Personal property security device
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Abstract
A security device for monitoring personal property using a wireless interface to a communication network is presented. The device is comprised of a security module that interfaces with a wireless transceiver such as a cellular telephone. The security module includes a detection monitor the alarms upon a condition and initiates a dialing command to the wireless telephone. The wireless telephone includes a preprogrammed number of a user and is readily reprogrammable to other numbers. Once the communication link is established, the user may listen to the audible conditions around the security device and determine the legitimacy of the alarm. Optional enhanced interrogation of the security device is also contemplated. The security device further includes a location identifier, an example of which is a tracking transmitter that emits a beacon signal for tracking by the user or others.
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31 Claims
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23. A security device for attaching to personal property for monitoring by a user, comprising:
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a security module configured for initiating a dialing command in response to an alarm generated by a detection sensor capable of monitoring a condition relating to the personal property; and
an integrated wireless transceiver operably coupled to said security module including a user programmed dialing string corresponding with a user transceiver for notification of the alarm, the wireless transceiver configured for establishing a communication link with the user transceiver upon receipt of the dialing command, wherein the security device is sized and adapted such that it is usable with a variety of different types of personal property, and wherein the user may initiate a contact between the user transceiver and the security device to evaluate the status of the condition relating to the personal property. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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