Infant and parent matching and security system and method of matching infant and parent

A dual mode badge comprising:

• a housing;
• an adjustable strap secured to the housing;
• a dual mode transmitter disposed within the housing, the dual mode transmitter operable to transmit a signal using a first radiant energy transmission and to transmit the signal using a second radiant energy transmission, wherein the signal comprises a coded identification data;
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• wherein the housing is separable from the strap and reusable.

An entity matching system comprising:

• a first transmitter adapted to be secured to a first entity, the first transmitter including a first radiant energy transmitter and a second radiant energy transmitter, each of the first radiant energy transmitter and the second radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit a first identification signal;
• a second transmitter adapted to be secured to a second entity to be matched with the first entity, the second transmitter including at least one radiant energy transmitter, the at least one radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit a second identification signal;
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• a plurality of receivers distributed at least within a matching area, each of the plurality of receivers operable to receive the first identification signal and the second identification signal, the plurality of receivers being further operable to determine from the first identification signal and the second identification signal that the first entity is correctly matched with the second entity.

An entity matching system comprising:

• a first transmitter adapted to be secured to a first entity, the first transmitter including a first radiant energy transmitter, a second radiant energy transmitter and a first radiant energy receiver, each of the first radiant energy transmitter and the second radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit a first identification signal and the first radiant energy receiver being operable to receive an acknowledgment signal;
• a second transmitter adapted to be secured to a second entity to be matched with the first entity, the second transmitter including at least one radiant energy transmitter, the at least one radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit a second identification signal;
• a plurality of receivers distributed at least within a matching area, each of the plurality of receivers operable to receive the first identification signal and the second identification signal, the plurality of receivers being further operable to determine from the first identification signal and the second identification signal that the first entity is correctly matched with the second entity;
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• at least one of the plurality of receivers comprising a transmitter, the at least one of the plurality of receivers adapted to transmit the acknowledgment signal responsive to receipt of one of the first identification signal.