Applying mesh network to luggage

摘要

Mesh node modules are associated with pieces of luggage, or packages, etc. and companion luggage or packages can dynamically form a mesh network which uploads location information of the nodes and in some cases additional information, e.g., shock signals, to a network. The information may be downloaded to an owner's CE device.

主权项

1. Apparatus comprising:
at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to: associate the apparatus with a user's consumer electronics (CE) device in an initial mesh network at least in part by: exchanging information with the CE device including sending to the CE device an identifier representing respective luggage defining an enclosure openable to load and unload items into the enclosure and closable to maintain item securely within the enclosure; the CE device, executing a luggage tracking application, uploading the identifier along with a network address of the CE device to an Internet server such that when the Internet server subsequently receives information pertaining to the identifier representing the respective luggage can, in response to the information pertaining to the identifier representing the respective luggage, download location information pertaining to the respective luggage to the CE device; and upload to a network, via a wireless transmitter, location signals according to signals received from a location sensor of the luggage.