SECURITY APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
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1. A system for deterring theft of one or more articles, the system comprising:
- a first reader configured to obtain data indicating an identity of an employee associated with a sales transaction;
a controller configured to coordinate the storage of the data indicating the employee identity and data associated with the sales transaction in a memory;
a tag removal device configured to remove one or more security tags under the direction of the controller;
wherein, the controller enables operation of the tag removal device following a determination of the number of security tags to be removed in connection with the sales transaction and storage of the employee identity, data indicating the number of tags removed in connection with the sales transaction.
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Abstract
Methodologies and mechanisms are provided that enable implementation of a system and methodologies for detachment of a security tag (e.g., an identification tag) from an article only upon the sale of the article, wherein the identification data indicating the personnel detaching the security tag is logged in connection with data specific to the article sale transaction.
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1. A system for deterring theft of one or more articles, the system comprising:
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a first reader configured to obtain data indicating an identity of an employee associated with a sales transaction; a controller configured to coordinate the storage of the data indicating the employee identity and data associated with the sales transaction in a memory; a tag removal device configured to remove one or more security tags under the direction of the controller; wherein, the controller enables operation of the tag removal device following a determination of the number of security tags to be removed in connection with the sales transaction and storage of the employee identity, data indicating the number of tags removed in connection with the sales transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A method for deterring theft of one or more articles, the method comprising:
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obtaining data indicating an identity of an employee associated with a sales transaction; storing the data indicating the employee identity and data associated with the sales transaction in a memory; removing one or more security tags using a tag removal device; wherein, operation of the tag removal device is enabled following a determination of the number of security tags to be removed in connection with the sales transaction and storage of the employee identity, data indicating the number of tags removed in connection with the sales transaction.
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