INTEGRATED DATA READER AND ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM

• US 20100148967A1
• Filed: 11/16/2009
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Datalogic Scanning Incorporated (Datalogic S.p.A.), Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Drew, Douglas A., Barnum, Garrett J., Easter, Ronald B., Newman, David J., Friend, Matthew J., Aguirre, Gerardo
• Application Number:
  US12/619,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20100148967A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.300
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10554 Moving beam scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2402 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting mechanical aspects of the tags, e.g. related to locking E05B73/0017; RFID readers G06K7/00; RFID tags G06K19/00; access control systems G07C9/00; anti-theft control in point of sale systems G07G3/003; security seals G09F3/03
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. Several configurations are also disclosed for alternate deactivation coil designs and mounting schemes.

Claims

1-2. -2. (canceled)

3. A combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising

an optical data reader for reading optical tags being passed through a read volume;

a deactivator for deactivating electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, said deactivator having at least one magnetic deactivation coil unit arranged to proximate the data reader to project a magnetic field into the read volume, wherein the deactivation coil unit is mounted with a pivoting mount for allowing the deactivation coil unit to be pivoted outwardly away from the data reader.

4. A system according to claim 3 wherein the deactivation coil unit being pivoted outwardly away from the data reader for allowing access to internal components.

5. A system according to claim 3 wherein the pivoting mount comprises a mounting bracket and a hinge.

6. A system according to claim 3 wherein the pivoting mount comprises a pair of hinged mounting brackets.

7. A system according to claim 6 wherein the magnetic deactivation unit is pivoted via the hinged mounting brackets between a first position proximate the data reader and a second position away from the data reader.

8. A system according to claim 3 wherein the optical data reader comprises an L-shaped two-plane optical scanner.

9. A combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising

a housing;

an optical data reader disposed in the housing and having at least a first window through which the optical data reader reads optical tags being passed through a read volume;

a deactivator for deactivating electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, said deactivator having at least a first magnetic deactivation coil unit disposed in the housing proximate the first window, wherein the first deactivation coil unit is pivotally mounted.

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein the magnetic deactivation coil unit comprises a plurality of windings disposed around a central opening, wherein the data reader reads through the first window and then through the central opening and into the read volume.

11. A system according to claim 10 wherein the magnetic deactivation coil unit is configured in a generally rectangular configuration arranged around the central opening.

12. A system according to claim 9 further comprising a hinged mounting bracket, wherein the magnetic deactivation coil unit is pivotally mounted via the hinged mounting bracket between a first position proximate the first window and a second position away from the window.

13. A system according to claim 9 wherein the deactivation coil unit is pivotable outwardly away from the data reader for allowing access to internal components of the system.

14. A system according to claim 9 wherein the data reader comprises an L-shaped two-plane optical scanner.

15. A method of mounting a magnetic deactivation coil unit within a housing of a combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation system, comprising the steps of

installing a mounting bracket within the housing;

pivotally mounting the magnetic deactivation coil unit to the mounting bracket.