Tile, Inc.

A method includes receiving, by a tracking system server, a stream of tracking device event information associated with a plurality of tracking devices, extracting, by the tracking system server, and from the stream of tracking device event information, tracking device event information including location updates, filtering, by the tracking system server, the tracking device event information by removing information unrelated to any calculation of a last known location of at least one tracking device of the plurality of tracking devices, associating, by the tracking system server, the filtered tracking device event information with one or more disconnection events associated with the at least one tracking device, and identifying, by the tracking system server, and based at least in part on the filtered tracking device event information and the one or more disconnection events, the last known location of the at least one tracking device.

A method includes periodically transmitting, by a community device of a plurality of community devices, and to a tracking system server, an updated location of a tracking device based on a last time a location of the tracking device was provided to the tracking system server, and receiving, by the community device, and from the tracking system server, a request for a location of a tracking device indicated as being lost. The method further includes determining, by the community device, and based on the request, whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within a proximity of the community device, and transmitting, by the community device, and to the tracking system server, an additional updated location of the tracking device based on whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within the proximity of the community device.

A method includes periodically transmitting, by a community device of a plurality of community devices, and to a tracking system server, an updated location of a tracking device based on a last time a location of the tracking device was provided to the tracking system server, and receiving, by the community device, and from the tracking system server, a request for a location of a tracking device indicated as being lost. The method further includes determining, by the community device, and based on the request, whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within a proximity of the community device, and transmitting, by the community device, and to the tracking system server, an additional updated location of the tracking device based on whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within the proximity of the community device.

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first computing device from a user of the first computing device, a request to locate a tracking device associated with the first computing device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device to a tracking system server in response to receiving the request to locate the tracking device from the user of the first computing device, a request for a location of the tracking device. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device from the tracking system server, a location of the tracking device, the location of the tracking device being a location associated with the tracking device determined by a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices and provided by the second computing device in response to the second computing device receiving a signal from the tracking device.

In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, by a first computing device, an event relating to the first computing device and a tracking device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device, a notification of the event to a tracking system server. The notification of the event includes a location associated with the event and a timestamp associated with the event. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device, a last known location of the tracking device from the tracking system server. The last known location is based on the location associated with the event and one or more locations associated with each of one or more location updates received by the tracking system server from one or more second computing devices. The method includes displaying, by the first computing device, the last known location of the tracking device.

Embodiments include systems and techniques include a method including receiving, by a tracking server from a first computing device, a request to locate a tracking device associated with the tracking server. The method includes establishing a subset of computing devices as a search party for locating the tracing device. The method includes adding one or more second computing devices to the search party, each second computing device satisfying criteria for inclusion in the search party. The method includes, in response to determining that the search party satisfies a criterion for establishing the search party, providing the last known location of the tracking device to the second computing devices of the search party. The method includes, upon determining that one or more criteria for canceling the search party have been satisfied, terminating the search party and notifying the second computing devices of the search party.

In one embodiment, techniques include a method for preserving battery power in a tracking device that includes a first communication module, a second communication module, and a location determination unit where the first communication module, second communication module, and location determination unit are initially disabled. The method includes determining that lost conditions are satisfied. The method includes enabling the first communication module and determining that a wireless network compatible with the first communication module is not available before disabling the first communication module. The method includes enabling the second communication module and the location determination unit and determining a location of the tracking device based on location information received from the location determination unit. The method includes transmitting the determined location of the tracking device via the second communication module to a tracking system configured to inform a user associated with the tracking device of the determined location.

Power can be preserved in a tracking device equipped with a GPS receiver and a transceiver by evaluating the proximity of the tracking device to a mobile device and enabling the GPS receiver and transceiver only in the event that the tracking device is out of the range of the mobile device. Once enabled, the location of the tracking device can be determined based on location information received from the GPS receiver. The determined location can be provided to a tracking system associated with the tracking device. The tracking system can then inform an owner of the tracking device of the determined location. Once the tracking device has been found, the GPS receiver and the transceiver can be disabled to save additional power.

Embodiments include systems and techniques include a method including receiving, by a tracking server from a first computing device, a request to locate a tracking device associated with the tracking server. The method includes establishing a subset of computing devices as a search party for locating the tracing device. The method includes adding one or more second computing devices to the search party, each second computing device satisfying criteria for inclusion in the search party. The method includes, in response to determining that the search party satisfies a criterion for establishing the search party, providing the last known location of the tracking device to the second computing devices of the search party. The method includes, upon determining that one or more criteria for canceling the search party have been satisfied, terminating the search party and notifying the second computing devices of the search party.

In one embodiment, a method includes detecting, by a first computing device, an event relating to the first computing device and a tracking device. The method includes sending, by the first computing device, a notification of the event to a tracking system server. The notification of the event includes a location associated with the event and a timestamp associated with the event. The method includes receiving, by the first computing device, a last known location of the tracking device from the tracking system server. The last known location is based on the location associated with the event and one or more locations associated with each of one or more location updates received by the tracking system server from one or more second computing devices. The method includes displaying, by the first computing device, the last known location of the tracking device.