Release monitoring through check-in and tethering system

A method for providing tethering-based monitoring comprising:

• initiating a monitoring operation on a tethered mobile device for determining whether to initiate a check-in procedure by the tethered mobile device, wherein the monitoring operation includes two or more of:
• determining whether the tethered mobile device has physically moved from a current location within a first predetermined time period;
• determining whether a prior check-in procedure was performed within a second predetermined time period;
• determining whether the tethered mobile device is physically located outside of a defined area;
• and
• determining whether to perform the check-in procedure on a random basis;
• initiating the check-in procedure responsive to the monitoring operation, wherein the check-in procedure includes a real-time verification request comprising at least one of a biometric real-time verification request, a picture real-time verification request, and question real-time verification request.

A tethered mobile device, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the memory configured to store program code that when executed by the processor causes operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
• initiating a monitoring operation on a tethered mobile device for determining whether to initiate a check-in procedure by the tethered mobile device, wherein the monitoring operation includes two or more of:
• determining whether the tethered mobile device has physically moved from a current location within a first predetermined time period;
• determining whether a prior check-in procedure was performed within a second predetermined time period;
• determining whether the tethered mobile device is physically located outside of a defined area;
• and
• determining whether to perform the check-in procedure on a random basis;
• initiating the check-in procedure responsive to the monitoring operation, wherein the check-in procedure includes a real-time verification request comprising at least one of a biometric real-time verification request, a picture real-time verification request, and question real-time verification request.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in a tethered mobile device, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• initiating a monitoring operation on a tethered mobile device for determining whether to initiate a check-in procedure by the tethered mobile device, wherein the monitoring operation includes two or more of:
• determining whether the tethered mobile device has physically moved from a current location within a first predetermined time period;
• determining whether a prior check-in procedure was performed within a second predetermined time period;
• determining whether the tethered mobile device is physically located outside of a defined area;
• and
• determining whether to perform the check-in procedure on a random basis;
• initiating the check-in procedure responsive to the monitoring operation, wherein the check-in procedure includes a real-time verification request comprising at least one of a biometric real-time verification request, a picture real-time verification request, and question real-time verification request.