Checkpoint system and process
First Claim
1. A checkpoint system comprising:
- a plurality of checkpoint tags, each checkpoint tag configured to be located at a different checkpoint location relative to each other checkpoint tag, each checkpoint tag having a storage device storing data corresponding to a checkpoint tag identification code; and
at least one software application in a mobile processor device that configures the mobile processor device to receive a checkpoint schedule that includes a plurality of checkpoint locations at which the plurality of checkpoint tags are located, and to read each of the checkpoint tag located at one of the checkpoint locations when the mobile processor device is brought within a predefined vicinity of that checkpoint location, the checkpoint schedule including a plurality of actions to be carried out by a user of the mobile processor device or other person at the plurality of checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule in addition to reading the checkpoint tag at the plurality of checkpoint locations, including at least one of the actions to be carried out at each of the plurality of checkpoint locations;
wherein the plurality of actions included in the schedule include one or more of checking an operation of a machine, checking a value of an indicator, meeting with a designated person at at least one of the checkpoint locations in the schedule, or recording image data or audio data, the image data corresponding to an image of or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, and the audio data corresponding to sounds at or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule.
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Abstract
A checkpoint system includes a plurality of checkpoint tags, each checkpoint tag located at a different checkpoint location. Each checkpoint tag has a storage device storing a checkpoint tag identification code. The system includes at least one mobile processor device that reads the checkpoint tags when the mobile processor device is brought within a predefined vicinity of the checkpoint location, and obtains location information corresponding to the location of the mobile processor device when the mobile processor device reads a checkpoint tag. The mobile processor device is configured to transmit data corresponding to the checkpoint tag identification code, location information and other information over the communication network to a backend or other processor device, in accordance with rule-base processes.
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30 Claims
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1. A checkpoint system comprising:
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a plurality of checkpoint tags, each checkpoint tag configured to be located at a different checkpoint location relative to each other checkpoint tag, each checkpoint tag having a storage device storing data corresponding to a checkpoint tag identification code; and at least one software application in a mobile processor device that configures the mobile processor device to receive a checkpoint schedule that includes a plurality of checkpoint locations at which the plurality of checkpoint tags are located, and to read each of the checkpoint tag located at one of the checkpoint locations when the mobile processor device is brought within a predefined vicinity of that checkpoint location, the checkpoint schedule including a plurality of actions to be carried out by a user of the mobile processor device or other person at the plurality of checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule in addition to reading the checkpoint tag at the plurality of checkpoint locations, including at least one of the actions to be carried out at each of the plurality of checkpoint locations; wherein the plurality of actions included in the schedule include one or more of checking an operation of a machine, checking a value of an indicator, meeting with a designated person at at least one of the checkpoint locations in the schedule, or recording image data or audio data, the image data corresponding to an image of or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, and the audio data corresponding to sounds at or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule. - 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 checkpoint process comprising:
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locating a plurality of checkpoint tags at a plurality of different checkpoint locations, each checkpoint tag having a storage device storing data corresponding to a checkpoint tag identification code; and configuring each mobile processor device of a plurality of mobile processor devices to receive a checkpoint schedule that includes a plurality of checkpoint locations at which the plurality of checkpoint tags are located, and to read each of the checkpoint tag located at one of the checkpoint locations when the mobile processor device is brought within a predefined vicinity of that checkpoint location, the checkpoint schedule including a plurality of actions to be carried out by a user of the mobile processor device or other person at the plurality of checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule in addition to reading the checkpoint tag at the plurality of checkpoint locations, including at least one of the actions to be carried out at each of the plurality of checkpoint locations; wherein the plurality of actions included in the schedule includes one or more of checking an operation of a machine, checking a value of an indicator, meeting with a designated person at at least one of the checkpoint locations in the schedule, or recording image data or audio data, the image data corresponding to an image of or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, and the audio data corresponding to sounds at or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A checkpoint system comprising:
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a plurality of checkpoint tags, each checkpoint tag located at a different checkpoint location relative to each other checkpoint tag, each checkpoint tag having a storage device storing data corresponding to a checkpoint tag identification code; at least one backend or other processor device configured to receive and store information over a communication network; at least one mobile processor device configured to receive a schedule that includes a plurality of checkpoint locations at which the plurality of checkpoint tags are located, and to read each of the checkpoint tag located at one of the checkpoint locations when the mobile processor device is brought within a predefined vicinity of that checkpoint location, the checkpoint schedule including a plurality of actions to be carried out by a user of the mobile processor device or other person at at the plurality of checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule in addition to reading the checkpoint tag at the plurality of checkpoint locations, including at least one of the actions to be carried out at each of the plurality of checkpoint locations; wherein the plurality of actions included in the schedule includes one or more of checking an operation of a machine, checking a value of an indicator, meeting with a designated person at at least one of the checkpoint locations in the schedule, or recording image data or audio data, the image data corresponding to an image of or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, and the audio data corresponding to sounds at or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule; wherein the mobile processor device is configured to transmit data over the communication network to the at least one backend or other processor device; and wherein the data transmitted over the communication network corresponds to at least one of;
(a) the checkpoint tag identification code of the one checkpoint tag, (b) the location information, (c) a personnel identification code assigned to a person associated with the mobile processor device, (d) sensor data obtained from one or more sensors on the mobile processor device, (e) time information corresponding to a time at which the checkpoint tag is read, and (f) user-input data obtained through at least one user-input device on the mobile processor device.
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29. A checkpoint system comprising at least one software application in a mobile processor device that configures the mobile processor device to receive a checkpoint schedule that includes a plurality of checkpoints in a region, and to communicate location information corresponding to a location of the mobile processor device when the mobile processor device is located within a predefined vicinity of each checkpoint location in the checkpoint schedule, and to read checkpoint tag located at each of the checkpoint locations, the checkpoint schedule including a plurality of actions to be carried out by a user of the mobile processor device or other person at the plurality of checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, in addition to reading the checkpoint tag at the plurality of checkpoint locations, including at least one of the actions to be carried out at each of the plurality of checkpoint locations,
wherein the plurality of actions included in the schedule includes one or more of checking an operation of a machine, checking a value of an indicator, meeting with a designated person at at least one of the checkpoint locations in the schedule, or recording image data or audio data, the image data corresponding to an image of or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule, and the audio data corresponding to sounds at or associated with one or more of the checkpoint locations in the checkpoint schedule.
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