Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Tyco Fire + Security Gmbh

Gopal Chandramowle

Adam Scott Bergman

Steve Edward Trivelpiece

Melwyn F Sequeira

Carlos Gomez Garcia

Bjoern Petersen

Randy J Zirk

João Vilaça

Hubert A Patterson

David Torrecilla Puertas

Amin Shahidi

Nen-Chin Liu

George H West

Joäo Vilaça

Wing Kei Ho

Thomas P Solaski

Edward Day

Nen-chin Liu

Carlos G Garcia

João VILAÇA

Systems and methods for operating a security tag. The methods comprise: causing a plunger of the security tag to engage a latch of the security tag; preventing, by an anti-defeat structure of the security tag, a disengagement between the plunger and the latch when an impact force is applied to the security tag; and allowing, by the anti-defeat structure, the plunger to disengage the latch when a magnetic field is applied to the security tag.

Magnetically-locking retractable tag with anti-defeat impact protection

Electronic article surveillance (EAS) in which an EAS-enabled item includes a textile element and an EAS element. The EAS element includes an antenna subsystem and EAS electronic. The antenna subsystem is integrated into the textile element, where 'integrated' connotes a manner of incorporation that would require damage to the item to remove by typical methods. The EAS electronics are in conductive communication with the antenna subsystem.

Security tag for textiles using conductive thread

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for laser turning and attaching RFID tags to products. Such methods and systems may include a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The methods and systems may include determining a characteristic of a conductive trace on a substrate to be incorporated into an item to configure a tag performance in view of at least one of a dielectric property or a tuning property of the item. The methods and systems may further include a laser to alter the conductive trace on the substrate to have the characteristic to define an antenna for the tag. The methods and systems may further include an attaching device configured to attach a communications enabled device to the substrate so as to form an electrical connection between the communications enabled device and the antenna to form the tag.

Systems and methods for laser tuning and attaching RFID tags to products

Systems and methods for integrating tags with items. The methods comprise: dynamically determining a length of each metal thread to be incorporated into or trace to be disposed on a item to optimize tag performance in view of dielectric and tuning properties of the item. In the metal thread scenarios, the methods also involve: creating a metal thread having the length that was dynamically determined; and sewing the metal thread into the item being produced to form an antenna for a first tag. In the trace scenarios, the methods also involve forming the trace on the item being produced to form an antenna for a first tag. Next, at least a communications enabled device is attached to the item so as to form an electrical coupling or connection between the communications enabled device and the at least one antenna.

Systems and methods for providing tags adapted to be incorporated with or in items

A method for configuring a sensor tag may include providing a flexible substrate layer comprising a thin film of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); depositing a sensor inlay on the flexible substrate layer; and applying a protective coating over the sensor inlay encapsulating the sensor inlay between the flexible substrate layer and the protective coating.

Flexible water-resistant sensor tag

Example aspects include a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for operating an automated checkout system to be performed by a processing circuit, comprising determining a user account associated with a shopper. The aspects further include receiving, from a sensor, a first indication that an object passed through a location of a building. The first indication having been generated based on a tag coupled with the object. The sensor being configured to detect characteristics of objects. The sensor being located at the location of the building. The aspects further include receiving, from the sensor, a second indication that the shopper associated with the user account passed through the location. Additionally, the aspects further include associating the object with the user account based on the first indication and the second indication.

Building system with sensor-based automated checkout system

Systems and methods for integrating tags with items. The methods comprise: turning a reel by an amount that allows a portion of an elongate narrow substrate that includes a first tag of a plurality of tags to be paid out (where each of the plurality of tags comprises at least one antenna formed of a trace or wire disposed on the elongate narrow substrate and a communication enabled device coupled to the elongate narrow substrate so as to have an electrical coupling or connection with the at least one antenna); dynamically tuning the first tag to optimize tag performance in view of dielectric and tuning properties of a first item being fabricated; cutting the elongate narrow substrate so as to cause the first tag to be placed on the first item being fabricated; and coupling the first tag to the item being fabricated.

A method for configuring a sensor tag includes printing one or more antennas on a flexible substrate layer using a conductive ink; depositing one or more sensors on the flexible substrate layer, where at least one of the one or more sensors is deposited to make electric contact with at least one of the one or more antennas; and applying a coating layer over the one or more sensors.

Systems and methods for making a marker. The methods comprise: disposing a resonator with a flat planar cross-sectional profile in a cavity formed in a first substrate partially defining a marker housing; sealing the cavity using a second substrate; placing a first bias element adjacent to the second substrate so that the resonator will be biased by the first bias element when the marker is in use to oscillate at a frequency of a received transmit burst; and using a physical structure in the cavity or a magnetic field passing through the cavity to reduce frictional forces between the resonator and at least the second substrate.

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Gopal Chandramowle