Patent ID: 7495562
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A portable wireless device including an activation switch for generating a signal and a transmission system for transmitting the signal to a remote wireless receiver, the portable wireless device comprising: An identification signal generator associated with the portable wireless device for including in the signal an identification component for uniquely identifying the portable wireless device; and A location signal generator associated with the portable wireless device for providing location information whereby a location of the uniquely identified portable wireless device can be identified by identification of a location of a wireless receiver in proximity to the portable wireless device, the wireless receiver being configured for receiving a wireless signal from the portable wireless device; a wireless signal transmitter associated with the portable wireless device, the wireless signal transmitter being configured to provide a wireless signal for receipt by the wireless receiver, the wireless signal conveying the location signal; and a surveillance camera associated with at least one of the following: the surveillance camera being adapted to provide surveillance image data to an Ethernet network for transmission to a remote recipient.