Building a TV remote with an IR finder

[anuragaks10]

U know how we always waste some time finding the remotes coz we were lazy to put it in a proper place. I have thought of a solution :

An IR finder. I am thinking of building a universal remote and use its IR transmitter to find anything (within IR range) which has the tracker chip (I place it on them).

So it's  like a remote which can also find (and if time permits, locate) objects using remote's IR.

Idea was originally aimed at finding the tv remotes but since these kind of finders are so abundant in the market, so im trying to build something standalone.

I would very much appreciate for any opinions from you guys about it's feasibility,complexity, appeal etc. (basically a sort of review)

Cheers

[Hero999]

TV remote only emit IR when they're activated.

A solution to the problem already exists: fit the remote with a passive transponder (similar to those used as an anti shoplifting device) which can be found using a suitable detector.