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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Terry Clancy, County Kildare, IE;
Peter Schneider, Neckargemuend, DE;
Peter Bremer, Beerfelden-Olfen, DE;
Inventors:
Terry Clancy, County Kildare, IE;
Peter Schneider, Neckargemuend, DE;
Peter Bremer, Beerfelden-Olfen, DE;
Assignee:
Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Thorofare, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 5/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/02 (2006.01); E05B 69/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/00 (2006.01); F16B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale without the need for store employee involvement, assuming a valid sale is occurring. A system and method for releasing a security tag from an article automatically at a point of sale that tracks the detacher operation and the time and date of such operation.