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Charging merchandise items

  • US 8,624,737 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2012
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining which ports of a switch box are connected to the merchandise items and ports of the switch box are not connected to the merchandise items;

    determining which of a plurality of merchandise items require charging, wherein the merchandise items are located at a display that permits the merchandise items to be handled;

    charging the plurality of merchandise items that were determined to require charging, wherein the charging the plurality of merchandise items further comprises providing a charging current to ports of the switch box connected to merchandise items on a multiplexed basis and not providing charging current to ports not connected to merchandise items; and

    generating an alarm when one of the merchandise items is removed from the consumer display.

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