Personal security tote

1 . A security tote comprising:

an interior and an exterior;

a lower front wall;

a lower rear wall;

an upper front wall attached to or integral with the lower front wall;

an upper rear wall attached to or integral with the lower rear wall;

a pair of side walls attached to or integral with perimeter side edges of the lower front wall, the upper front wall, the lower rear wall, and the upper rear wall;

a first tote fastener disposed coextensively along an upper perimeter edge of the upper front wall;

a second tote fastener disposed coextensively along an upper perimeter edge of the upper rear wall;

a removable fastening means configured as an electronic magnetic fastener that, when energized by a power supply located in the interior, prohibits uncoupling of the first tote fastener from the second tote fastener to completely seal the interior;

an on-board microprocessor located in the interior and in electrical communication with the removable fastening means and the power supply;

a first handle having a first end fixedly coupled to a first side of the upper front wall by a first handle fastener and a second end removably coupled to another area of the first side of the upper front wall by a second handle fastener;

a second handle having a first end fixedly coupled to a first side of the upper rear wall by another first handle fastener and a second end removably coupled to another area of the first side of the upper rear wall by another second handle fastener;

wherein each second handle fastener comprises a latch that is energizable by the power supply and is in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor;

a speaker on the exterior;

an amplifier in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor and the speaker;

a microphone in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor;

at least one illuminating means mounted within the security tote and directed into the interior;

a visual alarm on the exterior;

a display on the exterior that is a touchscreen user interface configured to receive an authorization code to permit or deny access to the interior;

at least one camera on the exterior in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor;

a wireless transmission receiver in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor;

a global positioning satellite receiver configured to provide location data;

a motion sensor configured to sense movement; and,

a port on the exterior in electrical communication with the on-board microprocessor, the port having an indicator located directly adjacent to the port; and,

wherein the on-board microprocessor is configured to detect a breach by sensing an uncoupling of the first tote fastener and the second tote fastener in the absence of receipt of the authorization code via the display or via the wireless transmission receiver; and

wherein, in response to the breach, the on-board microprocessor is configured to: (i) energize the amplifier to emit an audible alarm from the speaker; (ii) activate the visual alarm; (iii) illuminate the interior with the at least one illuminating means; (iv) capture images using the at least one camera; and (v) transmit the captured images together with the location data via the wireless transmission receiver.

2 . The security tote of claim 1 , wherein:

when the first tote fastener and the second tote fastener are coupled, the on-board microprocessor energizes the latches of the second handle fasteners;

the on-board microprocessor detects tampering by sensing decoupling of any of the second handle fasteners and treats the decoupling as the breach;

the port is configured for programming the on-board microprocessor and for recharging the power supply, and the indicator provides usage status of the port;

the wireless transmission receiver comprises at least one of a cellular transceiver, a Wi-Fi transceiver, and a BLUETOOTH® transceiver; and,

the power supply comprises at least one of a rechargeable battery and a user-replaceable battery.