Patent ID: 7193508

Claim:
A portable security system, comprising: a wheeled trailer; a telescopic mast coupled to the trailer and pivotable between a first generally horizontal retracted position and a second generally vertical extended position; a cabinet mounted onto the trailer; a control subsystem, a data input subsystem, a data server and a data storage subsystem arranged within the cabinet; at least one input device connected to the data input subsystem; a communications subsystem to receive data from an external control and to transmit data to the external control; and a communication link to couple the communications subsystem to a remote external control, wherein the data input subsystem receives data from the input device and forwards the data to the data storage subsystem for storage by means of the data server, and wherein the control subsystem monitors the status of the input device by means of the data input subsystem and notifies the remote external control by means of the communication subsystem and communication link if the status of the input device changes in a predetermined manner.