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Apparatus for capturing data and deactivating electronic article surveillance tags
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLC
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Filing: 1996-09-26
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Granted: 2000-11-28
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Expires: 2016-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with the article comprising a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging the article, a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of the volume to capture data from the indicia associated with the article as the article is placed into the bag; and deactivation means positioned below the scanner to deactivate the electronic article surveillance tag when the article is in the bag.
Inventors
- 👤 Bradley P. Kane
- 👤 Wayne H. Martin
- 👤 Mark D. Krom
- 👤 Franklin H. Valade, Jr.
- 👤 Jon D. Buzzard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:52
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07G; G07G3/00; G07G3/003; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; G07G1/009; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/22; G08B13/24; G08B13/2402; G08B13/2405; G08B13/2414; G08B13/242; G08B13/2465; G08B13/248
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with articles and for deactivating electronic article surveillance tags associated with said articles, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said articles; a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume to capture data from said indicia associated with said articles as said articles are placed into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all of said electronic article surveillance tags simultaneously when said articles are in said bag.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with articles and for deactivating electronic article surveillance tags associated with said articles, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said articles; a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume to capture data from said indicia associated with said articles as said articles are placed into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all of said electronic article surveillance tags simultaneously when said articles are in said bag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said deactivation means comprises a plurality of deactivation coils surrounding at least a portion of said volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and a bottom and said plurality of deactivation coils are positioned in said sidewalls and said bottom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have said data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with said article, said apparatus comprising: a counter; a housing positioned below said counter and defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said article; a scanner positioned below said counter and adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that said data is captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all electronic article surveillance tags in said bag simultaneously.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with said article, said apparatus comprising: a counter; a housing positioned below said counter and defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said article; a scanner positioned below said counter and adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that said data is captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all electronic article surveillance tags in said bag simultaneously.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned below said counter and adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have said data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said indicia is a bar code.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
108 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with said article, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said article; a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that the bagging of said article and the scanning of said indicia associated with said article to capture data from said indicia occur in a single arm movement by a person placing said article into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all electronic article surveillance tags in said bag simultaneously.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
108 words
An apparatus for capturing data from indicia associated with an article and for deactivating an electronic article surveillance tag associated with said article, said apparatus comprising: a housing defining a volume in which a bag can be placed for packaging said article; a scanner positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that the bagging of said article and the scanning of said indicia associated with said article to capture data from said indicia occur in a single arm movement by a person placing said article into said bag; and deactivation means positioned below said scanner to deactivate all electronic article surveillance tags in said bag simultaneously.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein said deactivation means comprises a plurality of deactivation coils surrounding at least a portion of said volume.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and a bottom and said plurality of deactivation coils are positioned in said sidewalls and said bottom.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have said data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 21, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 22, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 10, wherein said deactivation means comprises a plurality of deactivation coils surrounding at least a portion of said volume.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 24, wherein said housing has three sidewalls and a bottom and said plurality of deactivation coils are positioned in said sidewalls and said bottom.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein said scanner comprises a plurality of scanners positioned adjacent the upper portion of said volume so that a person placing said article into said bag is not restricted to a single path to have data captured from said indicia as said article is placed into said bag.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 26, wherein said plurality of scanners are positioned such that there is a scanner on each of said sidewalls.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 26, wherein the fourth side of said housing is open to facilitate removal of said bag from said volume.
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