Luggage tracking method and apparatus

摘要

The claimed technology provides a new method and process for locating and sharing information regarding the location of checked-in luggage while traveling. As part of the claimed technology, a GSM device is placed into luggage to be checked in by the traveler at the airline counter. A mobile device such as a phone or tablet lets the traveler know that their luggage has arrived in sync with the air flight. If the luggage has not arrived, the claimed technology notifies both traveler and airline of the airport location of the luggage, and proactively triggers the airline to coordinate with the passenger for delivery of the luggage.

主权项

1. A system for determining the location of a piece of luggage, comprising:
providing a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) device attached to the luggage to be tracked; providing a mobile device to be carried by a user; providing a host HLR (Home Location Register) platform having programmable rule-set database parameters including rule-set driven pro-active data gathering, analysis, and historical data analytics store-and-forward purposes; wherein the mobile device is capable of communicating with the HLR platform and requesting the HLR platform query the GSM device; wherein the HLR platform is able to determine the location of the GSM device and the mobile device; wherein the HLR platform is able to activate and deactivate the GSM device using the database parameters; wherein the HLR platform disables the GSM device if the GSM device is traveling above a predetermined speed calculated by comparing changes in the time it takes a signal to travel from one or more cell sites to the GSM device.