Patent ID: 6998985

Claim:
A wide area monitoring and tracking system for monitoring and tracking a plurality of individuals, the system comprising: a computerized central monitoring server comprising a processor for processing data, a memory device for storing data and a display device for displaying data; a plurality of transmitting tags attachable to monitored individuals, each having a unique identification code, each of the plurality of tags includes a transmitter which periodically broadcasts a signal carrying a first data regarding the individual to whom the tag is attached, the first data includes the tag's identification code; and a plurality of local monitoring devices distributed at predetermined locations, each of the plurality of local monitoring devices comprises a receiver receptive to signals transmitted from any of the plurality of tags when a tag is within reception range of a local monitoring device, a data processor for processing the first data carried by said signals, a memory device, and a communication device for communicating according to predefined schedule a second data to the central monitoring server, the second data includes all or part of the first data and additional data concerning identity and status of the local monitoring device communicating the second data; wherein the central monitoring server processes the data communicated from the plurality of local monitoring devices to obtain information regarding the plurality of monitored individuals and further manipulates the information for tracking monitored individuals by collecting information concerning a particular monitored individual received from different local monitoring devices.