Tether cord and sensor alarms
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer;
determining if one of the plurality of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance from the consumer display;
determining if an authorized key is detected within a predetermined key distance from the consumer display; and
generating an alarm when the one of the plurality of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance and an authorized key is not detected within a predetermined key distance.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and other embodiments associated with protecting merchandise items are presented. A method of protecting merchandise items includes displaying merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer. A detection is made if one merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance from the consumer display. The method determines if an authorized key is detected within a predetermined key distance from the consumer display. An alarm is then generated when one of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance and an authorized key is not detected within a predetermined key distance.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of merchandise items at a consumer display so that the merchandise items can be handled by a consumer; determining if one of the plurality of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance from the consumer display; determining if an authorized key is detected within a predetermined key distance from the consumer display; and generating an alarm when the one of the plurality of merchandise items has been moved beyond a predetermined authorized distance and an authorized key is not detected within a predetermined key distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A consumer display system for displaying a plurality of merchandise items comprising:
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a display area to display the plurality of merchandise items and configured to allow a customer to handle the merchandise items; determination logic configured to determine when one of the merchandise items crosses a security distance threshold; detection logic to detect when an authorized person is at the consumer display system alarm logic configured to generate an alarm when one of the merchandise items crosses the security distance threshold and an authorized person is not at the consumer display system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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