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US 12,175,849 B2Granted
Elongate flexible tag
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorsPatrick Claeys, Melwyn Sequeira
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a tag. The tag comprising a flexible elongate structure comprising a cord or a cable; an electronic thread device integrated into the cord or cable that is operative to wirelessly communicate with external devices for inventory management or security purposes; and/or an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) component integrated into the cord or cable.
Claims19
A method for operating a tag, comprising:
- receiving a wireless signal including a command at an electronic thread device integrated into a flexible elongate structure of the tag, the electronic thread device being an e-thread;
- performing operations by the electronic thread device to authenticate the command;
- and
- causing, by the electronic thread device, at least one of an actuation of a detachment mechanism of the tag, and a deactivation of a communication operation of the tag, in response to an authentication of the command,
- wherein an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) component or an Integrated Circuit (“IC”) is also integrated into the flexible elongate structure of the tag,
- wherein the actuation or the deactivation is caused by a battery printed on a layer or an energy harvesting device for supplying power to the electronic thread device.
3 more elements
A tag, comprising:
- a flexible elongate structure;
- and
- an electronic thread device integrated into the flexible elongate structure, the electronic thread device being an e-thread, and configured to:
- receive a wireless signal including a command from an external device,
- authenticate the command, and
- cause at least one of an actuation of a detachment mechanism of the tag, and a deactivation of a communication operation of the tag, in response to an authentication of the command;
- wherein an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) component or an Integrated Circuit (“IC”) is also integrated into the flexible elongate structure of the tag,
- wherein the actuation or the deactivation is caused by a battery printed on a layer or an energy harvesting device for supplying power to the electronic thread device.
5 more elements
A tag, comprising:
- a flexible elongate structure comprising a cord or a cable;
- a detachment mechanism configured to perform at least one of an actuation of the detachment mechanism, and a deactivation of a communication operation of the tag, in response to an authentication of a command;
- an electronic thread device integrated into the cord or cable that is operative to wirelessly communicate with external devices for inventory management or security purposes, the electronic thread device being an e-thread;
- and
- an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) component or an Integrated Circuit (“IC”) integrated into the cord or cable
- wherein the actuation or the deactivation is caused by a battery printed on a layer or an energy harvesting device for supplying power to the electronic thread device.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.