摘要 |
<p>A system and method which enable an airline passenger who is traveling with articles, such as baggage and the like, to easily locate them upon arrival to the airport luggage retrieval point, even among a mass of look-alike baggage articles around it. According to an embodiment of the invention a luggage location unit is described, having a transmitter for transmitting an identifying code, a sensor to sense cargo compartment environment and an indicator unit having a receiver for receiving the identifying code and for indicating that the luggage article is in proximity with the indicator unit. The system may be activated automatically by a light sensor. The system and method according to the invention may be used for other uses such as for locating a vehicle in a parking lot or for keeping a child in a close distance form an adult.</p> |