SELF-DETACHING ANTI-THEFT DEVICE WITH POWER REMOVAL STATION
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a security tag. The methods involve: establishing an electrical connection between the security tag and an external Power Removal Station (“PRS”); performing operations by the security tag to authenticate a detach command sent from the external PRS; allowing power to be supplied from the external PRS to an electro-mechanical component of the security tag when the detach command is authenticated; and actuating the electro-mechanical component so that a pin of the security tag transitions from an engaged position to an unengaged position without any human assistance or mechanical assistance by a device external to the security tag.
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36 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A method for detaching a security tag from an article, comprising:
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establishing a direct electrical connection between first power connectors of a power removal station of a retail store system and second power connectors of the security tag; verifying, by a retail store system, that the article has been successfully purchased; and in response to a verification that the article has been successfully purchased, automatically initiating a security tag detaching process that involves supplying power from the power removal station to the security tag via the first and second power connectors; and causing a selective creation of a closed circuit between the power removal station and an electro-mechanical component of the security tag, whereby the electro-mechanical component receives the power and is actuated so that a pin of the security tag transitions from a fully engaged position to a fully unengaged position without any human assistance or mechanical assistance by a device external to the security tag. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A retail store system, comprising:
a power removal station comprising first power connectors to establish a direct electrical connection with second power connectors of a security tag coupled to an article, and configured to supply power to the security tag via the first and second power connectors, and cause a selective creation of a closed circuit between the power removal station and an electro-mechanical component of the security tag, whereby the electro-mechanical component receives the power and is actuated so that a pin of the security tag transitions from a fully engaged position to a fully unengaged position without any human assistance or mechanical assistance by a device external to the security tag. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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