Object pager

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Object pager
Idea of a device that makes it a lot harder for
mobile people to lose the small valuable objects
they carry
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Hurried travellers have left as many as 62,000
mobiles, 2,900 laptops and 1,300 PDAs in London
taxis over the past six months.
BBC News, August 31st, 2001 http//news.bbc.co.u
k/1/hi/uk/1518105.stm
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Problem
10 years ago, most people carried only their
wallet and keys everywhere they went. Thanks
to the miniaturization of electronics, people now
carry more small, expensive devices with
them. But it is easy to forget them at home,
or worse, lose them or have them stolen by
pickpockets.
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Solution
Introducing the object pager
With the keyring pager, your items are never
lost again. Attach a small personal mascot to
your item, and press the page button to make it
emit a sound.

PAGING..

• KEYRING
• Works like wireless RF car key
• Simple Just press Page button, mascot beeps
• Approximate car key range is suitable
• Supports multiple mascots

• MASCOT
• Easily attaches to wallet, cell phone, or any
  easily lost item
• Has personal looks (cute!)
• Has personal sound (fun!)

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Use case 1 Find lost item
CAMERA

• PAGING LOST CAMERA
• Select CAMERA from mascot list
• Press Page button, camera mascot beeps
• Locate the beeping mascot to find the camera
• EXCEPTION
• If mascot is not active or out of range, keyring
  beeps and displays text NOT FOUND

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Use case 2 Alert when item is out of range
PHONE

• ACTIVATING ALERT FOR CELL PHONE
• Select PHONE from mascot list
• Press and hold Page button 1 second, keyring
  flashes message ALERT ACTIVE
• WHEN ALERT IS ACTIVE
• If phone mascot leaves signal range, keyring
  beeps vibrates, flashing text PHONE
• Phone mascot beeps three times to help locate
  phone

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Use case 3 Pickpocket alarm
WALLET

• !

• ACTIVATING ALARM FOR WALLET
• Select WALLET from mascot list
• Press and hold Page button 3 seconds, keyring
  flashes message ALARM ACTIVE
• WHEN ALARM IS ACTIVE
• If wallet leaves signal range, keyring beeps
  loudly vibrates, flashing text WALLET
• Mascot beeps loudly until keyring is back in
  range and Page button is pressed

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Business model

• Sales of keyrings (40?) mascots (10?)
• Growing sales of replacement mascots!
• Phase 2 expand the offering with other simple
  devices

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Challenge 1 Pairing mascot to keyring

READY

• PAIRING
• Touch keyring to mascot to initiate pairing
• Keyring beeps, mascot beeps
• Enter name for mascot (arcade game high
  score-style letter input with arrow keys and Page
  key)
• When finished, press and hold Page key
• keyring flashes READY text

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Challenge 2 Power management
CHARGE

• KEYRING
• Can be charged with Nokia-compatible charger?
• Active RFID or Zigbee radio?

• MASCOT
• Battery should last about as long as smoke alarm
  batteries (circa one year)
• When power is low, keyring displays message
  MASCOT POWER LOW
• When battery is out, keyring should read PLEASE
  REPLACE MASCOT
• Replacement mascots can be purchased at point of
  sale or ordered online