A wireless monitoring device, comprising: a housing (10) in which is contained a wireless communication circuit for sending and receiving wireless signals; first and second flexible band portions (12, 14) connected at respective first ends to opposing edges of said housing; at least one antenna coupled to said wireless communication circuit; a connection device (16) for connecting second ends of said first and second band portions (12, 14) together to form a flexible band configured to attach the device to a user; at least one magnet (22) positioned in said first band portion (12); and a magnetic field sensor positioned in said second band portion, wherein said magnetic field sensor (20) is arranged to detect said at least one magnet (22) when said band portions (12, 14) are connected together.

Disclosed are techniques for calculating a predicted location of a location tracking device. In an aspect, a wireless communications device detects a breach of a geofence made by the location tracking device, receives data representing a state of the location tracking device, the state of the location tracking device comprising at least a current location of the location tracking device and a velocity of the location tracking device, and determines, based on the data representing the state of the location tracking device, the predicted location of the location tracking device.

Technologies and implementations for machine coordination and management of pickup of a minor with a guardian. The machine coordination and management may be facilitated by a child pickup module (CPM).

The present application includes a search route processor that calculates a plurality of search routes between locations of a plurality of searchers belonging to a predetermined area and a search target based on position information of the search target acquired from a position information terminal held by the search target, and a plurality of portable terminals that is held by the plurality of searchers and displays the plurality of search routes calculated by the search route processor and personal information that identifies the search target.

Systems, methods, and devices for locating items, people, and/or animals are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, locator devices for locating a target device are provided, the locator devices comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a second transceiver in the target device; a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver configured to receive data from a plurality of satellites for calculating a location; a visual indicator; and a hardware processor that: receives signals from the first transceiver; calculates an estimated distance between the locator device and a target device based on the signals; controls whether the GNSS receiver is powered on or off based on the estimated distance; and causes the visual indicator indicate an estimated direction to the target device from the locator device.

Various embodiments provide systems and methods for detecting tampering with a monitoring device using biometric data.

A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal.

An apparatus for monitoring a living target has a lock, a tamper-evidencing mechanism, and a mechanism for monitoring a GPS location of the apparatus. The apparatus has a mechanism for determining the apparatus is within at least one of a first threshold distance from a second apparatus or a first threshold distance from a pre-set GPS location, and a mechanism for warning the living target. The apparatus has a mechanism for determining the apparatus is in a banned location. The apparatus has a mechanism for emitting a debilitating sound and a mechanism for visually marking the living target. The apparatus has a communication mechanism for communicating a GPS location of the living target to at least the second apparatus and a third apparatus responsive to the determining the apparatus is in the banned location.

A cloud-based, geospatially-enabled data recording, notification, and rendering system.

Security systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to removably engage an input port of an item of merchandise, and a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor and to removably support the sensor thereon, wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the item of merchandise relative to the monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is not within a predetermined range, and wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the input port of the item of merchandise.