Monitored felon warning system

• US 7,289,031 B1
• Filed: 11/30/2005
• Issued: 10/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carol G. Hock
• Original Assignee: Carol G. Hock
• Inventors: Hock, Daniel B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Benjamin C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US11/290,004
• Time in Patent Office: 699 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.4
• US Class Current: 340/573.4
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A monitored felon warning system has a police computer having a felon data base. The system also has a global positioning system, also known as GPS, and a sending subassembly having a circuit, with the transmitter being capable of transmitting a first signal to a receiver. The receiver gives off an alarm and also causes a display of warning material, such as a photograph to be displayed on the cell phone screen.

Claims

1. A monitored felon warning system comprising, in combination:

a police computer having a felon data base;

a global positioning system, also known as GPS;

a sending subassembly having a circuit, with a transmitter being capable of transmitting a first signal;

a person wearing the sending subassembly, the person being a member of class of persons that includes convicted felons and persons under court order;

a receiving subassembly in the possession of a user comprising a power source and a circuit, the receiver subassembly being configured to produce a second signal responsive to receiving said first signal indicative of unauthorized proximity;

a cell phone in the possession of said user being electronically coupled to the receiving subassembly and to the felon data base, the cell phone receiving the second signal from the receiving subassembly and the cell phone then coupling to the data base and transmitting the contents of the second signal to the data base;

the data base, upon receiving the contents of the second signal, then generating and transmitting a third signal containing the felon'"'"'s warning information to the cell phone, where the warning information is displayed on an LCD of the cell phone for the user to view.

2. A monitored felon warning system as described in claim 1 with the police computer further comprising a memory and a processor, the computer being coupled to a cellular telephone system, the data base being configured to store information concerning a member of the class of persons that includes convicted felons and persons under court order, with each member of the class of persons identified with a unique identifying code, with the data base also being enabled to transmit warning information concerning convicted felons and persons under court order via the cellular telephone system, the warning information transmitted being a member of the class of information that includes physical description, photograph and warnings.

3. A monitored felon warning system as described in claim 1 wherein the system further comprises:

the sending subassembly circuit comprising a processor and a power source and a transmitter and a global positioning system location identifier; and

the first signal containing the unique identifying code and the GPS location of the sending subassembly.

4. A monitored felon warning system as described in claim 1 wherein the receiving subassembly circuit further comprises:

a memory and a processor and a receiver and a transmitter and a global positioning system location identifier and an alarm, with the alarm being a member of the class of alarms that includes audio alarm, tactile alarm and visual alarm; and

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the receiver subassembly further being capable of receiving and processing the first signal containing the unique identifying code and the GPS location originating from the sending subassembly.

5. A monitored felon warning system as described in claim 1 wherein the second signal comprises a unique identifier and the receiver subassembly GPS location and the sending subassembly GPS location.

6. A monitored felon warning system as described in claim 1 with the cell phone having an LCD screen and having a circuit and an associated processor and an associated memory.

7. A monitored felon warning system for allowing a user to get information of approaching monitored felons, comprising, in combination:

a police computer having a felon data base, the computer having a memory and a processor, the computer being coupled to a cellular telephone system, the data base configured to store information concerning a member of the class of persons that includes convicted felons and persons under court order, with each member of the class of persons identified with a unique identifying code, with the data base also being enabled to transmit warning information concerning convicted felons and persons under court order via the cellular telephone system, the warning information transmitted being a member of the class of information that includes physical description, photograph and warnings;

a global positioning system, also known as GPS;

a sending subassembly, the sending subassembly having a circuit, the circuit comprising a processor and a power source and a transmitter and a global positioning system location identifier, with the transmitter being capable of transmitting a first signal containing a unique identifying code and the GPS location of the sending subassembly;

a person wearing the sending subassembly, the person being a member of class of persons that includes convicted felons and persons under court order;

a receiving subassembly in the possession of a user comprising a power source and a circuit, the circuit comprising a memory and a processor and a receiver and a transmitter and a global positioning system location identifier and an alarm, with the alarm being a member of the class of alarms that includes audio alarm, tactile alarm and visual alarm, with the receiver subassembly being capable of receiving and processing the first signal containing the unique identifying code and the GPS location originating from the sending subassembly, the receiver subassembly being configured to produce a second signal, the second signal comprising the unique identifier and the receiver subassembly GPS location and the sending subassembly GPS location;

a cell phone in the possession of a user having an LCD screen and having a circuit and an associated processor and an associated memory, with the cell phone being electronically coupled to the receiving subassembly, with the cell phone also being electronically coupled to the felon data base, the cell phone receiving the second signal from the receiving subassembly and the cell phone then coupling to the data base and transmitting the contents of the second signal to the data base;

the data base, upon receiving the contents of the second signal, then generating and transmitting a third signal containing the felon'"'"'s warning information to the cell phone, where the warning information is displayed on the LCD of the cell phone for the user to view.