Personal identification system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring objects, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic monitoring device for attachment to an object to be monitored;
providing a tamper-evident tether for attachment of the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored;
attaching the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored using the tether;
providing the tether with a unique identifier;
providing an electronic data store remote from the electronic monitoring device;
recording the unique identifier for the tether in the electronic data store, together with information about at least one of the group consisting of the object to be monitored and the associated electronic monitoring device; and
performing an interrogation step at least once after the date on which the electronic monitoring device is first attached to the object, to determine whether the tether associated with the electronic monitoring device has the same unique identifier as that recorded in the electronic data store;
wherein the unique identifier is provided at a first end of the tether, andthe method further comprises the step of fitting said first end to the electronic monitoring device, so that the unique identifier is hidden within the electronic monitoring device.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring objects such as offenders, the method including the steps of: providing an electronic monitoring device for attachment to an object to be monitored; providing a tamper evident tether for attachment of the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored; attaching the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored using the tamper evident tether; and remotely monitoring the electronic monitoring device in order to monitor the location of the object. The method further includes the steps of: providing the tamper evident tether with a unique identifier; providing an electronic data store remote from the electronic monitoring device; recording the unique identifier for the tether in the electronic data store, together with information about the object to be monitored and/or the associated electronic monitoring device; and performing an interrogation step at least once after the date on which the electronic monitoring device is first attached to the object, to determine whether the tether associated with the electronic monitoring device has the same unique identifier as that recorded in the electronic data store.
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1. A method of monitoring objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic monitoring device for attachment to an object to be monitored; providing a tamper-evident tether for attachment of the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored; attaching the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored using the tether; providing the tether with a unique identifier; providing an electronic data store remote from the electronic monitoring device; recording the unique identifier for the tether in the electronic data store, together with information about at least one of the group consisting of the object to be monitored and the associated electronic monitoring device; and performing an interrogation step at least once after the date on which the electronic monitoring device is first attached to the object, to determine whether the tether associated with the electronic monitoring device has the same unique identifier as that recorded in the electronic data store; wherein the unique identifier is provided at a first end of the tether, and the method further comprises the step of fitting said first end to the electronic monitoring device, so that the unique identifier is hidden within the electronic monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic monitoring devices; a plurality of tamper-evident tethers, each said tether operable for selectively attaching one of said plurality of electronic monitoring devices to an associated object to be monitored, each said tether including a unique identifier for relating the tether to at least one from the group consisting of the associated object to be monitored and said one of said plurality of electronic monitoring devices; an electronic data store for recording the unique identifiers in relation to information about the associated objects to be monitored; and an interrogation tool configured for interrogation of the unique identifiers of the tethers, to update or verify the information recorded in the data store; wherein, the unique identifier is provided at a first end of the tether, and the method further comprises the step of fitting said first end to the electronic monitoring device, so that the unique identifier is hidden within the electronic monitoring device.
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15. An electronic monitoring apparatus comprising:
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an electronic monitoring device for monitoring the location of an object to be monitored; a tamper-evident tether for attachment of the device to the object to be monitored, the tether including a unique identifier for relating the tether to the object to be monitored; and an installation tool for attaching the electronic monitoring device to the object to be monitored via the tether, the tool being configured for recording the unique identifier from said tether during attachment of the device to the object to be monitored; wherein, the unique identifier is provided at a first end of the tether, and the method further comprises the step of fitting said first end to the electronic monitoring device, so that the unique identifier is hidden within the electronic monitoring device.
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