Patent ID: 7209037

Claim:
A security system for providing a security service for monitoring a security status of at least one of a mobile asset and a fixed asset globally to detect and respond to a security threat, comprising: an agent connected with a corresponding one of the at least one of the mobile asset and the fixed asset, said agent comprising: a sensing device for monitoring at least one of a physical security and an environmental security of the at least one of the mobile asset and the fixed asset; a processor for compiling said at least one of said physical security and the environmental security to generate said security status; and a transceiver for transmitting a data from and receiving data to the agent; a computer system in communication with said agent for receiving said security status of said at least one of the mobile asset and the fixed asset; a database for storing the received security status; a threat detection analysis software for analyzing the security status to detect the security threat; a process for determining a response to the detected security threat based on a type of security threat detected; an output for performing the response in accordance with the process; and a method for billing the customer for the security service.