Patent ID: 8922348

Claim:
A computing device comprising: a receiver to receive a notification signal over a second frequency band from a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, wherein the notification signal is transmitted from the RFID device in response to receipt by the RFID device of a particular interrogation signal from a RFID reader device over a first frequency band, the computing device distinct from the RFID reader device, wherein the second frequency band is distinct from the first frequency band, and wherein the notification signal includes data indicating that the particular interrogation signal was received at the RFID device; and a processor coupled to the receiver, wherein the processor is configured to determine information indicating a geographic location of the computing device, and wherein the processor is configured to send a message to a monitoring system to activate a camera of the monitoring system in an area proximate to the geographic location of the computing device in response to receipt of the notification by the receiver.