NL2008367C2 - A SYSTEM AND / OR AT LEAST A COMPONENT THEREOF AND / OR A METHOD OF TRACKING AT LEAST ONE PERSON, SUCH AS A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON NEEDING CARE. - Google Patents

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SYSTEM AND / OR AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT THEREOF AND / OR A METHOD FOR TRACKING AT LEAST ONE PERSON, SUCH AS A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON NEEDING CARE

The present invention relates to a system and / or at least one component thereof and / or a method for tracing at least one person, such as a child and / or a disabled person and / or a prisoner, or any other help and / or person in need of supervision.

Systems are known for this purpose, which, however, all fall short when it comes to fast and adequate tracing of the at least one person, preferably without setting up a complete infrastructure and / or calling in emergency services every time the at least one one person has fallen outside of a predetermined range of a supervisor, but with that possibility, and whereby the supervisor can be led to the person in need of help or supervision in a clear and recognizable manner.

These and other possibilities are provided with a system, at least a component thereof and a method, as they appear from the description below of the single attached figure.

The single figure 1 shows a possible embodiment of the invention in the form of a system 1 as a realization of a method, also according to the invention, and also with separate components and elements embodying essential components and elements of the invention.

A supervisor 3 has a smartphone 2, on which runs a program or application (app), which is designed to trace persons in need of supervision, such as a child 4. The smartphone 2 is only one of many possible embodiments of a device on which or in or with which the present invention can be realized. For example, a device of a supervisor 3 can also be a tablet, a laptop or other intelligent device, with the possibility of running programs or Apps, and with a great preference for the possibility of network connection. Thus, it will be appreciated that where reference is made in the following description to a smartphone, it may just as easily be a laptop, a tablet, or other device, within the scope of the present invention.

On the person 4 a device can be arranged in the form of a button 5 or other easy to apply and more difficult to remove attribute, which is less difficult for a child than a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, laptop etc. , to take with you and keep 15 (third parties might like to take a child off such a device, but a button or other attribute is less conspicuous as a desirable device). The node below will also be referred to as a "button". The node 5 contains equipment for locating.

This can be based on GPS by means of GPS satellites 6 and / or on GSM triangulation in the GSM network with transmitting and receiving masts 7 on or at buildings 8.

Likewise, any other arbitrary locating by the node 5 is possible within the scope of the present invention.

The smartphone 2 of the supervisor 3 contains similar or other equipment for determining its own position. For example, the smartphone 2 runs a navigation software or map program. In a manner described below, the system according to the invention enables the node 5 to indicate a position of the person 4 to the smartphone 2 of the supervisor 3. The program running on the smartphone 2, preferably 3 (but not exclusively) ) an app, using information about the own position and that of the position of the person 4 (or at least the node 5) to: 1. determine a distance between the person 4 (the node 5) and the supervisor 3 (the smartphone 2), and / or 2. set out a route for the supervisor 3 to travel to the person 4 in terms of navigation instructions based on passable paths and roads.

Since the destination for the supervisor 3 is to the person 4, while that person 4 can move, a completely new situation arises, which even transcends conventional navigation, since the destination varies, and the app or the program therefor each time a new destination and must generate associated navigation instructions for the supervisor 3 as the destination moves in the form of the person (s).

The invention has thus been realized in a so-called application, or an "app". The app can be integrated with one or more of many available route planners or map systems (Google Earth, Maps, etc.) on mobile devices, such as the smartphone 2, or else a tablet, laptop or a device specifically intended for navigation and suitable ( be it with communication options). The App can be made available to the smartphone 2 on the basis of Cloud technology (inter alia SaaS) via at least one of the following options a. An installer (installed locally), b. streamed (application via internet on servers in a data center), 30 c. as an app in a portal and / or d. is a so-called snap-in, etc. in navigation software or map software installed online or on the local device of the smartphone 2.

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The figure shows an indication of a personalization key 9. This is a key or "key" to identify and personalize the child. This key is part of a security applied in a preferred embodiment. To secure the key 9, encryption is used when generating information, storing it and sending information over the network. A unique key 9 and / or "tag" and / or key 9 is created for each child. This key is directly linked to the 10 unique key or key 10 that is assigned to the parent. This makes a one-to-one relationship between a parent as the supervisor 3 and one or more than one child as the person or persons 4 possible.

Such keys or keys 9, 10 are preferably managed in a central system with a central data storage. This makes it possible to centrally monitor multiple children in / at different locations with a system. This makes the system also applicable for, for example, childcare or care for the elderly, prisoner monitoring and many other applications. In addition, in such an application, it is not necessarily necessary to take into account that one of the parties involved may have some superiority, which might be implied by the expression supervisors. The supervisor can change per 25 moments, and the person can have a tablet, laptop, smartphone or similar device instead of or in addition to the node 5.

The app has a graphical interface in which a child within the safe zone could be marked green on a map and orange or red outside the safe zone (depending on the distance at which the child is located).

The app may further contain additional information about dangerous areas, such as a ditch or river, so that even within a perimeter which is considered safe from a distance, a person 4, in particular a child, must be searched for quickly, and away from danger, for which the app provides the required navigation instructions to the supervisor 3 via the smartphone.

By selecting a relevant person 4 on the map in or from the graphical interface of the App - for example, tapping or clicking on a child marked in red - the App 10 will immediately plan the route to the moving end goal and the supervisor 3 appropriate navigation instructions to reach the person 4 as quickly as possible without detours. As already noted, the app invests the instructions in conjunction with the person's movements 4.

In a possible embodiment, the App will not determine the safe zone based on the location of the receiver. The safe zone is set on the card as required and after setting it is bound to a specific location (so not necessarily in relation to the position of the supervisor 3). As a supplement or as an alternative, the safe perimeter can be based on a distance from the supervisor 3.

With regard to moving the end point, it is noted that the system preferably measures both the movement 25 of the receiver / supervisor and that of the transmitter / node / person 4. This is done within the route determination based on the available map systems on route planners or the internet.

The app on the smartphone 2 of the supervisor 3 obtains data about the position of the person's node 5 via existing positioning methods, namely GPS and triangulation on the 3G network.

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The system and the method can then be designed as follows: the smartphone 2 of the supervisor 3 (the parent) calculates the position of the parent 3 and sends it via a wireless network, for example GSM or 3G, to the central environment with the data storage 11. This same is done by the button 5, namely the device of the person 4 / the child / the sender.

That data lands in a so-called "cloud", which is based on backend / middleware 12. This way, the two 10 positions can be placed on a map and tracked in real time. The app is the intermediary to this backend environment 12 and the software present on the possible frontend (end user devices) such as route planners etc.

The app will provide the route planner with the necessary information to at least display the moving target of the person 4 on the route planner and generate navigation instructions. Perhaps the position of the supervisor 3 is also mapped and mapped. Another, more preferred solution is that the app makes direct contact with the maps that are available on back-end systems 12 (for example, TomTom maps or google maps) and delivers this information from the app to the smartphone 2 on the basis of an internet connection. The app is therefore also access to the maps available on the internet and route determination. This maximizes the flexibility of the system because the app controls the security and the route determination or security parameters can be made available on multiple devices (mobile device and home device). The objective is that the app automatically controls the switching of the monitoring between a location-bound device and a mobile device (tablet and smartphone) as soon as the specified safe perimeter is exceeded.

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Network requirements are standard IP communication and mobile communication.

It is also possible that the node 5 wirelessly transmits its position to the smart Phone 2, for example 5 via open WiFi, or any other wireless system with a range of for example 100 - 200 meters, which may suffice for certain applications.

According to the invention, all kinds of possibilities and functionalities can be realized. For example, intelligence 10 can be provided in the (possibly online) Middleware 12 to determine whether action is required from the parent, or other services 13, 14. For this intelligence, an arbitrary algorithm within the reach of a person skilled in the art can be used. Such an algorithm can take into account various aspects such as: the link between "measured location of parent", "measured location of child"; distance between both locations; safe perimeters (within perimeter a: action parent; outside perimeter action b where distance b> a, emergency call to emergency services); the speed at which the child 20 moves (eg 0 km per hour is stopped; <3 km per hour is running, <3 to 15 km per hour is a bicycle,> 15 km per hour is a car and may indicate an abduction ); and routes to be reached as quickly as possible to (the location of) the child (end goal). This would also be a good guideline for interception for emergency and / or emergency services 13, 14, for example, who have to detect and release a potentially abducted child. In addition, a functionality can be provided that as soon as there is an unexpected stop in an emergency situation, 30 different routes that are possible from the point where the stop occurred are calculated. The expected departure speed from that point can in particular be taken into account, which could be taken equal to the speed with which the end goal moved earlier.

A direct coupling of the system according to the invention to emergency and / or emergency services 13, 14 or a registration system thereof involves emergency reporting by a supervisor 3 / parent / carer or automatically on the basis of intelligence. Here too, intelligence can be provided in the form of, for example, a decision algorithm with which it can be decided whether the emergency and / or emergency services 10 must be switched on. For example, a car driving at high speed with person 4 / the child on board, while the supervisor 3 / the parent remains behind at another location, may indicate a kidnapping.

In a specific embodiment of the invention, the middleware 12, card software and backend systems shown in Figure 1 is / are offered as a SaaS solution (virtual application). This makes the middleware 12 applicable to various solutions.

The platform on which the invention may be based in some embodiments thereof is entirely based on so-called Cloud applications or solutions such as SaaS, PaaS and SaaS. This guarantees maximum flexibility. Although it could be suspected that this is related to the cloud and SaaS and PaaS, and therefore 25 less to the application or app. However, by offering the solution in a PaaS environment and as SaaS, it has become possible to provide all parties involved with information and solutions that are available everywhere. This is possible, both on local and mobile end user devices 30 and the smartphone 2 and even remote workplaces such as virtual workstations, TVs with app support (all modern TVs), DVD players with app support or portal environment. The following is also noted: 9 • The app that can integrate with the available route planners or map systems (Google Earth, Maps, etc.) on devices such as smartphones or dedicated navigation devices; the app is made available on the basis of cloud technology (including SaaS) via an installer (installed locally), streamed, as an app in a portal or as a snap-in o.i.d. in navigation software or map software installed online or on the local device.

• The personalization key (the "key" to identify and personalize the child). This makes it possible to monitor multiple children in different locations with a central system. The system is hereby also applicable for, for example, childcare or elderly care. A child within the safe zone is marked green on the map and orange or red outside the safe zone (depending on the distance at which the child is located); by selecting the red child via the app 20, the app will immediately plan the route to the moving end goal. The app will not determine the safe zone based on the location of the receiver. The safe zone is set on the map as required and is fixed after location.

• Moving end point: (the system measures both the movement of receiver and sender) within the route determination based on the available map systems on route planners or the internet.

• Adaptive route adjustment adjusted based on the moving device positioning and button location (continuous shortest route on the map), not just a direction indicator; 10 • Intelligence in the (online) middle-ware to determine whether action is required from the parent or other services; • The direct link of the system to the emergency services registration systems. Emergency notification 5 by parent / guardian or automatically based on intelligence; • Real-time communication and availability of the location of the marked child; • The Middleware is offered as a Saas solution (virtual 10 application). This makes the middleware applicable to various solutions; • The platform is entirely based on so-called cloud applications or solutions such as SaaS, PaaS and SaaS. This guarantees maximum flexibility.

It will be clear that many additional and alternative embodiments will be imposed on the skilled person after knowledge of the foregoing disclosure of the present invention. However, such additional and alternative embodiments are all to be considered within the scope of the present invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (15)

A system, comprising: - a supervisor device, which is arranged for location thereof, and for generating a route for a supervisor to reach a destination; and - a personal device, which is arranged for location thereof and for sending data with regard to a specific location of the personal device to the supervisor device, wherein the supervisor device is adapted to selectively select the data relating to a personal device. take a specific location of the personal device as the destination when generating the route, starting from a specific location of the regulator device. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least the supervisor device is adapted to vary that destination without interruption of an already set destination in connection with changing data relating to a specific location of the personal device. 3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least the personal device is arranged to send the data relating to a specific location of the personal device to the supervisor device via a network. The system of claim 3, wherein the network is a wireless network from the group, comprising at least: GSM, 3G, WiFi, and open WiFi. The system according to any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the supervisor device and the personal device is arranged for location thereof based on at least one of the options from the group, which comprises at least: GPS, and 3G triangulation. The system according to any preceding claim, wherein the supervisor device is one from the group, which comprises: a smartphone 2, a tablet, a laptop, an intelligent device with the ability to run programs or Apps, and most preferably possibility of network connection, a navigation device and a mobile device. The system of any preceding claim, wherein the personal device is one from the group, which comprises: a node (5); an attribute that is easy to apply and more difficult to remove; a mobile device; a smartphone; a tablet; and a laptop. 8. The system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein an application is running on the supervisor device, which application can be integrated with one or more of many available route planners or map systems, such as Google Earth, Maps, etc. to furnish the supervisor device for its own positioning. and generating a route to the destination. 9. The system according to a preceding claim, wherein an application based on Cloud technology, such as SaaS, among others, is available for the supervisor device 2 via at least one of the options from the group, which comprises: an installer (installed locally) ; streamed (application via internet on servers in a data center); as an app in a portal; as navigation software or map software installed as a snap-in or add-in in online or locally on the supervisory device 2. The system according to any preceding claim, wherein individual, personal devices are assigned a unique key 9 and / or "tag" and / or key 9, which is linked to a unique key or key 10 assigned to the supervisor apparatus. The system according to any preceding claim, wherein the supervisor device comprises a graphical interface, which is arranged to display a color coding on a map or other environmental representation as an indication of whether the personal device is within or outside a boundary or perimeter of a selective adjustable environment. The system of any preceding claim, further comprising a central data storage 11. 13. The system according to any preceding claim, further comprising a link to emergency and / or emergency services 13, 14 or a registration systems thereof. A supervisor apparatus that is clearly intended and suitable for a system according to a preceding claim. 15. A personal device, apparently intended and suitable for a system according to a preceding claim.