Electronic security patrol compliance systems and methods for institutional facility
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1. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
- at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and
at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility;
wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location; and
at least one secondary identification element at the designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility, the secondary identification element configured to present an identifier for the person to confirm using the at least one portable, processor-based log device.
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Abstract
Electronic systems for verifying completion of security patrols include primary and secondary identifier elements distributed along a predetermined route of the security patrol. A portable electronic device is configured to confirm an officer'"'"'s presence at each of the primary and secondary identifier element locations. The primary identifier element is machine readable while the secondary identifier element requires operator input to confirm the location.
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1. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
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at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location; and at least one secondary identification element at the designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility, the secondary identification element configured to present an identifier for the person to confirm using the at least one portable, processor-based log device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for verifying compliance in completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility, the system comprising:
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a plurality of machine readable, primary electronic identifiers located at a plurality of designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility; a plurality of secondary identification elements located at a plurality of designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route in the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the plurality of machine readable, primary electronic identifiers are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at their respective designated locations; and each of the secondary identification elements being configured to present an identifier for the person to confirm using the at least one portable, processor-based log device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for verifying compliance in completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the method implemented with at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route in the institutional facility, at least one secondary identification element configured to present an identifier to a person at the designated location, and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by the person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route in the institutional facility;
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confirming the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location via communication between the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier at the designated location; and accepting, with the at least one portable, processor-based log device, an input from the person corresponding to the identifier presented. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for verifying compliance of persons completing a security patrol route for an institutional facility that houses residents in a controlled environment, the system comprising:
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at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier located at a designated location along the security patrol route of the institutional facility; and at least one portable, processor-based log device movable by a person completing at least a portion of the security patrol route of the institutional facility; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device and the at least one machine readable, primary electronic identifier are configured to communicate to confirm the person'"'"'s presence at the designated location; wherein the at least one portable, processor-based log device is configured to display informational feedback to the person; and wherein the informational feedback includes at least one of;
a direction to a next designated location in the route, a display of a map including the route, a number of designated locations in the portion of the route, the number of designated locations in the route that have been confirmed, the number of designated locations remaining, an elapsed time of the patrol, an expected time to the next designated location, or a display of a patrol checklist. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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