Labelling system for deterring the theft of a very wide variety of items
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1. A labelling system for deterring the theft of items comprising, in combination:
- a first part and a second part;
said first part displaying a message describing the state the owner of an item intends the item to be in and stating that the item is stolen if not in that intended state, the message also asking observers to take appropriate action if the item is not in the described state;
said message on said first part being permanently part of said item and tamperproof;
said first part reveals what the second part should look like, what the intended state of the item is when the second part is missing, and what to do if the item is not in its intended state;
said second part, when combined with the first part changes the meaning of the message on the first part to describe a different intended state of the item; and
,means for making said message on said first and second parts easily visible by people nearby.
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Abstract
A labelling system which can protect a very wide variety of items from theft. The system requires four elements in combination: 1) A readily understandable message on an item which describes the state the owner intends the item to be in and further asks observers to take appropriate action should the item not be in that state. 2) The message must be easily detectable by people nearby. 3) The message must be changeable, at least once, to reflect a change in the state of the item it is on but, it must only be changeable by the owner and anyone he or she chooses. 4) The message must be very difficult to tamper with or hide without leaving a trace.
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14 Claims
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1. A labelling system for deterring the theft of items comprising, in combination:
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a first part and a second part; said first part displaying a message describing the state the owner of an item intends the item to be in and stating that the item is stolen if not in that intended state, the message also asking observers to take appropriate action if the item is not in the described state; said message on said first part being permanently part of said item and tamperproof; said first part reveals what the second part should look like, what the intended state of the item is when the second part is missing, and what to do if the item is not in its intended state; said second part, when combined with the first part changes the meaning of the message on the first part to describe a different intended state of the item; and
,means for making said message on said first and second parts easily visible by people nearby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)
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9. An anti-theft labelling system for an item comprising an electronic display message describing the state that the owner of the item intends said item to be in and saying that said item is stolen if not in that intended state, said message further asking observers to take appropriate action if said item is not in that intended state;
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said message being part of said item and tamperproof; and
,means for enabling only designated people to change the meaning of said message to describe a different intended state for said item, said means comprising; an input means, a memory means and an electronic control means; said electronic control means changing said message only after verifying an input from said input means against a code stored in said memory; and
,means for making said message easily visible to people nearby. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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