System and method for remote monitoring of released individual

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10810818-B2
Application number	US-201916725599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for activating remote monitoring functionality of a personal wireless device associated with a released individual. After incarceration, former inmates are released under a variety of different circumstances, many of which require follow-up check-ins with case managers or other individuals. As part of their release, inmates often agree to multiple restrictions and requirements. In order to better monitor compliance with those requirements, a personal wireless device assigned to the released individual can be programmed with certain rules and automatically trigger when a violation is detected. As a result of a detected violation, the personal wireless device activates certain devices, such as a camera, microphone, etc., to capture data in order to remotely monitor the released individual. A case manager can also manually activate monitoring.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for monitoring an individual released from custody, comprising:
a short-distance transceiver configured to receive a request signal from a nearby wireless communication device;
a memory that stores a unique ID associated with the individual; and
a processor configured to:
receive the request signal from the short-distance transceiver;
retrieve the unique ID from the memory;
transmit the unique ID in a response message to the wireless communication device via the short-distance transceiver;
determine a success or failure of a check-in procedure based on the retrieved unique ID; and
generate a check-in signal based on the retrieved unique ID, the check-in signal including a timestamp, a location, and the success or failure of the check-in procedure.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to encrypt the unique ID, and
wherein the response message includes the encrypted unique ID.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the short-distance transceiver communicates via near-field communication.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the short-distance transceiver communicates via Bluetooth.

5. The device of claim 3 , further comprising a power extractor coupled to the short-distance transceiver, the power extractor configured to extract operating power from the received request signal.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is affixed to the individual.

7. A method of monitoring an individual released from custody, comprising:
storing a unique ID associated with the individual in memory;
receiving a request signal from a nearby wireless communication device via a short-distance transceiver;
in response to receiving the request signal:
retrieve the unique ID from the memory;
transmit the unique ID in a response message to the wireless communication device;
determine a success or failure of a check-in procedure based on the retrieved unique ID; and
generate a check-in signal based on the retrieved unique ID, the check-in signal including a timestamp, a location, and the success or failure of the check-in procedure.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising encrypting the unique ID,
wherein the response message includes the encrypted unique ID.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the request and response signals are communicated via near-field communication.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the request and response signals are communicated via Bluetooth.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising extracting operating power from the received request signal.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising affixing to the individual a device for storing the unique ID and responding to the request signal.

Assignees

• Global Telstarlink Corp

Inventors

• Hodge Stephen Lee

Classifications

• G07C9/27 Primary

  with central registration · CPC title

• G08B1/00

  Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal · CPC title

• G07C9/28

  the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence · CPC title

• H04L9/12

  Transmitting and receiving encryption devices synchronised or initially set up in a particular manner · CPC title

• G08B21/22

  responsive to presence or absence of persons · CPC title