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Apparatus for data communication and deactivation of electronic article surveillance tags
Assignee: Tyco Fire and Security GmbH
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Filing: 1996-09-26
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Granted: 1999-11-23
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Expires: 2016-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for data communication and deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag comprising an antenna for communicating with a transponder located within a predetermined area and a deactivation coil for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag located within the predetermined area.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorge F. Alicot
- 👤 Richard B. Frederick
- 👤 Scott A. Tribbey
- 👤 Hubert A. Patterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:45
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/22; G08B13/24; G08B13/2402; G08B13/2405; G08B13/2414; G08B13/242; G08B13/2451; G08B13/246; G08B13/2465; G08B13/2468; G08B13/2474
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
An apparatus for use with articles having associated data transponders and associated electronic article surveillance tags, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said articles, said housing having an open side for removal of said bag and an open top; a plurality of deactivation coils positioned in said housing for simultaneously deactivating said electronic article surveillance tags when said articles are in said volume; and a data communication system comprising an antenna positioned in said housing for communicating with said data transponders when said articles are in said volume.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
An apparatus for use with articles having associated data transponders and associated electronic article surveillance tags, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said articles, said housing having an open side for removal of said bag and an open top; a plurality of deactivation coils positioned in said housing for simultaneously deactivating said electronic article surveillance tags when said articles are in said volume; and a data communication system comprising an antenna positioned in said housing for communicating with said data transponders when said articles are in said volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said data transponders have data stored about said articles with which said data transponders are associated and said data communication system gathers the stored data from said data transponders when said articles are in said volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said data gathered from said data transponders comprises at least one of the selling prices of said articles, identification of said articles, and the manufacturers of said articles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 3, further comprising a display connected to said data communication system and wherein said data communication system provides the gathered data to said display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said data communication system can transmit data to said data transponders when said data transponders are in said volume and said data transponders can receive and store data transmitted from said data communication system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein said data transmitted by said data communication system comprises at least one of the date of sale of said articles, the place of sale of said articles, and the selling prices of said articles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said data communication system can transmit data to said data transponders when said data transponders are in said volume and said data transponders can receive and store data transmitted from said data communication system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein said data transmitted by said data communication system comprises at least one of the date of sale of said articles, the place of sale of said articles, and the selling prices of said articles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said plurality of deactivation coils comprises three deactivation coils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
86 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein a first deactivation coil of said three deactivation coils is positioned in a first wall of said housing, a second deactivation coil of said three deactivation coils is positioned in a second wall of said housing, and a third deactivation coil of said three deactivation coils is positioned in said housing such that said third deactivation coil intersects said first and second deactivation coils at an angle that is greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said first and second walls are opposite each other and said antenna for communicating with said data transponders is positioned in a wall located between said first and second walls.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said third deactivation coil is collinear with a diagonal of said first and second deactivation coils.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said first and second walls are parallel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said data transponders have data stored about said articles with which said data transponders are associated and said data communication system gathers the stored data from said data transponders when said articles are in said volume.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein said data gathered from said data transponder comprises at least one of the selling prices of said articles, identification of the articles and the manufacturers of said articles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 15, further comprising a display connected to said data communication system and wherein said data communication system provides the gathered data to said display.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said data communication system can transmit data to said data transponders when said data transponders are in said predetermined area and said data transponders can receive and store data transmitted from said data communication system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein said data transmitted by said data communication system comprises at least one of the date of sale of said articles, the place of sale of said articles, and the selling prices of said articles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein said data communication system can transmit data to said data transponders when said data transponders are in said predetermined area and said data transponders can receive and store data transmitted from said data communication system.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 19, wherein said data transmitted by said data communication system comprises at least one of the date of sale of said articles, the place of sale of said articles, and the selling prices of said articles.
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