An apparatus, comprising:
- a personal monitoring device, wherein the personal monitoring device is a cellular telephone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a watch, a wearable device, or an implantable device, and further wherein the personal monitoring device further comprises:
- a database, wherein the database stores a travel itinerary or a travel schedule of or for an individual;
- a processor;
- a global positioning system device;
- and
- a transmitter;
- and
- a drone,
- wherein the personal monitoring device monitors a movement of the individual and compares information obtained by the global positioning system device with information contained in the travel itinerary or the travel schedule of or for the individual, and further wherein the personal monitoring device detects a deviation from an expected position or location of the individual or detects a deviation from an expected travel route by the individual, and further wherein the personal monitoring device generates a message containing information regarding a date and a time when the individual deviated from the expected position or location or when the individual deviated from the expected travel route in response to the deviation from the expected position or location detected by the personal monitoring device, or in response to the deviation from the expected travel route detected by the personal monitoring device, and further wherein the message contains position or location information of or for the personal monitoring device, and further wherein the personal monitoring device transmits the message or information contained in the message to the drone in response to the deviation from the expected position or location detected by the personal monitoring device, or in response to the deviation from the expected travel route detected by the personal monitoring device, wherein an operation of the drone is activated in response to receiving the message transmitted from the personal monitoring device, and further wherein the drone travels to the position or location of the personal monitoring device, and further wherein the drone records video information or records video and audio information of the individual or of an area in a vicinity of the personal monitoring device or the individual, and further wherein the drone transmits the video information or transmits the video and audio information to a user communication device or to a central processing computer.