System and transmitter

• US 20060255914A1
• Filed: 01/21/2004
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Comtrack AB
• Original Assignee: Comtrack AB
• Inventors: Westman, Tony
• Application Number:
  US10/543,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20060255914A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/7.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer

Abstract

An improved system for an anti-theft transponder includes, besides a general paged transponder an autonomous low power transmitter device capable of transmitting a specified address code for accessing at least one anti-theft transponder which includes one receiver module operating on a designated frequency used by a general coverage paging system. The transponder of the system additionally includes several modules for the tracking of the device when activated. The anti-theft transponder of the improved system is provided with a first individual access identity intended for authorization of activation by the paging system and at least a second general access identity code used for control of a direct activation within a limited coverage of the low power transmitter. A low power transmitter can also be regularly transmitting a general access identity code for a control that the item under surveillance does not illegally leave a site where it is kept.

Claims

1. A system for anti-theft transponders, characterized by

an autonomous low power transmitter device capable of transmitting a specified command for accessing at least one anti-theft transponder, the anti-theft transponder comprising one receiver module operating on a designated frequency used by a general coverage paging system, the transponder further comprising at least one transmitting means and control circuitry, and

that the anti-theft transponders are provided with a first individual access identity code for authorization of an activation by means of a paging system and at least a second general access identity code for a direct control by the autonomous low power transmitter within its limited coverage.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that

the autonomous low power transmitter by means of a manual activating switch (S2) initiates a transmitting of a defined series of transmissions of an authorization code for the at least second general access identity code of transponders in the anti-theft transponder system to thereby control each transponder receiving the transmissions of the autonomous low power transmitter.

3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that

the autonomous low power transmitter utilizes a common signal format, e.g a POCSAG code or similar, to produce the at least second general access identity code for the autonomous low power transmitter for control of each anti-theft transponder within a limited coverage of the autonomous low power transmitter when the autonomous low power transmitter is trigged to operate.

4. A transmitter for anti-theft transponders for locally controlling the anti-transponders for a change into an active mode, characterized in

an autonomous low power transmitter device is formed capable of generating a specified command for accessing at least one anti-theft of the transponders, the anti-theft transponders comprising a receiver module operating on a designated frequency used by a general coverage paging system, and the anti-theft transponders are provided with a first individual access identity code for authorization of an activation by means of a paging system and at least a second general access identity code for a direct control by the autonomous low power transmitter within its limited coverage area, and

that the autonomous low power transmitter is provided with a control switch (S2) for activating a broadcast of a defined series of transmissions with an authorization code for anti-theft transponders in a transponder system to thereby locally control each transponder receiving the transmissions of the autonomous low power transmitter.

5. The transmitter device according to claim 4, characterized in that

the defined series of transmission has a repetition rate during a predetermined time period after initialization in order to guarantee a proper interlacing of transmissions by a general coverage paging system normally controlling activation of the transponder.

6. The transmitter device according to claim 5, characterized in that

the autonomous low power transmitter transmits an authorization code being common for all transponders in an anti-theft transponder system to control all transponders within the coverage area of the low power transmitter.

7. The transmitter device according to claim 6, characterized in that

a transmit frequency of the autonomous low power transmitter is the same as a communication frequency used for a paging system utilized for controlling the transponders of an anti-theft system.

8. The transmitter device according to claim 7, characterized in that

the autonomous low power transmitter utilizes a POCSAG code or any corresponding protocol for transferring at least one general Receiver Identification Code, RIC, to transponders within the limited coverage area of the transmitter to thereby control the transponders receiving signals from the autonomous low power transmitter when it is initialized.

9. The transmitter device according to claim 8, characterized in that

the microprocessor (12) of the autonomous low power is provided with a fourth general RIC which can be transmitted in order to reset local transponders of the anti-theft system to a standby state.