Advanced house arrest tracker system
US7119695B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/009
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A docking station is located in an offender's home. It is connected to a transformer, and a wireless modem. The docking station includes a processor board containing a microprocessor which receives the offender's home schedule from a central monitoring station via a cellular network and communicates with a miniature tracking device positioned in the docking station when the offender is at home and on the belt of an offender when he is away from home. The miniature tracking device receiving GPS signals. A tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender's ankle communicates by wireless transmission to the tracking device.
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