Electronic monitoring system

• US 5,936,529 A
• Filed: 07/24/1997
• Issued: 08/10/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: 3M Electronic Monitoring, Ltd. (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: Elmo-Tech, Ltd. (Allied Universal Manager LLC)
• Inventors: Reisman, Yoav, Pilli, Tzahi Itzhak, Gemer, Gil, Greitser, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): TONG, NINA C
• Application Number:
  US08/899,610
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573, 340/572, 340/539, 340/571, 340/825.54, 340/825.49, 340/825.44, 379/38
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

An electronic monitoring system includes an electronic monitoring device having straps for attaching the device to a limb of a subject for monitoring, at a remote location, movements and/or other activities of the subject; a closure member to be applied to the ends of the straps to secure them together according to the size of the subject'"'"'s limb to be enclosed; and a manual resetting device having electrical terminals adapted to be brought into electrical communication with electrical terminals on the strap ends when the closure member is removed for resetting the electronic monitoring device.

Claims

1. An electronic monitoring system for monitoring at a remote location a subject'"'"'s movements and/or other activities, the electronic monitoring system comprising:

an electronic monitoring device including;

a housing adapted for being attached to the subject;

a closure member securing the housing to the subject; and

electronic circuitry being supported within the housing and including a first data processor adapted for receiving and processing data and a transmitter adapted for transmitting data to a receiver at the remote location regarding the movements and/or activities of the subject;

said first data processor including a memory for storing an identification of the electronic monitoring device and a program for operating the first data processor; and

a manual resetting device for resetting the electronic monitoring device, the manual resetting device having first electrical terminals adapted for communicating with second electrical terminals on the electronic monitoring device when the closure member is removed with respect to the electronic monitoring device, and the manual resetting device further having an identification number stored therein;

wherein said data processor of the manual resetting device is programmed to download said identification number into the memory of the data processor in the electronic monitoring device when resetting the electronic monitoring device.

2. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said manual resetting device includes a second data processor and an indicator controlled by said second data processor indicating whether the electronic monitoring device has been successfully reset.

3. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said manual resetting device further includes:

a second data processor storing a program to be downloaded into the memory of the first data processor;

an "Enable" key adapted for enabling the electronic monitoring device and adapted for downloading said program to the electronic monitoring device; and

a "Disable" key adapted for disabling the electronic monitoring device.

4. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said second data processor is programmed, when downloading the program into the memory of the first data processor, also to command the electronic monitoring device to store and periodically transmit the identification number with the data transmitted by the electronic monitoring device to the receiver at said remote location.

5. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein said second data processor is also programmed, when downloading the program into the memory of the first data processor, also to receive and to store the identification of the electronic monitoring device being reset and the program being downloaded to the electronic monitoring device.

6. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic monitoring device includes a pair of straps adapted for attaching the housing to a limb of the subject, said closure member including two parts on opposite sides of the straps securing together ends of the straps according to the subject'"'"'s limb size;

one of said closure member parts electrically connecting said second electrical terminals when the closure member is applied to the ends of the straps.

7. An electronic monitoring system for monitoring at a remote location a subject'"'"'s movements and/or other activities, the electronic monitoring system comprising:

an electronic monitoring device including;

a housing;

straps adapted for attaching the housing to the subject;

a closure member securing ends of the straps together according to the subject'"'"'s size;

said closure member including two parts disposed on opposite sides of the strap ends and being secured together with the strap ends interposed between the two closure member parts;

electronic circuitry being supported within the housing and including a first data processor adapted for receiving and processing data and a transmitter adapted for transmitting data to a receiver at the remote location regarding the movements and/or activities of the subject;

said first data processor including a memory for storing an identifier of the electronic monitoring device and a program for operating the first data processor;

one of the closure member parts and one of the strap ends including electrical terminals adapted for establishing an electrical circuit when the closure member is applied to the one strap end, the electrical circuit being connected to said first data processor for enabling the electronic monitoring device to detect an absence of said closure member; and

a manual resetting device including electrical terminals adapted for electrical communication with the electrical terminals on the one strap end when resetting the electronic monitoring device, said manual resetting device further including;

a second data processor storing the program in the memory of the first data processor;

an "Enable" key adapted for enabling the electronic monitoring device and adapted for downloading the program to the electronic monitoring device; and

a "Disable" key adapted for disabling the electronic monitoring device.

8. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein said manual resetting device further includes an indicator, and wherein said second data processor is programmed to control said indicator to indicate whether the electronic monitoring device has been successfully reset.

9. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein said manual resetting device further includes an identification number stored therein, and wherein said second data processor is programmed to download said identification number into the memory of the first data processor when resetting the electronic monitoring device.

10. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein said second data processor is programmed to download the program into the memory of the first data processor and to command the electronic monitoring device to periodically transmit the identification number and other data to the receiver at said remote location.

11. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 10, wherein said second data processor is programmed to download the program into the memory of the first data processor and to store the identification of the electronic monitoring device and the program being downloaded to the electronic monitoring device.

12. An electronic monitoring system for monitoring at a remote location a subject'"'"'s movements and/or other activities, the electronic monitoring system comprising:

an electronic monitoring device adapted for being attached to the subject and including a first data processor adapted for receiving and processing data and a transmitter adapted for transmitting data to a receiver at the remote location regarding the movements and/or activities of the subject;

said first data processor including a memory for storing an identification of the electronic monitoring device and a program for operating the first data processor; and

a manual resetting device for resetting the electronic monitoring device, said manual resetting device including;

a second data processor storing the program to be downloaded into the memory of the first data processor;

an "Enable" key adapted for enabling the electronic monitoring device and adapted for downloading said program to the electronic monitoring device;

a "Disable" key adapted for disabling the electronic monitoring device; and

an indicator adapted for indicating whether the electronic monitoring device has been successfully reset.

13. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 12, wherein said manual resetting device further includes an identification number stored in the second data processor, and wherein said second data processor is programmed to download said identification number into the memory of the first data processor when resetting the electronic monitoring device.

14. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 12, wherein said second data processor is programmed when downloading the program into the memory of the first data processor to command the electronic monitoring device to periodically transmit the identification number with other data to the receiver at said remote location.

15. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 14 wherein said second data processor is programmed when downloading the program into the memory of the first data processor to store the identification of the electronic monitoring device and the program downloaded to the electronic monitoring device.

16. The electronic monitoring system according to claim 12, wherein said electronic monitoring device includes a closure member having two parts disposed on opposite sides of straps adapted for securing the electronic monitoring device to the subject according to the size of the subject;

one of said closure member parts and one of said straps include corresponding electrical terminals which are connected together when the one closure member is applied to the one strap.