TRACKING AND MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20120223834A1
• Filed: 03/01/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dequincy A. Hyatt
• Original Assignee: Dequincy A. Hyatt
• Inventors: Hyatt, DeQuincy A.
• Application Number:
  US13/410,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20120223834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0247 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses signal strength

Abstract

A tracking and monitoring system for monitoring children in a park includes a child tracking device that is associated with each of the children. A guardian tracking device is assigned to a guardian of the child and associated with the child tracking device. The locations of the devices are monitored. Alerts can be generated based upon a distance between the child and guardian tracking devices exceed a threshold.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a child in a park including the steps of:

a) assigning a child tracking device to the child;

b) assigning a guardian tracking device to a guardian of the child;

c) associating the child tracking device with the guardian tracking device; and

d) monitoring a location of the child tracking device in the park.

2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of monitoring a location of the guardian tracking device.

3. The method of claim 2 further including the step of monitoring relative locations of the guardian tracking device and the child tracking device.

4. The method of claim 2 further including the step of monitoring a distance between the guardian tracking device and the child tracking device and generating an alert based upon the distance.

5. The method of claim 4 further including the step of monitoring the location of the child tracking device relative to a park boundary and generating an alert based upon the relative locations of the child tracking device and the park boundary.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of generating an alert includes the step of activating a visual alert on the child tracking device.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein said step d) is performed using gps outdoors and using local wireless communication connections indoors.

8. The method of claim 1 further including the step of displaying the child tracking device on a kiosk after authenticating the guardian tracking device.

9. The method of claim 1 further including the step of monitoring purchases associated with the guardian tracking device.

10. The method of claim 9 further including the step of associating a payment method for the purchases with the guardian tracking device.