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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Barry Markwitz, Solon, OH (US);
Mike O'flaherty, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Jay Cross, Chesterland, OH (US);
Scott Boswell, Copley, OH (US);
Dean Chriss, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Tom Dutton, Chesterland, OH (US);
Michael Gribov, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Tom Morman, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Jim Nicholson, South Euclid, OH (US);
Barry Markwitz, Solon, OH (US);
Mike O'Flaherty, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Jay Cross, Chesterland, OH (US);
Scott Boswell, Copley, OH (US);
Dean Chriss, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Tom Dutton, Chesterland, OH (US);
Michael Gribov, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Tom Morman, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Jim Nicholson, South Euclid, OH (US);
TimeKeeping Systems, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Abstract
The guard tour system of the present invention is comprised of a central computer which runs a computer program that enables a variety of electronic hardware components to function as the guard tour system. As a guard progresses through a guard tour, he or she uses a touch button reader to read information stored within a plurality of touch memory buttons located along the patrol route. At the end of the patrol, the guard places the touch button reader in a downloader that transfers the stored data to the central computer which processes the data and generates reports summarizing the patrol data. The computer program of the present invention provides a novel method of organizing security information in hierarchical categories. Further, the guard tour system of the present invention uses a novel method to determine the number of times a guard visited a location in a given time period.