ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,242,462, issued on March 4.
"System and method of tracking data and providing a digital logbook and database" was invented by Utpal Dutta (Fernandina Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for electronically tracking one's location, activities, and behaviors for use in organizations such as prisons are disclosed. A database stores inputted information and may be encrypted. The user may attach files, pictures, videos, or the like. The logbook may have emoticons for tracking travel, medications, bed checks, and sights and sounds. A master facility view enables data viewing of users in a facility. Offline data entry ...