Article surveillance security system with self-alarm

• US 6,339,377 B1
• Filed: 07/21/2000
• Issued: 01/15/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kojin Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kojin Company Limited
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Hitoshi, Naka, Katsufumi
• Primary Examiner(s): TRIEU, VAN THANH
• Application Number:
  US09/600,778
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 340/10.2, 340/10.33, 340/10.34, 340/10.5, 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/572.5, 340/572.7, 340/572.8, 340/571, 340/568.1, 235/462.27, 235/462.46, 235/472.01, 235/385
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2431 Tag circuit details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2434 Tag housing and attachment details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

An article surveillance security system with self-alarm operates at 6 through 10 MHz as a central frequency, receives a swept low level radio wave within ±5 through 15% from the central frequency, and sounds the alarm. It includes a tuning circuit (1) tuning to the central frequency, and a differential amplifier (2) for amplifying and detecting the output of the tuning circuit. The load resistance (R1) of the differential amplifier is set to 3 through 5 MΩ, and the operating current of the differential amplifier is set to 3 μA or less. The base-emitter of the amplification/detection transistor (Tr1) of the differential amplifier are connected to the base-emitter of another diode-connected transistor (Tr2) to stabilize a bias drift by temperature. Thus, a receiving circuit of an article surveillance security system with self-alarm (tag) is realized with ability having a power supply of approximately four-year durability, stably operating with a very low level radio wave at 8.2 MHz, and suppressing external noise, especially a malfunction at a frequency band of a mobile telephone.

Claims

1. An article surveillance security system with self-alarm operating at from 6 through 10 MHz as a central frequency, receiving a low level radio wave swept within ±

5 through 15% from the central frequency, and sounding an alarm, comprising;

a tuning circuit tuning to the central frequency; and

a differential amplifier amplifying and detecting an output of the tuning circuit, wherein;

a load resistance of said differential amplifier is set to 3 through 5 MΩ

, an operating current of said differential amplifier is set to 3 μ

A or less; and

a base-emitter of an amplification/detection transistor (Tr1) of said differential amplifier are connected to a base-emitter of another diode-connected transistor (Tr2) of said differential amplifier to stabilize a bias drift by temperature.

2. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the output of said differential amplifier is connected to a charge/discharge circuit including a pair of resistor and capacitor and a comparison circuit through a direct-coupled amplifier in series; and

it is detected that receiving pulses corresponding to the sweep frequency have been supplied predetermined times, thereby removing the non-successive receiving noise around the central frequency.

3. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the output of said differential amplifier is supplied to a microcomputer through a direct-coupled amplifier after analog-digital conversion; and

it is detected that receiving pulses corresponding to the sweep frequency have been supplied predetermined times, thereby removing the non-successive receiving noise around the central frequency.

4. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in one of claim 1 through 3, wherein;

said central frequency is 8.2 MHz;

said sweep range is ±

10% from said central frequency; and

said sweep frequency is 50 through 80 Hz.

5. An article surveillance security system with self-alarm operating at from 6 through 10 MHz as a central frequency, receiving a low level radio wave swept within ±

5 through 15% from the central frequency, and sounding an alarm, comprising;

a tuning circuit tuning to the central frequency, and a differential amplifier amplifying and detecting the output of the tuning circuit, wherein;

an inductance having low impedance at 6 through 10 MHz, and high impedance at 1 GHz or more is inserted in series with a signal path before said differential amplifier having a high load resistance for amplifying and detecting the output of said tuning circuit supplied through the inductance.

6. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 5, wherein 1005 type of size parts are used as units of the resistance, the impedance, etc. in the circuit so that stray impedance at a frequency of 1 GHz or more in the input circuit, the bias circuit, and the load circuit of said differential amplifier can be as small as possible.

7. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein a shield effect for external noise can be improved by widening an earth pattern and a pattern of power supply line in said circuit on a printed substrate.

8. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein:

said first stage amplifier is a differential amplifier;

the load resistance of said differential amplifier is set to 3 through 5 MΩ

, the operating current of said differential amplifier is set to 3 μ

A or less; and

the base-emitter of the amplification/detection transistor (Tr1) of said differential amplifier are connected to the base-emitter of another diode-connected transistor (Tr2) of said differential amplifier to stabilize a bias drift by temperature.

9. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 8, wherein the output of said differential amplifier is connected to a charge/discharge circuit including a pair of resistor and capacitor and a comparison circuit in series through a direct-coupled amplifier;

and it is detected that receiving pulses corresponding to the sweep frequency have been supplied predetermined times, thereby removing the non-successive receiving noise around the central frequency.

10. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

the output of said differential amplifier is supplied to a microcomputer through a direct-coupled amplifier after analog-digital conversion; and

it is detected that receiving pulses corresponding to the sweep frequency have been supplied predetermined times, thereby removing the non-successive receiving noise around the central frequency.

11. The article surveillance security system with self-alarm as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein:

said central frequency is 8.2 MHz;

said sweep range can be ±

10% from said central frequency; and

said sweep frequency is 50 through 80 Hz.