IP Library Granted Patent US 10,741,055
Granted Patent B2
US 10,741,055 · App. 16/221,499 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Systems and methods for hybrid non-exclusion zone violating route determination

Inventors: James J. Buck, Jr. (Longmont, CO); Joseph P. Newell (Louisville, CO); Dustin Pettit (Boulder, CO); Mike Cooke (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: BI Incorporated
G08B25/016G01C21/3461G01S5/0027G06F1/3212G06F1/3296G06Q50/26G08B21/0258G08B21/0269G08B21/0288G08B21/182G08B21/22G08B21/24G08B25/10H04L67/22H04L67/36H04W4/021H04W4/029H04W52/028H04W52/0277G01S2205/002G01S2205/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,741,055
App. No.
16/221,499
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments provide systems and methods for aiding a monitored individual with monitoring compliance.

Claims (57)

1. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a user attached monitor device including:

a securing element operable to secure the user attached monitor device to a limb of the monitored individual;

a second local communication circuit operable to support communication via a local communication link;

a second computer readable medium including exclusion zone data; and

a user detached monitor device including:

a display;

a local communication circuit operable to support communication via the local communication link with the user attached monitor device;

a processor;

a first computer readable medium including instructions executable by the processor to:

receive a request for routing between a beginning point and an ending point;

receive the exclusion zone data for the monitored individual from the user attached monitor device via the local communication link;

using the exclusion zone data, identify a route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone; and

display the identified route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate the exclusion zone.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the display is selected from a group consisting of: a graphical display, an audio display, and a combination of an audio display and a graphical display.

3. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is a first processor, wherein the user attached monitor device includes a second processor, and wherein the second computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the second processor to request at least at least one exclusion zone data from a central monitoring station via a wireless wide area network.

4. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the request for the exclusion zone data indicates an area of interest between the beginning point and the ending point.

5. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is a first processor, and wherein the user attached monitor device further includes:

a second processor; and

wherein the second computer readable medium further includes instructions executable by the second processor are further executable to:

request the exclusion zone data from a central monitoring station via a wireless wide area network.

6. The monitoring system of claim 5 , the system further comprising:

the central monitoring station including a third computer readable medium including at least one exclusion zone data.

7. The monitoring system of claim 6 , wherein the request for the exclusion zone data indicates an area of interest between the beginning point and the ending point.

8. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes requesting the route from a central monitoring station and receiving the route from the central monitoring station via a wireless wide area network.

9. The monitoring system of claim 8 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes repeatedly accessing a third-party mapping service Internet site.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes repeatedly accessing a third-party mapping service Internet site.

11. A monitoring system, the monitoring system comprising:

a user detached monitor device including:

a display;

a first local communication circuit operable to support communication via a local communication link with a user attached monitor device;

a processor;

a first computer readable medium including instructions executable by the processor to:

receive a request for routing between a beginning point and an ending point;

receive exclusion zone data for the monitored individual;

using the exclusion zone data, identify a route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone; and

display the identified route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate the exclusion zone;

the user attached monitor device including:

a securing element operable to secure the user attached monitor device to a limb of the monitored individual;

a second local communication circuit operable to support communication via the local communication link;

a second computer readable medium including at least one exclusion zone data; and

a central monitoring station including a third computer readable medium including at least one exclusion zone data.

12. The monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the display is selected from a group consisting of: a graphical display, an audio display, and a combination of an audio display and a graphical display.

13. A method for aiding a monitored individual, the method comprising:

receiving a request for routing between a beginning point and an ending point, wherein the request is received via a user detached monitor device;

receiving exclusion zone data for the monitored individual from a user attached monitor device via a local communication link, wherein the user attached monitor device is secured to a limb of the monitored individual by a securing element;

using the exclusion zone data, identifying a route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone; and

displaying the identified route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate the exclusion zone via a display one the user detached monitor device.

14. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

requesting the exclusion zone data from the user attached monitor device via the local communication link between the user detached monitor device and the user attached monitor device.

15. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

requesting at least at least one exclusion zone data from a central monitoring station via a wireless wide area network.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the request for the exclusion zone data indicates an area of interest between the beginning point and the ending point.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes requesting the route from a central monitoring station and receiving the route from the central monitoring station via a wireless wide area network.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes repeatedly accessing a third-party mapping service Internet site.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein identifying the route from the beginning point to the ending point that does not violate an exclusion zone includes repeatedly accessing a third-party mapping service Internet site.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the display is selected from a group consisting of: a graphical display, an audio display, and a combination of an audio display and a graphical display.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
To: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
Reel/Frame 067172/0511 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 067172/0523 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP.
To: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
Reel/Frame 067172/0536 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067172/0575 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 6, 2022
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 061385/0939 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2022
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061373/0314 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2018
From: BUCK, JAMES J., JR; NEWELL, JOSEPH; COOKE, MIKE; PETTIT, DUSTIN
To: BI INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 047954/0086 →