US Patent 9759570 Personal monitoring apparatus and method

An apparatus, including a housing, display; keyboard; at least one microphone; at least one speaker; at least two cameras; memory or database which stores travel schedule or itinerary information for an individual global positioning device; communication equipment, controller; and transmitter. If the controller detects a deviation of the apparatus from a travel schedule or itinerary or detects an absence of or leaving of the apparatus from an expected location, the controller generates a message and the transmitter transmits the message to a communication device associated with a third party. The controller activates the communication equipment to initiate a telephone call to the communication device or a second communication device, de-activates an on/off switching functionality of the apparatus, and deactivates a telephone calling on/off switching functionality.