Systems and methods for reducing false negative tamper detection
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1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:
- a strap including an optical path having a first end and a second end separated by an opening;
a male connector including a light path distinct from the optical path that when inserted in the opening allows for light to transmit between the first end and the second end of the optical path; and
an interfering element operable to block light transmitted along the optical path when the male connector is not inserted in the opening.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to monitoring movement, and in particular to systems and methods for securing a monitoring device to a monitor target.
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23 Claims
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1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:
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a strap including an optical path having a first end and a second end separated by an opening; a male connector including a light path distinct from the optical path that when inserted in the opening allows for light to transmit between the first end and the second end of the optical path; and an interfering element operable to block light transmitted along the optical path when the male connector is not inserted in the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for connecting a monitoring device to a subject, the method comprising:
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providing a strap including; an optical path separated by an opening, wherein the optical path has a first end on a first side of the opening and a second end on a second side of the opening; a male connector including a fiber optic light path that when inserted in the opening allows light to transmit between the first end and the second end of the optical path; an interfering element operable to block light transmitted along the optical path when the male connector is not inserted in the opening aligning ends of the strap to align the opening with a hole; inserting the male connector into the opening such that; the fiber optic light path optically connects the first end and the second end of the optical path; and the male connector moves the interfering element out of the optical path at the opening. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 18)
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- 16. The method of 10, wherein a first portion of the interfering element is disposed below the optical path, and a second portion of the interfering element extends upward to block the optical path when no pressure is put on the second portion.
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19. A tamper resistant strap, the strap comprising:
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an optical path separated by an opening, wherein two ends of the optical path are exposed at the opening; a male connector including a light path that when inserted in the opening provides an optical bridge connecting the optical path; and an interfering element operable to block light transmitted along the optical path when the male connector is not inserted in the opening, wherein a first portion of the interfering element is disposed out of the optical path, and a second portion of the interfering element extends to block the optical path when no pressure is put on the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A signal transmitting device, the device comprising:
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a component including a female connector and an optical path, wherein a first end of the optical path is accessible at a first side of the female connector and a second end of the optical path is accessible at a second side of the female connector; a male connector including a fiber optic light path separate from the optical path, wherein when the male connector is inserted in the female connector allows for light to transmit between the first end of the optical path and the second end of the optical path; and an interfering element operable to block light transmitted along the optical path when the male connector is not inserted in the female connector.
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