Abstract: A system for detecting that an open bag is being carried includes a portable container having a first compartment with a first opening, the first opening mutable between an open state and a closed state. The system includes at least one first sensor incorporated in the portable container, the at least one first sensor configured to detect that the first opening is in the open state. The system includes at least one mechanical switch incorporated in the portable container, the at least one mechanical switch having an actuator that activates the at least one mechanical switch when the portable container is lifted. The system includes a control circuit coupled to the at least one first sensor and at least one mechanical switch, the control circuit configured to transmit an alert to a user when the first sensor detects that the first opening is open and the mechanical switch is activated.

Abstract: A system for detecting that an open bag is being carried includes a portable container having a first compartment with a first opening, the first opening mutable between an open state and a closed state, at least one first sensor incorporated in the portable container, the at least one first sensor configured to detect that the first opening is in the open state, at least one second sensor incorporated in the portable container, the at least one second sensor configured to detect that the portable container is being carried, and a control circuit coupled to the at least one first sensor and at least one second sensor, the control circuit configured to transmit an alert to a user when the at least one first sensor detects that the first opening is in the open state and the at least one second sensor detects that the portable container is being carried.