Patent ID: 7009512

Claim:
An alarm system for preventing loss or theft of a portable and/or movable device, wherein the alarm system comprises a first portable and/or movable device provided with functionalities of a first communication means operable to communicate wireless with another communication means, a second portable and/or movable device provided with a second communication means operable to communicate wireless with another communication means, wherein at least one of said first and second communication means is configured to generate an alarm signal when a distance (D) between said first and second communication means exceeds a predetermined distance (d), one of said portable and/or movable device being a wallet, and the other portable and/or movable device being a mobile telephone, the mobile telephone sending a short message service message, a voice message, an enhanced message service message, a multimedia message service message or a message to a bank to stop a credit card, when said alarm signal is triggered.