In a first example, a user himself/herself sets an area in which the user desires to observe an observation target, a content of an anomaly state of the observation target that the user desires to be notified of, and a sensitivity of the notification of the user with respect to the content. When a state of the observation target corresponds to the anomaly state, occurrence information on the anomaly state is notified to a pre-registered user terminal. In a second example, the user himself/herself sets the area, a content of an anomaly relation between the observation target and a moving object around the observation target that the user wants to be notified of, and the sensitivity. When a relation between the observation target and the surrounding moving object corresponds to the anomaly relation, occurrence information on the anomaly relation is notified to a pre-registered user terminal.

A monitoring system (10) including: an information accumulation program (32) configured to accumulate position information of a user terminal (100) carried by a watched person, the position information being determined based on information uploaded from the user terminal; a living area determination program (33) configured to determine a living area of the watched person, based on position information accumulated in a predetermined period among pieces of the accumulated position information; a determination program (37) configured to determine a positional relationship between a position of the user terminal, which is determined based on the position information of the first terminal, and the living area; and a notification program (28) configured to notify a guardian terminal (209) of a determination result.

A device in a wireless device security system may include at least one processor configured to determine a location of the device with respect to a security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide an alert output when the determined location of the device is proximate to a boundary of the security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to prevent the device from responding to at least some user input when the determined location of the device is outside of the security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide a disturbance output when the determined location of the device is outside of the security area.

A monitoring system for allowing a guardian to monitor a keeper, the monitoring system a guardian unit to be worn by the guardian, the guardian unit has a power source; and a transceiver; a key incorporated into the guardian unit; a band to be worn by the keeper, the band having a GPS unit; a lock to release the band from the keeper; a power source; and a control system having a transceiver to wirelessly communicate with the transceiver of the guardian unit; the lock is to unlock through communication with the key of the guardian unit; a network, having a computing device; and a platform accessible from the computing device; the platform is to allow the guardian to monitor activity associated with the keeper via data received by the control system of the band.

An apparatus (10) comprising: means for determining a current state of each of a first alert module (20_1) and a second alert module (20_2) of a group (22) of alert modules (20), wherein a current state (S_1) of the first alert module (20_1) is dependent upon at least a current location (L_1) of the first alert module (20_1) and a current state (S_2) of the second alert module (20_2) is dependent upon at least a current location (L_2) of the second alert module (20_2); means (30) for providing a first warning signal (W_1) to a first entity (40_1) dependent at least partially on the current state (S_i) of the first alert module (20_1) and/or the second alert module (20_2) of the group (22) of alert modules (20); and means (30) for providing a second warning signal (W_2) to the first entity (40_1) and/or a second entity (40_2) dependent at least partially on the current state (S_i) of the first alert module (20_1) and/or the second alert module (20_2) of the group (22) of alert modules (20).

An anti-theft proximity alert system that includes a wearable smart charm with a charm housing, and an object monitor with a housing, an environmental sensor to detect an ambient environmental condition, and a controller with at least one environmental operating instruction to adjust the output of a sensory alert based upon detected environmental conditions.

A mobile alarm apparatus includes a detection apparatus for detecting positional changes of the alarm apparatus; an output apparatus for the output of alarm signals; and a control apparatus for controlling the output apparatus in dependence on detected positional changes. The control apparatus is operable in a monitoring mode and in an alarm mode. In the monitoring mode, the control apparatus is configured to control the output apparatus to output a pre-alarm and to change into the alarm mode when a detected positional change is within a first range of significance. In the alarm mode, the control apparatus is configured to change into the monitoring mode when a predefined time period has elapsed since the last output of an alarm signal and otherwise, when a detected positional change is within a second range of significance, to control the output apparatus to output a main alarm different from the pre-alarm.

A device in a wireless device security system may include at least one processor configured to determine a location of the device with respect to a security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide an alert output when the determined location of the device is proximate to a boundary of the security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to prevent the device from responding to at least some user input when the determined location of the device is outside of the security area. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide a disturbance output when the determined location of the device is outside of the security area.

The present invention discloses a position information prompting method, device, and system. A designated server receives from a portable locator multiple position point information obtained according to pre-set time and positioning time corresponding to each position point information, generates a movement track of the portable locator, and records the movement track; then, when the designated server receives the current position point information transmitted by the portable locator, according to the current position point information, an alert signal is generated if the current position point corresponding to the current position point information is not on the recorded movement track. A guardian holding a monitoring terminal can be ensured to know at any time whether the person being monitored and holding the portable locator is on a strange road, and thereby the safety information of the monitored person is mastered, and the user experience is enhanced.

Security systems and methods configured for use with an item of merchandise for retail display include a housing, at least one sensor carried by the housing and at least one output device carried by the housing. The security system further includes a controller carried by the housing and operably coupled to the sensor and to the output device. The controller is operable to determine a distance traveled by the item of merchandise from a retail display home position based upon a sensor input from the sensor, and to activate the output device based upon the distance traveled by the item of merchandise exceeding a threshold distance. The controller may utilize the at least one sensor in conjunction with an inertial navigation system (INS) and motion processing algorithms or techniques to determine the distance traveled by the item of merchandise from the retail display home position.