Paul L Lombardo

US Patent:

59832380, Nov 9, 1999

Filed:

Dec 26, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/998525

Inventors:

Seth P. Becker - Farmington CT
Paul J. Becker - West Hartford CT
Scott E. Becker - West Hartford CT
Paul V. Lombardo - Farmington CT

Assignee:

Diamond ID - West Hartford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707104

Abstract:

An identification, tracking and recovery system includes a central database for electronically storing unique and relevant information of a plurality of gemstones to assist with the recovery of lost or stolen gemstones. The information of each gemstone is stored as a gemstone entry in the database which includes the characteristics of the gemstone, a unique identification number inscribed into a surface of the gemstone by a laser, and personal information of the owner of the gemstone. A user interface enables a user to communicate with a processor which stores and retrieves the relevant information from the database in accordance with an algorithm. The user interface may be located remotely from the database which is located at a central headquarters. The processor is capable of cross-referencing the information of the stored gemstone entry to enable retrieval of a gemstone entry based on any known information, such as the diamond identification number and information pertaining to owner of the gemstone. In addition, the user may flag the gemstone entry of a lost or stolen gemstone to easily identify the status of the ownership of the gemstone and also enable the system.