Alarming smart magnetic tag
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1. A method for operating a security tag, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving at the security tag a signal sent from a remote device; and
preventing alarm issuance when first and second Magnetic Attracting (“
MA”
) halves of the security tag are pulled apart by deactivating alarm circuitry internal to the security tag in response to the security tag'"'"'s reception of the signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a security tag (132, 300). The methods comprise: wirelessly receiving at the security tag a signal sent from a remote device (104, 190); and preventing alarm issuance when first and second Magnetic Attracting (“MA”) halves (302, 312, 702, 704) of the security tag are pulled apart by deactivating alarm circuitry (264, 340) internal to the security tag in response to the security tag'"'"'s reception of the signal.
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1. A method for operating a security tag, comprising:
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wirelessly receiving at the security tag a signal sent from a remote device; and preventing alarm issuance when first and second Magnetic Attracting (“
MA”
) halves of the security tag are pulled apart by deactivating alarm circuitry internal to the security tag in response to the security tag'"'"'s reception of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A security tag, comprising:
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first and second Magnetic Attracting (“
MA”
) halves; andan electronic circuit disposed in at least one of the first and second MA halves that is configured to wirelessly receive a signal sent from a remote device, and prevent alarm issuance when the first and second MA halves are pulled apart by deactivating alarm circuitry in response to the security tag'"'"'s reception of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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