IP Library Granted Patent US 12,542,049
Granted Patent B2
US 12,542,049 · App. 18/506,821 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Systems and methods for device load transfer in a hybrid monitoring system

Inventors: James J. Buck, Jr. (Boulder, CO); Joseph P. Newell (Louisville, CO); Dustin Pettit (Boulder, CO); Mike Cooke (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: BI Incorporated
G08B25/016G01C21/3461G01S5/0027G06F1/3212G06F1/3296G06Q50/26G08B21/0258G08B21/0269G08B21/0288G08B21/182G08B21/22G08B21/24G08B25/10H04L67/535H04L67/75H04W4/021H04W4/029H04W52/0277H04W52/028G01S2205/002G01S2205/008
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Patent No.
US 12,542,049
App. No.
18/506,821
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments provide systems and method for hybrid monitoring of individuals using both a combination of a user attached monitor device and a user detached monitor device.

Claims (35)

1 . A method for identifying an individual, the method comprising:

receiving, by a user detached monitoring device, a request to perform an operation,

communicating, by the user detached monitor device, a message to a user attached monitor device, wherein the user attached monitor device is attached to the individual;

receiving, by the user detached monitor device, a response to the message; and

performing the operation, by the user detached monitor device, based at least in part on the response to the message.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user attached monitor device comprises:

a tamper circuit configured to indicate removal of the user attached monitor device from the individual.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the tamper circuit includes at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of: a tamper sensor, a motion sensor, and a proximity sensor.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the tamper circuit is configured to output an indication of tampering with the user attached monitor device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the operation is further based in part on indication of tampering with the user attached monitor device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining, by the user detached monitor device, that the individual is within a defined range of the user detached monitor device based at least in part on the response to the message.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation is an upload operation.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a connection message.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the connection message is a BlueTooth™ communication protocol message.

10 . A system for authenticating an individual, the system comprising:

a user attached monitor device configured to attach to a limb of the individual;

a user detached monitor device comprising:

a communication circuit configured to communicate with the user attached monitor device;

a controller circuit configured to:

receive a request to perform an operation;

communicate a message to the user attached monitor device via the communication circuit; and

based at least in part on a response to the message, perform the operation.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the message is a connection request, the response to the message is a status of a battery of the user attached monitor device, and the operation is to report the status of the battery.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the user attached monitor device comprises:

a tamper circuit configured to indicate removal of the user attached monitor device from the individual.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the tamper circuit includes at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of: a tamper sensor, a motion sensor, and a proximity sensor.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the tamper circuit is configured to output an indication of tampering with the user attached monitor device.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein performing the operation is further based in part on indication of tampering with the user attached monitor device.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:

determining, by the user detached monitor device, that the individual is within a defined range of the user detached monitor device based at least in part on the response to the message.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the operation is an upload operation.

18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the message is a connection message.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the connection message is a BlueTooth™ communication protocol message.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a connection request, the response to the message is a status of a battery of the user attached monitor device, and the operation is to report the status of the battery.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 067172/0523 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2024
From: B.I. INCORPORATED; BI MOBILE BREATH, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067172/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: BUCK, JAMES J., JR.; NEWELL, JOSEPH P.; PETTIT, DUSTIN; COOKE, MIKE
To: BI INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 066363/0347 →