Real-time system for monitoring theft protection

• US 7,405,661 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2006
• Issued: 07/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek "Nedap"
• Original Assignee: N.V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek "Nedap"
• Inventors: Badenhop, Wilhelm, Paijens, Petrus
• Primary Examiner(s): MULLEN, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US11/394,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20060290506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/5.92, 340/506, 705/16, 705/18, 705/22, 705/28, 235/375, 235/385
• US Class Current: 340/572.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0054 with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 3/003 Anti-theft control theft alarms G08B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2417 having a radio frequency identification chip
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/246 Check out systems combined with EAS, e.g. price information stored on EAS tag anti-theft systems in point of sale systems G07G3/003
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2482 EAS methods, e.g. description of flow chart of the detection procedure
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A system including at least one theft security system having at least one transceiver device, set up adjacent at least one passage, for detecting antitheft labels that pass the passage, characterized in that each theft security system and/or each transceiver device is preferably provided with an identification code with which each theft security system and/or each transceiver device is identifiable within the system, the system further having at least one control device, and the system further having a communication device, the communication device being adapted for real-time transmission of real-time information about detected antitheft labels from each theft security system and/or each transceiver device to the control device, the control device being adapted for real-time processing of the real-time received real-time information.

Claims

1. A system comprising

at least one theft security system including at least one transceiver device disposed adjacent at least one passage for detecting antitheft labels passing through the passage,

at least one control device, and

a communication device, the communication device being arranged for real-time transmission of real-time information about detected antitheft labels from each theft security system and/or each transceiver device to the control device, the control device being arranged for real-time processing of the real-time received real-time information,

the control device including an information representing unit for making known real-time information about the number of detected antitheft labels per unit of time or per predetermined period so that the number of detected antitheft labels per unit of time or per predetermined period is updated real-time for providing directly information about said number of detections of antitheft labels per unit of time or per predetermined period.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said information is made known when the number of detected antitheft labels per unit time exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one local control device disposed adjacent the theft security system.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a central control device connected with each local control device.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the central control device is arranged for further processing real-time information about detected antitheft labels coming from the local control device individually so that per theft security system real-time information is obtained about the number of detected antitheft labels.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the central control device is adapted to control the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising manual input and real-time transmission of information regarding antitheft labels attached to paid-for goods.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising real-time transmission of real-time information about the at least one theft security system and/or at least one transceiver device detected as being defective.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control device is provided with analysis and/or statistical processing programs.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control device is provided with software programs to process information coming from a group of the theft security systems and/or the transceiver devices.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one control device is adapted for controlling the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

12. A system comprising

at least one theft security system including at least one transceiver device disposed adjacent at least one passage for detecting antitheft labels passing through the passage,

at least one control device, and

a communication device, the communication device being arranged for real-time transmission of real-time information about detected antitheft labels from each theft security system and/or each transceiver device to the at least one control device, the at least one control device being arranged for real-time processing of the real-time received real-time information,

each theft security system and/or each transceiver device being provided with an identification code with which each theft security system and/or each transceiver device is identifiable.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one control device is adapted for controlling the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

14. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the real-time transmission of real-time information about the at least one theft security system and/or the at least one transceiver device detected as being defective.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one control device is provided with analysis and/or statistical processing programs.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one control device is provided with software programs to process information coming from a group of the theft security systems and/or the transceiver devices.

17. The system according to claim 12, further comprising at least one local control device which is disposed adjacent the theft security system.

18. The system according to claim 17, further comprising a central control device which is connected with each local control device.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the central control device is adapted to control the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the central control device is arranged for further processing real-time information about detected antitheft labels coming from the local control device individually so that per theft security system real-time information is obtained about the number of detected antitheft labels.

21. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the manual input and real-time transmission of information regarding antitheft labels attached to paid-for goods.

22. The system according to claim 12, further comprising generation of an alarm when the at least one transceiver device detects an antitheft label.

23. A system comprising

at least one theft security system including at least one transceiver device disposed adjacent at least one passage for detecting antitheft labels passing through the passage,

at least one control device, and

a communication device, the communication device being arranged for real-time transmission of real-time information about detected antitheft labels from each theft security system and/or each transceiver device to the control device, the control device being arranged for real-time processing of the real-time received real-time information and arranged for the real-time transmission of real-time information about the at least one theft security system and/or the at least one transceiver device detected as being defective and that the at least one control device is adapted for controlling the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the control device includes an information representing unit for making known real-time the information about the number of detected antitheft labels.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein said information is made known when the number of detected antitheft labels per unit time exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

26. The system according to claim 23, further comprising at least one local control device disposed adjacent the theft security system.

27. The system according to claim 26, further comprising a central control device connected with each local control device.

28. The system according to claim 27, wherein the central control device is arranged for further processing real-time information about detected antitheft labels coming from the local control device individually so that per theft security system real-time information is obtained about the number of detected antitheft labels.

29. The system according to claim 27, wherein the central control device is adapted to control the theft security system and/or each transceiver device real-time.

30. The system according to claim 23, further comprising manual input and real-time transmission of information regarding antitheft labels attached to paid-for goods.

31. The system according to claim 23, wherein the control device is provided with analysis and/or statistical processing programs.

32. The system according to claim 23, wherein the control device is provided with software programs to process information coming from a group of the at least one theft security system and/or the at least one transceiver device.