Claims:1. A smart suitcase, comprising:
a non-transitory storage device having embodied therein one or more routines to determine a new path for movement of said smart suitcase to reach a current location of an authenticated user; and
one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory storage device and operable to execute the one or more routines, wherein the one or more routines include:
a biometric scanner module, which when executed by the one or more processors, enables the smart suitcase to obtain biometric data associated with a user to authenticate said user, by comparing the biometric data obtained with a pre-stored biometric data, for allowing access to the smart suitcase;
a transceiver module, which when executed by the one or more processors, enables the smart suitcase to receive one or more instructions from the authenticated user, wherein said instructions include current location details associated with the authenticated user;
a controlling module, which when executed by the one or more processors, controls movement of the smart suitcase based on the received instructions, wherein the smart suitcase moves on a path in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received;
an obstacle sensing and path determining module, which when executed by the one or more processors, detects presence of at least an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user and automatically determines a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user, wherein said path and said new path are different.

2. The smart suitcase of claim 1, further comprises:
a display configured to display one or more contents on interface of said smart suitcase; and/or
a RFID tag configured to enable identification and tracking of said smart suitcase; and/or
an acceleration sensor configured to determine speed of the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user; and/or
a GPS tracker configured to enable tracking of said smart suitcase; and/or
a gesture/motion signal receiver configured to captured one or more gesture of the authenticated user to perform at least a pre-determined activity, said pre- determined activity is any or combination of disengaging a lock, engaging the lock, moving/following the authenticated user, or play a content on an interface of the display.

3. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the biometric data is any or combination of a fingerprint, a retina, a palm veins, a facial attributes, DNA, a palm print, hand geometry, iris attributes, a voice attributes, vocal expressions.

4. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the obstacle sensing and path determining module is any or combination of an obstacle sensor, a radar sensor, a camera sensor, a lasers, a Lidar sensors, an ultrasonic sensor to detect presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user.

5. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the smart suitcase comprises: one or more wheel actuators coupled to one or more wheels, communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, to control the movement of the smart suitcase, and automatically determine the new path to reach at the current location of the authenticated user upon detection of the obstacle.

6. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the smart suitcase further comprises: a permanent locking module configured to permanently lock the opening of said smart suitcase upon exceeding pre-defined number of attempts to open the smart suitcase.

7. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the obstacle sensing and path determining module comprises: a proximity sensor configured to determine a separation of distance between said authenticated user and said smart suitcase.

8. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the smart suitcase further comprises: a checklist module configured to display at least a checklist of pre-defined essential object inside the smart suitcase on interface of said smart suitcase.
9. The smart suitcase of claim 1, wherein the smart suitcase further comprises: a rechargeable battery module configured to provide power for the operation of the one or more processors.

10. A method for determining a new path for the movement of a smart suitcase to reach at a current location of an authenticated user, said method comprising:
obtaining, by one or more processors of a smart suitcase, biometric data associated with a user to authenticate the user, by comparing the biometric data obtained with a pre-stored biometric data, for allowing access to the smart suitcase;
receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more instructions from the authenticated user, wherein said instructions include current location details associated with the authenticated user;
controlling, by the one or more processors, movement of the smart suitcase based on the received instructions, wherein the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received;
detecting, by the one or more processors, presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user; and
automatically determining, by the one or more processors, a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user, wherein said path and said new path are different.
, Description:FIELD OF DISCLOSURE
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a field of suitcases and, in particular, relates to a smart/intelligent suitcase having an integral electronic system.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] The background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] With the continuous improvement of quality of life, travel has become an indispensable part of life, and travel luggage has become an essential item of people travel. A suitcase is a form of luggage. The suitcase is often a somewhat flat, rectangular-shaped bag with rounded square corners, either metal, hard plastic or made of cloth, vinyl or leather that more or less retains its shape. The suitcase has a carrying handle on one side and is used mainly for transporting clothes and other possessions during trips. Suitcase has a large space, loading capacity, the load conformal good.
[0004] People are often required to transport suitcase from one place to another. For example, travelers may be required to transport suitcase within long corridors of airport terminals. Transporting suitcase may be inconvenient, stressful, and require undesirable levels of physical exertion. Even bags that can be rolled on wheels may have to be pulled over long distances, which can strain the arms and back of a person transporting the suitcase. However, many people have such an experience, to carry out the traditional suitcase is a daunting task, especially at airports, railway stations and other places relatively broad, suitcase walking is a very taxing thing, a little time long people will get exhausted, although there are wheeled suitcase travelers can reduce the physical, but the long hand pull (push) the suitcase will make people feel tired. Further the traditional suitcase is much heavier and senior citizen finds it difficult to carry it.
[0005] Misplaced suitcase is a growing problem in the travel industry. The increasing volume of air traffic and the increasing congestion in airports contribute to flight delays and misplaced suitcase. The suitcase is easy to lose the user more difficult issue, for traveling users, important items (such as clothes, high value tangibles, jewels, cash, etc.) are missing bags meant to carry-on luggage consequent loss, the consequences are more serious. Often times, suitcase, bags or other pieces of luggage are lost or damaged and thus need to be monitored or tracked for liability purposes. It is useful to those burdened with the responsibility of monitoring or tracking these pieces of luggage to have real-time information about the status and location of the suitcase. For example, it is useful to know the location, the condition, and whether the suitcase has been accessed or tampered with by any unauthorized parties.
[0006] Several systems have been implemented to remedy the problem of lost or misplaced bags. United States Patent 5576692 describes a system for tracking luggage where a beeper device is attached to an article of luggage. If luggage is misplaced, a user calls a number associated with the beeper. The call causes the beeper to emit sound alerting airline personnel in the immediate vicinity to the presence of the misplaced luggage. Airline personnel may subsequently contact the user and provide the user with the location of the misplaced luggage. This system, however, requires airline personnel to be vigilant in locating the misplaced baggage. Moreover, if no personnel are in the vicinity of the luggage, the luggage cannot be rerouted to its intended destination. Current systems are not designed to track luggage over long ranges also currently available luggages/ baggage’s/ suitcases are not intelligent enough to automatically find their owners.
[0007] Therefore, it would be advantageous to provide a way in which the conventional method, system and device being replaced or supplemented by quicker, more convenient smart/intelligent suitcases that mitigate undesirable features of luggage transportation and that include useful electronic components. There is also a need to provide a smart suitcase that is intelligent enough to automatically travel to its owners by finding its own path inspite of having any obstacle in the mid-path. Further, there is also need of smart suitcase that increases the security of the lost luggage and keep the inside material safe. Furthermore, there is also need of smart suitcase that moves/drives on its own without the need of pull/drag and follows its owner based on an instruction of the user received by the suitcase.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0009] It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart suitcase that moves/drives on its own without the need of pull/drag and follows its owner based on an instruction received from the user.
[00010] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a smart/intelligent suitcase having an integral electronic system.
[00011] It is another object of the present disclosure provides a smart suitcase that performs authentication of the user for allowing access.
[00012] It is another object of the present disclosure provides a smart suitcase to detect presence of an obstacle while moving in the direction of the authenticated user and automatically determines a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user.

SUMMARY
[00013] In order to overcome the above problems and to fulfill the expectations of the customers, the objective of the present invention is to provide a new, technically advanced and smart/intelligent suitcase that enables moves/drives on its own without the need of pull/drag and follows its owner based on an instruction of the user received by the suitcase. The proposed smart/intelligent suitcase includes an integral electronic system for performing various functions such as but not limited sensing proximity of user and/or obstacles, tracking user, automatically moving from one location to other or to current location of the user, collecting garbage from locality, alarming of unauthentic access, displaying content on a user display.
[00014] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a smart suitcase. The smart suitcase includes a non-transitory storage device having embodied therein one or more routines to determine a new path for movement of said smart suitcase to reach a current location of an authenticated user, and one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory storage device and operable to execute the one or more routines.
[00015] The one or more routines include a biometric scanner module enables the smart suitcase to obtain biometric data associated with a user to authenticate said user for allowing access to the smart suitcase, a transceiver module enables the smart suitcase to receive one or more instructions from the authenticated user, a controlling module controls movement of the smart suitcase based on the received instructions, an obstacle sensing and path determining module detects presence of at least an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user and automatically determines a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user.
[00016] In an aspect, said user is authenticated by comparing the biometric data obtained with a pre-stored biometric data.
[00017] In an aspect, said instructions include current location details associated with the authenticated user.
[00018] In an aspect, the smart suitcase moves on a path in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received.
[00019] In an aspect, said path and said new path are different.
[00020] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a display configured to display one or more contents on interface of said smart suitcase. In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a RFID tag configured to enable identification and tracking of said smart suitcase. In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes an acceleration sensor configured to determine speed of the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user.
[00021] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a GPS tracker configured to enable tracking of said smart suitcase. In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a gesture/motion signal receiver configured to captured one or more gesture of the authenticated user to perform at least a pre-determined activity, said pre-determined activity is any or combination of disengaging a lock, engaging the lock, moving/following the authenticated user, or play a content on an interface of the display.
[00022] In an aspect, the biometric data is any or combination of a fingerprint, a retina, a palm veins, a facial attributes, DNA, a palm print, hand geometry, iris attributes, a voice attributes, vocal expressions.
[00023] In an aspect, the obstacle sensing and path determining module is any or combination of an obstacle sensor, a radar sensor, a camera sensor, a lasers, a Lidar sensors, an ultrasonic sensor to detect presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user.
[00024] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes one or more wheel actuators coupled to one or more wheels communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, to control the movement of the smart suitcase, and automatically determine the new path to reach at the current location of the authenticated user upon detection of the obstacle.
[00025] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a permanent locking module configured to permanently lock the opening of said smart suitcase upon exceeding pre-defined number of attempts to open the smart suitcase.
[00026] In an aspect, the obstacle sensing and path determining module includes a proximity sensor configured to determine a separation of distance between said authenticated user and said smart suitcase.
[00027] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a checklist module configured to display at least a checklist of pre-defined essential object inside the smart suitcase on interface of said smart suitcase.
[00028] In an aspect, the smart suitcase also includes a rechargeable battery module configured to provide power for the operation of the one or more processors.
[00029] An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining a new path for the movement of a smart suitcase to reach at a current location of an authenticated user. The method can include the steps of: obtaining, by one or more processors of a smart suitcase, biometric data associated with a user to authenticate the user, by comparing the biometric data obtained with a pre-stored biometric data, for allowing access to the smart suitcase; receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more instructions from the authenticated user, wherein said instructions include current location details associated with the authenticated user; controlling, by the one or more processors, movement of the smart suitcase based on the received instructions, wherein the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received; detecting, by the one or more processors, presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user; and automatically determining, by the one or more processors, a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user, wherein said path and said new path are different.
[00030] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like features.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[00031] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[00032] FIG. 1 illustrates network architecture of the proposed system and its overall working, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00033] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional modules of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00034] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary flow diagram for implementation of the proposed system and its overall working, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[00035] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary computer system utilized for implementation of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00036] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[00037] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary embodiments are provided only for illustrative purposes and so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. The invention disclosed may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure). Also, the terminology and phraseology used is for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered limiting. Thus, the present invention is to be accorded the widest scope encompassing numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents consistent with the principles and features disclosed. For purpose of clarity, details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
[00038] In another aspect, the smart suitcase include a display, a RFID tag, a fingerprint sensor/scanner, an iris scanner, a proximity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a GPS tracker, and gesture/motion signal receiver. In another aspect, the GPS tracker helps the user/ owner to track position/location of the suitcase. In another aspect, the display is used to show owner’s information (like name, phone no, address etc.).
[00039] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can have biometric scanner/ sensor or fingerprint scanner or iris scanner that is used to retrieve biometrics/ fingerprint/ iris input for locking/unlocking of the suitcase.
[00040] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can include the RFID tag having a unique identification code and used for tracking the smart suitcase and for identification purposes. In an exemplary embodiment, the RFID tag can include the owner/ user information and that covers larger distance than a Bluetooth. In another exemplary embodiment, ultra high frequency (UHF) can be used to cover larger distance than RFID.
[00041] In another aspect, the smart suitcase is self-propelled, and its movement can be controlled with the help of biometric data/ hand gestures and/or by smartphone.
[00042] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can be used as a garbage collector. The smart suitcase is useful to keep wrappers, polythene bags etc. in the smart compartment which can be easily opened by a push button. In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can include additional compartment at the bottom of the suitcase.
[00043] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can be provided with a large LCD display (7 to 11 inch) is mounted on the suitcase. The LCD display is used to mirror screen through smartphone using HDMI cable or Wi-Fi.
[00044] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can be configured with a battery to provide electrical power to various components of the suitcase so as to ensure proper and efficient functioning of various components of the suitcase. In another aspect, the battery can be operatively coupled to the smart suitcase. In another aspect, the battery can be charged by solar panel wherein the solar panel is mounted on the suitcase and power bank.
[00045] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can have “checklist” or “reminder” function to confirm and to give reminder an item/ thing while packing the luggage. A item/ thing list for travelling purpose can be pre-defined/ pre-configured according to travelling purpose such as business trip, educational trip, a family trip, an adventure trip, an educational trip.
[00046] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can have an alert/ notification function to alert/ notify if somebody tries to dismantle or destroy or tamper then send a message (about its location) via whatsapp or SMS to local police head quarter or authorized user.
[00047] In another aspect, the smart suitcase can be coupled with a wrist band and sensors close in proximity. The wrist band can have an accelerometer sensor that senses the hand gesture of the user and the suitcase moves according to it. The sensor can sense/ capture the movement or gesture or biometric information and then suitcase moves according to the instruction. In another exemplary embodiment, a user can wear or carry the computing device (e.g., a wireless fob, a transmitter watch, a smartphone, a smart watch, a device configured to be work on a belt, etc.) that the smart suitcase tracks, such that the suitcase functions as an autonomous or semi-autonomous robot that follows or tracks a location of the user as the user moves. In another exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase system can receive a wireless signal from the computing device worn or carried by the user, determine a location of the user and control/ adjust movement of the smart suitcase (e.g. by controlling the one or more wheel actuators and/or the one or more steering actuators).
[00048] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can be formed by any or combination of material. In another exemplary embodiment, an exterior of the smart suitcase can include a lightweight and durable material, such as nylon and/or polypropylene. In some embodiments, the smart suitcase can include a scratch-resistant material. In another exemplary embodiment, can be of any size. For instance a carry-on size, a checked bag size.
[00049] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can include a retractable handle, a plurality of wheels, and a zipper, and additional compartment. In another exemplary embodiment, the retractable handle can be configured to slide upward relative to the base from a stowed configuration to an extended configuration such that the smart suitcase may be easily pulled by the retractable handle when the suitcase is in a transportation mode where the retractable handle is in an extended configuration (e.g. when a traveler pulls the suitcase by the retractable handle). In another exemplary embodiment, the wheels can be formed from a durable material, such as rubber to roll quietly and smoothly. The wheels may be multidirectional wheels configured to roll in any direction.
[00050] In another exemplary embodiment, some of the functionality of the smart suitcase system can be embedded in a mobile device, such as a smartphone, and the user may then access communications from the smart suitcase, and transmits communications to the smart suitcase through an application interface that operates over a network. As such, the smart suitcase system as described herein may also include a mobile device such as a smart phone, a laptop computer, tablet, etc.
[00051] In an exemplary embodiment, fingerprint scanner/biometric scanner can be used to retrieve fingerprint/ biometrics of the user for unlocking the suitcase compared to the old key or code locking system and thus it ensure more safety and privacy which the present technologies. In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can lock/ deadlock completely for a specified time incase fingerprint input/ biometric or password entered through mobile application is not correct or not match for 3 times or pre-configured attempt then the suitcase can be unlocked only using keys. It may be appreciated that password or fingerprint input attempt can be pre-configured/ pre-determined/ pre-defined by the user.
[00052] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can be called with the help of mobile application and the suitcase comes to the user by detecting location.
[00053] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can have a screen/ display present on the front side of the suitcase i.e. the screen covers the entire side.
[00054] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can have ability to receive alert/ notification/ alert to the registered number of the user/ owner. In another exemplary embodiment, the ability to alert user and other parties if bag is missing or stolen, still or out of battery; track the whereabouts of the bag whenever a RFID signal is available; the ability to disable the bag from following the user. In another exemplary embodiment, the user can receive the alert by visual and audible signals when it fails to receive incoming RFID signal from a mobile device and proximity sensor.
[00055] In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can be embedded with an alarm/ alert system that can alert/ notify the owner and buzzes off the suitcase when it moves a certain distance away from the owner.
[00056] FIG. 1 illustrates network architecture of the proposed system and its overall working, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In a non-limiting embodiment, the proposed system can include a smart suitcase communicatively coupled with one or more users.
[00057] In an implementation, said suitcase embedded with/incorporated with one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In a typical network architecture of the present disclosure can include a plurality of network devices such as transmitter, receivers, and/or transceivers that may include one or more IoT devices.
[00058] As used herein, the IoT devices can be a device that includes sensing and/or control functionality as well as a WiFi™ transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth™ transceiver radio or interface, a Zigbee™ transceiver radio or interface, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver radio or interface, a Wi-Fi-Direct transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth™ Low Energy (BLE) transceiver radio or interface, and/or any other wireless network transceiver radio or interface that allows the IoT device to communicate with a wide area network and with one or more other devices. In some embodiments, an IoT device does not include a cellular network transceiver radio or interface, and thus may not be configured to directly communicate with a cellular network. In some embodiments, an IoT device may include a cellular transceiver radio, and may be configured to communicate with a cellular network using the cellular network transceiver radio.
[00059] IoT devices may include home automation network devices that allow a user to access, control, and/or configure various home appliances located within the user's home (e.g., a television, radio, light, fan, humidifier, sensor, microwave, iron, and/or the like), or outside of the user's home (e.g., exterior motion sensors, exterior lighting, garage door openers, sprinkler systems, or the like). Network device may include a home automation switch that may be coupled with a home appliance. In some embodiments, network devices may be used in other environments, such as a business, a school, an establishment, a park, or any place that can support a local area network to enable communication with network devices. For example, a network device can allow a user to access, control, and/or configure devices, such as office-related devices (e.g., copy machine, printer, fax machine, or the like), audio and/or video related devices (e.g., a receiver, a speaker, a projector, a DVD player, a television, or the like), media-playback devices (e.g., a compact disc player, a CD player, or the like), computing devices (e.g., a home computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computing device, a wearable device, or the like), lighting devices (e.g., a lamp, recessed lighting, or the like), devices associated with a security system, devices associated with an alarm system, devices that can be operated in an automobile (e.g., radio devices, navigation devices), and/or the like.
[00060] A user may communicate with the network devices using an access device that may include any human-to-machine interface with network connection capability that allows access to a network. For example, the access device may include a stand-alone interface (e.g., a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a home computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computing device, a wearable device such as a smart watch, a wall panel, a keypad, or the like), an interface that is built into an appliance or other device e.g., a television, a refrigerator, a security system, a game console, a browser, or the like), a speech or gesture interface (e.g., a Kinect™ sensor, a Wiimote™, or the like), an IoT device interface (e.g., an Internet enabled device such as a wall switch, a control interface, or other suitable interface), or the like. In some embodiments, the access device may include a cellular or other broadband network transceiver radio or interface, and may be configured to communicate with a cellular or other broadband network using the cellular or broadband network transceiver radio. In some embodiments, the access device may not include a cellular network transceiver radio or interface.
[00061] User may interact with the network devices using an application, a web browser, a proprietary program, or any other program executed and operated by the access device. In some embodiments, the access device may communicate directly with the network devices (e.g., communication signal). For example, the access device may communicate directly with network devices using Zigbee™ signals, Bluetooth™ signals, WiFi™ signals, infrared (IR) signals, UWB signals, WiFi-Direct signals, BLE signals, sound frequency signals, or the like. In some embodiments, the access device may communicate with the network devices via the gateways and/or a cloud network.
[00062] Local area network may include a wireless network, a wired network, or a combination of a wired and wireless network. A wireless network may include any wireless interface or combination of wireless interfaces (e.g., Zigbee™, Bluetooth™, WiFi™, IR, UWB, WiFi-Direct, BLE, cellular, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), WiMax™, or the like). A wired network may include any wired interface (e.g., fiber, Ethernet, powerline, Ethernet over coaxial cable, digital signal line (DSL), or the like). The wired and/or wireless networks may be implemented using various routers, access points, bridges, gateways, or the like, to connect devices in the local area network. For example, the local area network may include gateway and gateway. Gateway can provide communication capabilities to network devices and/or access device via radio signals in order to provide communication, location, and/or other services to the devices. The gateway is directly connected to the external network and may provide other gateways and devices in the local area network with access to the external network. The gateway may be designated as a primary gateway.
[00063] The network access provided by gateway may be of any type of network familiar to those skilled in the art that can support data communications using any of a variety of commercially-available protocols. For example, gateways may provide wireless communication capabilities for the local area network 100 using particular communications protocols, such as WiFi™ (e.g., IEEE 802.11 family standards, or other wireless communication technologies, or any combination thereof). Using the communications protocol(s), the gateways may provide radio frequencies on which wireless enabled devices in the local area network can communicate. A gateway may also be referred to as a base station, an access point, Node B, Evolved Node B (eNodeB), access point base station, a Femtocell, home base station, home Node B, home eNodeB, or the like.
[00064] Gateways may include a router, a modem, a range extending device, and/or any other device that provides network access among one or more computing devices and/or external networks. For example, gateway may include a router or access point or a range extending device. Examples of range extending devices may include a wireless range extender, a wireless repeater, or the like.
[00065] A router gateway may include access point and router functionality, and may further include an Ethernet switch and/or a modem. For example, a router gateway may receive and forward data packets among different networks. When a data packet is received, the router gateway may read identification information (e.g., a media access control (MAC) address) in the packet to determine the intended destination for the packet. The router gateway may then access information in a routing table or routing policy, and may direct the packet to the next network or device in the transmission path of the packet. The data packet may be forwarded from one gateway to another through the computer networks until the packet is received at the intended destination.
[00066] As in a typical network architecture of the present disclosure can include a plurality of network devices such as transmitter, receivers, and/or transceivers that may include one or more Internet of Things (IOT) devices. As used herein, an IOT devices can be a device that includes sensing and/or control functionality as well as a Wi-Fi transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth transceiver radio or interface, a Zigbee transceiver radio or interface, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) transceiver radio or interface, a Wi-Fi Direct transceiver radio or interface, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transceiver radio or interface, and/or any other wireless network transceiver radio or interface that allows the IOT device to communicate with a wide area network and with one or more other devices. In some embodiments, an IOT device may include a cellular transceiver radio, and may be configured to communicate with a cellular network using the cellular network transceiver radio. IOT devices may include home automation network devices that allow a user to access, control, and/or configure various home appliances located within the user's home (e.g., a television, radio, light, fan, humidifier, sensor, microwave, iron, and/or the like), or outside of the user's home (e.g., exterior motion sensors, exterior lighting, garage door openers, sprinkler systems, or the like). Network device may include a home automation switch that may be coupled with a home appliance. In some embodiments, network devices may be used in other environments, such as a business, a school, an establishment, a park, or any place that can support a local area network to enable communication with network devices. For example, a network device can allow a user to access, control, and/or configure devices, such as office-related devices (e.g., copy machine, printer, fax machine, or the like), audio and/or video related devices (e.g., a receiver, a speaker, a projector, a DVD player, a television, or the like), media-playback devices (e.g., a compact disc player, a CD player, or the like), computing devices (e.g., a home computer, a laptop computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computing device, a wearable device, or the like), lighting devices (e.g., a lamp, recessed lighting, or the like), devices associated with a security system, devices associated with an alarm system, devices that can be operated in an automobile (e.g., radio devices, navigation devices), and/or the like.
[00067] Referring again to FIG. 1, the proposed system can include a smart suitcase 102 communicatively coupled with one or more users. It would be appreciated that the smart suitcase 102 may be accessed by one or more users 108-1, 108-2…108-N (collectively referred to as “user 108” hereinafter) using one or more computing devices 106-1, 106-2…106-N (collectively referred to as “computing devices 106” hereinafter), or applications residing on the computing devices 106. In an aspect, the smart suitcase 102 can be operatively coupled to a website and so be operable from any Internet enabled computing device 106. Examples of the computing devices 106 may include, but are not limited to, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld device, and a workstation. The computing devices 106 are communicatively coupled to the smart suitcase 102 through a network 104.
[00068] In one implementation, the network 104 can be a wireless network, a wired network or a combination thereof. The network can be implemented as one of the different types of networks, such as intranet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), the internet, and the like. Further, the network 104 may either be a dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network represents an association of the different types of networks that use a variety of protocols, for example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and the like, to communicate with one another. Further the network 104 can include a variety of network devices, including routers, bridges, servers, computing devices, storage devices, and the like.
[00069] As discussed, the computing device 106 (which may include multiple devices in communication in a hard-wired or wireless format) may include at least one of the following: a mobile wireless device, a smartphone, a mobile computing device, a wireless device, a hard-wired device, a network device, a docking device, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a pad computer, a personal digital assistant, a wearable device, a remote computing device, a server, a functional computing device, or any combination thereof. While, in one preferred and non-limiting embodiment, the primary computing device 106 is a smartphone (which may include the appropriate hardware and software components to implement the various described functions), it is also envisioned that the computing device 106 be any suitable computing device configured, programmed, or adapted to perform one or more of the functions of the described system.
[00070] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional modules of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the proposed system 100 may include at least one processor 204, an input/output (I/O) interface 202 and a memory 206. In another embodiment, the memory 206 can include a biometric scanner module 208, a transceiver module 210, a controller module 212, obstacle sensing and path determining module 214.
[00071] The processor 204 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the at least one processor 204 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 206.
[00072] The I/O interface 202 may include a variety of software and hardware interfaces, for example, a web interface, a graphical user interface, and the like. The I/O interface may allow the smart suitcase 102 to interact with a user directly or through the computing devices 108. Further, the I/O interface may enable the smart suitcase 102 to communicate with other computing devices, such as web servers and external data servers (not shown). The I/O interface 202 can facilitate multiple communications within a wide variety of networks and protocol types, including wired networks, for example, LAN, cable, etc., and wireless networks, such as WLAN, cellular, or satellite. The I/O interface 202 may include one or more ports for connecting a number of devices to one another or to another server. The memory may include any computer-readable medium known in the art including, for example, volatile memory, such as static random access memory (SRAM) and dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM, flash memories, hard disks, optical disks, and magnetic tapes. The memory may include modules and data.
[00073] In an aspect, the biometric scanner module 208 can be used to obtain biometric data associated with a user to authenticate the user for allowing access to the smart suitcase. In an exemplary embodiment, the biometric data can be selected any or combination of an audio, a video, a fingerprint, palm veins, face recognition, DNA, palm print, hand geometry, iris recognition, retina and odor/scent.
[00074] In an aspect, the transceiver module 210 can be used to receive one or more instructions from the authenticated user. In an exemplary embodiment, the instruction from the authenticated user can be selected any or combination of voice input, voice command, visual commands, aural commands or aural queries, body movement/ palm movement. For instance “Come here,” “Go faster,” “stop” aural commands can follow by the suitcase 102. In another exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase 102 can be controlled through palm movement. For instance upward palm movement can be used to move briefcase forward, downward palm movement can be used to move briefcase backward, left/ right palm movement can be used to move briefcase left/ right.
[00075] In an aspect, the controlling module 212 can be used to control movement of the smart suitcase based on the received instructions, wherein the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received. In another exemplary embodiment, the user send location details to the suitcase 102 through SMS, message, voice command then the suitcase 102 moves in the direction of the user sent by the user. In an exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase 102 can control by a mobile phone or remote. It may be appreciated that the remote control can be a dedicated piece of equipment or, may be a device such as a smart phone that includes an application. The remote communications with the various embodiments of the smart suitcase to control the operation and thus the movement of the suitcase. In another exemplary embodiment, the smart suitcase can stay in proximity to the remote control.
[00076] In an aspect, the obstacle sensing and path determining module 214 can be used to detect presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user and automatically determine a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user. In an exemplary embodiment, the obstacle sensor, proximity sensor, radar sensor, LIDAR sensor, camera sensor can be used to detect presence of an obstacle in the direction of the authenticated user. The sensors in the suitcase 102 can be configured on board to transmit and receive variety of information such as track information, nearby objects, upcoming objects, upcoming obstacles, a particular path, etc. and take appropriate action(s) such as avoiding accident with upcoming obstacles. In an exemplary embodiment, one or more output signals from the one or more proximity sensors can cause to track or follow a user. For example, the one or more output signals of the one or more proximity sensors may be used to determine a location of a user and/or a distance of the user from the suitcase. The smart suitcase may be controlled to move (e.g. by controlling the one or more wheel actuators and/or the one or more steering actuators).
[00077] FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram of the proposed system in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. In an aspect, the proposed method 300 may be described in general context of computer executable instructions. Generally, computer executable instructions can include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, procedures, modules, functions, etc., that perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types. The method 300 may also be practiced in a distributed computing environment where functions are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, computer executable instructions may be located in both local and remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices.
[00078] The order in which the method 300 as described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method blocks can be combined in any order to implement the method 300 or alternate methods. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from the method 300 without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. Furthermore, the method can be implemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or combination thereof. However, for ease of explanation, in the embodiments described below, the method 300 may be considered to be implemented in the above described the cradle monitoring engine.
[00079] At step 302, biometric data associated with a user is obtained by a smart suitcase to authenticate the user for allowing access to the smart suitcase.
[00080] At step 304, one or more instructions from the authenticated user are received by the smart suitcase, wherein said instructions include current location details associated with the authenticated user.
[00081] At step 306, movement of the smart suitcase is controlled based on the received instructions, wherein the smart suitcase moves in direction of the authenticated user on basis of the current location details received.
[00082] At step 308, presence of an obstacle is determined by smart suitcase when moving in the direction of the authenticated user.
[00083] At step 310, a new path for the movement is automatically determined upon detection of the obstacle to reach at the current location of the authenticated user.
[00084] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary computer system utilized for implementation of the proposed system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, proactive network security assessment based on benign variants of known threats can be implemented in the computer system 400 to enable aspects of the present disclosure. Embodiments of the present disclosure include various steps, which have been described above. A variety of these steps may be performed by hardware components or may be tangibly embodied on a computer-readable storage medium in the form of machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with instructions to perform these steps. Alternatively, the steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware. As shown in the figure, computer system 400 includes an external storage device 410, a bus 420, a main memory 430, a read only memory 440, a mass storage device 450, communication port 460, and a processor 470. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that computer system 400 may include more than one processor and communication ports. Examples of processor 470 include, but are not limited to, an Intel® Itanium® or Itanium 2 processor(s), or AMD® Opteron® or Athlon MP® processor(s), Motorola® lines of processors, FortiSOC™ system on a chip processors or other future processors. Processor 470 may include various modules associated with embodiments of the present invention. Communication port 460 can be any of an RS-232 port for use with a modem based dialup connection, a 10/100 Ethernet port, a Gigabit or 10 Gigabit port using copper or fiber, a serial port, a parallel port, or other existing or future ports. Communication port 460 may be chosen depending on a network, such a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or any network to which computer system 400 connects. Memory 430 can be Random Access Memory (RAM), or any other dynamic storage device commonly known in the art. Read only memory 440 can be any static storage device(s) e.g., but not limited to, a Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) chips for storing static information e.g., start-up or BIOS instructions for processor 470. Mass storage 450 may be any current or future mass storage solution, which can be used to store information and/or instructions. Exemplary mass storage solutions include, but are not limited to, Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives or solid-state drives (internal or external, e.g., having Universal Serial Bus (USB) and/or Firewire interfaces), e.g. those available from Seagate (e.g., the Seagate Barracuda 7200 family) or Hitachi (e.g., the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000), one or more optical discs, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage, e.g. an array of disks (e.g., SATA arrays), available from various vendors including Dot Hill Systems Corp., LaCie, Nexsan Technologies, Inc. and Enhance Technology, Inc. Bus 420 communicatively couples processor(s) 470 with the other memory, storage and communication blocks. Bus 420 can be, e.g. a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) / PCI Extended (PCI-X) bus, Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), USB or the like, for connecting expansion cards, drives and other subsystems as well as other buses, such a front side bus (FSB), which connects processor 470 to software system. Optionally, operator and administrative interfaces, e.g. a display, keyboard, and a cursor control device, may also be coupled to bus 420 to support direct operator interaction with computer system 400. Other operator and administrative interfaces can be provided through network connections connected through communication port 460. External storage device 410 can be any kind of external hard-drives, floppy drives, IOMEGA® Zip Drives, Compact Disc - Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Compact Disc - Re-Writable (CD-RW), Digital Video Disk - Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM). Components described above are meant only to exemplify various possibilities. In no way should the aforementioned exemplary computer system limit the scope of the present disclosure.
[00085] The various illustrative logical blocks, modules and circuits and algorithm steps described herein may be implemented or performed as electronic hardware, software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. It is noted that the configurations may be described as a process that is depicted as a flowchart, a flow diagram, a structure diagram, or a block diagram. Although a flowchart may describe the operations as a sequential process, many of the operations can be performed in parallel or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations may be re-arranged. A process is terminated when its operations are completed. A process may correspond to a method, a function, a procedure, a subroutine, a subprogram, etc. When a process corresponds to a function, its termination corresponds to a return of the function to the calling function or the main function.
[00086] When implemented in hardware, various examples may employ a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array signal (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core or any other such configuration.
[00087] When implemented in software, various examples may employ firmware, middleware or microcode. The program code or code segments to perform the necessary tasks may be stored in a computer-readable medium or processor-readable medium such as a storage medium or other storage(s). A processor may perform the necessary tasks. A code segment may represent a procedure, a function, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, a software package, a class, or any combination of instructions, data structures, or program statements. A code segment may be coupled to another code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or receiving information, data, arguments, parameters, or memory contents. Information, arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted via any suitable means including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc.
[00088] As used in this application, the terms "component," "module," "system," and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computing device and the computing device can be a component. One or more components can reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. In addition, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components may communicate by way of local and/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and/or across a network such as the Internet with other systems by way of the signal).
[00089] In one or more examples herein, the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium or processor-readable medium. A processor- readable media and/or computer-readable media include both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium or processor-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and blue-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. Software may comprise a single instruction, or many instructions, and may be distributed over several different code segments, among different programs and across multiple storage media. An exemplary storage medium may be coupled to a processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor.
[00090] One or more of the components, steps, and/or functions illustrated in the Figures may be rearranged and/or combined into a single component, step, or function or embodied in several components, steps, or functions. Additional elements, components, steps, and/or functions may also be added without departing from the invention. The novel algorithms described herein may be efficiently implemented in software and/or embedded hardware.
[00091] Those of skill in the art would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.
[00092] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.
[00093] While embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the disclosure is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure, as described in the claims.
[00094] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term “coupled to” is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other or in contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms “coupled to” and “coupled with” are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms “coupled to” and “coupled with” are also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.

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[00095] The present disclosure provides a smart suitcase that moves/drives on its own without the need of pull/drag and follows its owner based on an instruction of the user received by the suitcase.
[00096] The present disclosure provides a smart/intelligent suitcase having an integral electronic system.
[00097] The present disclosure provides a smart suitcase to track the suitcase on the airport or at any other place.
[00098] The present disclosure provides a smart suitcase that authenticates the owner/user to allow access to said suitcase.
[00099] The present disclosure provides a smart suitcase that detects presence of an obstacle when moving in the direction of the authenticated user and automatically determines a new path for the movement to reach at the current location of the authenticated user.