Patent ID: 7714709

Claim:
An improved covert alarm locator apparatus comprising: (a) a removable electronics module, said removable electronics module comprising: (1) location determining circuitry; (2) communications circuitry; (3) logic and control circuitry; and (4) means for interconnecting said location determining circuitry, said communications circuitry, and said logic and control circuitry to one another and to an external connector; (b) a wearable or carryable article selected from the group consisting of apparel and carryable items, said article comprising: (1) a receptacle for receiving said removable electronics module; (2) connection means for making electrical connection to said external connector; and (3) a covert activation switch for selectively initiating the transmission of an alarm signal by said communications circuitry, said alarm signal being encoded with the location of said covert alarm locator apparatus as determined by said location determining circuitry; and (c) power supply means for powering said circuitry within said removable electronics module, wherein said location determining circuitry is a GPS receiver which is combined with said communications circuitry in a single cellular phone based unit, whereby the initial fix for said location determining circuitry is based on the location of the nearest cell phone towers, whereby the initial fix can be rapidly and accurately determined.