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Reflective badge security identification system

Assignee: Brady Worldwide Inc
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Filing: 2000-04-14
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Granted: 2002-09-10
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Expires: 2020-04-14
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Abstract

Abstract A security system including a security or identification badge to be worn by a person. The identification badge has a reflective surface that has a predetermined reflective pattern indicating a predetermined identification status of the person wearing the badge. A means is provided for illuminating the reflective surface of the badge with radiation and detecting the reflected radiation from the predetermined reflective pattern. A signal is produced from the detected radiation to indicate the predetermined identification status of the person wearing the badge. Preferably, the badge is illuminated with a visible wavelength of light and the predetermined reflective pattern includes a retroreflective film. Optionally, the reflective surface has a predetermined reflective pattern indicating a predetermined identification status of the person wearing the badge and a means for changing this predetermined reflective pattern to a another predetermined reflective pattern that indicates another predetermined identification status, e.g., an electromagnetic energy source that radiates onto the reflective surface of the badge. Additionally, the a means for illuminating the reflective surface of the badge with radiation can also illuminate the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge and the means for detecting the reflected radiation can also detect the reflected radiation from the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J. Holt
  • 👤 David J. Haas

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 11:47
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06046; G06K7/00; G06K7/10; G06K7/12; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
A security identification system comprising: an identification badge to be worn by a person, the person having a specific identifying physical characteristic, the identification badge comprising: a reflective surface of retro reflective film having a predetermined reflective pattern indicating a predetermined identification status of a person who should be wearing the badge; and an attachment means for attaching the badge to a person; a means for illuminating with visible light the reflective surface of the badge while the person is wearing the badge and moving and a means for illuminating with visible light the identifying physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge; a CCTV image frame-freeze system for detecting the reflected light from the predetermined reflective pattern on the badge and detecting the reflected light from the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge; a means for producing a signal from the detected light from the badge and from the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge that indicates the predetermined identification status of the badge and the identification of the person wearing the badge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
A security identification system comprising: an identification badge to be worn by a person, the person having a specific identifying physical characteristic, the identification badge comprising: a reflective surface of retro reflective film having a predetermined reflective pattern indicating a predetermined identification status of a person who should be wearing the badge; and an attachment means for attaching the badge to a person; a means for illuminating with visible light the reflective surface of the badge while the person is wearing the badge and moving and a means for illuminating with visible light the identifying physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge; a CCTV image frame-freeze system for detecting the reflected light from the predetermined reflective pattern on the badge and detecting the reflected light from the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge; a means for producing a signal from the detected light from the badge and from the physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge that indicates the predetermined identification status of the badge and the identification of the person wearing the badge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the badge is illuminated by ambient light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the badge is illuminated with a predetermined wavelength of light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is facial characteristics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is height.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is body profile.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is skin color.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is hair color.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein tie illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge are length of arms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is eye color.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is gender.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 21 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the illuminated specific physical characteristic of the person wearing the badge is clothing color.

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