Adaptable electric monitoring and identification system
First Claim
1. An adaptable personnel monitoring and identification system comprising:
- a tag carried by a first individual of a population of individuals being monitored, said tag including means for transmitting a unique identification signal;
a central processing unit (CPU) in telecommunicative contact with said tag; and
means for establishing telecommunicative contact between a second individual of said population of individuals and said CPU;
said CPU having a plurality of software program submodules adapted to be transferred thereto and selectively stored therein, each one of said software program submodules comprising a control program that can be used to help control said personnel monitoring and identification system for a particular application;
a first one of said software control programs comprising a monitoring submodule that receives said unique identification signal from said tag, and processes said unique identification signal in order to confirm that the tag, and hence the first individual carrying said tag, is at a prescribed remote location at a specified time;
a second one of said software control programs comprising an administrative case load management submodule that;
(1) verifies the identity of said second individual once said telecommunicative contact is established with said CPU, (2) verifies that the second individual has contacted the CPU within an obligated contact time period, and (3) verifies the status of the second individual;
whereby said population of individuals being monitored by said system may include both individuals like the first individual carrying a tag, and individuals like the second individual who do not carry a tag but who are obligated to regularly contact the CPU to report their status.
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Abstract
A personnel monitoring system includes a host central processing unit, or CPU, maintained by a supervising agency that automatically, or by request, receives and interprets data from individuals being monitored. The monitored individuals may wear or carry a transmitting or transponding unit that periodically, or upon request, transmits a uniquely encoded signal that identifies the person being monitored, as well as information about the condition or activities of the person being monitored. Lower risk monitored individuals may be required to simply contact the host CPU on a regular basis, e.g., weekly, monthly, or yearly. The host CPU includes a plurality of software submodules that can be selectively installed therein to allow a desired monitoring configuration to be used in order to best meet the needs of the monitoring agency. The communication link between the individual and the CPU may be by way of existing telephone lines or other telecommunicative links. From data received, the host CPU generates desired reports indicating the location, condition, status, and/or activities of the monitored individual.
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1. An adaptable personnel monitoring and identification system comprising:
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a tag carried by a first individual of a population of individuals being monitored, said tag including means for transmitting a unique identification signal; a central processing unit (CPU) in telecommunicative contact with said tag; and means for establishing telecommunicative contact between a second individual of said population of individuals and said CPU; said CPU having a plurality of software program submodules adapted to be transferred thereto and selectively stored therein, each one of said software program submodules comprising a control program that can be used to help control said personnel monitoring and identification system for a particular application; a first one of said software control programs comprising a monitoring submodule that receives said unique identification signal from said tag, and processes said unique identification signal in order to confirm that the tag, and hence the first individual carrying said tag, is at a prescribed remote location at a specified time; a second one of said software control programs comprising an administrative case load management submodule that;
(1) verifies the identity of said second individual once said telecommunicative contact is established with said CPU, (2) verifies that the second individual has contacted the CPU within an obligated contact time period, and (3) verifies the status of the second individual;whereby said population of individuals being monitored by said system may include both individuals like the first individual carrying a tag, and individuals like the second individual who do not carry a tag but who are obligated to regularly contact the CPU to report their status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An adaptable personnel monitoring and identification system for monitoring a population of individuals being monitored comprising:
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means for establishing telecommunicative contact between a given individual of said population of individuals, under obligation to make regular status reports, and a central processing unit (CPU) in a central location remote from said given individual, said CPU having status information stored therein for each individual of said population of individuals being monitored; and an administrative case load management software program submodule adapted to be transferred to and selectively stored in said CPU, said administrative case load management submodule including means for verifying the identity of said given individual once telecommunicative contact is established with said CPU, and means for automatically requesting whether the status information stored in said CPU for said given individual has changed since said given individual last contacted said CPU. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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