System and method for locating an individual

• US 7,834,760 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Issued: 11/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Keith C. Armstrong
• Original Assignee: Keith C. Armstrong
• Inventors: Armstrong, Keith C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mortell; John F
• Application Number:
  US12/645,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20100109865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 328 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.13, 342/357.21, 701/207
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/51 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A system for locating an individual includes a chip with a unique code, a monitor with the unique code, a monitoring station in communication with the monitor, a satellite communication station in communication with the monitoring station, and satellites in communication with the satellite communication station. The chip is implantable in the individual. The satellites transmit a search signal over a search area of predetermined size. The search area is increased until the chip is located. The search signals from the satellites form triangulation data. Location data is formed from the triangulation data and transmitted to the monitor.

Claims

1. A system for locating individuals, comprising:

a plurality of implantable chips, each implantable chip comprising a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder encased in each said implantable chip and having one unique code pre-programmed to be stored therein;

a plurality of portable monitors, each of the plurality of portable monitors having one unique code, for one and only one of the plurality of implantable chips, pre-programmed to be stored therein, each of the plurality of portable monitors retrieving the one unique code, wirelessly transmitting a locate data signal with the one unique code and receiving location data; and

a drone operator station remote from the plurality of portable monitors in communication with the plurality of portable monitors, the drone operator station receiving the locate data signal with the one unique code and thereafter transmitting an initiate search signal with the unique code, the drone operator station forming the location data after receiving triangulation data and transmitting the location data to the monitor;

wherein the drone operator station is in communication with a plurality of drone aircraft, each of the plurality of drone aircraft including a transmitter for transmitting a search signal upon receiving the initiate search signal with the unique code, the search signal being transmitted over a search area of predetermined size to locate the chip with the unique code received by the drone aircraft, the search signal incrementally extending the search area until the chip with the unique code received by the drone aircraft is located; and

wherein the search signals from the plurality of drone aircraft form the triangulation data.

2. The system for locating an individual according to claim 1, wherein the monitor communicates with a monitoring station by cellular phone signal.

3. The system for locating an individual according to claim 1, wherein the location data is a longitude and latitude of the chip.

4. The system for locating an individual according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of maps is provided in the monitor.

5. The system for locating an individual according to claim 4, wherein the location data is displayed on a map stored in the monitor.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the search signal is transmitted wirelessly by radiofrequency waves.

7. The system for locating an individual according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of monitoring stations, each in communication with at least one of the plurality of monitors, the monitoring stations receiving the locate data signal with the unique code and thereafter transmitting a relayed locate data signal with the unique code to the drone operator station.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the relayed locate data signal is transmitted wireless sly by radiofrequency waves.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of implantable chips comprise a plurality of implantable radio frequency identification chips.

10. A method of locating individuals, comprising the steps of:

assigning a unique code to each one of a plurality of passive implantable chips, each of the plurality of implantable chips comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder encased in the implantable chip and having one unique code pre-programmed to be stored therein;

providing a plurality of portable monitors, each monitor having one unique code of one and only one of the plurality of implantable chips pre-programmed to be stored therein, each of the portable monitors wirelessly transmitting a locate data signal with the one unique code when a user wants to locate the individual;

providing a remote communication station in communication with the portable monitors, the remote communication station capable of transmitting an initiate search signal with the one unique code after receiving the locate data signal with the one unique code, the remote communication station in communication with a plurality of remote communication devices, each of the plurality of remote communication devices capable of transmitting a search signal after receiving the initiate search signal with the unique code, the search signal being transmitted over a search area of predetermined size to locate the chip with the one unique code received by the remote communication devices, each of the plurality of remote communication devices programmed to incrementally extend the search area until the chip is located;

forming triangulation data from the search signals;

forming location data from the triangulation data;

transmitting the location data to the monitor; and

displaying the location data on the monitor.

11. The method of locating an individual according to claim 10, wherein the monitor communicates with a monitoring station by cellular phone signal.

12. The method of locating an individual according to claim 10, wherein the location data is a longitude and latitude of the chip.

13. The method of locating an individual according to claim 12, further comprising the step of storing a plurality of maps in the monitor.

14. The method of locating an individual according to claim 13, further comprising the step of displaying the location data on one of the plurality of maps stored in the monitor.

15. The method of locating an individual according to claim 10, further comprising the step of providing a plurality of monitoring stations, each in communication with at least one of the plurality of monitors, the monitoring stations transmitting a relayed locate data signal with the unique code to the remote communication station after receiving the locate data signal with the unique code.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of portable monitors wirelessly transmit the locate data signal by radiofrequency waves with the unique code and receiving location data.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of remote communication devices comprise drone aircraft.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the remote communication devices comprise satellites, and wherein the remote communication station boosts the initiate search signal and transmits the boosted initiate search signal as the search signal.