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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Robert A. Clucas, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Robert A. Clucas, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to detect a plurality of different security tags are described. A method to detect security tags may include establishing an interrogation zone using at least two signals operating at different frequencies; monitoring the interrogation zone to detect a plurality of security tags, with a first type of security tag responsive to at least a first signal at a first frequency and a second type of security tag responsive to at least a second signal at a second frequency; determining whether to generate an alarm if a security tag is detected by receiving a third signal including a combination of the first and second signals from a first security tag of the first type and filtering the third signal to remove frequency components of the first signal; and generating the alarm in accordance with said determination.