EP0905656A2
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Electronic monitoring device and monitoring system including same
Assignee: Elmo-Tech Ltd
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Filing: 1998-07-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-07-24
Abstract
Abstract An electronic monitoring device to be attached to a subject for monitoring, at a remote location, movement and/or other activities of the subject, includes a closure member incorporating an identification tag having a unique identification number stored therein. The monitoring device further includes an electronic data processor programmed to read and store the identification number of the electronic tag when the closure member is applied, and periodically thereafter, to make a determination of whether a closure member is currently attached to the subject having an identification number matching the stored identification number, and to transmit to the remote location an identification signal corresponding to such determination.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoav Reisman
- 👤 Guy Greitser
- 👤 Gil Gemer
- 👤 Tzahi Itzhak Pilli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:05
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An electronic monitoring device to be attached to a subject for
monitoring, at a remote location, movements and/or other activities of
the subject, comprising: a housing attachable to the subject, and a closure member to
secure the housing to the subject; said housing including electronic circuitry for receiving,
processing, and transmitting to said remote location, data
regarding the activities of the subject; said closure member including an identification tag having a
unique identification number stored therein; said electronic circuitry including a data processor programmed
to read and store said identification number from the tag when the
closure member is applied to secure the housing to the subject,
and periodically thereafter, to read the identification number of the
closure member in the monitoring device attached to the subject,
and to make a determination of whether a change has occurred
between the read identification number and the stored identification
number, and to transmit to said remote location an identification
signal corresponding to such determination.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 1, wherein said
housing is attachable to the subject by straps to enclose a limb of the
subject and having ends securable together by said closure member
according to the size of the limb; and wherein said closure member
includes parts to be disposed on the opposite sides of the strap ends
to be secured together, said identification tag being a solid state
electrical device located between said parts of the closure member
when secured together on opposite sides of the strap ends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
163 words
An electrical monitoring device to be attached to a subject for
monitoring, at a remote location, movements and/or other activities of
the subject, comprising: a housing attachable to the subject by another member; said housing including an electrical data processor and a
transmitter for receiving, processing, and transmitting to said
remote location, data regarding the activities of the subject; said another member including an electronic identification tag
having a unique identification number stored therein; said data processor being programmed to read and store said
identification number from the tag whenever said another member
is applied to the device to attach same to the subject, and
periodically thereafter to read the identification number of said
another member in the monitoring device attached to the subject,
and to make a determination of whether a change has occurred
between the read identification number of the monitoring device
attached to the subject, and the stored identification number, and
to transmit an identification signal corresponding to such
determination.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 3, wherein said
another member is a closure member including parts to be secured
together when attaching the device to the subject, and wherein said
electronic identification tag is a solid-state electrical device located
between said two parts of the closure member when secured together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic monitoring device according to any of Claims 2 and 4,
wherein said identification tag is carried by the inner face of one of said
parts of the closure member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 5, wherein said
housing is secured to the subject by a pair of straps having ends
secured together by the closure member when the device is attached
to the subject, said electronic identification tag being secured between
said securing member and the strap ends when the two parts of the
closure member are secured together and to the strap ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The electronic monitoring device according to any of Claims 2 and 6,
wherein said electronic identification tag includes electrical connector
elements brought into electrical contact with electrical connector
elements on one of the strap ends when secured thereto between the
two parts of the closure member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 7, wherein at least
one part of the closure member also includes connector elements
which are brought into electrical communication with either the
connector elements on one of the strap ends when the closure
member secures the strap ends together, or with the connector
elements on the electronic identification tag when securing the strap
ends together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 8, wherein said
connector elements on said one part of the closure member are
electrically connected together by a conductive pathway either to the
electrical connector elements of the straps end, which conductive
pathway is interrupted by the removal of the closure member, thereby
enabling the electronic data processor to sense such removal, or which
is interruptible by the removal of the closure member to thereby enable
the electronic data processor to sense such removal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The electronic monitoring device according to any of Claims 1 and 3,
wherein said device further includes an open-closure sensor which
feeds an open-closure signal to the data processor indicating whether
the closure member is open or closed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 1, wherein said
device further includes a body sensor which feeds a body-sensor
signal to the data processor indicating whether said housing is
adjacent to the subject's skin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
The electronic monitoring device according to any of Claims 1 or 3,
wherein said data processor is programmed: to make said determination during relatively short
sampling periods of a few seconds; to store the results of said determination; and to transmit said results at the end of transmission periods
of larger duration than said sampling periods.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
108 words
The electronic monitoring device according to Claim 12, wherein said
transmission periods are: in the order to tens of seconds, if the determination is positive,
that there was a change in the identification number; in the order of minutes, if the determination is negative, namely
that there was no change in the identification number and a
predetermined time period has not elapsed since the time the
identification number was stored; and in the order of an hour, if the determination is negative, namely
that there was no change in the identification number, and said
latter predetermined time period has elapsed since the time the
identification number was stored.
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