Method and system for monitoring portable articles

Abstract

A method of, and system for, handling a portable article. The method includes the step of delivering the portable article to a destination site at which the portable article is operatively associated with an alarm assembly. The alarm assembly has an armed state and an unarmed state. With the portable article operatively associated with the alarm assembly at the destination site and the alarm assembly in the armed state, the alarm assembly generates an alarm signal in the event an unauthorized activity with respect to the portable article occurs.

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