Patent ID: 8732859

Claim:
A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving an actuation signal at a network plug-in device; obtaining location information associated with the network plug-in device based on receipt of the actuation signal; obtaining access information from an employee access card in proximity to the network plug-in device; transmitting a monitoring signal to a remote server from the network plug-in device according to a schedule, the monitoring signal comprising a digital code for the network plug-in device, the digital code comprising the location information and identification information associated with the network plug-in device, the remote server determining from a failure to receive the monitoring signal according to the schedule whether the network plug-in device is not locatable; and responsive to a determination by the remote server that the network plug-in device is not locatable: identifying access information obtained, by way of the network plug-in device, from the employee access card in proximity to the network plug-in device at a former location immediately preceding the determination that the network plug-in device is not locatable; and transmitting, from the network plug-in device, a security signal, wherein the security signal comprises the access information retrieved from the employee access card in proximity to the network plug-in device at the former location, and wherein the security signal enables the remote server to associate an employee identification determined from the access information with the determination that the network device is not locatable.