Monitoring systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of operating a monitoring system comprising:
- performing processing associated with receiving, with a monitoring station, an alert from a base station, the alert not related to location of the base station;
performing processing associated with receiving, with the monitoring station, a message comprising current location data for the base station;
performing processing associated with comparing the current location data to pre-established location data for the base station;
performing processing associated with determining whether the base station is located substantially at a pre-established location based on the comparing;
performing processing associated with responding to the alert using one process when the base station is located substantially at the pre-established location; and
performing processing associated with responding to the alert using an alternate process when the base station is not located substantially at the pre-established location,wherein a remote device is associated with the base station,wherein the remote device comprises a GPS ankle bracelet for monitoring a first person,wherein the remote device is operable to determine location using GPS technology,wherein the alert is generated by the base station in response to the remote device having a low battery issue,wherein the pre-established location data for the base station defines a primary location for the base station that the monitoring station receives via a network from a workstation of a second person with a capacity to monitor the first person,wherein the alternate process comprises sending a notification to the workstation via the network for receipt by the second person, the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved from the primary location to a remote location based on comparing first location information for the base station to second location information for the base station,wherein the one process comprises not sending the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved, andwherein the method further comprises;
for each user in a plurality of users, taking user-specific actions if a second alert is generated that indicates a base station movement;
maintaining a list of actions provided in a particular order for a particular user; and
doing each action in the list of actions in the particular order until a new location of the base station is determined.
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Abstract
Methods for operating monitoring systems may comprise receiving, with a monitoring station, an alert from a base station, the alert not related to the location of the base station. The methods may also comprise receiving, with the monitoring station, a message comprising current location data for the base station. The current location data may be compared to pre-established location data. Based on the comparing, it may be determined whether the base station is located substantially at a pre-established location. One process associated with responding to the alert may be performed when the base station is located substantially at the pre-established location. An alternate process associated with responding to the alert may be performed when the base station is not located substantially at the pre-established location.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of operating a monitoring system comprising:
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performing processing associated with receiving, with a monitoring station, an alert from a base station, the alert not related to location of the base station; performing processing associated with receiving, with the monitoring station, a message comprising current location data for the base station; performing processing associated with comparing the current location data to pre-established location data for the base station; performing processing associated with determining whether the base station is located substantially at a pre-established location based on the comparing; performing processing associated with responding to the alert using one process when the base station is located substantially at the pre-established location; and performing processing associated with responding to the alert using an alternate process when the base station is not located substantially at the pre-established location, wherein a remote device is associated with the base station, wherein the remote device comprises a GPS ankle bracelet for monitoring a first person, wherein the remote device is operable to determine location using GPS technology, wherein the alert is generated by the base station in response to the remote device having a low battery issue, wherein the pre-established location data for the base station defines a primary location for the base station that the monitoring station receives via a network from a workstation of a second person with a capacity to monitor the first person, wherein the alternate process comprises sending a notification to the workstation via the network for receipt by the second person, the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved from the primary location to a remote location based on comparing first location information for the base station to second location information for the base station, wherein the one process comprises not sending the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved, and wherein the method further comprises; for each user in a plurality of users, taking user-specific actions if a second alert is generated that indicates a base station movement; maintaining a list of actions provided in a particular order for a particular user; and doing each action in the list of actions in the particular order until a new location of the base station is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A monitoring system comprising:
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a monitoring station constructed and arranged to; receive an alert from a base station, the alert not related to location of the base station; perform processing associated with receiving a message comprising current location data for the base station; perform processing associated with comparing the current location data to pre-established location data for the base station; perform processing associated with determining whether the base station is located substantially at a pre-established location based on the comparing; perform processing associated with responding to the alert using one process when the base station is located substantially at the pre-established location; and perform processing associated with responding to the alert using an alternate process when the base station is not located substantially at the pre-established location, wherein a remote device is associated with the base station, wherein the remote device comprises a GPS ankle bracelet for monitoring a first person, wherein the remote device is operable to determine location using GPS technology, wherein the alert is generated by the base station in response to the remote device having a low battery issue, wherein the pre-established location data for the base station defines a primary location for the base station that the monitoring station receives via a network from a workstation of a second person with a capacity to monitor the first person, wherein the alternate process comprises sending a notification to the workstation via the network for receipt by the second person, the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved from the primary location to a remote location based on comparing first location information for the base station to second location information for the base station, wherein the one process comprises not sending the notification notifying that the base station appears to have been moved, and wherein the monitoring station is further constructed and arranged to; maintain user-specific lists of actions that have respective user-specific orders; and in response to determining that the base station has moved, perform each action in one of the user-specific lists of actions in the respective user-specific order until a new location of the base station is determined. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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