Child Tracking

Purpose:

The Child Tracking custom sector seeks to provide context for the IP space surrounding specific tracking applications, specifically for children, and to provide information for future strategy in the space.

Scope:

This custom sector limits its scope to tracking devices, strategies, and other technologies which are focused specifically on tracking in the case of an adverse event, as opposed to general object or person tracking. By way of example, an included document may be one describing a device worn by the child which alerts a parent’s phone when it becomes more than a specified distance away. A document that is not included would be one that describes a tracking device to be worn by an individual on parole.

Key Words and Phrases:

• GPS, RFID
• Bluetooth
• Child(ren)
• Disney
• Theme park, Amusement park
• Sticker
• Track(ing)
• Band, wristband, watch

Tags and Their Meaning:

 Devices – focus of these documents is on physical devices with some sort of tag, used to track

• Band – general a wrist band or ankle band with tag embedded. Many of these documents provide for anti-tampering measures or alarms if removal is attempted.
• Fob – some sort of device which is placed into a bag or embedded in a shoe or similar article of clothing/accessory and are hard to detect
• Sticker – some sort of device which is stuck or sewed onto an article or individual and are hard to detect

Applications – focus of these documents is on the method of tracking, such as the relationship between multiple devices or the zone in which they operate

• Person Tracking – used to track a single person
• Object Tracking – used to monitor the location of specific objects
• Venue Tracking – used to monitor large amounts of people, or monitor someone within a specific location, such as an amusement park

What is Not Included:

• General tracking – no focus on boundaries or connection to a different device
• Item-specific tracking
• Devices that detect damage
• Items worn by individuals which detect biological signals