Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Tyco Fire & Security Services Gmbh

Tyco Fire + Security Gmbh

David Buchanan Fallin

John J Clark

Scott Alan Tribbey

Brent F Balch

Robert Kevin Lynch

Joseph P Cossette

Harry E Watkins

Christopher B Plonsky

Fadi E Ayoub

Sean F Ryan

William Matthew Rider

Stephen W Embling

John Jay Clark

Joseph P Cosette

Scott Allen Tribbey

William Karl Burkholder

A portable, cordless hand-held device for locating an active electronic article surveillance (EAS) device, managing the activation/deactivation status of the EAS device and logging information relating to alarm events triggered by the EAS device. The device includes an EAS detector for detecting the presence of an EAS tag or label, a state manipulator for manipulating the activation/deactivation state of the detected active EAS label, at least one data capture device for capturing data related to the alarm event, and a memory for storage of the captured data.

Handheld electronic article surveillance (EAS) device detector/deactivator with integrated data capture system

System and method for collecting information pertaining to a defeated electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a recording unit for collecting data pertaining to missing merchandise having at least one user interface, recording the data into the recording unit in response to a series of user interface prompts displayed on the recording unit, the interface prompts being programmed according to a predetermined user input sequence, the recording unit being adapted to transmit the data through a communications network, and transmitting the data through the communications network to a data processing unit, the data processing unit being configured to analyze the data and to generate a report based on the data.

Known loss data logging

A system and method for managing the power consumption of power-consuming devices. A remote device manager transmits power save schedules to a local device manager over a communication network such as the internet. The local device manager transmits power save commands to one or more devices in a location such as a store, over a dedicated local communication network. The commands instruct one or more devices to activate or de-activate its power save mode according to the power save schedules. The commands could be dependent upon one or more trigger events.

EAS power management system

A system and method for integrating point of sale (POS) data with electronic article surveillance (EAS) data, comprising a general-purpose computer for receiving and processing POS and EAS data is disclosed. The system and method preferable comprise reporting analyzed and collated data to a user.

Integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and point of sale (POS) system and method

An integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and people counting system including an EAS system, a people counting system, and an alarm management unit. The alarm management unit accepts the EAS data signal from the EAS system and a people count signal from the people counting system for facilitating correlation of EAS and people count data. A method of monitoring a passageway and an alarm management unit associated with an integrated system are also provided. There is also provided a people counting system for determining a direction of travel of people including first and second people detection devices and a controller. The controller provides an output representative of a direction of travel in response to the outputs of the first and second people detection devices.

Integrated electronic article surveillance and people counting system

A people counting system including: a first people counting data collection unit configured to store a first set of people count data; and a second people counting data collection unit configured to store a second set of people count data. The first people counting data collection unit is configured for bi-directional communication with the second people counting data collection unit to facilitate access of people count data from either collection unit. A method monitoring a count of people traversing at least first and second passageways is also provided.

People counting system for facility-wide reporting

A method for initializing an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system which transmits pulses into an interrogation zone and receives signals from the interrogation zone in a sequence of multiple successive transmit and receive windows during each line period of an AC mains supply energizing the EAS system, associated with a corresponding apparatus, comprises the steps of: (a.) determining whether a delay value is stored in a nonvolatile memory; (b.)if the delay value is stored in the nonvolatile memory, loading the stored delay value into a delay control register, terminating the initializing and omitting all remaining steps; (c.) if the delay value is not stored in the nonvolatile memory, loading a first delay value into the delay control register; (d.) determining whether noise in a certain receive window is less than a threshold level; (e.) if the noise is less than the threshold level, terminating the initializing and omitting all remaining steps; (f.) if the noise level is not less than the threshold level, loading a second delay value into the delay control register; (g.) determining if the EAS system is operating properly; (h.) if the EAS system is operating properly, terminating the initializing and omitting all remaining steps; (i.) if the EAS system is not operating properly, loading the first delay value into the delay control register; and, (j.) terminating the initializing.

Line synchronized delays for multiple pulsed EAS systems

An arrangement for improving the operation of an analog to digital converter (A/D), which can form part of an integrated circuit, the A/D converter being coupled to a reference voltage and having a plurality of input pins associated therewith comprises: a resistor divider having a plurality of resistors coupled in series, the resistor divider having an upper node coupled to a source of voltage to be converted, having a lower node coupled to a source of reference potential and having a plurality of intermediate nodes; and, each of the upper intermediate nodes being coupled to a respective one of the input pins of the A/D converter. The A/D converter can have enhanced resolution and/or an extended dynamic range when the voltage level being tested is divided arid the reference voltage is reduced. A corresponding method comprises the steps of: successively scaling down a voltage to be converted to a series of stepped down voltage levels; applying the successively stepped down voltage levels to respective ones of the input pins; and, sequentially scanning and acquiring a plurality of scaled A/D converter values from the input pins.

Analog to digital converters with extended dynamic range

A deactivating device for deactivating a dual status EAS tag for use in an EAS system in which the device utilizes a detection field for detecting the presence of an active tag in a detection/deactivation zone and in which the device further utilizes a deactivation field which is matched to the detection field.

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Coral Springs, FL, United States of America

David Buchanan Fallin