Patent ID: 8354930

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a. at least one processor configured to be connected to a television box; b. at least one storage means connected to the at least one processor; c. at least one locator unit connected to the at least one processor; d. at least one means for connecting an external power source, wherein the at least one means for connecting an external power source is connected to the at least one processor; e. at least one internal power source connected to the at least one processor; f. at least one first communications means connected to the at least one processor; and g. a set of computer executable instructions stored on the at least one storage means and readable by the at least one processor and operative to: i. determine if the at least one means for connecting an external power source has been disconnected from an external power source, and if the at least one means for connecting an external power source has been disconnected from an external power source, then: 1. activate the at least one internal power source; and 2. use the at least one first communications means to notify a central station that the at least one internal power source has been activated or that an external power source has been disconnected; and ii. use the at least one first communications means to receive an activation signal, and upon receiving the activation signal: 1. activate the at least one locator unit; 2. use the at least one locator unit to determine the apparatus's location; and 3. use the at least one first communications means to transmit the apparatus's location to the central station.