Methods and apparatus for detecting and identifying improper antitheft device deactivation
US7619528B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/246
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and techniques for retail product transaction processing and security tag deactivation analysis. Upon detection of a security tag deactivation associated with entry of product information into a retail transaction, product information for the product is analyzed to determine whether the security tag deactivation is legitimate or possibly illegitimate. Upon identification of a deactivation as possibly illegitimate, an alert is issued to a retailer employee to investigate the transaction. The product information may be updated according to an entry made by the retailer employee identifying the deactivation as legitimate or illegitimate. Product information for a product may include a deactivation count for a product, with a deactivation being identified as possibly illegitimate if the deactivation count does not meet a predefined threshold, the deactivation count being incremented if a deactivation identified as unexpected is determined to be legitimate.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.