System and method for authenticated detachment of product tags
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1. A system for the automatic detachment of a security tag from an article only upon the sale of the article, said system comprising:
- a reader located at the point of sale that reads the security tag to identify the article being purchased;
a point of sale (POS) machine, in communication with said reader, that verifies if the read item is ready for sale; and
a detacher, in communication with, and controlled by, said POS machine, said detacher being commanded to release the security tag from the article only if said POS machine verifies that said read item is ready for sale.
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Abstract
A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale without the need for store employee involvement, assuming a valid sale is occurring. A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale that tracks the detacher operation and the time and date of such operation.
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1. A system for the automatic detachment of a security tag from an article only upon the sale of the article, said system comprising:
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a reader located at the point of sale that reads the security tag to identify the article being purchased;
a point of sale (POS) machine, in communication with said reader, that verifies if the read item is ready for sale; and
a detacher, in communication with, and controlled by, said POS machine, said detacher being commanded to release the security tag from the article only if said POS machine verifies that said read item is ready for sale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for the automatic detachment of a security tag from an article only upon the sale of the article, said system comprising:
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a reader located at the point of sale that reads said security tag to identify the article being purchased;
a database, in communication with said reader, that verifies if the read item is ready for sale;
a detacher, in communication with, and controlled by, said database, said detacher being commanded to release said security tag from the article only if said database verifies that said read item is ready for sale; and
a POS machine, in communication with said database, said database conveying the article identity and sales information to said POS machine upon said release of the security tag from the article. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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- 40. A security tag for securement to an article for sale, said security tag comprising an article attachment lock that can only be released from the article by a separate device independent of any human intervention.
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42. A method for automatically releasing a security tag from an article upon the sale of the article at a point of sale, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading identification data from said security tag associated with the article to identify said security tag;
verifying if the article is ready for sale;
activating a detacher, independently of human intervention, to release said security tag if the article is ready for sale. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A system for the automatic detachment of a security tag from an article at a point of sale, said system comprising:
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a reader located at the point of sale that reads the security tag to identify the article being purchased;
a detacher, in communication with said reader, said detacher releasing the security tag from the article once said reader has read the security tag; and
a database, in communication with said reader, which stores the identity of said detacher when said detacher releases the security tag. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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