Disclosed is a specific location public alert device requiring no specialized installation which may be plugged into any household electrical outlet. The device requires no switch for activation or its alert, which may be a tone, light, or voice, and is activated by an incoming transmission from an authorized transmitting source in the specific area of the device(s), such as cell phone towers, and activates any number of devices within one home or all homes simultaneously. The device may be mobile and removable from the outlet and powered by replaceable or rechargeable batteries at alternate remote locations, such as a cigarette lighter adaptor within a vehicle. The device may be preset to one or more common frequencies determined by the civil authorities from any location worldwide authorizing or transmitting a signal on an emergency frequency from specifically located transmitters in the location or path of the public emergency or warning.
A system which is adapted to provide a personal security system to a mobile individual is presented. In addition, a method for providing a security system to a mobile individual is presented as well as a method of using such a security system. In general, the method of providing a personal security system to a mobile individual using the system described herein may include receiving information regarding a set of different locations and corresponding time frames. In addition, the method may include transmitting a communication signal to a communication device during at least one of the time frames based upon a designated schedule. Subsequently, the method may include determining a subsequent course of action based upon whether a designated reply has been received in response to the transmitted communication. In some cases, the method may include notifying a responsive entity of location information upon failing to receive the designated reply.
