US 12,302,207 B1
System and method for monitoring and ensuring student safety
Alex Romano, Bristol, RI (US)
Assigned to STUDENT ALLY, INC., Bristol, RI (US)
Filed by STUDENT ALLY, INC., Bristol, RI (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,483.
Application 17/872,483 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/932,932, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,463,841.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/876,041, filed on Jul. 19, 2019.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/90 (2018.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/90 (2018.02) [G10L 15/08 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of tracking and/or monitoring an identified person of interest from a central facility comprising:
providing a group comprising a plurality of persons each having mobile devices with the capability of determining location of the mobile device, voice communication between the device and a central facility, receiving a message from the central facility, conveying personal identifying information of the mobile device of a person to the central facility and photo or video communication from the device to the central facility;
linking the mobile devices of each of the group with the central facility;
determining from the central facility the location of the mobile devices of the group;
receiving a location of an identified person of interest;
sending a message from the central facility to the mobile devices of persons in the group;
sending in response to the message a signal from mobile devices of persons in the group to the central facility;
sending from the responsive mobile devices to the central facility location of the responsive mobile devices and personal identifying information of the persons having the responsive mobile devices;
establishing a designated geographic area around the identified person of interest;
identifying which of those responsive mobile devices are located within the designated geographic area around the identified person of interest;
joining, at the central facility, those responsive mobile devices within the designated geographic area to a live session tracking the location of the person of interest;
receiving from the responsive mobile devices within the designated geographic area information concerning the person of interest via location of the mobile device, voice communication from the mobile device and a central facility, and/or photo or video communication from the mobile device to the central facility; and
tracking and/or monitoring in live time the location of the person of interest from the central facility using information received from the responsive mobile devices within the designated geographic area.