Patent ID: 8392204
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring welfare of a child in a welfare system comprising: prompting a reporter, through a point of sale terminal, to swipe a case identification card associated with a welfare system and issued to a child placed under the care of the reporter, wherein: receiving, by a server, information stored in the case identification card through a point of sale interface separate from the point of sale terminal; in response to receiving the information from the case identification card, prompting the reporter to provide child update information using the point of sale terminal, wherein the child update information is related to events occurring in the life of the child and includes a location of the child received via a location device in the proximity of the child; receiving information from a child services card separate from the case identification card, wherein the reporter scans at least one of a plurality of bar codes displayed on the child services card, the bar codes corresponding to at least one of a physical condition of the child and a risk factor of the child; when an identifier fails to match a stored identifier associated with the reporter: storing the child update information, the location information of the child, and the information received from the child services card in the database; receiving, by the server, welfare benefit payment information related to the child, the welfare benefit payment information comprising information related to a disbursement made by the welfare system for the child; storing the welfare benefit payment information together with the child update information, the location information of the child, and the information received from the child services card in the database; integrating, by the welfare system, the child update information, the location information of the child, the information received from the child services card, and the welfare benefit payment information to provide a centralized system for a plurality of stakeholders to monitor physical and financial welfare of the child; automatically providing, in real time, the child update information, the location information of the child, and the information received from the child services card to a plurality of law enforcement officials through a mobile platform; periodically accessing, by the server, the database to determine if additional child update information for the child has not been stored for a period of time; when a predetermined time period passes without the additional child update information being stored: when a second predetermined time period passes without the additional child update information being stored, sending, using the interactive voice response system, the child alert to one or more stakeholders.