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A tag for use with an individual monitoring system. The tag is worn by an individual being monitored, preferably on the ankle or leg where it can be concealed by the clothing of the individual. The tag is fully self contained and sealed. The circuits of the tag periodically generate an identificatio

A tag for use with an individual monitoring system. The tag is worn by an individual being monitored, preferably on the ankle or leg where it can be concealed by the clothing of the individual. The tag is fully self contained and sealed. The circuits of the tag periodically generate an identification signal that includes an identification code. The identification signal modulates a stable RF signal that is transmitted in bursts of data words to a receiver associated with a field monitoring device (FMD) located at the monitoring location. In turn, the FMD may randomly establish communication with a central processing unit (CPU) located at a central monitoring location. Other information is included in the identification code of the tag, such as information indicating that an attempt has been made to remove the tag from the individual. The tag is held in place near the skin of it\s wearer by a conductive strap that wraps around the leg or other limb of the individual. Two capacitive electrodes, one of which is realized with the conductive strap, function as the plates of a capacitor, with the body flesh serving as the dielectric material therebetween. By monitoring an alternating signal coupled from one capacitive electrode to the other, a determination can be made as to whether the tag has remained near the body flesh. Further, because the strap is conductive, a signal can be passed therethrough and a determination can be made as to whether the strap has been broken.

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A tag for use with an individual monitoring system, said individual monitoring system including means for monitoring the presence or absence of an individual wearing said tag within a defined area, said tag including: a self-contained power source; tamper sensing means for sensing any attempt to tam

A tag for use with an individual monitoring system, said individual monitoring system including means for monitoring the presence or absence of an individual wearing said tag within a defined area, said tag including: a self-contained power source; tamper sensing means for sensing any attempt to tamper with the operation of said tag, including any attempt to remove said tag from an individual wearing said tag; and circuit means coupled to said power source for generating an encoded data signal, said encoded data signal comprising a plurality of bits that make up a preselected code word that identifies a particular tag, and at least one tamper bit that identifies any tamper attempt sensed by said tamper sensing means; whereby said encoded data signal provides an indication, when generated, of whether the operation of the tag identified by said preselected code word has been tampered with.