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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
May. 04, 2005
Richard L. Herring, Wellington, FL (US);
Jeffrey T. Oakes, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Thomas J. Frederick, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Richard L. Herring, Wellington, FL (US);
Jeffrey T. Oakes, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Thomas J. Frederick, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling signal decay of a transmitted signal within a transmitter is described. The method includes measuring an amount of current induced back into the transmitter by the decaying signal, and using the current measurement to control the decay of the signal after the signal is transmitted from the load. A transmitter for an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system is also described which includes a current sensing circuit configured to at least sense an amount of current induced back into the transmitter by the load after transmission of the signal, and a transmitter control circuit configured to utilize the sensed current to determine an amount and a polarity of current to be applied to the load to reduce the induced current to a desired value.