Alarm and alarm management system for remote tracking devices
AssigneeSecureAlert, Inc.
InventorsDavid Derrick, Bruce G. Derrick
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Abstract
A system and method of implementing an alarm hierarchy in a remote tracking device tracked by a monitoring center is described. The remote tracking device is worn by a wearer and includes a location determining mechanism, a wireless communication mechanism and a processor operable to monitor the status of the remote tracking device and to compare the location of the remote tracking device to a set of programmed rules. Detected alarm conditions and corresponding automated responses are escalated, respectively, in response to detecting the alarm conditions remain unresolved.
Claims21
A tracking device configured for use in implementing an alarm hierarchy, the tracking device comprising:
- a location determining mechanism;
- a wireless communication mechanism;
- memory storing a set of programmed rules;
- and
- a processor operable to monitor the status of the tracking device and to compare the location of the tracking device to the set of programmed rules,
- wherein the tracking device implements a method that includes:
- invoking an automated response to an initial indication of an alarm condition based on a change to the status of the tracking device or a violation of the programmed rules, the automated response providing an indication of the alarm condition to the wearer;
- establishing communication with the monitoring center when the alarm condition persists, the monitoring center providing instructions to the wearer based on the alarm condition;
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- activating a warning mechanism in the tracking device when the wearer does not comply with the instructions from the monitoring center.
A method of implementing an alarm hierarchy in a tracking device tracked by a monitoring center, wherein the tracking device is worn by a wearer and includes a location determining mechanism, a wireless communication mechanism and a processor operable to monitor the status of the tracking device and to compare the location of the tracking device to a set of programmed rules, and wherein the method comprises:
- detecting, at the tracking device, an initial alarm condition based on at least one predetermined rule and a current state of the tracking device monitored at the tracking device;
- the tracking device responsively generating a first alarm comprising a first automated response at the tracking device to the initial alarm condition based on the occurrence of the initial alarm condition;
- detecting at the tracking device that the initial alarm condition remains unresolved;
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- the tracking device responsively generating a second alarm comprising a second automated response from the tracking device in response to detecting that the initial alarm condition remains unresolved, the second automated response being a different type of automated response than the first automated response.
A method of implementing an alarm hierarchy in a tracking device tracked by a monitoring center, wherein the tracking device is worn by a wearer and includes a location determining mechanism, a wireless communication mechanism and a processor operable to monitor the status of the tracking device and to compare the location of the tracking device to a set of programmed rules, and wherein the method comprises:
- detecting, at the tracking device, an alarm condition that is based on at least one predetermined rule and a current state of the tracking device;
- the tracking device responsively generating an automated response at the tracking device to the alarm condition;
- detecting, at the tracking device, that the initial alarm condition remains unresolved;
- escalating the alarm condition to a next level in response to detecting that the alarm condition remains unresolved;
- initiating an additional automated response in response to detecting the alarm condition remains unresolved;
- detecting, at the tracking device, that the alarm condition remains unresolved following the additional automated response;
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- escalating the alarm condition to a subsequent level in response to detecting that the alarm condition remains unresolved following the additional automated response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.