This House Arrest Unit has developed an Active GPS Tracking solution to provide continuous and timely visibility to Offenders locations anytime, anywhere on any day. Unlike traditional Passive GPS tracking technology, there is no need to rely upon a landline telephone to check in with a Case Officer or insert a Transmitter in to a Home Monitoring Device. The House Arrest Unit solution is totally wireless.
The House Arrest Solution (HAS) is designed to be a very cost effective alternative to the high costs associated with incarceration. The issue of overcrowded Prisons and Jails can place a tremendous financial burden on the general public. The HAS program was developed and deployed to provide Agencies in the House Arrest Industry with alternatives that enable them to:
- Reduce Labor Costs of Overtime and Staffing New Officers
- Reduce Costs of Building new Prisons and Jails
- Reduce Public Tax Burden by allowing Offenders to work and pay for Electronic Monitoring Costs
- Leverage the Advantages of Active GPS with Continuous Alcohol Monitoring for a Few Dollars a Day
The HAS application consists of four independent components that are all integrated to deliver a comprehensive solution to its target customers:
- Patented Bluetooth Alcohol Sensor Ankle Bracelet
- Bluetooth Enabled Wireless Handset
- Wireless Network for Data Transmission
- HAS Software Application
This House Arrest Unit Software Application is designed to operate on Motorola’s Bluetooth enabled handsets and the Sprint Nextel iDEN wireless network. This Software enables the wireless handset to interact with the Bluetooth Ankle Bracelet worn by various offenders and individuals on probation.
The Ankle Bracelet functions as an independent ancillary device and is integrated with the Sprint Nextel wireless network via This House Arrest Unit Software downloaded to the wireless handsets.
The software utilizes Bluetooth technology as the primary communications protocol between the handset and the ankle bracelet.
The House Arrest Unit Software is designed such that the Wireless handset serves as the Primary communications device and the Bluetooth Ankle Bracelet operates as a Secondary device. This configuration indicates that the wireless handset is responsible for locating, establishing and maintaining a connection with the Bluetooth Ankle Bracelet.
As the Primary device, the wireless handset must continue to query the ankle bracelet to determine if its location is within Range. Based on the current level of Bluetooth in the Ankle Bracelet, the Bluetooth Range is approximately 30 feet. Each Ankle Bracelet has a unique 12-character Bluetooth address that allows the House Arrest Unit Software to locate each bracelet.
During the initial installation of the ankle bracelet, the technology establishes the offender’s baseline levels for various sensor items, including:
- Ethanol Level to monitor Alcohol Consumption
- Body Mass to determine Tamper Events
- Infra Red to determine Tamper Events
- Temperature to monitor changes in body Temperature
- Battery Level to monitor charging requirements
Following baseline configurations, the application requests the status of the sensors on the Bracelet. One of the main features of the Bracelet is the built in alcohol sensor, which detects traces of Ethanol in a person based on their alcohol consumption. This is an innovative feature that differentiates this solution from most competitors. Agency personnel can re-configure the sensors remotely from This House Arrest Unit, Inc’s Graphical User Interface. This saves the agency time and money. Furthermore, this solution has the ability to provide a voice alert to the offender when the battery needs to be recharged.
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