System and method for monitoring a location

1. A method for monitoring a location comprising:

providing an entry detection device;

monitoring one or more entryways of a building with the entry detection device to detect when an entryway of the building is being opened;

providing a residential wireless access point within the building in communication with and physically located away from the entry detection device;

responsive to detecting an entryway of the building being opened with the entry detection device, monitoring for a presence of one or more wireless devices with the residential wireless access point;

providing a remote wireless device monitoring system in communication with the residential wireless access point over a network;

responsive to detecting the presence of a wireless device within the range of the residential wireless access point, determining an identifier comprising a telephone number associated with the wireless device with the remote wireless device monitoring system;

determining with the remote wireless device monitoring system whether the identifier associated with the wireless device is registered with the residential wireless access point; and

responsive to the identifier associated with the wireless device being unregistered with the residential wireless access point, performing a user-specified event with the remote wireless device monitoring system comprising placing a telephone call to the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the user-specified event further comprises triggering an audible alarm at the building.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the user-specified event further comprises sending an alert notification to a user associated with the residential wireless access point.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the user-specified event further comprises sending an alert notification to a specified user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the user-specified event further comprises notifying law enforcement of an unlawful entry.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the identifier associated with the wireless device;

storing time data corresponding to a period of time that the wireless device is detected by the residential wireless access point; and

providing the identifier and time data to an authorized recipient.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a user associated with the wireless device by retrieving data from a service provider subscriber account database.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising performing a criminal background check on the user.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting a signal strength of a transceiver associated with the residential wireless access point based on the size of the building.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a data bus system;

memory coupled to the data bus system, the memory includes computer usable program code;

a processing unit coupled to the data bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to:

monitor one or more entryways of a building with an entry detection device to detect when an entryway of the building is being opened;

monitor for a presence of one or more wireless devices within a range of a residential wireless access point located within the building in response to detecting an entryway of the building being opened, wherein the residential wireless access point is in communication with and physically located away from the entry detection device;

determine an identifier comprising a telephone number associated with a wireless device in response to detecting the presence of the wireless device within the range of the residential wireless access point, wherein the determination of the identifier is made with a remote wireless device monitoring system in communication with the residential wireless access point over a network;

determine with the remote wireless device monitoring system whether the identifier associated with the wireless device is registered with the residential wireless access point; and

perform a user-specified event with the remote wireless device monitoring system comprising placing a telephone call to the wireless device in response to the identifier associated with the wireless device being unregistered with the residential wireless access point.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to trigger an audible alarm at the building.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to send an alert notification to a user associated with the residential wireless access point.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to send an alert notification to a specified user.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to notify law enforcement of an unlawful entry.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to:

store the identifier associated with the wireless device; store time data corresponding to a period of time that the wireless device is detected by the residential wireless access point; and

provide the identifier and time data to an authorized recipient.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit further executes the computer usable program code to identify a user associated with the wireless device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to perform a criminal background check on the user.

18. The apparatus of claim , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to adjust a signal strength of a transceiver associated with the residential wireless access point based on the size of the building.