UNIVERSAL TRACKING ASSEMBLY
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1. An electronic article surveillance tag, comprising:
- a first portion capable of excitation by a RF signal provided by an interrogator, said first portion configured to communicate information stored on said tag to said interrogator in response to said RF signal; and
a second portion for determining when said first portion has been excited by said RF signal, said second portion comprising a counter mechanism which stores a total number of times said first portion has been excited by said RF signal.
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Abstract
A universal tracking assembly that is capable of supporting more than one protocol used in electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels. The universal tracking assembly includes an acousto-magnetic (AM) EAS portion with a Radio Frequency (RF) EAS portion. The intrinsic characteristics and properties of the components of these individual labels are utilized to enhance the overall performance and utility of the combined EAS universal tracking assembly.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic article surveillance tag, comprising:
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a first portion capable of excitation by a RF signal provided by an interrogator, said first portion configured to communicate information stored on said tag to said interrogator in response to said RF signal; and a second portion for determining when said first portion has been excited by said RF signal, said second portion comprising a counter mechanism which stores a total number of times said first portion has been excited by said RF signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. An electronic article surveillance tag, said tag comprising:
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a first portion capable of excitation by an AM signal provided by an AM interrogator and configured to communicate information stored on said tag to said AM interrogator in response to said AM signal; a second portion capable of excitation by an RF signal provided by an RF interrogator and configured to communicate information stored on said tag to said RF interrogator in response to said RF signal; a third portion for determining when said first and said second portion have been excited by said RF signal and said AM signal, said third portion comprising a counter mechanism which stores a total number of times said first and second portion have been excited by said RF signal and said AM signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A method of forming an electronic article surveillance tag, comprising:
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defining AM circuitry on a substrate; defining RF circuitry on said substrate; and defining a counter mechanism on said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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