Method and apparatus for detecting loss and location of a portable communications device

A portable communication device ( 10 ) includes a transceiver ( 12 and 14 ), an acceleration sensor ( 20 ) coupled to the transceiver, and a processor ( 16 ) coupled to the acceleration sensor. The processor is programmed to monitor ( 32 ) an acceleration profile of the portable communication device...

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Hauptverfasser:	BALLANTYNE WAYNE W, DVORAK JOSEPH L, MIRANDA-KNAPP CARLOS A, BORRAS JAIME A, HOLLAND SACHA B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:	A portable communication device ( 10 ) includes a transceiver ( 12 and 14 ), an acceleration sensor ( 20 ) coupled to the transceiver, and a processor ( 16 ) coupled to the acceleration sensor. The processor is programmed to monitor ( 32 ) an acceleration profile of the portable communication device and compare ( 48 and 52 ) the acceleration profile of the portable communication device with at least one pre-stored acceleration profile ( 18 ).