MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME

• US 20120299722A1
• Filed: 08/30/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, HOU-HSIEN, LEE, CHANG-JUNG, LO, CHIH-PING
• Application Number:
  US13/220,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20120299722A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0286 Tampering or removal detection of the child unit from child or article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A monitoring system includes electronic monitoring equipment, a computing system, and a terminal device. The electronic monitoring equipment is worn/fastened on a monitored subject, and monitors certain relevant parameters of the subject. The computing system determines whether the subject is likely to do any forbidden activities according to the parameters applied. The computing system warns a monitor who may investigate and stop a forbidden activity. The terminal device determines whether with the subject wearing the monitoring equipment is within a specified distance of the terminal device.

Claims

1. A computing system configured to communicate with an electronic monitoring equipment, the monitoring equipment structured to be worn on a subject and configured to monitor location and psychological parameters of the subject, the computing system comprising:

a network module configured to communicate with the electronic monitoring equipment over a wireless network and receive the location and psychological parameters via the wireless network;

a memory configured to store the location and psychological parameters, and predetermined parameters of the subject; and

a microcontroller configured to evaluate the location and psychological parameters monitored by the monitoring equipment and the predetermined parameters of the subject, and send a warning to a monitoring organization in response to the evaluation.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller receives the position of the subject from a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the electronic monitoring equipment, and determines whether the subject is likely to escape according to the located position and permitted geographical area of the subject.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller receives the physiological parameters of the subject from a physiological parameter measuring unit of the electronic monitoring equipment, and determines whether the subject is likely to cause harm according to whether the monitored parameters of the subject changes abnormally.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the electronic monitoring equipment further comprises circuitry, the microcontroller is configured to warn monitoring organization, in response to damage to the circuitry.

5. A computing system configured to communicate with an electronic monitoring equipment and a terminal device, the monitoring equipment structured to be worn on a subject and configured to monitor location and psychological parameters of the subject, the computing system comprising:

a network module configured to communicate with both the terminal device and the electronic monitoring equipment over a wireless network and receive the location and psychological parameters via the wireless network;

a memory configured to store the location and psychological parameters, and predetermined parameters of the subject; and

a microcontroller configured to evaluate the location and psychological parameters monitored by the monitoring equipment and the predetermined parameters of the subject, and send a warning to a monitoring organization in response to the evaluation.

6. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the microcontroller receives the position of the subject from a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the electronic monitoring equipment, and determines whether the subject is likely to escape according to the located position and permitted geographical area of the subject.

7. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the microcontroller receives the physiological parameters of the subject from a physiological parameter measuring unit of the electronic monitoring equipment, and determines whether the subject is likely to cause harm according to whether the monitored parameters of the subject changes abnormally.

8. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the electronic monitoring equipment further comprises circuitry, the microcontroller is configured to warn monitoring organization, in response to damage to the circuitry.

9. The computing system of claim 5, wherein the warning signal is sent to the monitoring organization if the subject is around a specific location exceeding a specified time.

10. A method of monitoring a subject by a computing system communicating with an electronic monitoring equipment and a terminal device, the electronic monitoring equipment comprising a global positioning system (GPS) unit and a physiological parameter measuring unit, the method comprising:

determining a location of the subject by the GPS unit of the electronic monitoring equipment;

measuring physiological parameters of the subject by the physiological parameter measuring unit;

determining whether the subject is likely to do a forbidden activity according to the position and/or physiological parameters information of the subject;

in response to the subject being likely to do the forbidden activity, issuing a warning to a monitoring organization;

determining whether there a subject is in range of a predetermined distance of a terminal device; and

issuing a warning to a user of the terminal device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising sending a warning signal to the monitoring organization if the subject is around a specific location exceeding a specified time.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising setting a permitted geographical area for the subject before the step of determining whether the subject is likely to do the forbidden activity.