SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN INVENTORY WITHIN RETAIL PREMISES
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1. A method for securing an inventory of multiple types of articles which enter a retail premises through a point of entry, are then sold at a point of sale within the premises, and then leave the premises through a point of exit, each article of each type having at least one passive device containing a readable identifier identifying the type of article and a wirelessly detectable security element, the method comprising:
- a) at the point of entry, registering articles entering the premises into an electronic inventory data base according to type of article and quantity of each type of article by wirelessly scanning the readable identifiers of the entering articles to determine a quantity of each type of article entering the premises and adding each determined quantity to a quantity of the same type of article already in the data base; and
b) at the point of sale, wirelessly scanning the readable identifiers of articles being purchased by a customer to register their sale and cause a quantity of each type of article whose sale is registered to be subtracted from the quantity of the same type of article in the data base and to render the detectable security element of each article whose sale has been registered wirelessly undetectable.
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An integrated inventory control and security method for multiple types of articles which are for sale within retail premises accounts for entry of articles into the retail premises and removal of articles from the retail premises, including documenting certain events.
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1. A method for securing an inventory of multiple types of articles which enter a retail premises through a point of entry, are then sold at a point of sale within the premises, and then leave the premises through a point of exit, each article of each type having at least one passive device containing a readable identifier identifying the type of article and a wirelessly detectable security element, the method comprising:
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a) at the point of entry, registering articles entering the premises into an electronic inventory data base according to type of article and quantity of each type of article by wirelessly scanning the readable identifiers of the entering articles to determine a quantity of each type of article entering the premises and adding each determined quantity to a quantity of the same type of article already in the data base; and b) at the point of sale, wirelessly scanning the readable identifiers of articles being purchased by a customer to register their sale and cause a quantity of each type of article whose sale is registered to be subtracted from the quantity of the same type of article in the data base and to render the detectable security element of each article whose sale has been registered wirelessly undetectable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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