While it’s very easy to Google your way in this virtual world people like to call the Internet, it’s hard to find lost stuff in the real world. If you think about it, how many times have you lost your car keys? What about your cell phone set-up to silent mode?

Apple is going to help with that. Apparently they have filed a patent for developing a service/software that will enable your Bluetooth smart device to pinpoint to a certain location where you would find your keys, cell phone or long lost jacuzzi tub.

The patent called “Location discovery using Bluetooth” will make your iPhone google for stuff in the real world By sending out a Bluetooth signal. After being received by the lost object, a sound will emerged and/or some kind of bright light.

And according to Apple you will be able to conveniently approximate the distance to the object with the response delay:

The distance between the devices can be calculated by comparing the amount of time delay between the transmission of the signal sent from the master device to the slave device and the reception of the return signal from the slave device. With a precise timing system, the master device can be capable of performing such measurements.

Since the speed of the radio waves is known, the distance can be calculated using the time information.

Yet again Apple goes outside the box. Let’s see how usable this utility software will be!

via TGDaily