TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile device carried by a tracked person, the method comprising:
- tracking movement of the person about a monitored premises that includes multiple checkpoint devices that are configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile device, by;
wirelessly receiving checkpoint data from a first one of the checkpoint devices;
determining whether or not the checkpoint data can be transmitted to a remote tracking system;
when it is determined that the checkpoint data can be transmitted, transmitting the checkpoint data to the tracking system; and
when it is determined that the checkpoint data cannot be transmitted, locally storing the checkpoint data for later transmission to the tracking system.
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Abstract
Techniques tracking, monitoring, updating, and displaying location and related information based on telemetry information received from mobile devices carried in the field. Each tracked entity (e.g., person, robot) carries or is associated with a mobile device. When a mobile device enters within range of a checkpoint associated with a known position, the mobile device notifies a central server or other system (e.g., a peer device), which then makes the received information (or information derived therefrom) available to other devices and/or systems. In some cases, the checkpoint devices are wireless network access points, such as Wi-Fi routers, access points, media device, or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a mobile device carried by a tracked person, the method comprising:
tracking movement of the person about a monitored premises that includes multiple checkpoint devices that are configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile device, by; wirelessly receiving checkpoint data from a first one of the checkpoint devices; determining whether or not the checkpoint data can be transmitted to a remote tracking system; when it is determined that the checkpoint data can be transmitted, transmitting the checkpoint data to the tracking system; and when it is determined that the checkpoint data cannot be transmitted, locally storing the checkpoint data for later transmission to the tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a tracking system in communication with a mobile device carried by a tracked person, the method comprising:
tracking movement of the person about a monitored premises that includes multiple checkpoint devices that are configured to communicate wirelessly with the mobile device, wherein at least some of the checkpoint devices are Wi-Fi network access devices, by; receiving checkpoint data from the mobile device, the checkpoint data based on a wireless interaction between the mobile device and one or more of the multiple checkpoint devices, the checkpoint data including network identifiers of the Wi-Fi network access devices; storing checkpoint data received from the mobile device; and presenting tracking information based on the received checkpoint data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for tracking movement of a tracked person about a monitored premises, the system comprising:
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a checkpoint device; a mobile device; a tracking server; wherein the mobile device is configured to track movement of the person about the monitored premises, by; wirelessly receiving checkpoint data from the checkpoint device; determining whether or not the checkpoint data can be transmitted to the tracking server; when it is determined that the checkpoint data can be transmitted, transmitting the checkpoint data to the tracking server; and when it is determined that the checkpoint data cannot be transmitted, locally storing the checkpoint data for later transmission to the tracking system; and wherein the tracking server is configured to track movement of the person about the monitored premises, by; receiving the checkpoint data from the mobile device; storing checkpoint data received from the mobile device; and presenting tracking information based on the received checkpoint data, the presented information including a map that depicts the location of the tracked person with respect to the premises. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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