Combination radio frequency identification transponder (RFID Tag) and magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag
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1. A system for anti-theft protection and article identification, comprising a transponder having an anti-theft portion for signaling the status of the article;
- and an article identification portion for providing coded article information.
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Abstract
A combination of a radio frequency identification transponder (RFID Tag) and to a magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) device is disclosed. The present invention relates generally to radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, and more specifically to RFID transponders for use in RFID systems and the method for their assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for anti-theft protection and article identification, comprising
a transponder having an anti-theft portion for signaling the status of the article; - and
an article identification portion for providing coded article information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. The method of monitoring the movement of items, which comprises
associating a transponder with each of the items which transponder is operative to supply status and identity information for the associated item in response to interrogation thereof; - and
interrogating the transponder to obtain both status and identity information therefrom for the associated item. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transponder comprising:
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an anti-theft portion; and
an article identification portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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