Sensormatic Electronics Corporation

Datalogic Scanning, Inc.

Other

Psc Scanning, Inc.

Datalogic Adc, Inc.

Mohamed Arif Salim

Robert William Rudeen

Michael P Svetal

Jorge Louis Acosta

Craig H Bontly

Alan Jackson Guess

Harold Clayton Clifford

Bruce Paris

Jeffrey J Hoskinson

An integrated data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, and methods of operation. In one configuration, a data reader such as a bar code scanner is equipped with an EAS deactivation module disposed behind the scanner surface preferably downstream and/or upstream of the scanner window. The system may be configured such that the EAS deactivation module is interchangeable from the right side of the scanner housing (which is preferred for left-to-right scanning motion) to the left side of the scanner housing (which is preferred for right-to-left scanning motion). In other configurations, the deactivation module may be disposed in the housing adjacent to the window and oriented longitudinally and parallel to the sweep direction of the item. The EAS deactivation modules have various configurations such as simple planar coils, a magnetically active core with coil windings, or two part L-shape construction.

Combined data reader and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system

A system and method for monitoring operation and performance of electronic tags such as article surveillance (EAS) tags or radio frequency identification (RFID) tags such as by monitoring and reporting electronic tag readability and operator/system performance levels. The system includes an optical symbol reader and/or electronic tag sensor/deactivator that measures and reports values of reading, detection, or deactivation events during operation which may be indicative of electronic tag operability. The apparatus may further comprise a data accumulation device including memory storage to accumulate the measurement values for each set of electronic tags, and a programmed computing system to analyze the measured values and report on the results of the analysis.

Operation monitoring and enhanced host communications in systems employing electronic article surveillance and RFID tags

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Eugene, OR, United States of America

Mohamed Arif Salim