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US 12,417,661 B2Granted
Theft deterring product display
AssigneeDarko Company, Inc.
InventorsAndrew J. Creque, Gina M. Lanese, Jeffry A. Myler, Allan N. Forchione, Troy Kollar
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Abstract
A secure product display system and associated method can include a display secured with a lock, a dispenser including a digital key request code and an input configured to accept entry of a digital key, and an access cloud configured to transmit the digital key to a user device when the digital key is requested using the digital key request code, wherein the lock is unlocked when the digital key, entered with the input, is authentic.
Claims20
A display system comprising:
- a display secured with a lock;
- a dispenser, the dispenser comprising:
- a digital key request code provided on the dispenser and uniquely associated with the display;
- and
- an input configured to accept entry of a unique digital key, the unique digital key comprising a code that can be authenticated by an authentication module;
- and
- an access cloud configured to transmit the unique digital key to a user device when the unique digital key is requested using the digital key request code, the access cloud further comprising a mobile UI configured to require a user to input a phone number in order to request the unique digital key, wherein the lock is unlocked when the unique digital key, entered with the input on the dispenser, is authentic.
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A secure display system comprising:
- a digital key request code uniquely associated with a product display having a lock;
- an access module configured to transmit a digital key, generated by a digital key module, for the lock associated with the product display, to a user device when a digital key is requested using the digital key request code uniquely associated with the product display;
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- a digital key reader configured to unlock the lock when the digital key is authentic.
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A secure access method comprising:
- providing a digital key request code on a dispenser;
- in response to receiving a request for a digital key using the digital key request code, generating a digital key with a digital key module, wherein the digital key is uniquely associated with the dispenser;
- upon receiving a digital key request, requiring entry of a phone number via a mobile UI associated with a web portal;
- providing the digital key, generated by the digital key module, to a user device, upon receiving the phone number via the web portal;
- accepting input at the dispenser, the input comprising the digital key;
- authenticating the digital key;
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- unlocking a lock associated with a display when the digital key is authentic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.