ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING ACTIVITY AND DATA RELATING TO INSTITUTIONS AND CLIENTS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A tracking system for use in identifying individuals of a group within a geographic area, each of said individuals having an associated data set indicative of the identity of those individuals, said system comprising:
- an electromagnetic identification apparatus configured with each of said individuals for providing an electromagnetic identification signal indicative of the content data set of that apparatus;
a writer for encoding said electromagnetic identification signal onto said electromagnetic identification apparatus;
a controller for receiving said encoded signals for storing said encoded signals in a master database storage apparatus; and
a plurality of readers within said geographic area, said readers being configured for communicating with said electromagnetic identification apparatus and receiving said encoded signals therefrom corresponding to said content data signal set, said readers selectively providing said controller with signals indicative of the same;
said controller selectively polling said plurality of readers in order to determine a location of said individual within said geographic area, said controller polling each of said plurality of readers simultaneously; and
wherein said controller determines said location of said individual in dependence upon responses from said plurality of readers.
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Abstract
A tracking system for use in identifying individuals of a group, each of the individuals having an associated data set indicative of the identity of those individuals, includes an electromagnetic identification apparatus configured with each of the individuals for providing an electromagnetic identification signal indicative of the content data set of that apparatus; a writer for use in encoding the electromagnetic identification signals with signals indicative of the individual onto the electromagnetic identification apparatus; a controller for receiving the encoded signals and for storing the encoded signals in a master database storage apparatus; and a reader remotely positioned from the controller and configured for communicating with the electromagnetic identification apparatus and receiving the encoded signals therefrom corresponding to the content data signal set, the reader also for providing the controller with signals indicative of the same.
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12 Claims
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1. A tracking system for use in identifying individuals of a group within a geographic area, each of said individuals having an associated data set indicative of the identity of those individuals, said system comprising:
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an electromagnetic identification apparatus configured with each of said individuals for providing an electromagnetic identification signal indicative of the content data set of that apparatus; a writer for encoding said electromagnetic identification signal onto said electromagnetic identification apparatus; a controller for receiving said encoded signals for storing said encoded signals in a master database storage apparatus; and a plurality of readers within said geographic area, said readers being configured for communicating with said electromagnetic identification apparatus and receiving said encoded signals therefrom corresponding to said content data signal set, said readers selectively providing said controller with signals indicative of the same; said controller selectively polling said plurality of readers in order to determine a location of said individual within said geographic area, said controller polling each of said plurality of readers simultaneously; and wherein said controller determines said location of said individual in dependence upon responses from said plurality of readers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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