Inventors
Clayton A Cohn, David Espinoza
Publication date
2014/10/7
Patent office
US
Patent number
8855672
Application number
13540687
Description
The key locator device integrates two forms of locating means therein so as to provide location-based services and/or paging means and alarms for locating the key locator device. The locating means include a GPS locating means and a cellular transceiver such that the location of the key locator device may be determined via GPS whereas a paging function in association with an audible alarm may be accomplished via the cellular transceiver. The key locator device includes a caller ID strip that illuminates to display a phone number when so paged. The GPS locating means may provide location-based data of the key locator device remotely via transceiver to a smart phone or computer. The key locator device may include a vibrating means and/or speaker to produce a vibratory and/or audible alarm when so paged.
Total citations
2015201620172018141
Scholar articles
CA Cohn, D Espinoza - US Patent 8,855,672, 2014