A personal tracking assembly includes a base bracelet that is worn around a caregiver's wrist. A tracking unit is integrated into the base bracelet and the tracking unit is actuated to emit an audible alert and a haptic alert. A remote bracelet is worn around a wrist of a respective individual that is being supervised by the caregiver. A broadcasting unit is integrated into the remote bracelet and the broadcasting unit is in wireless communication with the tracking unit. The tracking unit emits the audible alert and the haptic alert when the tracking unit determines the broadcasting unit has moved beyond a predetermined distance from the tracking unit. In this way the broadcasting unit facilitates to the caregiver to be alerted that the respective individual is potentially in danger of becoming lost or kidnapped.

An apparatus and method for tracking an object includes a transmitter that generates a signal and a receiver that receives the signal generated by the transmitter. The receiver generates an alert signal when a distance between the transmitter and receiver is greater than a predetermined value. The receiver is retained in a retaining element, such as a wrist band, while the transmitter is secured to an object. The receiver is programmable to generate the alert signal only when the predetermined distance has been exceeded. The retaining element optionally includes multiple retaining features so that multiple receivers may be retained in a single retaining element. Each receiver is programmable to communicate only with one corresponding transmitter by assigning each transmitter/receiver pair with a unique identification code. The unique identification code expires after use so that each transmitter may only communicate with a single receiver.

A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

Disclosed herein is an electronic method for monitoring a wearable device, the device being in communication with a receiving device, comprising the steps of, transmitting, from the wearable device via a wireless communications protocol, an encoded signal capable of being received by the receiving device, the encoded signal including information identifying the wearable device and information regarding the status of the device, wherein, upon receipt of the encoded signal, the receiving device decodes the signal, and dependent on the received information regarding the status of the wearable device, the receiving device performs one or more of sending a broadcast signal including the encoded signal via a transceiver, sending the encoded signal to a second receiving device via a wireless communications network, sending an alarm signal to a second device and sounding an alarm.

A method includes, receiving, by a monitoring server, weather data that corresponds to at least one weather condition at a location where a monitoring system monitors an item that is located at an outdoor location of a property and that includes a motion beacon, based on the received weather data, determining a motion tolerance for determining whether a force other than weather likely caused movement of the item, receiving, from the motion beacon, motion data that indicates motion of the item, comparing the motion data to the motion tolerance, based on comparing the motion data to the motion tolerance, determining whether to generate a monitoring system event indicating that a force other than weather likely caused the movement of the item, and performing the monitoring system event indicating that a force other than weather likely caused the movement of the item.

A child tracking assembly for inhibiting a caregiver from leaving a child unattended includes a tracking unit that is wearable on a child's wrist. The tracking unit broadcasts a tracking signal. An electronic device is carried by a caregiver and the electronic device receives the tracking signal. The electronic device emits an audible alarm when the tracking signal falls below a pre-determined signal strength. In this way the electronic device alerts the caregiver that the caregiver has moved beyond a pre-determined distance from the child.

A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

A phone proximity alarm system for inhibiting a user from losing an electronic device includes an electronic device that has an electronic memory. The electronic memory stores location software which has the capability of setting a trigger distance for the electronic device. An alarm unit is provided and the alarm unit is carried by a user of the electronic device. The alarm unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device and the electronic device broadcasts a tracking signal to the alarm unit. The alarm unit is turned on to emit an audible alarm when the strength of the tracking signal falls below a pre-determined threshold. In this way the alarm unit audibly alerts a user that the user is a risk of losing the electronic device.

A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

A keyway illumination and key-loss prevention system and method provides a smart key having a master module, and a keyway having an integral slave module. The modules are in operational communication with a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is operable with a positional detection software application that identifies relative positions of the master and slave module. The slave module generates a geofence near keyway. The master module transmits a signal defining positional information. The positional information includes the position of master module, relative to the slave module. The positional detection software processes the positional information from the emitted signal. The positional detection software triggers the communication device to actuate an alert when the positional information indicates the master module has exited the geofence of the keyway. An illumination device is operable to illuminate when the positional information indicates the master module has entered the geofence of the keyway.