WIRELESS TRACKING DEVICE

摘要

An apparatus and method for a tracking device to inconspicuously track a person to be monitored (such as a child or at-risk adult) are presented. Some embodiments of the present invention combine a positioning receiver (e.g., a GPS receiver) and a locking mechanism to act as a tracking device, which attaches to an article of clothing or fabric wearable by the person to be monitored. Some embodiments of the present invention keep a positioning receiver and a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag) or other RF tag, which are physically separate but in RF proximity of each other.

主权项

1. A tracking system for wirelessly tracking a person, the tracking system comprising:
a radio frequency tag (RF tag) fixable to the person; and electronic circuitry physically unattached to the RF tag, the electronic circuitry comprising a positioning receiver; a wireless transmitter; a personal area network receiver (PAN receiver) coupled to the RF tag with PAN communication; and a processor with memory, coupled to the positioning receiver, wireless transmitter and the PAN receiver to report a determined position.