A security system for facilitating transponder carrier identification and
tracking within a secure area comprising an RF transponder having a
memory in which is stored a unique identifier; the transponder including
a transmitter to transmit the unique identifier; a transponder writer
operable to send a replacement unique identifier to the transponder, the
transponder replacing the identifier in the transponder memory with the
replacement identifier; a transponder reader to receive from the
transponder at least the unique identifier of the transponder; such that
the transponder reader interrogates the transponder and, in response to
the interrogation, receives from the transponder at least the unique
identifier of the transponder; wherein the location of the transponder is
determined from the location of the transponder reader.