EP0969435A3 - Personal tracking system predominantly for children - Google Patents

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EP0969435A3
EP0969435A3 EP99304924A EP99304924A EP0969435A3 EP 0969435 A3 EP0969435 A3 EP 0969435A3 EP 99304924 A EP99304924 A EP 99304924A EP 99304924 A EP99304924 A EP 99304924A EP 0969435 A3 EP0969435 A3 EP 0969435A3
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transmitter unit
child
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tracking system
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Raj Kumar Dhameja
Martin Mcqueenie
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/02—Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
    • G08B21/0202—Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
    • G08B21/0286—Tampering or removal detection of the child unit from child or article

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The invention provides a personal tracking system suitable for rapidly and accurately identifying the location of a missing child. The child carries a mobile transmitter unit which is preferably a transceiver, and that transmitter unit communicates with a portable receiver unit carried by the parent or responsible adult. The portable receiver unit is also preferably a transceiver. The mobile transmitter unit is incorporated into a wrist or ankle bracelet to be worn by the child, and is provided with enabling and disabling means. The transmitter unit transmits an emergency signal if the bracelet is severed or removed while the transmitter unit is enabled, and optionally incorporates a panic button for generating the emergency signal even without removal of the bracelet. The transmitter unit also includes means for transmitting a location signal when activated. The receiver unit receives the emergency signal to notify the parent or responsible adult that the child is in need of assistance, and also receives the location signal and translates that signal into a visual display of information.
EP99304924A 1998-06-23 1999-06-23 Personal tracking system predominantly for children Withdrawn EP0969435A3 (en)

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GB9813411 1998-06-23
GBGB9813411.7A GB9813411D0 (en) 1998-06-23 1998-06-23 Personal tracking system predominantly for children

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EP0969435A3 true EP0969435A3 (en) 2000-05-17

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GB0131076D0 (en) * 2001-12-28 2002-02-13 Carley Nigel Positioning system
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DE20213050U1 (en) * 2002-08-20 2002-10-17 Mallmann, Jörg Peter, 56068 Koblenz Detection and protection device for people
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GB2411792A (en) * 2004-03-01 2005-09-07 Christopher Hackling Quick response detector
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US5525967A (en) * 1993-11-01 1996-06-11 Azizi; S. Massoud System and method for tracking and locating an object
GB2314986A (en) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-14 Alan Michael Cox Electronic child protection system
WO1998008204A1 (en) * 1996-08-19 1998-02-26 Pro-Tech Monitoring, Inc. Portable tracking apparatus for continuous position determination of criminal offenders and victims
US5742233A (en) * 1997-01-21 1998-04-21 Hoffman Resources, Llc Personal security and tracking system
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US5289163A (en) * 1992-09-16 1994-02-22 Perez Carla D Child position monitoring and locating device
US5525967A (en) * 1993-11-01 1996-06-11 Azizi; S. Massoud System and method for tracking and locating an object
GB2314986A (en) * 1996-07-02 1998-01-14 Alan Michael Cox Electronic child protection system
WO1998008204A1 (en) * 1996-08-19 1998-02-26 Pro-Tech Monitoring, Inc. Portable tracking apparatus for continuous position determination of criminal offenders and victims
US5760692A (en) * 1996-10-18 1998-06-02 Block; Douglas A. Intra-oral tracking device
US5742233A (en) * 1997-01-21 1998-04-21 Hoffman Resources, Llc Personal security and tracking system

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