Apparatus and methods for geolocating an individual with respect to a perimeter

Abstract

An improved wearable locator has an ultra-low power RF transceiver, GPS receiver, cellular network RF transceiver, processor, programmable non-volatile memory, LCD display, accelerometer and rechargeable battery. To ensure that the locator is within a perimeter, it can cooperate with a subordinate unit that includes an ultra-low power RF transceiver, processor, power supply, DC charging output, rechargeable battery, visual, audible and tactile enunciators and pushbutton, and can be plugged into an outlet or be unplugged and be mobile. Other wireless units can be used to define a perimeter.

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         23 . A wearable locator and communications device comprising:
 a main housing;   at least one strap connected to the housing; and   a flexible printed circuit board extending in said housing and into the strap, a portion of said flexible printed circuit board in the strap providing an antenna.   
     
     
         24 . The device as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein closure of the at least one strap is detected using circuitry on said flexible printed circuit board in the strap. 
     
     
         25 . A wearable locator and communications device comprising:
 a main housing;   at least one strap molded to the housing and having electronic components in the strap; and   a circuit board in said main housing connected to said components in the strap.   
     
     
         26 . A wearable locator and communications device comprising:
 a housing having a wrist or ankle side that has a central portion between first and second adjacent portions, said first and said second adjacent portions being angled or curved in a body direction from the central portion to fit over a wrist or ankle;   a pair of straps connected to said first and said second adjacent portions to fasten the device to a wrist or ankle; and   a flexible printed circuit board having at least three segments mounted respectively to said central portion, said first adjacent portion and said second adjacent portion.   
     
     
         27 . The device as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein the device has a display face and a bezel surrounding the display face, the bezel merging with said first portion and said second portion. 
     
     
         28 . The device as claimed in  claim 26 , further comprising an extension of said flexible printed circuit board turned upright from one of said segments corresponding to said central portion, said extension providing circuitry using a side port on said central portion. 
     
     
         29 . The device as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein said circuitry includes a microphone, and said side port comprises at least one orifice covered on the inside by a waterproof/breathable fabric. 
     
     
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