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SYSTEM AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ITEM TO BE SECURED

  • US 20100253522A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2006
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system (100) for protecting at least one item to be secured, for example at least one piece of luggage, the system comprisingat least one transponder device (50), in particular at least one electronic tag, being assigned to the item, andat least one monitor device (10, 20), in particular being based on short range radio frequency communication, with at least one transmitting unit (18, 28) for transmitting and/or for broadcasting and/or for multicasting, in particular periodically, at least one request (40, 42) to the transponder device (50),characterized inthat the transponder device (50) comprises at least one processing unit (52) for determining the number (N) of monitor devices (10, 20)being arranged within the range, in particular within the receiving and/or transmitting range, of the transponder device (50), andhaving transmitted and/or having broadcasted and/or having multicasted its respective request (40, 42) to the transponder device (50), within a certain time interval, andthat the transponder device (50) is designed for transmitting and/or for broadcasting and/or for multicasting at least one response (60, 62) comprising the determined number (N) of monitor devices (10, 20) to the respective monitor device (10, 20) having transmitted and/or having broadcasted and/or having multicasted its respective request (40, 42) to the transponder device (50).

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