Patent ID: 7710268

Claim:
A system to protect personal property, comprising: an electronic tag associable with a personal property item, wherein the electronic tag comprises: a Global Positioning System and an Inertial Measurement Unit to determine a coordinate location of the electronic tag, wherein the electronic tag comprises the Global Positioning System; a communications device to transmit a signal to a controller, wherein the signal includes the coordinate location of the electronic tag; and a motion sensor to detect any motion of an associated personal property item, wherein the controller comprises means for selecting operation between a combination motion sensor and range sensor mode, only in a range sensor mode for sensing a range of the electronic tag and personal property from the controller, and only in a motion sensor mode to sense movement of the electronic tag and the personal property; wherein the communications device transmits a signal to the controller in response to any motion of the personal property and associated electronic tag being detected, the controller including a disable motion button or switch, wherein any signal received by the controller from the electronic tag in response to motion being detected by the electronic tag is ignored when the disable motion button or switch is active, or the controller sends a disable motion signal to the electronic tag to disable the motion sensor in response to the disable motion button or switch being active.