House arrest tracker system
First Claim
1. A house arrest tracking system comprising:
- a docking station located in an offender'"'"'s home, the docking station connected to a telephone land line connected to a central monitoring station, the docking station containing a processor board and a land line modem, the processor board containing a microprocessor with flash and random access memory and an infrared port for communication with a miniature tracking device;
the offender'"'"'s home schedule loaded into the docking station microprocessor from the central monitoring station via the telephone land line;
the miniature tracking device positioned within the docking station when the offender is at home and positioned on the offender when the offender is out of his home;
a tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender communicating by wireless transmission to the miniature tracking device; and
the miniature tracking device receiving GPS signals and emitting a signal to notify the offender of a violation or a message.
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Abstract
A docking station is located in an offender'"'"'s home. It is connected to a transformer, and a telephone line. The docking station includes a processor board containing a microprocessor which receives the offender'"'"'s home schedule from a central monitoring station via the telephone line and communicates with a miniature tracking device positioned in the docking station when the offender is at home and on the belt of an offender when he is away from home. The miniature tracking device receives a signal to notify the offender of violations or messages. A tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender'"'"'s ankle communicates by wireless transmission to the tracking device.
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15 Claims
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1. A house arrest tracking system comprising:
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a docking station located in an offender'"'"'s home, the docking station connected to a telephone land line connected to a central monitoring station, the docking station containing a processor board and a land line modem, the processor board containing a microprocessor with flash and random access memory and an infrared port for communication with a miniature tracking device;
the offender'"'"'s home schedule loaded into the docking station microprocessor from the central monitoring station via the telephone land line;
the miniature tracking device positioned within the docking station when the offender is at home and positioned on the offender when the offender is out of his home;
a tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender communicating by wireless transmission to the miniature tracking device; and
the miniature tracking device receiving GPS signals and emitting a signal to notify the offender of a violation or a message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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5. The system according to claim 5 wherein the miniature tracking device battery is recharged when connected to the docking station.
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10. An apparatus for determining if an offender is violating a house arrest curfew comprising:
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a docking station located in an offender'"'"'s home containing a processor board including a microprocessor with flash and random access memory and an infrared port for communication with a miniature tracking device, the docking station further containing a land line modem for contacting a central monitoring station via a telephone land line, the docking station microprocessor loaded with the home schedule of the offender received from the central monitoring station via the telephone land line;
a tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender and in communication by wireless transmission to the miniature tracking device;
the miniature tracking device located in the docking station when the offender is at home and located on the offender when the offender is out of the home; and
the miniature tracking device containing means for receiving a GPS signal to determine the position of the offender when the offender is out of the home. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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