METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

摘要

A method and system for locating a target electronic device utilizes the wireless capabilities of multiple third party devices thereby allowing these devices to search for the target electronic device on a large scale. The third party devices electronically sense other electronic devices and report the location of the third part device when the target device is sensed.

主权项

1. A process for locating a target device, the process comprising:
generating a search request seeking the target device; forwarding the search request by a server to one or more devices linked to the server through one or more networks; wirelessly sensing nearby electronic devices by the one or more linked devices; receiving a signal from at least one of the one or more linked devices which have sensed the target device; and transmitting data from the at least one linked device that has sensed the target device to the server.