Patent ID: 6211790
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G07C,G08B

Abstract:
A parent and infant matching and security system comprising:a first transmitter adapted to be secured to a newborn infant, the first transmitter including a first radiant energy transmitter and a second radiant energy transmitter, each of the first radiant energy transmitter and the second radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit an infant identification signal;a second transmitter adapted to be secured to a parent of the newborn infant, the second transmitter including at least one radiant energy transmitter, the at least one radiant energy transmitter being operable to transmit a parent identification signal;a plurality of receivers distributed at least within a maternity ward of a hospital, at least one of the plurality of receivers being operable to receive the infant identification signal and the parent identification signal, the at least one of the plurality of receivers being further operable to determine from the infant identification signal and the parent identification signal that the newborn infant is correctly matched with its parent; andwherein the plurality of receivers are arranged within the hospital to determine a continued presence of the infant within the maternity ward.