Tamper proof mobile tracking system

• US 10,524,368 B1
• Filed: 05/20/2019
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pacific IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Rolando Betancourt
• Inventors: Betancourt, Rolando
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US16/416,922
• Time in Patent Office: 225 Days
• Field of Search: 3405734, 3405391-53913, 3406935
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07713 the interface, upon reception of an interrogation signal, being capable of signaling to indicate its position to a user or a detection device
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0286 Tampering or removal detection of the child unit from child or article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0288 Attachment of child unit to child/article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0208 Interlock mechanisms; Means for avoiding unauthorised use or function, e.g. tamperproof

Abstract

A tamper proof mobile tracking system that has a base unit that comprises of a base band transceiver, a GPS chip, a power supply, and a microprocessor that has an RFID interrogator. A locking unit, the locking unit comprises of a locking pin that powers an active RFID tag within the locking unit and that operatively connects to the base unit. A band, the band comprises of a active RFID tag and an embedded antenna that powers the active RFID tag when the base unit, the locking unit and the band are all operatively connected. And, a central unit that communicates with the base unit that tracks and detect faults associated with the base unit, the locking unit and the band when they are all operatively connected. The system is used by governmental entities to monitoring for the tampering of devices that are used by the system.

Claims

1. A tamper proof mobile tracking system, the system comprises:

a base unit that comprises of a base band transceiver, a Global Positioning System chip, a power supply, and a microprocessor that has a Radio Frequency Identification Device interrogator, the base unit is placed around the ankle of a wearer;

a locking unit, the locking unit comprises of a locking pin that is operatively connected to and that delivers an electrical current to an active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag that is within the locking unit, that is operatively connected to the base unit, after the base unit is placed on the wearer;

a band, the band comprises of an active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag and an embedded antenna that is operatively connected and that delivers an electrical current to the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the band when the base unit, the locking unit and the band are all operatively connected, the band attaches to the locking unit after the base unit and the locking unit are placed on the wearer; and

a central unit that communicates with the base unit that tracks and detects a fault associated with the base unit, the locking unit and the band when they are all operatively connected, and a fault is defined to be the removal of the locking unit from the base unit or any interruption of a powered circuit that is created when the base unit, the locking unit and the band are all operatively connected.

2. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 1, wherein the power supply of the base unit serves as a main power source for the base unit, the locking unit and the band, wherein the base band transceiver sends and receives an encrypted information from the central unit as to a status of the faults and connections and a programming between the base unit, the locking unit and the band, wherein the Global Positioning System chip serves to inform the central unit of a location of the base unit, and wherein the Radio Frequency Identification Device interrogator first receives a command from the central unit upon the base unit, the locking unit and the band all being operatively connected to program the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the locking device and the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the band with a unique code sequence that has a secret key and to monitor the connection between the locking unit and the band and also to monitor the secret key of the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the locking device and of the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the band for tampering.

3. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 2, wherein the unique code sequence will allow the Radio Frequency Identification Device interrogator to detect any tampering of the base unit, the locking unit and the band if power is interrupted between the base unit, the locking unit and the band.

4. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 3, wherein the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the locking unit is programmed to follow a code and to store and encrypt a secret key.

5. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 4, wherein the active Radio Frequency Identification Device tag of the band is programmed to follow a code and to store and encrypt a secret key.

6. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 5, wherein the central unit is any network programmed to monitor or track persons being supervised by any entity via any communication protocol.

7. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 6, wherein the locking pin is a single use locking pin.

8. The tamper proof mobile tracking system of claim 1, wherein the locking pin is a single use locking pin.