Abstract: A mobile monitoring device that may be used to increase the security of property is disclosed. The monitoring device includes a controller and a transceiver that is in electronic communication with the controller. The transceiver is capable of communicating with a computing device. At least one sensor is also added to the monitoring device. The sensor is in electronic communication with the controller and is designed such that it is capable of detecting a change in a condition of the property being monitored. The monitoring device is also designed such that it may execute programming commands received from the computing device. The monitoring device is also designed to be track-able by various methods.

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.