Monitoring device for location verification

• US 5,525,969 A
• Filed: 09/08/1995
• Issued: 06/11/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aeris Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aeris Communications Inc.
• Inventors: LaDue, Christoph K.
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US08/524,972
• Time in Patent Office: 277 Days
• Field of Search: 340/568, 340/571-573, 340/825.31, 340/825.32, 340/650-651, 340/600, 340/687, 235/488, 235/492, 235/494, 235/462, 235/468, 379/38, 379/40, 283/72, 283/85
• US Class Current: 340/573.4
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A monitoring device useful in home arrest, identification, and surveillance activities, including a monitoring member communicatively linked to a remote communicator. The monitoring member includes a barcode strip secured therein. The monitoring member may be secured to an animate or inanimate object by a strap including a plurality of charged and uncharged conductors therein. The barcode is either printed on or covered by a photo-sensitive material, and a photo-flash element is positioned in proximity to the barcode. When the monitoring member is severed from the animate or inanimate object the photo-flash element is activated thereby altering the photo-sensitive material and obscuring the barcode. The photo-flash element is preferably energized by a battery.

Claims

1. A monitoring device, comprising:

a monitoring element including means for securing said monitoring element to an animate or inanimate object, the monitoring element being communicatively linked with a remote communicator;

a barcode strip printed on photo-sensitive material operably secured to the monitoring element;

detection means for detecting severance of the monitoring element from said animate or inanimate object, said detection means including a photo-flash element operably secured to said monitoring element so that when said means for securing said monitoring element to said animate or inanimate object is severed or removed from the animate or inanimate object said photo-flash element is activated thereby altering said photo-sensitive material and obscuring said barcode strip; and

energizing means for charging a plurality of conductors secured within said monitoring element.

2. A monitoring device for location verification of an animate or inanimate object, comprising:

a monitoring element including attachment means for attaching said monitoring element to said animate or inanimate object, the monitoring element being communicatively coupled to a remote monitoring unit;

detection means for detecting severance of said attachment means, said detection means including a barcode on photo-sensitive material being proximately positioned to a photo-flash filament and a plurality of charged and uncharged conductors;

said plurality of conductors being operably disposed within said attachment means so that when said attachment means are severed said photo-flash element is activated, thereby altering said photo-sensitive material and obscuring the bar code; and

means for charging the plurality of conductors operably secured within the monitoring element.