The idea of Commo Neo started at Old Dominion University in the Spring 2005 semester of CS410. The core team members are Clinton Winfrey, Greg Turner, Daniel Allen, Jeremy Hoesly, Mike Heidrick and Shane Tyner.

The name “Commo Neo” derives from a Latin name which means to recollect. The original name of our project was “Left Behind Sensor.” Over time, we decided to change our name to something that is unique and stands out.

Our product will deliver to our customer a solution that will solve the problem of accidentally leaving things behind. Although this isn’t a solve all solution, we plan on relieving some of the stress from the user.

Our main area of production/research resides in Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. We plan on working along side with the university to provide a quality product to our customers.

The main focus of our product is to incorporate current technologies with a new idea. Our core technology is Bluetooth and it will power and run our product. At first we were debating over the idea of Bluetooth or RFID. After much thought and research, we have arrived to using Bluetooth technology. We believe that with Bluetooth we will be able to build a complete product for our customers that will satisfy all of our objectives. With this Bluetooth technology we decided that we will provide it to the customer in a small size machine that will either attach to the cell phone, belt, necklace, watch, or other areas of interest. Although we are still researching on the exact product we want, we know that our customer will have a product that can be concealed and easily carried on the body such that it won’t become lost or a hassle to maintain.   

As of now, we are in Phase 0 of our SBIR funding plans. We plan to work with NSF to gain funding for our project. It is our current objective to bring this product out within the next five years.