Personal tracking device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring a monitored individual with a tracking device, wherein the tracking device includes a wearable device worn by the monitored individual, wherein the tracking device is operable to determine location of the monitored individual;
sending status messages concerning the monitored individual to a monitoring system on an intermittent basis with the tracking device;
pausing said sending the status messages while the tracking device processes a communication between the monitored individual and at least one other person; and
resuming said sending the status messages after the communication between the monitored individual and the other person ceases.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the location of individuals, such as parolees, includes a wearable device worn by the individual and a portable device operatively coupled to the wearable device. The portable device is operatively coupled to a monitoring system through a wireless telephone network. The portable device transmits periodically encrypted location information as well as status information across the wireless network to the monitoring system. The monitoring system tracks the location of the individual and alerts the appropriate authorities when the individual violates a rule, such as a condition for parole. The portable device increases the time between transmissions when the individual is within a specified home location and reduces the time between transmissions when outside the specified location.
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12 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring a monitored individual with a tracking device, wherein the tracking device includes a wearable device worn by the monitored individual, wherein the tracking device is operable to determine location of the monitored individual; sending status messages concerning the monitored individual to a monitoring system on an intermittent basis with the tracking device; pausing said sending the status messages while the tracking device processes a communication between the monitored individual and at least one other person; and resuming said sending the status messages after the communication between the monitored individual and the other person ceases. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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2. A method, comprising:
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determining location of a monitored individual with a tracking device; sensing that the monitored individual is generally motionless with the tracking device; ceasing processing of the location of the monitored individual upon said sensing, wherein said ceasing processing includes transmitting the location of the monitored individual with a reading alert flag over a network from the tracking device to a monitoring system; detecting motion of the monitored individual with the tracking device after said ceasing processing; and reinitiating processing of the location of the monitored individual upon said detecting. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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