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US 12,764,497 B2Granted
Systems and methods for identifying and reporting location information for a monitored individual
AssigneeBI Incorporated
InventorsDuke Hanson, Todd Bischoff
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for selecting one of a number of location determination services supported by a monitoring system. The monitoring system may include a user attached monitor device configured to support a first subset of the location determination services and a user detached monitor device configured to support a second subset of the location determination services. In other cases, the monitoring system may include only a user attached monitor device or a user detached monitor device.
Claims20
A method for selecting a location source for tracking a monitored individual, the method comprising:
- identifying, by a processing resource, a plurality of location determination services supported by an individual monitoring system, wherein the individual monitoring system includes at least one of a user attached monitor device and a user detached monitor device, and wherein the plurality of location determination services include at least two of:
- a satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a satellite location determination service of the user detached monitor device, a beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cell tower based location determination service of the user detached monitor device, a non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, and a non-associated device based location determination service of the user detached monitor device;
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- selecting, by the processing resource, one of the plurality of location determination services based at least in part upon a combination of two or more of:
- a location of the user attached monitor device, a location of the user detached monitor device, a power status of the user attached monitor device, a power status of the user detached monitor device;
- a cost of the satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the satellite location determination service of the user detached monitor device, a cost of the beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the cell tower based location determination service of the user detached monitor device, a cost of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the satellite location determination service of the user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the cell tower based location determination service of the user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, and an accuracy of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user detached monitor device;
- receiving location information from the selected one of the plurality of location determination services;
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- reporting the location information to a central monitoring station via a wireless communication link.
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A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:
- a user attached monitor device configured to support a plurality of location determination services, wherein the plurality of location determination services comprises two or more of:
- a satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, or a non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device;
- wherein the user attached monitor device comprises a processor communicably coupled to a computer readable medium, and wherein the computer readable medium has stored therein, instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- select one of the plurality of location determination services based at least in part upon a combination of two or more of:
- a location of the user attached monitor device, a location of a user detached monitor device, a power status of the user attached monitor device, a power status of a user detached monitor device;
- a cost of the satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the satellite location determination service of a user detached monitor device, a cost of the beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the cell tower based location determination service of a user detached monitor device, a cost of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, a cost of the non-associated device based location determination service of a user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the satellite location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the satellite location determination service of a user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the beacon based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the cell tower based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, an accuracy of the cell tower based location determination service of a user detached monitor device, an accuracy of the non-associated device based location determination service of the user attached monitor device, and an accuracy of the non-associated device based location determination service of a user detached monitor device;
- receive location information from the selected one of the plurality of location determination services;
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- report the location information to a central monitoring station via a wireless communication link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.