US 4,837,568 AGranted

Remote access personnel identification and tracking system

OwnerAlvin A. Snaperinventor

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Abstract

A remote access personnel identification system for tracking personnel in, or controlling access to a secured area in which an identification module includes a micro-computer chip is programmed with identifying information. The identification module is worn by personnel for interrogation by a remote field reading unit and includes a transmitter and receiver for two-way transfer of information to the portable hand held field reading unit. The system includes a central processing station in a master control center for programming each idenfication module with specific information regarding the personnel having access to the secured area. Information such as name, identification number, social security number, and descriptive characteristics are programmed into the module. The remote field reader unit allows the identification module to be interrogated at anytime, anywhere with a secured area. A security guard simply points and triggers a handgun to send an infra-red signal to interrogate the module. If identifying information is mis-matched during the interrogation an alarm is sounded to alert the security guard. Additionally the field reading unit records each interrogation storing information about personnel movement within the secured area.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A personnel identification and security system comprising:

a remote personnel identification module to be worn by personnel, said programmable personnel identification module comprising:
means for storing identifying data in digital form;
means for entering or changing said identification data in said storing means;
means for transmitting said identifying data to a remote location for interrogation, processing and storage;
portable interrogating means for remotely interrogating said personnel identification module, said portable interrogating means comprising:
a portable hand-held infra-red transmitting and receiving means for transmitting data to or receiving data from said personnel identification module;
said portable interrogating means being constructed to transmit data to said storing means in said personnel identification module to add to or update identification data stored in said personnel identification module;
processing means for processing identifying data received from said personnel identification module, said processing means including alarm means for alerting security personnel when any errors received in identifying data are detected;
and
storage means for storing identifying data received;
whereby personnel identification and movements may be processed and stored anywhere within a secured area.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/070,993Filed 8 Jul 1987
Granted: 6 Jun 1989
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06K 7/1097
Further details of bar or optical code scanning devices: optical sensing of electronic memory record carriers, such as interrogation of RFIDs with…
G07C 1/10
Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people: together with the recording,…
G07C 9/25
In combination with an identity check of the pass holder: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
G07C 9/28
Involving the use of a pass: the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence