Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Tyco Fire + Security Gmbh

John C Y Huang

Steve Edward Trivelpiece

Glen Ouellette

Eric Floyd Riggert

Ian Christopher Westmacott

Steven J Raynesford

Tamlyn J Jones

Managing foreign RFID tags within a secured area involves use of a first RFID portal system to read tag data from an RFID tag present within a first portal zone. A processing device associated with the first RFID portal system is used to determine whether the RFID tag is entering the secured area. The determination is based on an evaluation of a direction of travel of the RFID tag through the first portal zone. Responsive to determining that the RFID tag is in fact entering the secured area, one or more operations are performed to cause a first tag value corresponding to the tag data to be added into a safe to exit (STE) list.

Foreign RFID tag discrimination and management

Systems and methods for operating an EAS detection system. The methods comprise: detecting an Active Security Tag ('AST') in an EAS detection zone; determining whether AST is coupled to an object identified in a list; and performing operations when a determination is made that AST is coupled to a listed object. The operations involve: accessing sensor data generated by at least one sensor device disposed on/near display equipment associated with the listed object; processing the sensor data to determine whether a person was within a defined distance range of AST during a period of time immediately preceding the detecting; concluding that a false alarm scenario exists when the sensor data indicates that a person was not within the defined distance range of AST during the period of time; and suppressing alarm issuance by the EAS detection system in response to the false alarm scenario conclusion.

Systems and methods for increasing alarm confidence in EAS detection systems

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