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A new Global Positioning System Personal Alarm for providing a personal alarm system in the event of an assault, medical emergency, or any other intrusive wrong-doing whereby utilizing global positioning system technology and cellular phone technology to transmit the user's longitudinal and latitudi

A new Global Positioning System Personal Alarm for providing a personal alarm system in the event of an assault, medical emergency, or any other intrusive wrong-doing whereby utilizing global positioning system technology and cellular phone technology to transmit the user's longitudinal and latitudinal position to a monitoring station which relays the user's position to the proper authorities. The device includes a housing structure, an alarm activating apparatus secured to the housing structure, an alarm means, a global positioning system positioned within the housing structure, a power source electronically connected to the global positioning system, and a cellular phone system electronically connected to the global positioning system.

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[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A global positioning system personal alarm comprising:a housing structure substantially rectangular shaped;a power source positioned within a lower rear portion of the housing struc

[ What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:] [1.] A global positioning system personal alarm comprising:a housing structure substantially rectangular shaped;a power source positioned within a lower rear portion of the housing structure;an alarm means for sounding an alarm;an alarm activating means for activating said alarm means and being secured to the housing structure and being electronically connected to the power source; the alarm means being electronically connected to the alarm activating means, the alarm activating means including a plunger member mounted on said housing;a global positioning system electronically connected to the power source for generating longitudinal and latitudinal position information based upon signals transmitted from a plurality of global positioning satellites and received by the global positioning system;a cellular phone system for transmitting a signal containing said latitudinal and longitudinal position information when said alarm activating means is triggered, said cellular phone system being electronically connected to the global positioning system and the power source;a monitoring station for receiving the signal containing said latitudinal and longitudinal position information from the cellular phone system, wherein the monitoring station converts the longitudinal and latitudinal information into street address information and relays the street address information to the proper authorities; andwherein the housing structure includes:a plunger aperture positioned in the top surface of the housing structure and having said plunger mounted therein, said plunger triggering said alarm means through said alarm activating means when said plunger moves into said housing through said plunger aperture;a belt clip secured centrally to the rear surface of the housing structure;a battery door removably engaging the lower rear surface of the housing structure;an alarm light electronically connected to the alarm activating means and secured to the top surface of the housing structure;a low battery light electronically connected to the power source; andan alarm speaker electronically connected to the alarm activating means and secured to a side of the housing structure.