Patent ID: 8692670

Claim:
A security system for dispensing an identifier such that an intruder may be identified at a later date, the system comprising: a controller comprising a processor, at least one receiver, and at least one transmitter; a plurality of dispensing devices; and a plurality of remote detectors, wherein the at least one receiver is adapted to receive signals from the plurality of remote detectors, the at least one transmitter is adapted to transmit signals to the plurality of dispensing devices, and the processor is adapted to identify which of the remote detectors has sent a signal to the controller and select a dispensing device which is associated with the identified detector in order to signal the appropriate dispensing device to dispense fluid; and wherein each dispensing device is configured to receive signals from the controller and dispense fluid when a signal is received, wherein the fluid comprises the identifier, and wherein the controller is adapted to indicate to the dispensing devices a duration for dispensing fluid.