ELECTRONIC SECURITY PATROL COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY
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1. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
- at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and
at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility;
wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location.
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Abstract
Electronic systems for verifying completion of security patrols include primary and secondary identifier elements distributed along a predetermined route of the security patrol. A portable electronic device is configured to confirm an officer'"'"'s presence at each of the primary and secondary identifier element locations. The primary identifier element is machine readable while the secondary identifier element requires operator input to confirm the location.
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1. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
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at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for verifying compliance in completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility, the system comprising:
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a plurality of machine readable, primary electronic identifiers located at a plurality of designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility; a plurality of secondary identification elements located at a plurality of designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route in the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the plurality of machine readable, primary electronic identifiers are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at their respective designated locations; and each of the secondary identification elements being configured to present an identifier for the person to confirm using the at least one portable, processor-based log device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for verifying compliance in completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the method implemented with at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route in the institutional facility;
- the method comprising;
confirming the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location via communication between the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier at the designated location. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
- the method comprising;
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