Wireless merchandise security system
First Claim
1. A security system configured for securing an item of merchandise from theft, the security system comprising:
- a sensor configured to be secured to an item of merchandise; and
at least one monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor,wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate an audible and/or a visual security signal indicative of an unsecured state or condition when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is within a predetermined range or distance,wherein the sensor is configured to removably engage an input port of the item of merchandise to be in electrical communication therewith, and wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the input port of the item of merchandise.
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Abstract
Security systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to be secured to an item of merchandise, and a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor, wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the item of merchandise relative to the monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is within a predetermined range or distance.
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19 Claims
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1. A security system configured for securing an item of merchandise from theft, the security system comprising:
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a sensor configured to be secured to an item of merchandise; and at least one monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate an audible and/or a visual security signal indicative of an unsecured state or condition when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is within a predetermined range or distance, wherein the sensor is configured to removably engage an input port of the item of merchandise to be in electrical communication therewith, and wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the input port of the item of merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 19)
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12. A method for securing an item of merchandise from theft, the method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating between a monitoring component and a sensor, the sensor being secured to an item of merchandise, wherein the sensor is configured to removably engage an input port of the item of merchandise to be in electrical communication therewith; initiating an audible and/or a visual security signal at the monitoring component and/or sensor indicative of an unsecured state or condition when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is within a predetermined range or distance; initiating a security signal at the monitoring component and/or the sensor in response to the sensor being removed from the input port of the item of merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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