Multi-modal tracking locator alarm system

• US 10,410,506 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2017
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Justin London
• Original Assignee: Justin London
• Inventors: London, Justin
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US15/725,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20180096585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 34053932
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1427 with transmitter-receiver for distance detection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/023 Power management, e.g. system sleep and wake up provisions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0277 Communication between units on a local network, e.g. Bluetooth, piconet, zigbee, Wireless Personal Area Networks [WPAN]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/028 Communication between parent and child units via remote transmission means, e.g. satellite network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0288 Attachment of child unit to child/article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information

Abstract

Tagged receivers, tracking locator alert systems, and methods of transmitting an alert are disclosed. A tagged receiver receives a command over the network interface hardware, executes the received command, send data indicative of the status of an asset to which the tagged receiver is attached over the network interface hardware, determines an alert event has occurred, and activates an alert in response to determining that the alert event has occurred. The command includes arming the tagged receiver, disarming the tagged receiver, emitting an alert from the tagged receiver, sending data indicative of location, or a combination thereof. The alert event includes the motion sensors sensing a movement of the asset, receiving a command to emit an alert over the network interface hardware, the asset leaving a predetermined geo-fenced area, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A tracking locator alert system comprising:

a control device comprising;

a first one or more processors;

a first one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;

a first display communicatively coupled to the first one or more processors;

first network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the first one or more processors; and

first machine readable instructions stored in the first one or more memory modules that cause the control device to perform at least the following when executed by the first one or more processors;

receive, through the first network interface hardware, a data signal indicative of the location and the status of an asset;

display the location and the status of the asset on the first display; and

send at least one command via the first network interface hardware indicative of at least one of arming the tracking locator alert system, disarming the tracking locator alert system, and activating an alert of the tracking locator alert system; and

one or more tagged receivers configured to communicate wirelessly with the control device, each of the one or more tagged receivers comprising;

a second one or more processors;

a second one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the second one or more processors;

second network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the second one or more processors;

one or more motion sensors communicatively coupled to the second one or more processors;

second machine readable instructions stored in the second one or more memory modules that cause the tagged receiver to perform at least the following when executed by the second one or more processors;

receive a command over the second network interface hardware, wherein the command includes arming the tagged receiver, disarming the tagged receiver, emitting an alert from the tagged receiver, sending data indicative of location, or a combination thereof;

execute the received command;

send data indicative of the status of an asset to which the tagged receiver is attached over the second network interface hardware to the control device;

determine an alert event has occurred, wherein the alert event includes the motion sensors sensing a movement of the asset, receiving a command to emit an alert over the second network interface hardware, the asset leaving a predetermined geo-fenced area, or a combination thereof; and

activate an alert in response to determining that the alert event has occurred.

2. The tracking locator alert system of claim 1, wherein the control device further comprises a speaker communicatively coupled to the first one or more processors of the control device, wherein the speaker outputs audible prompts and information regarding the status of the asset, the location of the asset, turn by turn directions to the asset, or a combination thereof.

3. The tracking locator alert system of claim 1, the control device further comprising a first alarm light indicator communicatively coupled to the first one or more processors, wherein the first alarm light indicator provides a visual indicator of when the tracking locator alert system is armed and when the tagged receiver experiences the alert event.

4. The tracking locator alert system of claim 1, wherein the control device and the tagged receiver are remotely synced over one of their respective RFID scanners, Bluetooth chips, WiFi chips, GPS chips, or a combination thereof.

5. The tracking locator alert system of claim 1 further comprising a remote server, wherein location data sent from the tagged receiver through the second network interface hardware is stored and is accessible by one of the control device through the first network interface hardware, an application on a mobile device, and authorized third parties.

6. The tracking locator alert system of claim 1, wherein the tagged receiver further comprises a casing, the casing comprising:

an electronic lock including an associated passcode entry key system, wherein the electronic lock is communicatively coupled to the second one or more processors of the tagged receiver;

a security card reader; and

a security card enabled to be read by the security card reader, wherein the security card is encoded at least to do one of arming the tracking locator alarm system, disarming the tracking locator alarm system, unlocking the electronic lock, or a combination thereof.