Patent ID: 8643493

Claim:
A recipient monitoring system comprising: a monitoring pendant and a key chain fob and a base unit; the monitoring pendant coupled to a person, animal or item being monitored, the monitoring pendant adapted to transmit and receive signals to and from the key chain fob and to and from the base unit; the key chain fob coupled or integrated into a set of keys, cell phone or electronics, the key chain fob adapted to transmit and receive signals to and from the monitoring pendant and to and from the base unit; and the base unit coupled to an item/location, the base unit adapted to transmit and receive signals to and from the monitoring pendant and to and from the key chain fob; wherein the base unit includes or is connected to a power light adapted to be illuminated when power is supplied to the system, the base unit also including or is connected to an active light adapted to be illuminated when the system is active, the base unit also including a warning alarm adapted to be energized to generate a warning, the active light adapted to be energized and the system adapted to be activated when the monitoring pendant and the key chain fob and the base unit are in operative proximity of each other; wherein the warning alarm is adapted to be energized by a timer, if no response from the base unit occurs after a user selectable time passes, the system is also adapted to be inactivated when the monitoring pendant and the base unit are out of operative proximity of each other, the warning alarm adapted to be energized and the system adapted to be inactivated when the key chain fob and the base unit are out of operative proximity of each.