Remote location monitoring of objects with mobile devices

Abstract

A remote location monitoring arrangement within a wireless communication network. The monitoring arrangement comprises a tracking device for securing to an object. The monitoring arrangement further comprises one or more sentinel devices arranged within at least one of (i) around a boundary area or (ii) within the boundary area, wherein the boundary area is an area in which a user wishes the object to remain. The monitoring arrangement also comprises a monitoring device in communication with at least one of (i) the one or more sentinel devices or (ii) the tracking device such that at least one of (i) at least one of the one or more sentinel devices or (ii) the tracking device alerts the monitoring device over the wireless communication network that (i) the tracking device has left the boundary area or (ii) another object has entered the boundary areas.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.