Apparatus for monitoring persons within predetermined areas, in particular the passengers of an aircraft

• US 7,106,197 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2003
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Claudio Vanin, Giovanni Benetton, Giovanni Pradella, Maurizio Gaiotto
• Original Assignee: Claudio Vanin, Giovanni Benetton, Giovanni Pradella, Maurizio Gaiotto
• Inventors: Pradella, Giovanni, Gaiotto, Maurizio
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): Labbees, Edny
• Application Number:
  US10/506,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20050146434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,342 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 340/574, 340/573.4
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0039 by electrical shock
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0059 by communicating emergency situations to ground control or between crew members
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2417 having a radio frequency identification chip
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2462 Asset location systems combined with EAS inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00

Abstract

An apparatus for monitoring persons within predetermined areas has a plurality of tags irremovably applicable to persons and contain data characteristic of the person. At least one sensor for senses the presence of each person and is operationally connectable to each tag (2) via an ether. A supervision and control unit is operationally connected to the at least one sensor.

Claims

1. An apparatus for monitoring persons within predetermined areas, comprising:

a plurality of tags, applicable to persons and containing data characteristic of the persons, each tag comprising a box of parallelepiped shape from which one of the minor walls is lacking, and in which the two side walls are flat and the two major walls are slightly arched one of which presents two slots,

at least one sensor for sensing the presence of each person, said at least one sensor being operationally connectable to each tag via an ether,

a supervision and control unit operationally connected to said at least one sensor, in correspondence with the slot being provided two cylindrical seats housing the ends of a metal pin about which there is secured a strap carrying two metal conductors in its interior, wherein in proximity to the other slot, holes are provided in the two side walls of the box for the passage of knurled knobs for winding the strap.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one monitor connected to said supervision and control unit and displaying the situation existing in the interior or said predetermined area.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the knobs engage with rotational constraint two threaded metal pins screwable axially into a winding roller for the strap.

4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the roller presents two holes into which the two terminations of the two metal conductors are inserted.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the roller is provided with toothed wheels.

6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising elastic fins opposing the free rotation of the assembly formed from the knurled knobs, the threaded pins, the roller and said toothed wheels.

12. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the tag carries, on that wall facing the wrist, two metal plates acting as discharge electrodes and two metal plates acting as inductive sensors for sensing the presence of skin, said discharge electrodes being connected to the card.

15. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein an IR emitter is applied to the head of the sensor and is connected to the card.

7. An apparatus as claimed in claim wherein each tag comprises a removable portion engagable with the box.

8. An apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the removable portion is in the shape of a button and contains in its interior an electronic care on which there are mounted a microprocessor with memory, a receiver, a transmitter, a battery and all the electronic components necessary for its operation.

9. An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein to the edge of the card there are secured two motors guided along a corresponding hole formed in a metal seat provided on the base of the button.

10. An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, the button comprises two racks engagable in the toothed wheels.

11. An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterized by screwing into the button the head of an explosive or drug sensor provided with a plug connectable to a socket applied to the card.

13. An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein a syringe containing a narcotizing liquid is housed in the interior of the tag and can be activated by the card.

14. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the syringe can be activated by exploding a ballistic charge.

16. An apparatus for monitoring persons within predetermined areas, comprising:

a plurality of tags, applicable to persons them and containing data characteristic of the persons,

at least one sensor for sensing the presence of each person, said at least one sensor being operationally connectable to each tag via the an ether,

a supervision and control unit operationally connected to said at least one sensor,

at least one monitor connected to said supervision and control unit and displaying the situation existing in the interior of said predetermined area, the monitor being mounted in the interior of an aircraft and comprising a sensor on the aircraft door.