Lost person notification system
US7495571B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/0202
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic system, for use at a facility, to immediately display notification, at a plurality of locations within the facility, that a person is missing. The system includes a portable data storage medium containing information related to a person, including an image of the person, to be carried by a guardian. The system also includes a network of stations and a system server equipped to receive the data from the portable data storage medium, in the event that the person and the guardian are separated, and to display an image of the person at a plurality of stations to assist security personnel and bystanders in locating the person. The invention also includes a method of recording information related to a person on a portable data storage medium and providing a network of stations and a system server to receive information including an image of the person and to display the image simultaneously at a plurality of locations.
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