SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING RETAIL DISPLAY MERCHANDISE FROM THEFT
First Claim
1. A security system configured for securing a portable electronic device from theft, the security system comprising:
- a sensor configured to be in electrical communication with the portable electronic device; and
a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor,wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the portable electronic device relative to the monitoring component,wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal based on the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor, andwherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
Security systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft are provided. For example, a security system includes a sensor configured to removably engage an input port of an item of merchandise, and a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor and to removably support the sensor thereon, wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the item of merchandise relative to the monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal when the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor is not within a predetermined range, and wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the input port of the item of merchandise.
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20 Claims
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1. A security system configured for securing a portable electronic device from theft, the security system comprising:
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a sensor configured to be in electrical communication with the portable electronic device; and a monitoring component configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor, wherein the monitoring component and the sensor are configured to communicate with one another to determine a proximity of the portable electronic device relative to the monitoring component, wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal based on the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor, and wherein the monitoring component and/or the sensor is configured to initiate a security signal in response to the sensor being removed from the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for securing a portable electronic device from theft, the method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating between a monitoring component and a sensor, the sensor being in electrical communication with the portable electronic device; determining a proximity of the portable electronic device relative to the monitoring component; initiating a first security signal at the monitoring component and/or sensor based on the proximity between the monitoring component and the sensor; and initiating a second security signal at the monitoring component and/or sensor in response to the sensor being removed from portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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