Patent ID: 8441779

Claim:
A hook apparatus for attachment at a defined location and communicating that location to a remote server comprising: a support member with a front side and a back side, the back side attached to the defined location; a hook protrusion integral with the support member and extending from the front side, the hook protrusion having a distal end; a shelter structure integral with the support member and extending from the front side in spaced relationship to the hook; and a communication device coupled with the support member for effecting communication of the defined location of the hook apparatus to the remote server having at least a portion extending from the support member above and spaced apart from the shelter structure; a hook retention lip on the distal end of the hook protrusion to prevent a first object from sliding off the hook protrusion; a shelter hook protrusion extending from the front side for hanging at least one second object, the shelter hook protrusion having a shelter hook distal end; a shelter hook retention lip on the shelter hook protrusion distal end adapted to prevent the second object from sliding off the shelter hook; wherein the shelter structure surrounds and is spaced apart from the hook above and at both sides lateral to the hook; wherein the communication device comprises: a transceiver for receiving data transmitted to the communication device and transmitting data from the communication device; and an electronically controlled active display device coupled to the transceiver for display of the data; wherein the hook protrusion is a cylindrical rod and the hook retention lip extends around the circumference of the distal end.