Patent ID: 8130116

Claim:
A personal item tracking and monitoring system, comprising: a transmitter unit removably attachable to an object by an attachment means; and, a receiver unit allowing a user to adjust an allowable distance between said transmitter unit and said receiver unit, further comprising: a second enclosure providing housing for said receiver unit; a digital display located on a face of said second enclosure allowing said user to view what said allowable distance has been set at; a receiver circuit; a receiving antenna for receiving a radio frequency signal from said transmitter unit and relaying said radio frequency signal to said receiver circuit; a squelch circuit electrically connected to said receiver circuit; an increase alarm distance pushbutton and a decrease alarm distance pushbutton that allows said user to adjust said squelch circuit by adjusting said allowable distance between said transmitter unit and said receiver unit; a display driver circuit; a discrete controller which operates said increase alarm distance pushbutton and said decrease alarm distance pushbutton and is connected to said digital display by said display driver circuit; an audible annunciator that receives an alarm indication signal when said personal item tracking and monitoring system is in an alarm state; an alarm speaker that converts said alarm indication signal to an audible sound thereby alerting said user when said personal item tracking and monitoring system is in said alarm state; an on/off switch providing a means to control power to said receiving unit when in an on mode and allowing said user to deactivate said receiving unit when in an off mode; and, a second battery providing power through said on/off switch to said receiver circuit, said squelch circuit, said discrete controller, and said display driver circuit; wherein said length between said transmitter unit and said receiver unit is determined by a signal strength transmitted by said transmitter unit to said receiver unit; wherein when said signal strength of said radio frequency signal is of an adequate strength, said squelch circuit is broken and said personal item tracking and monitoring system is in an armed and active state; wherein when said signal strength of said radio frequency signal does not reach said adequate strength, said squelch circuit is closed and said receiver unit enters said alarm state; wherein said transmitter unit transmits said radio frequency signal to said receiving antenna of said receiver unit thereby allowing said receiving unit to determine a length between said transmitter unit and said receiving unit; and, wherein said receiver unit emits a warning signal when said length between said transmitter unit and said receiver unit reaches or extends beyond said allowable distance and said personal item tracking and monitoring system is in said alarm state.