SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND ASSETS
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual;
wherein at least one of the rules applicable to the individual is a mobile exclusion zone that moves corresponding to the location of a second wireless tracking device that is monitored by the administrative hub.
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Abstract
A monitoring system is provided, by which location data and possibly other information from a wireless personal tracking device carried by an individual is transmitted to an administrative hub for processing and action according to defined rules. Simultaneous monitoring of a plurality of individuals with diverse tracking units and effective event recording and reporting can be implemented.
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28 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a wireless personal tracking device carried by the individual;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual;
wherein at least one of the rules applicable to the individual is a mobile exclusion zone that moves corresponding to the location of a second wireless tracking device that is monitored by the administrative hub. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a wireless personal tracking device carried by the individual;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual;
wherein at least one of the rules applicable to the individual is a mobile inclusion zone that moves corresponding to the location of a second wireless tracking device that is monitored by the administrative hub. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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5. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a wireless personal tracking device carried by the individual;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual in addition to reportable events applicable to the individual;
(c) an event log created by the administrative hub that contains both violations of the prescribed rules and reportable events applicable to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a wireless personal tracking device carried by the individual;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual, at least one of said prescribed rules being an inclusion zone for the individual;
wherein when the location of the individual in the inclusion zone is initially monitored over a defined period the reported locations are predominantly near a perimeter location of the inclusion zone, then the co-ordinates of the inclusion zone are automatically selected for recalibration to the predominantly reported location. - View Dependent Claims (8, 26, 27, 28)
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12. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of a plurality of individuals with a set of prescribed rules for said individuals comprising:
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(a) a first wireless personal tracking device having a first CPU running a real time operating system carried by a first individual;
(b) a second wireless personal tracking device having a second CPU running a virtual machine implementation of the first CPU carried by a second individual;
(c) an administrative hub monitoring locations based upon data reported by the first and second wireless personal tracking devices, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to each of the first and the second individuals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A monitoring system for monitoring compliance of individuals with associated sets of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a first group of individuals each carrying a wireless personal tracking device;
(b) a second group of individuals each carrying a wireless personal tracking device;
(c) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individuals in the first and second groups based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking devices, and having at least one location database and a database containing the sets of prescribed rules applicable to the individuals;
(d) a first user authorized to access the locations of and data stored by the administrative hub pertaining to the individuals in the first group;
(e) a second user authorized to access the locations of and data stored by the administrative hub pertaining to the individuals in the second group;
wherein the first user is not authorized to access the locations of and data stored by the administrative hub pertaining to the individuals in the second group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A monitoring system for monitoring the compliance of an individual with a set of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a wireless personal tracking device carried by the individual;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individual based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking device, and having a location database and a database containing the set of prescribed rules applicable to the individual;
wherein the location database includes speed limit data for at least selected road segments, and at least one of the prescribed rules is for the individual to abide by speed limits.
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20. A monitoring system for monitoring compliance of individuals with associated sets of prescribed rules comprising:
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(a) a group of individuals each carrying a wireless personal tracking device;
(b) an administrative hub monitoring locations of the individuals in the group based upon data reported by the wireless personal tracking devices, and having at least one location database and a database containing the sets of prescribed rules applicable to the individuals;
(c) a user authorized to access the locations of and data stored by the administrative hub pertaining to the individuals in the group;
(d) wherein the user may simultaneously display the location history of selected individuals in the group.
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