Method and system for locating a dependent

• US 7,714,725 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Sai-Halasz
• Original Assignee: George Sai-Halasz
• Inventors: Sai-Halasz, George, Medve, Ildiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Hung T.
• Application Number:
  US12/357,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20090121875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/539.15, 340/825.49, 340/825.69, 340/10.1, 235/380, 235/381, 235/383, 235/385, 700/22, 700/28
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2462 Asset location systems combined with EAS inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00
• 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

Abstract

A method and system for locating a dependent by a guardian entity at a locality using RFID technology is disclosed. A RFID tag is situated with the dependent and a plurality of RFID reader devices capable of communicating with the RFID tag are distributed about the locality. A processor is directing communications between the RFID tag and the plurality of RFID reader devices, and is tracking the RFID tag. An authenticating system, which uniquely associates the RFID tag with the guardian entity, validates commands pertaining to the tracking of the RFID tag. The processor upon receiving a validated command generates a response, which includes location information regarding the dependent.

Claims

1. A processor program product comprising a processor useable medium having a processor readable program, wherein said processor readable program when executed on a processor causes said processor to:

direct communications between a plurality of RFID reader devices and a first mobile RFID tag and a second mobile RFID tag;

define a zone pertaining to said second mobile RFID tag, wherein said zone is mobile;

track said first mobile RFID tag and track said second mobile RFID tag by using said communications between said plurality of RFID reader devices and said first mobile RFID tag and said second mobile RFID tag; and

recognize in said trackings a pattern of moving out of said zone by said first mobile RFID tag.

2. The processor program product of claim 1, further causing said processor to issue an alert if said pattern of moving out of said zone by said first mobile RFID tag is recognized.

3. The processor program product of claim 1, further causing said processor to include in said pattern of moving out of said zone:

when any one of said plurality of RFID reader devices is communicating with said first mobile RFID tag and is not communicating with said second mobile RFID tag, or is communicating with said second mobile RFID tag and is not communicating with said first mobile RFID tag.

4. The processor program product of claim 1, further causing said processor to learn said pattern of moving out of said zone by said first mobile RFID tag.

5. The processor program product of claim 1, further causing said processor to track said first mobile RFID tag only during a timed interval.