Protective case

A portable protective case for transporting an electrical measuring device, the portable protective case comprising:

• an outer shell with internal cladding which encloses an interior space configured to accommodate the electrical measuring device, wherein the interior space has at least one mounting configured to accommodate a specific type of measuring device with known dimensions;
• a handle configured to enable the protective case to be carried by a user;
• a locking mechanism configured to enable the protective case to be opened by the user;
• a communication unit integrated into the protective case;
• a power supply unit having at least one accumulator for supplying power to the communication unit;
• and
• a verification means for verifying a presence and an identity of the electrical measuring device in the interior space, wherein the communication unit is configured to:
• retrieve data about the presence and identity of the electrical measuring device,
• retrieve and send data via an external wireless network, and
• receive localization data that provides at least an approximate position of the protective case,
• wherein the communication unit is configured:
• to retrieve data from an external server over the internet, from which data a legitimacy or illegitimacy of the user's possession of the measuring device can be determined, and
• to determine, based on said data, whether the user is in legitimate or illegitimate possession of the measuring device,
• wherein the portable protective case is configured to automatically perform an anti-theft functionality if the communication unit has determined that the possession is illegitimate, wherein in the context of the anti-theft functionality, the communication unit is configured to automatically send a command to a measuring device located in the interior space in order to activate a locked mode of the measuring device, in which locked mode essential functions of the measuring device are not available.