ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING ACTIVITY AND DATA RELATING TO PERSONS OR CARGO

• US 20070008135A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Security Applications ID Incorporated
• Original Assignee: United Security Applications ID Incorporated
• Inventors: Sajkowsky, James
• Granted Patent: US 7,176,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0029 the arrangement being specially adapted for wireless interrogation of grouped or bundled articles tagged with wireless record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/10 together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0092 for cargo, freight or shipping containers and applications therefore in general
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

A security system and method for the limited monitoring of visitors to a country or territory has an input component such as a keyboard or electronic reader configured for receiving information pertaining to a visitor'"'"'s stay in a country or territory. The information includes the scheduled departure of the visitor. A controller communicates with the input component, and a database communicates with the controller for storing the information pertaining to the visitor'"'"'s stay. The controller is configured for polling the database to determine if the visitor has departed as scheduled, and for sending an alert if the visitor has not left as scheduled.

Claims

1. A security system for the limited monitoring of visitors to a country or territory, the system comprising:

at least one input component configured for receiving information pertaining to a visitor'"'"'s stay in a country or territory, the information including the scheduled departure of the visitor;

at least one controller communicating with the at least one input component;

at least one database communicating with the at least one controller for storing the information pertaining to the visitor'"'"'s stay, the at least one controller configured for polling the at least one database to determine if the visitor has departed as scheduled, and for sending an alert if the visitor has not left as scheduled; and

wherein the information further includes financial transaction information.

2. A security system as defined in claim 1, further comprising at least one display communicating with the at least one controller for showing the information.

3. A security system as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one input component is a keyboard.

4. A security system as defined in claim 1, wherein the input component includes:

an electronic writer;

an electronic storage medium communicating with the electronic writer; and

an electronic reader communicating with the electronic storage medium.

5. A security system as defined in claim 4, wherein the electronic storage medium includes an RFID tag.

6. A security system as defined in claim 1, wherein the input component includes an electronic reader.

7. A security system as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one database includes a global database network.

8. A method for the limited monitoring of visitors to a country or territory, comprising the steps of:

inputting into a database information pertaining to a visitor'"'"'s stay including the scheduled departure of the visitor and financial transaction information;

polling the database for information pertaining to actual departure of the visitor and ongoing financial transactions made by the visitor; and

comparing the polled information with the information pertaining to scheduled departure to determine if the visitor departed as scheduled.

9. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising the step of generating an alert if the visitor did not depart as scheduled.

10. A method as defined in claim 9, wherein the step of generating an alert includes sending a visual alert to a display.

11. A method as defined in claim 8, wherein:

the step of inputting further includes entering into the database information pertaining to the general locations to be visited, and entering visitor initiated activity during the visitor'"'"'s stay;

the step of polling further includes periodically polling the database for information pertaining to visitor initiated activity; and

the step of comparing further includes determining whether any visitor initiated activity is outside of the general locations to be visited.

12. A method as defined in claim 11, further comprising the step of generating an alert if the visitor initiated activity is outside of the general locations to be visited.

13. A method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of generating an alert includes sending a visual alert to a display.

14. A method as defined in claim 8, wherein the information pertaining to a visitor'"'"'s stay further includes at least one of the following:

length of stay, return date, return flight time, return flight airline, return flight airline number, passenger ship departure time, passenger line, and passenger ship identification within passenger line.

15. A method as defined in claim 11, wherein the visitor initiated activity includes scanning a credit/debit card of the visitor during a financial transaction.