Identification bracelet for child and guardian matching
US5978493A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F3/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Information including images of the parent and child are stored in an integrated circuit device in a child's watch or bracelet. The device contains write only once, non-volatile, storage and contacts for coupling the device to data entry and reader stations. At the time of entry into a protected facility, information identifying the child and guardian, along with digitized photos of the child and the guardian, are stored in the non-volatile storage at an entry station. Once the identification information is written into the device at the entry station, the child's watch or bracelet is attached with a tamper proof seal to the child in such a way that it cannot be easily removed by the child. If, while in the protected premises, the child is lost, found and taken to a security station, the watch is removed from the child and placed in the reader at that station and the information retrieved. This information is used to comfort the child by name, to contact the parents at their hotel and to verify the parents identities through their photographs when they come to pick up the child.
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