Tracking system for locating stolen currency
First Claim
1. A security pack disguised as a bundle of currency bills for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies, comprising in combination:
- a. a housing simulating the size and weight of a bundled package of currency bills;
b. a miniaturized GPS receiver disposed within said housing for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, and for creating location data corresponding to the current location of the security pack;
c. a miniaturized communications link transmitter disposed within said housing for selectively communicating with a remote location, and establishing a communications link therewith;
d. a controller disposed within said housing and electrically coupled with said GPS receiver and said communications link transmitter for causing said communications link transmitter to communicate with the remote location, and for causing said communications link transmitter to send location data created by said GPS receiver indicative of the location of the security pack; and
e. a battery disposed within said housing for selectively providing electrical power to said GPS receiver, said communications link transmitter, and said controller.
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Abstract
A security pack for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies includes a housing disguised as a bundle of currency bills but containing a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, a cellular phone transmitter, a microprocessor, and a battery. Following a bank robbery, the microprocessor activates the cellular phone transmitter to dial the telephone number of a central monitoring station. The microprocessor obtains location data from the GPS receiver and transmits the location data, along with identification information, to the central monitoring station. The security pack may also include a separate, conventional RF beacon transmitter for allowing authorities to home-in on the security pack within a large building or other structure, either after the GPS signals are lost, or after the location of the security pack is localized to a specific building or area.
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12 Claims
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1. A security pack disguised as a bundle of currency bills for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies, comprising in combination:
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a. a housing simulating the size and weight of a bundled package of currency bills;
b. a miniaturized GPS receiver disposed within said housing for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, and for creating location data corresponding to the current location of the security pack;
c. a miniaturized communications link transmitter disposed within said housing for selectively communicating with a remote location, and establishing a communications link therewith;
d. a controller disposed within said housing and electrically coupled with said GPS receiver and said communications link transmitter for causing said communications link transmitter to communicate with the remote location, and for causing said communications link transmitter to send location data created by said GPS receiver indicative of the location of the security pack; and
e. a battery disposed within said housing for selectively providing electrical power to said GPS receiver, said communications link transmitter, and said controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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