Laptop Anti-Theft System with Tracking and Image Capture Device Based on Internet of Things Technology

The laptop is a mobile device with many uses to support human work. Hence, many important files or documents are saved in laptop storage. However, finding when the laptop is stolen is challenging because it cannot be tracked. Although there is a default software to find the laptop, the software needs an internet connection to activate the software’s features. Thus, the owner can only find their laptop if their device connects to the internet. Therefore, a system is needed to monitor the laptop’s location and condition to improve the security. This study proposed a system that can track and capture the condition around the laptop by utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) Technology. The proposed system comprises a sensor pressure, tracking device, camera, and warning system. Furthermore, this system utilized an existing application, LINE apps, as a warning system to notify the owner regarding the laptop’s condition and tracked the laptop by a separate maps application, Blynk Widget. The results show that the proposed system has excellent performance with 3.49 meters of total average deviation and high accuracy with an average below 10%. Moreover, the system can send notifications to users in various conditions through images and text via LINE apps and location via Blynk Widget apps.