ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,659, issued on Aug. 26.

"Health monitoring and location tracking behavior modification system and associated methods" was invented by Shane Joseph Crew (Pollock Pines, Calif.), Eran Karpen (Haifa, Israel) and Michael Yudelson (Akrounta, Cyprus).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A health monitoring and location tracking behavior modification system and associated methods are disclosed. The health monitoring and location tracking behavior modification system is configured to monitor health, track location, and modify behavior of a custodial inpatient by way of a wearable wristband device, a beacon device, and a token-based reward system th...