Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Individual Monitoring

• US 20190206221A1
• Filed: 12/15/2018
• Published: 07/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/01/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B.I. Incorporated (Geo Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: B.I. Incorporated (Geo Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Buck, JR., James J., Newell, Joseph P., Pettit, Dustin, Cooke, Mike
• Granted Patent: US 10,769,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/002 for traffic control, mobile tracking, guidance, surveillance or anti-collision
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3215 Monitoring of peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0258 System arrangements wherein both parent and child units can emit and receive
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• 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 21/0288 Attachment of child unit to child/article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 : Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 : Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 : using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 : Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 : Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 : according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 : switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 : Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Various embodiments provide systems and method for monitoring individuals.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a monitoring station including;

a communication apparatus configured to communicate with both a user detached monitor via a first communication link and a user attached monitor via a second communication link;

a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor to;

receive an original check-in schedule for an individual being monitored, wherein the individual being monitored is associated with both the user detached monitor and the user attached monitor;

identify a conflict with the original check-in schedule;

generate a modified check-in schedule by modifying the original check-in schedule in an aspect related to the conflict;

upload the modified check-in schedule to a combination of the user detached monitor and the user attached monitor;

receive check-in information from at least one of the user detached monitor or the user attached monitor;

determine if the check-in information complies with the modified check-in schedule.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the processor to:

receive one or more check-in windows associated with two or more check-in times in the original check-in schedule; and

wherein identifying the conflict with the original check-in schedule includes;

determining that an end of a check-in window for a first check-in time is within a defined time period of a beginning of a check-in window for a second check-in time; and

indicating the conflict; and

wherein modifying the original check-in schedule in an aspect related to the conflict includes one or more of;

removing one of the first check-in time or the second check-in time from the original check-in schedule;

reducing the check-in window of the first check-in time in the original check-in schedule;

or

reducing the check-in window of the second check-in time in the original check-in schedule.

3. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system includes the user detached monitor, and wherein the instructions that identify the conflict with the original check-in schedule includes instructions executable by the processor to:

access an individual schedule from the user detached monitor;

compare the individual schedule with the original check-in schedule, wherein the conflict is found where it is determined that an event in the individual schedule overlaps an event in the original check-in schedule; and

modifying the original check-in schedule in the aspect related to the conflict includes removing the check-in time corresponding to the conflict to yield the modified check-in schedule.

4. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the communication apparatus is a first communication apparatus, wherein the processor is a first processor, wherein the computer readable medium is a first computer readable medium, and wherein the user detached monitor includes:

a second a communication apparatus operable to receive the modified check-in schedule from the monitoring station; and

a second computer readable medium, the second computer readable medium including instructions executable by a second processor to;

alert the individual being monitored of a check-in requirement at a time designated by the modified check-in schedule;

receive input from the individual being monitored via one or more sensors of the user detached monitor; and

upload at least a portion of the input received from the individual being monitored to the monitoring station.

5. The monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the second computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the second processor to enable the one or more sensors of the user detached monitor.

6. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the communication apparatus is a first communication apparatus, wherein the processor is a first processor, wherein the computer readable medium is a first computer readable medium, and wherein the user detached monitor includes:

a second communication apparatus operable to receive at least a portion of the modified check-in schedule, wherein the portion of the modified check-in schedule includes the check-in time corresponding to the conflict; and

a second computer readable medium, the second computer readable medium including instructions executable by a second processor to;

receive a request for the individual schedule from the monitoring station;

provide the individual schedule to the monitoring station in response to the request;

alert the individual being monitored of a check-in requirement at a time designated by the portion of the modified check-in schedule;

receive input from the individual being monitored via one or more sensors of the user detached monitor; and

upload at least a portion of the input received from the individual being monitored to the monitoring station.

7. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the monitoring system further includes the user attached monitor, and wherein the user attached monitor includes:

an attachment element configured to attach to a limb of an individual being monitored;

a tamper sensor configured to indicate removal of the user attached monitor from the individual being monitored;

a communication circuit operable to;

receive a portion of the modified check-in schedule including the check-in time corresponding to the conflict; and

provide status to the monitoring station without interaction with the individual being monitored in accordance with the portion of the modified check-in schedule.

8. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the first communication link and the second communication link are cellular telephone networks.

9. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein uploading the modified check-in schedule to the combination of the user detached monitor and the user detached monitor includes an upload process selected from a group consisting of:

uploading the modified check-in schedule only to the user detached monitor;

uploading the modified check-in schedule only to the user attached monitor; and

uploading a first portion of the modified check-in schedule to the user attached monitor and uploading a second portion of the modified check-in schedule to the user detached monitor.

10. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a user detached monitor associated with an individual being monitored, wherein the user detached monitor includes;

a sensor configured to receive input from the individual being monitored;

a communication apparatus operable to receive at least a portion of an implemented check-in schedule from a monitoring station via a wireless communication network, wherein the implemented check-in schedule includes;

at least one check-in window and a corresponding check-in time, and a check-in instruction indicating the check-in time and an action to be performed in relation to the sensor;

a processor; and

a computer readable medium including instructions executable by the processor to;

alert the individual being monitored of a check-in requirement in accordance with the portion of the implemented check-in schedule;

receive input from the sensor; and

upload the input received from the sensor to the monitoring station.

11. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication network is a cellular telephone network.

12. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the communication apparatus is a first communication apparatus, wherein the computer readable medium is a first computer readable medium, wherein the processor is a first processor, and wherein the monitoring system further includes:

the monitoring station including;

a second communication apparatus configured to communicate with the user detached monitor via a communication link;

a second computer readable medium, the second computer readable medium including instructions executable by a second processor to;

receive an original check-in schedule for the individual being monitored;

identify a conflict with the original check-in schedule;

modify the original check-in schedule to change an aspect of the original check-in schedule related to the conflict to yield the implemented check-in schedule;

upload at least the portion of the implemented check-in schedule to the user detached monitor;

receive check-in information from the user detached monitor; and

determine if the check-in information complies with the portion of the implemented check-in schedule.

13. The monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the second computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the second processor to:

receive one or more check-in windows associated with two or more check-in times in the original check-in schedule; and

wherein identifying the conflict with the check-in schedule includes;

determining that an end of a check-in window for a first check-in time is within a defined time period of a beginning of a check-in window for a second check-in time; and

indicating the conflict; and

wherein modifying the original check-in schedule to change an aspect of the original check-in schedule in an aspect related to the conflict includes one or more of;

removing one of the first check-in time or the second check-in time from the check-in schedule;

reducing the check-in window of the first check-in time in the check-in schedule;

or

reducing the check-in window of the second check-in time in the check-in schedule.

14. The monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the instructions that identify the conflict with the original check-in schedule includes instructions executable by the second processor to:

access an individual schedule from the user detached monitor;

compare the individual schedule with the original check-in schedule, wherein the conflict is found where it is determined that an event in the individual schedule overlaps an event in the original check-in schedule; and

wherein modifying the original check-in schedule to change an aspect of the original check-in schedule related to the conflict includes removing the check-in time corresponding to the conflict to yield the implemented check-in schedule.

15. The monitoring system of claim 13, wherein the first computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the first processor to:

receive a request for the individual schedule from the monitoring station; and

provide the individual schedule to the monitoring station in response to the request.

16. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the monitoring system further includes a user attached monitor, and wherein the user attached monitor includes:

an attachment element configured to attach to a limb of an individual being monitored;

a tamper sensor configured to indicate removal of the user attached monitor from the individual being monitored;

a communication circuit operable to;

receive a portion of the implemented check-in schedule including the check-in time corresponding to the conflict; and

provide status to the monitoring station without interaction with the individual being monitored in accordance with the portion of the implemented check-in schedule.

17. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the sensor is selected from a group consisting of:

a camera, an audio sensor;

a temperature sensor, and a biometric sensor.

18. The monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a biometric sensor, and wherein the biometric sensor is selected from a group consisting of:

a finger print sensor, and a retinal scan sensor.

19. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

the monitoring station including;

a first communication apparatus configured to communicate with a user detached monitor associated with an individual being monitored via a cellular telephone network;

a first computer readable medium, the first computer readable medium including instructions executable by a first processor to;

receive an original check-in schedule for the individual being monitored, wherein the original check-in schedule includes at least a first check-in time and a first check-in window corresponding to the first check-in time, and a second check-in time and a second check-in window corresponding to a second check-in time;

identify an internal conflict within the original check-in schedule, wherein the conflict occurs where an end of the first check-in window is within a defined time period of a beginning of the second check-in window; and

modify the original check-in schedule by performing at least one of the following functions to yield an implemented check-in schedule;

removing one of the first check-in time or the second check-in time from the check-in schedule;

reducing the check-in window of the first check-in time in the check-in schedule;

or

reducing the check-in window of the second check-in time in the check-in schedule; and

upload at least the portion of the implemented check-in schedule to the user detached monitor; and

the user detached monitor, the user detached monitor including;

a sensor configured to receive input from the individual being monitored;

a second communication apparatus operable to receive at least a portion of an implemented check-in schedule from the monitoring station via the cellular telephone network;

a second computer readable medium including instructions executable by the second processor to;

alert the individual being monitored of a check-in requirement in accordance with the portion of the implemented check-in schedule;

receive input from the sensor; and

upload the input received from the sensor to the monitoring station as check-in information.

20. The monitoring system of claim 19, wherein the first computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the first processor to:

receive the check-in information from the user detached monitor; and

determine if the check-in information complies with the portion of the implemented check-in schedule.