Personal monitor and tracking system
First Claim
1. A method for tracking a first offender in possession of a first offender cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about the first offender to an officer employing an officer communication device, in which the first offender cellular telephone and the officer communication device are in communication with a central monitoring server that employs a tangible memory storage device, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a voiceprint from the first offender on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server;
(b) generating a set of predetermined location criteria for the first offender and storing the predetermined location criteria on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server;
(c) receiving, at the central monitoring server, a first offender location from the first offender cellular telephone and storing the first offender location on the tangible memory storage device;
(d) receiving, at the central monitoring server, a voice sample from the first offender cellular telephone;
(e) retrieving the voiceprint from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the voice sample to the voiceprint and generating a voiceprint alert when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint;
(f) retrieving the predetermined location criteria from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the first offender location to the set of predetermined location criteria for the first offender and generating a location violation alert when the first offender location is inconsistent with the predetermined location criteria; and
(g) transmitting at least one of the voiceprint alert and the location violation alert from the central monitoring server to the officer communication device;
(h) receiving an airplane mode indication from the first offender cellular telephone that the first offender cellular telephone has placed in airplane mode; and
(i) transmitting a command in response to the airplane mode indication to the first offender cellular telephone causing the first offender cellular telephone to cease from being in airplane mode.
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Abstract
In a method for tracking an offender in possession of a first offender cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about first offender to an officer employing an officer communication device, a voiceprint from the first offender is stored on the tangible memory storage device at a server. A set of predetermined location criteria is generated for the first offender. Location data from the cellular telephone are received at the server and include an indication of a location of the telephone. Offender voice sample data are compared to the voiceprint. An alert is generated when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint. The offender'"'"'s location is compared to location criteria for the offender and an alert is generated when the location is inconsistent with predetermined location criteria. The alert is transmitted to the officer communication device.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for tracking a first offender in possession of a first offender cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about the first offender to an officer employing an officer communication device, in which the first offender cellular telephone and the officer communication device are in communication with a central monitoring server that employs a tangible memory storage device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a voiceprint from the first offender on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server; (b) generating a set of predetermined location criteria for the first offender and storing the predetermined location criteria on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server; (c) receiving, at the central monitoring server, a first offender location from the first offender cellular telephone and storing the first offender location on the tangible memory storage device; (d) receiving, at the central monitoring server, a voice sample from the first offender cellular telephone; (e) retrieving the voiceprint from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the voice sample to the voiceprint and generating a voiceprint alert when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint; (f) retrieving the predetermined location criteria from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the first offender location to the set of predetermined location criteria for the first offender and generating a location violation alert when the first offender location is inconsistent with the predetermined location criteria; and (g) transmitting at least one of the voiceprint alert and the location violation alert from the central monitoring server to the officer communication device; (h) receiving an airplane mode indication from the first offender cellular telephone that the first offender cellular telephone has placed in airplane mode; and (i) transmitting a command in response to the airplane mode indication to the first offender cellular telephone causing the first offender cellular telephone to cease from being in airplane mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for tracking a worker in possession of a worker cellular telephone that includes a global positioning system module and for presenting tracking information about the worker to a supervisor employing a supervisor communication device, in which the worker cellular telephone and the supervisor communication device are in communication with a central monitoring server that employs a tangible memory storage device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a voiceprint from the worker on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server; (b) generating a set of predetermined location criteria for the worker and storing the predetermined location criteria on the tangible memory storage device at the central monitoring server; (c) receiving, at the central monitoring server, worker location data, including both global positioning system location data and cellular system location data, from the worker cellular telephone, the worker location data including an indication of a location of the worker cellular telephone and storing the worker location data on the tangible memory storage device; (d) receiving, at the central monitoring server, worker voice sample data from the worker cellular telephone; (e) retrieving the voiceprint from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the voice sample to the voiceprint and generating a voiceprint alert when the voice sample fails to match the voiceprint; (f) employing the worker location data to determine a worker location; (g) retrieving the predetermined location criteria from the tangible memory storage device and comparing the worker location to the set of predetermined location criteria for the worker and generating a location violation alert when the worker location is inconsistent with the predetermined location criteria; (h) transmitting at least one of the voiceprint alert and the location violation alert from the central monitoring server to the supervisor communication device; (i) generating a location reliability assessment based on both the global positioning system location data and the cellular system location data, the location reliability assessment providing an indication of reliability of the worker location; and (j) transmitting to the supervisor communication device an indication of the location reliability assessment. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A personal monitoring system for monitoring a client in possession of a cellular telephone having a GPS capability in communication with a cellular telephone network, the cellular telephone including a tangible cellphone memory, the personal monitoring system comprising:
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(a) a central monitoring server in communication with the cellular telephone network, the central monitoring server including a nonvolatile memory and configured to; (i) store a voiceprint of the client on the nonvolatile memory; (ii) store a set of predetermined location criteria for the client on the nonvolatile memory; (iii) periodically transmit a query to the cellular telephone to request GPS location data and a voice sample from the client; (iv) receive, in response to the query, location data indicative of a current location of the cellular telephone and the voice sample; (v) compare the location data to the predetermined location criteria to determine if the location data is consistent with the predetermined location criteria; (vi) compare the voice sample to the voiceprint to determine if the voice sample is consistent with the voiceprint; and (vii) generate an alert if the location data is not consistent with the predetermined location criteria or if the voice sample is not consistent with the voiceprint; and (b) an application downloaded from the central monitoring server and stored on the cellphone memory of the cellular telephone, the application configured to cause the cellular telephone to; (i) notify the client of the query; (ii) record the voice sample from the client; (iii) detect a current location of the cellular telephone and generate location data indicative thereof; and (iv) transmit the voice sample and the location data to the central monitoring server in response to the query; (c) detect when a data allowance for the cellular telephone set forth in a cellular service plan subscribed to by the client has been exceeded; and (d) communicate with the central monitoring server via SMS technology when the data allowance has been exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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