit remains active. The RF circuit transmits a beacon signal at time intervals to aid a user in locating and recovery of the misplaced user device by way of another user device operating in search mode. Information regarding the identity or other characteristics of the misplaced user device may be encoded in the beacon signal to assist in the search. The misplaced user device may modify the beacon signaling RF power, time intervals, information, or other parameters in response to an acknowledgement signal received from the searching user device.