Prisoner tracking and warning system and corresponding methods

Claim 1

A method of monitoring and learning a subject's behavior comprising the acts of: a) creating and storing in a memory of a monitoring station computer a first file including reference behavior data defining several classes of individuals to be monitored, including at least one class to which the subject belongs; b) creating and storing in the monitoring station computer memory a second file including behavior data defining the subject to be monitored; c) defining and programming the monitoring station computer with data defining a set of allowed activities for each of the several classes of individuals to be monitored; d) defining and programming the monitoring station computer with data defining a set of allowed activities that are specific for the subject to be monitored, wherein the allowed activities include predefined routes and times of travel in a location remote from the monitoring station computer; e) attaching a remote monitoring transmitter and receiver to the subject, wherein the receiver cooperates with a satellite global positioning system to determine the subject's current location as the subject moves about in the area located remote from the monitoring station computer; f) periodically transmitting data defining the subject's location at a specific time from the remote monitoring transmitter and receiver to the monitoring station computer; g) computer analyzing the data transmitted from the remote monitoring transmitter by comparing the data responsive to the subject's current location and time with the set of allowed activities that are specific for the subject and determining if there are any variations from the allowed activities; h) generating a first alarm signal responsive to any determined variation from the allowed activities; i) further analyzing any such first alarm signal defining the determined variation from the allowed activities using an expert system programmed to recognize a continuum of degrees of alarms based on a comparison of the determined variation, the behavior data defining the subject to be monitored, and the reference behavior data defining the class of individuals to which the subject belongs; and j) generating from the expert system a second alarm signal defining a specific recommended course of action that is appropriate for the determined variation, the subject's specific behavior data, and the data defining the class of individuals to which the subject belongs.

Claim 2

A method of monitoring and learning a subject's behavior comprising the acts of: a) creating and storing in a memory of a monitoring station computer a first file including reference behavior data defining several classes of individuals to be monitored, including at least one class to which the subject belongs; b) creating and storing in the monitoring station computer memory a second file including behavior data defining the subject to be monitored; c) defining and programming the monitoring station computer with data defining a set of allowed activities for each of the several classes of individuals to be monitored; d) defining and programming the monitoring station computer with data defining a set of allowed activities that are specific for the subject to be monitored, wherein the allowed activities include predefined routes and times of travel in a location remote from the monitoring station computer; e) attaching a remote monitoring transmitter and receiver to the subject, wherein the receiver cooperates with a satellite global positioning system to determine the subject's current location as the subject moves about in the area located remote from the monitoring station computer; f) periodically transmitting data defining the subject's location at a specific time from the remote monitoring transmitter and receiver to the monitoring station computer; g) computer analyzing the data transmitted from the remote monitoring transmitter by comparing the data responsive to the subject's current location and time with the set of allowed activities that are specific for the subject and determining if there are any variations from the allowed activities; h) generating a first alarm signal responsive to any determined variation from the allowed activities; i) further analyzing any such first alarm signal defining the determined variation from the allowed activities using an expert system programmed to recognize a continuum of degrees of alarms based on a comparison of the determined variation, the behavior data defining the subject to be monitored, and the reference behavior data defining the class of individuals to which the subject belongs; and j) generating from the expert system a second alarm signal defining a specific recommended course of action that is appropriate for the determined variation, the subject's specific behavior data, and the data defining the class of individuals to which the subject belongs.