Human being tracking and monitoring system

• US 9,007,202 B1
• Filed: 02/27/2013
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Joseph Maines, Neil Michael Rego
• Original Assignee: David Joseph Maines, Neil Michael Rego
• Inventors: Chan, Benson, Desai, Subahu, Huang, Jianzhuang
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US13/778,499
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.13, 340/539.15, 340/573.3, 340/573.4
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0202 Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0238 adding new units to the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0247 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/025 System arrangements wherein the alarm criteria uses absence of reply signal after an elapsed time
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0258 System arrangements wherein both parent and child units can emit and receive
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0291 Housing and user interface of child unit

Abstract

A human being tracking and monitoring system comprising parent and child units, each of which include a microcontroller, a transceiver, a crystal, a battery, a voltage regulator and a switch with all of these elements except the battery being strategically positioned on one side of a circuit board, manual activation of the two switches in a first predetermined manner establishing a communication link between the parent and child units wherein a plurality of random identification signals are generated, this communication link between said parent and child units being broken by activation of the switches in a second predetermined manner.

Claims

1. A human being tracking and monitoring system comprising:

a parent unit including a first circuit board, a first microcontroller positioned on said first circuit board for data processing and control, a first transceiver also positioned on said first circuit board for transmitting first data from said first microcontroller and for passing received second data to said first microcontroller, a first crystal also positioned on said first circuit board for generating clock signals to said first transceiver, a first battery also positioned on said first circuit board for powering said first microcontroller and said first transceiver, a first voltage regulator also positioned on said first circuit board for regulating said voltage of said first battery for ensuring static power level to said microcontroller and said transceiver and a first switch adapted for allowing manual activation of said parent unit; and

a child unit including a second circuit board, a second microcontroller positioned on said second circuit board for data processing and control, a second transceiver also positioned on said second circuit board for transmitting said second data from said second microcontroller to said first transceiver and for receiving said first data from said first transceiver and passing said first data to said second microcontroller, a second crystal also positioned on said second circuit board for generating clock signals to said second transceiver, a second battery also positioned on said second circuit board for powering said second microcontroller and said second transceiver, a second voltage regulator also positioned on said second circuit board for regulating said voltage of said second battery for ensuring static power level to said second microcontroller and said second transceiver and a second switch adapted for allowing manual activation of said child unit, said manual activation of said first switch of said parent unit and said second switch of said child unit in a first predetermined manner establishing a communication link between said parent and child units wherein a plurality of random identification signals are generated, said communication link between said parent and child units being broken by subsequent manual activation of said first and second switches in a second predetermined manner.

2. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first microcontroller, said first transceiver, said first crystal and said first voltage regulator are all positioned on the same side of said first circuit board and said first battery is positioned on an opposite side of said first circuit board.

3. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 2 wherein said second microcontroller, said second transceiver, said second crystal and said second voltage regulator are all positioned on the same side of said second circuit board and said second battery is positioned on an opposite side of said second circuit board.

4. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 2 further comprising a first battery charger for charging said first battery when said first battery reaches a predetermined low level, said first battery charger being positioned on the same side of said first circuit board as said first microcontroller, said first transceiver, said first crystal and said first voltage regulator.

5. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 4 further comprising a second battery charger for charging said second battery when said second battery reaches a predetermined low level said second battery charger being positioned on the same side of said second circuit board as said second microcontroller, said second transceiver, said second crystal and said second voltage regulator.

6. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 4 further including a low battery monitor also positioned on said same side of said first circuit board as said first microcontroller, said first transceiver, said first crystal and said first voltage regulator for providing a signal when said first battery reaches said predetermined first low level.

7. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 6 further including a low battery monitor also positioned on said same side of said second circuit board as said second microcontroller, said second transceiver, said second crystal and said second voltage regulator for providing a signal when said second battery reaches said predetermined second low level.

8. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 6 further including at least one LED and at least one buzzer also positioned on said same side of said first circuit board as said low battery monitor, said first microcontroller, said first transceiver, said first crystal and said first voltage regulator for providing first visual and audible alarms from said parent unit, respectively.

9. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 8 further including at least one LED and at least one buzzer also positioned on said same side of said second circuit board as said low battery monitor, said second microcontroller, said second transceiver, said second crystal and said second voltage regulator for providing second visual and audible alarms from said child unit, respectively.

10. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 1 further including first and second housings, said parent and child units being positioned substantially within said first and second housings, respectively.

11. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 10 wherein each of said first and second housings includes an opening therein, said first switch of said parent unit being positioned within said opening of said first housing and said second switch of said child unit being positioned within said opening of said second housing.

12. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 1 wherein each of said first and second microcontrollers comprise flash memory with self read/write capability, an internal oscillator, a data signal modulator module, a comparator with selectable voltage reference, at least one timer and an RF transmitter.

13. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 1 further including a first antenna also positioned on said same side of said first circuit board as said low battery monitor, said first microcontroller, said first transceiver, said first crystal and said first voltage regulator, said first antenna being coupled to said first transceiver.

14. The human being tracking and monitoring system of claim 13 further including a second antenna also positioned on said same side of said second circuit board as said low battery monitor, said second microcontroller, said second transceiver, said second crystal and said second voltage regulator, said second antenna being coupled to said second transceiver.