Patent ID: 7190264

Claim:
A security apparatus for protecting a valuable, the security apparatus comprising: a portable remote unit comprising: a first transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving data signals, a notification device coupled to said first transceiver, the notification device being capable of activation in response to an alert signal received by said first transceiver, and, a deactivation element coupled to said first transceiver, the deactivation element configured to cause said first transceiver to transmit a DISARM signal representative of a command to deactivate an alarm; and, a base unit configured for coupling to the valuable, the base unit comprising: a second transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving data signals, a proximity determining mechanism coupled to said second transceiver, the proximity determining mechanism configured to detect a proximity of the remote unit to the base unit, and, a data connection to the valuable, said base unit configured to send a signal to the valuable by way of the data connection, the signal indicating that the valuable should be disabled when the proximity determining mechanism determines that the remote unit is not within a predetermined proximity of the base unit.