System and method for remote monitoring of released individual

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12199698-B2
Application number	US-202318205259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

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 associated with an individual for monitoring the individual released from custody, comprising:
a processor configured to:
provide a check-in notification to the individual;
start a response timer in response to the providing;
determine a conclusion of a check-in procedure by:
in response to the response timer expiring, determining that the individual has failed to comply with the check-in procedure during a predetermined time limit; and
in response to receiving a response from the individual within the predetermined time limit, determining that the individual has complied with the check-in procedure.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the check-in notification is provided in response to a monitored check-in parameter.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the monitored check-in parameter is an elapsed time since a previous check-in procedure.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the monitored check-in parameter is a location of the device.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, in response to the determining that the individual has failed to comply, a notification to a check-in server.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to compare a unique ID to a stored identifier.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a short-range transceiver,
wherein a check-in response is received from a second device associated with the individual via the short-range transceiver.

8. A method for monitoring an individual released from custody, comprising:
providing a check-in notification to the individual;
starting a response timer in response to the providing;
determining a failure of a check-in procedure in response to the response timer expiring; and
determining a success of the check-in procedure in response to receiving a response from the individual within a predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the check-in procedure is provided in response to a monitored check-in parameter.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the monitored check-in parameter is an elapsed time since a previous check-in procedure.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the monitored check-in parameter is a location of the device.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting a notification to a remote supervisor in response to the failure of the check-in procedure.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising comparing a unique ID received from a check-in response to a stored identifier.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein a check-in response is received from a second device associated with the individual via a short-range transceiver.

15. A device associated with an individual for monitoring the individual released from custody, comprising:
a short-distance transceiver configured to communicate with a nearby communication device associated with the individual;
a memory that stores a unique ID associated with the individual; and
a processor configured to:
provide a check-in notification to the individual based on a check-in parameter;
start a response timer in response to the providing;
monitoring for a presence of the nearby communication device during the response timer; and
determine a conclusion of a check-in procedure by:
in response to the response timer expiring prior to detecting the nearby communication device, determining that the individual has failed to comply with the check-in procedure during a predetermined time limit; and
in response to detecting the nearby communication device prior to the expiration of the response time, determining that the individual has complied with the check-in procedure.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the check-in notification is provided in response to the monitored check-in parameter.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the check-in parameter is an elapsed time since a previous check-in procedure.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein the check-in procedure is a location of the device.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to: receive an identifier from the nearby communication device; and
compare the received identifier to the stored unique ID.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the received identifier is encrypted, and wherein the processor is further configured to decrypt the received identifier.

Assignees

• Global Telstarlink Corp

Inventors

• Hodge Stephen Lee

Classifications

• H04B5/79

  for data transfer in combination with power transfer · CPC title

• G07C9/28

  the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence · CPC title

• G07C9/27

  with central registration · CPC title

• G08B1/00

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

• H04L9/12

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