Patent ID: 6774799
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A house arrest tracking system comprising:a docking station located in an offender's home, the docking station connected to a telephone land line connected to a central monitoring station, the docking station containing a processor board and a land line modem, the processor board containing a microprocessor with flash and random access memory and an infrared port for communication with a miniature tracking device; the offender's home schedule loaded into the docking station microprocessor from the central monitoring station via the telephone land line; the miniature tracking device positioned within the docking station when the offender is at home and positioned on the offender when the offender is out of his home; a tamper resistant bracelet transmitter permanently positioned on the offender communicating by wireless transmission to the miniature tracking device; and the miniature tracking device receiving GPS signals and emitting a signal to notify the offender of a violation or a message.