Unauthorized tracking device detection and prevention

    公开(公告)号:US12126992B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US18093076

    申请日:2023-01-04

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: Unauthorized tracking devices, including those that change their identification information periodically, are detected to protect an individual's privacy. A mobile device of a user detects a first advertisement signal from an unknown wireless device, the first advertisement signal containing information representative of the unknown device. Multiple advertisement signals may be received as the mobile device moves a distance greater than a broadcast range away from the location where the first signal was detected. Responsive to detecting a second advertisement signal containing the same identity information after the mobile device has moved at least the distance greater than the broadcast range away from the location where the first signal was detected, the system generates an interface on the mobile device. The generated interface indicates to a user of the mobile device the presence of an unknown device.

    Key diversification in a tracking device environment

    公开(公告)号:US12107949B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18521189

    申请日:2023-11-28

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt a temporary private key that corresponds to a set of diversified temporary public keys. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides a diversified temporary public key to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the diversified temporary public key to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted temporary private key and the encrypted location data to a device of the user, and the device can decrypt the encrypted temporary private key using the permanent encryption key pair, and decrypt the encrypted location data using the decrypted temporary private key.

    DATA PROTECTION IN A TRACKING DEVICE ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240259212A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18622728

    申请日:2024-03-29

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking device can use a permanent encryption key pair to encrypt a temporary private key that corresponds to a set of diversified temporary public keys. When a community mobile device subsequently detects the tracking device, the central tracking system provides a diversified temporary public key to the community mobile device. The community mobile device uses the diversified temporary public key to encrypt location data representative of a location of the community mobile device, and provides the encrypted location data to the central tracking system. When a user subsequently requests a location of the tracking device from the central tracking system, the central tracking system provides the encrypted temporary private key and the encrypted location data to a device of the user, and the device can decrypt the encrypted temporary private key using the permanent encryption key pair, and decrypt the encrypted location data using the decrypted temporary private key.

    Safe Zones in Tracking Device Environments
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240257629A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18629610

    申请日:2024-04-08

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

    Secure and Private Cloud Based Broadcast Identification

    公开(公告)号:US20240187815A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18419224

    申请日:2024-01-22

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A method for reducing power consumption of a mobile computing device is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from a tracking device associated with the mobile computing device indicating a detected movement of the tracking device. The method includes activating a location-detection receiver of the mobile computing device. The location-detection receiver is configured to indicate a location of the mobile computing device and a first location of the tracking device based on a proximity of the tracking device to the mobile computing device. The method includes determining, based on the proximity of the tracking device to the mobile computing device, an identity information of the tracking device, and providing, to a tracking system server, the first location and the identity information. In response to receiving a confirmation that the tracking system server has received the first location and the identity information, the method includes deactivating the location-detection receiver.

    Safe zones in tracking device environments

    公开(公告)号:US11984012B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US18308962

    申请日:2023-04-28

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    摘要: A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

    Access point queries for tracking device smart alerts

    公开(公告)号:US11943680B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17124495

    申请日:2020-12-17

    申请人: Tile, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W4/029 H04W64/00

    CPC分类号: H04W4/029 H04W64/003

    摘要: A tracking system determines a location of a tracking device associated with a user using one or more access points at the location. Each access point at the location is configured to detect and couple with the tracking device when the tracking device is within a communicative range of the access point. An access point provides updates on the tracking device's presence, as well as the tracking device's arrival to and departure from the communicative range of the access point, to a tracking server. The tracking server determines, from these updates, whether the tracking device is at the location. The user may be notified, via a mobile device, of the tracking device's location.