MOBILE DURESS DYNAMIC REGISTRATION AND PENDANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20130257613A1
• Filed: 03/08/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IoT Licensing, LLC (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Inovonics Wireless Corporation (Roper Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jarman, Mark Wayne, Slack, Michael Kenneth, Commare, Donald Leo, Roth, Eric Scott, Dever, Craig Scott, Markert, Carol Theresa, Brown, Roland Eugene, Shurmantine, William Neal, Burkard, Daryl Thomas, Huber, Christian, Taylor, Harry Baylor, Lewis, Sean, Al-hamoodah, Rashid
• Granted Patent: US 9,111,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.11
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A system for transmitting information in a wireless network includes at least one mobile transponder, each transponder adapted to be on the person of a user; an area controller gateway for controlling and managing the network, the area controller gateway operatively connected to the at least one mobile transponder; and a central monitoring station adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway and to transmit other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway. The central monitoring station is operatively connected to the area controller gateway by an interne or cellular connection. The system may include a repeater adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder and to transmit said information to the area controller gateway. The mobile transponder may be a duress pendant to provide duress notification or coverage to the user.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting information in a wireless network, comprising:

at least one mobile transponder, each transponder adapted to be on the person of a user;

an area controller gateway for controlling and managing the wireless network, the area controller gateway operatively connected to the at least one mobile transponder, and

a central monitoring station adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway and to transmit other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway,

wherein the central monitoring station is operatively connected to the area controller gateway by an internet connection or a cellular connection.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein the mobile transponder is a mobile two-way transponder.

3. A system as in claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile transponder includes at least one mobile one-way transponder and the system further comprises:

a local control and configuration device operatively connected to the at least one mobile one-way transponder.

4. A system as in claim 1, further comprising:

a repeater adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder and to transmit said information to the area controller gateway.

5. A system as in claim 1, wherein the mobile transponder is a duress pendant worn by the user to provide a duress coverage to the user.

6. A system as in claim 5, wherein transmission of information from, and transmission of other information to, the duress pendant is managed by an enterprise mobile duress software.

7. A system as in claim 5, whereby the duress coverage is provided at a first location and is extended to a second location and also to an area between the first location and the second location by use of at least one repeater.

8. A system as in claim 5, wherein the duress coverage is extended for a user traveling in a vehicle over an area surrounding the vehicle by use of an on-board GPS system, whereby information is transmitted from the vehicle to the central monitoring station by a cellular connection with a GPS location, wherein the area controller gateway is mounted on the vehicle.

9. A system as in claim 1, wherein the area controller gateway receives an alarm from the mobile transponder and uses an algorithm to determine a location of the transponder transmitting the alarm.

10. A system as in claim 5, wherein the duress pendant includes an access control device and is adapted to provide a security credential.

11. A system as in claim 5, wherein the area controller gateway determines when the duress pendant is within a specified range of a duress coverage area and dynamically registers and unregisters the duress pendant.

12. A system as in claim 5, wherein the user self tests the duress pendant when entering a duress coverage area.

13. A system as in claim 11, wherein the duress pendant is adapted to be dynamically registered and unregistered in a plurality of duress coverage areas as the user moves from one duress coverage area to another duress coverage area.

27. A system as in claim 6, wherein the enterprise mobile duress software instructs the duress pendant to transmit information, thereby determining a current location of the duress pendant.

28. A system as in claim 27, wherein the enterprise mobile duress software instructs the duress pendant to continually transmit information to determine the current location of the duress pendant and predict a next location whenever the duress pendant is changing locations and determine a safe exit route.

31. A system as in claim 1, wherein the mobile transponder is a duress pendant also adapted to be fixedly or removably mounted on a static object or a movable object.

14. A method for transmitting information in a wireless network, comprising the steps of:

providing at least one mobile transponder, each transponder adapted to be on the person of a user;

providing an area controller gateway for controlling and managing the wireless network, the area controller gateway operatively connected to the at least one mobile transponder,

providing a central monitoring station adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway and to transmit other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway,

transmitting information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway to the central monitoring station; and

transmitting other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway from the central monitoring station.

15. A method as in claim 14, wherein the mobile transponder is a mobile two-way transponder.

16. A method as in claim 14, wherein the at least one mobile transponder includes at least one mobile one-way transponder and the method comprises the further step of

providing a local control and configuration device operatively connected to the at least one mobile one-way transponder.

17. A method as in claim 14, comprising the further steps of

providing a repeater adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder and to transmit said information to the area controller gateway;

transmitting information from the at least one mobile transponder to the repeater; and

transmitting said information from the repeater to the area controller gateway.

18. A method as in claim 14, wherein the mobile transponder is a duress pendant worn by the user to provide a duress coverage to the user.

19. A method as in claim 18, wherein transmission of information from, and transmission of other information to, the duress pendant is managed by an enterprise mobile duress software.

20. A method as in claim 18, whereby the duress coverage is provided at a first location and is extended to a second location and also to an area between the first location and the second location by use of at least one repeater.

21. A method as in claim 18, wherein the duress coverage is extended for a user traveling in a vehicle over an area surrounding the vehicle by use of an on-board GPS system, whereby information is transmitted from the vehicle to the central monitoring station by a cellular connection with a GPS location, wherein the area controller gateway is mounted on the vehicle.

22. A method as in claim 14, wherein the area controller gateway receives an alarm from the mobile transponder and uses an algorithm to determine a location of the transponder transmitting the alarm.

23. A method as in claim 18, wherein the duress pendant includes an access control device and is adapted to provide a security credential.

24. A method as in claim 18, wherein the area controller gateway determines when the duress pendant is within a specified range of a duress coverage area and dynamically registers and unregisters the duress pendant.

25. A method as in claim 18, wherein the user self tests the duress pendant when entering a duress coverage area.

26. A method as in claim 24, wherein the duress pendant is dynamically registered and unregistered in a plurality of duress coverage areas as the user moves from one duress coverage area to another duress coverage area.

29. A method as in claim 19, wherein the enterprise mobile duress software instructs the duress pendant to transmit information, thereby determining a current location of the duress pendant.

30. A method as in claim 29, wherein the enterprise mobile duress software instructs the duress pendant to continually transmit information to determine the current location of the duress pendant and predict a next location whenever the duress pendant is changing locations and determine a safe exit route.

32. A method as in claim 14, wherein the mobile transponder is a duress pendant also adapted to be fixedly or removably mounted on a static object or a movable object.