SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A LOST CHILD'S PARENT/GUARDIAN

• US 20120181332A1
• Filed: 04/11/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Encoded Guardian LLC
• Original Assignee: Encoded Guardian LLC
• Inventors: Langley, Blake Martin, Bagley, Wendell Wayne
• Application Number:
  US13/083,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20120181332A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0202 Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for protecting a child who may become lost is disclosed, comprising the steps of (a) providing an encoded identification device, comprising: a substrate having a surface, and visual coded information disposed upon said surface, wherein said visual coded information encodes a communication address and a unique serial number; (b) entering said unique serial number into a database; (c) entering contact information of said child'"'"'s parent into said database, said contact information being linked to said unique serial number in said database; (d) decoding said visual coded information to obtain said communication address and said unique serial number; (e) contacting said communication address and transmitting said unique serial number to said communication address; (f) locating said unique serial number within said database; (g) locating said parent contact information in said database that is linked to said unique serial number; and (h) contacting said parent using said parent contact information.

Claims

1. An encoded identification device, comprising:

a substrate having a surface; and

visual coded information disposed upon said surface;

wherein said visual coded information encodes a communication address and a unique serial number.

2. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of:

a bracelet, a sticker, a necklace, an ankle bracelet, a pin, and a temporary tattoo.

3. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises plastic.

4. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises an elastic material.

5. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said visual coded information is printed upon said surface.

6. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said visual coded information comprises a two-dimensional barcode.

7. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said communication address comprises a telephone number.

8. The encoded identification device of claim 1, wherein said communication address comprises a website address.

9. A method for protecting a child who may become lost, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing an encoded identification device, comprising;

a substrate having a surface; and

visual coded information disposed upon said surface;

wherein said visual coded information encodes a communication address and a unique serial number;

(b) entering said unique serial number into a database; and

(c) entering contact information of said child'"'"'s parent into said database, said contact information being linked to said unique serial number in said database.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

(d) scanning said visual coded information; and

(e) decoding said scanned visual coded information to obtain said unique serial number prior to executing step (b).

11. The method of claim 10, wherein step (d) further comprises scanning said visual coded information with a camera associated with a mobile telephone.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein step (e) further comprises decoding said scanned visual coded information using software resident on said mobile telephone to obtain said unique serial number prior to executing step (b).

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said unique serial number comprises alphanumeric digits.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein said contact information comprises a telephone number of said parent.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

(d) decoding said visual coded information to obtain said communication address and said unique serial number;

(e) contacting said communication address and transmitting said unique serial number to said communication address;

(f) locating said unique serial number within said database;

(g) locating said parent contact information in said database that is linked to said unique serial number; and

(h) contacting said parent using said parent contact information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein step (d) further comprises:

(d.1) scanning said visual coded information; and

(d.2) decoding said scanned visual coded information to obtain said unique serial number.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein step (e) comprises calling a telephone number.

18. An encoded identification device, comprising:

a substrate having a surface;

a communication address disposed upon said surface; and

visual coded information disposed upon said surface;

wherein said visual coded information encodes at least a unique serial number.

19. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of:

a bracelet, a sticker, a necklace, an ankle bracelet, a pin, and a temporary tattoo.

20. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said substrate comprises plastic.

21. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said substrate comprises an elastic material.

22. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said visual coded information is printed upon said surface.

23. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said visual coded information comprises a two-dimensional barcode.

24. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said communication address comprises a telephone number.

25. The encoded identification device of claim 18, wherein said communication address comprises a website address.