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Antitheft system and monitoring system

US6304181A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 1999
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B13/2488
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention provides an antitheft system comprising an antitheft gate 2 installed in the vicinity of an exit of a store, and an alarm unit 1 attached to a commodity. The gate 2 has incorporated therein a signal generator 21 for producing a notifying signal, and an alarm device 22 capable of producing an alarm. The alarm unit 1 comprises an electronic buzzer 11, a receiving antenna 15 for receiving the notifying signal from the signal generator 21 of the gate 2, and a control circuit 17 for operating the buzzer 11 upon the antenna 15 receiving the notifying signal. The alarm device 22 of the gate 2 comprises an alarm producing circuit 225 capable of producing an alarm, a receiving antenna 221 for receiving electromagnetic waves generated by the buzzer 11 by operating the buzzer 11, and a control circuit 224 for operating the alarm producing circuit 225 upon the antenna 221 receiving the electromagnetic waves. The construction described renders the alarm unit 1 compact.

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