Method and system for security tagging
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsAdam S. Bergman, Sergio M. Perez
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and computer readable medium for managing a removal code of a tag includes providing information associating the tag with a merchandise item, wherein the information includes a removal code for removing the tag from the merchandise item, receiving, from a requesting device, a request for the removal code, authenticating the request, and transmitting, in response to successfully authenticating the request, the removal code to the requesting device, wherein the removal code is configured to be transmitted by the requesting device to the tag to remove the tag from the merchandise item.
Claims19
A method of managing a tag, comprising:
- selecting a removal code from a plurality of removal codes associated with the tag being locked to a merchandise item purchased by a customer;
- providing information associating the tag with the merchandise item, wherein the information includes the removal code for removing the tag from the merchandise item;
- receiving, from a requesting device associated with a recipient of the merchandise item shipped by a vendor of the merchandise item, a request for the removal code;
- authenticating the request;
- and
- transmitting, in response to successfully authenticating the request, the removal code to the requesting device, wherein the removal code is configured to be transmitted by the requesting device to the tag to remove the tag from the merchandise item.
A server, comprising:
- a memory, and
- one or more processors operatively connected to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to:
- select a removal code from a plurality of removal codes associated with a tag being locked to a merchandise item purchased by a customer;
- provide information associating the tag with the merchandise item, wherein the information includes the removal code for removing the tag from the merchandise item;
- receive, from a requesting device associated with a recipient of the merchandise item shipped by a vendor of the merchandise item, a request for the removal code;
- authenticate the request;
- and
- transmit, in response to successfully authenticating the request, the removal code to the requesting device, wherein the removal code is configured to be transmitted by the requesting device to the tag to remove the tag from the merchandise item.
A method for removing a tag, comprising:
- transmitting, from a handheld device to a server, a request for a removal code for removing a tag from a merchandise item purchased by a customer, wherein the request includes authentication information and the removal code is one of a plurality of removal codes associated with the tag, wherein the handheld device is associated with a recipient of the merchandise item shipped by a vendor of the merchandise item;
- receiving, in response to transmitting the request, the removal code from the server;
- and
- transmitting the removal code to the tag to remove the tag from the merchandise item.
A device, comprising:
- a memory;
- at least one of a NFC driver or a RF transceiver;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- transmit, via the RF transceiver, a request for a removal code for removing a tag from a merchandise item purchased by a customer, wherein the request includes authentication information and the removal code is one of a plurality of removal codes associated with the tag, wherein the device is associated with a recipient of the merchandise item shipped by a vendor of the merchandise item,
- receive, via the RF transceiver, in response to transmitting the request, the removal code from a server, and
- transmit, via the at least one of the NFC driver or the RF transceiver, the removal code to the tag to remove the tag from the merchandise item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.