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First Claim
1. A monitoring device comprising:
- an enclosure that attaches to an agent to be monitored, the enclosure housing;
sensor circuitry that detects at least one state condition relative to the enclosure;
a microcontroller that processes the detected conditions to produce event data relating to an encounter with another monitoring device attached to a second agent to be monitored; and
a wireless transmitter that transmits the event data to a remote host system.
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Abstract
A monitoring device is configured to be attached to an agent to be monitored. The device includes sensor circuitry that detects or measures conditions relating to the environment, the agent or the agent'"'"'s behavior. A microcontroller processes the conditions to produce event data, and a wireless transmitter transmits the event data to a remote host system. The conditions can include temperature, acceleration, the presence of another tag, or other conditions relating to the agent. The event data may relate to movement of the agent, an encounter with another tag, or other behavior of the agent, and may be stored to an internal memory. The monitoring device may also include a transmitter that transmits a signal, or tag identifier, that identifies the device. The event data may be reported as information relating to the behavior of the agent.
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26 Claims
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1. A monitoring device comprising:
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an enclosure that attaches to an agent to be monitored, the enclosure housing; sensor circuitry that detects at least one state condition relative to the enclosure; a microcontroller that processes the detected conditions to produce event data relating to an encounter with another monitoring device attached to a second agent to be monitored; and a wireless transmitter that transmits the event data to a remote host system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for remote monitoring of an agent, the system comprising:
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a remote monitoring device for attaching to an agent, the device detecting an event and transmitting event data related to the event; a base station that receives the event data from the remote monitoring device; and a computer system connected to the base station, the computer system processing the event data to report information related to the behavior of the agent through a computing network via a social networking webpage accessible by a user associated with the agent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for remote monitoring of an agent, the system comprising:
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a remote monitoring device for attaching to an agent, the device detecting an event and transmitting event data related to the event; a base station that receives the event data from the remote monitoring device; and a computer system connected to the base station, the computer system processing the event data to report information related to the behavior of the agent; wherein the computer system sends the reported information to a network computer operating a network service; wherein the network service provides access to the reported information through an internet web site; and wherein the network service provides access to information relating to the behavior of a second agent, a second remote monitoring device attached to the second agent. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for monitoring the behavior of an agent, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one state condition external to a monitoring device attached to first agent to be monitored; processing the detected conditions to produce event data, the event data including information corresponding to an encounter with a second monitoring device attached to a second agent to be monitored; and transmitting the event data to a remote host system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A monitoring device comprising:
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means for detecting at least one state condition external to a monitoring device attached to a first agent to be monitored; means for processing the detected conditions to produce event data, the event data including information corresponding to an encounter with a second monitoring device attached to a second agent to be monitored; and means for transmitting the event data to a remote host system.
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