Decommissioning an electronic data tag
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1. A system comprising:
- a compartment for receiving a plurality of articles each having an electronic data tag associated therewith;
a decommission device for decommissioning the received electronic data tags; and
means for selectively activating the decommission device.
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Abstract
Rendering data stored within an electronic data tag unreadable. A receptacle receives an article with the data tag, detects the presence of the electronic data tag, and decommissions the electronic data tag. The receptacle further modifies a label on the article to remove data printed thereon.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a compartment for receiving a plurality of articles each having an electronic data tag associated therewith;
a decommission device for decommissioning the received electronic data tags; and
means for selectively activating the decommission device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for decommissioning an electronic data tag on an article, said method comprising one or more of the following:
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receiving, from a user into a receptacle having a decommission device, an article having an electronic data tag storing data;
receiving a command to decommission the electronic data tag on the received article; and
decommissioning the electronic data tag in response to the received command to render inaccessible the data stored within the electronic data tag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for decommissioning an electronic data tag and a label having a readable electronic product code (EPC) printed thereon, said electronic data tag and said label being associated with an article, said system comprising:
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means for receiving the article from a user;
means for decommissioning the electronic data tag associated with the article received by the means for receiving; and
means for modifying the label to render the EPC unreadable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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