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US 12,494,100 B2Granted
Merchandise display security systems and methods
AssigneeInVue Security Products Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Fawcett, Jeffrey A. Grant
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Abstract
Merchandise security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a security system includes a plurality of locking hooks configured to protect one or more items from theft, each of the plurality of locking hooks comprising a lock configured to be locked to prevent removal of the one or more items and unlocked to allow removal of one or more of the items. Each lock is configured to be unlocked for purchasing one or more of the items in response to receiving an authentication of the consumer.
Claims21
A security system comprising:
- a plurality of locking hooks configured to protect one or more items from theft, each of the plurality of locking hooks comprising a lock configured to be locked to prevent removal of the one or more items from the locking hook and unlocked to allow removal of one or more of the items from the locking hook for purchase by a consumer,
- wherein each lock comprises at least one sensor configured to be occluded by the lock when locked and to detect removal of the one or more items when the lock is unlocked,
- wherein each of the plurality of locking hooks comprises at least one second sensor configured to detect a position of the one or more items for determining whether to unlock the lock and allow removal of the one or more items, and
- wherein each lock is configured to be unlocked for purchasing one or more of the items in response to receiving an authentication of the consumer.
1 more element
A security system comprising:
- at least one security device configured to protect one or more items from theft, the at least one security device comprising a lock configured to be locked to prevent removal of the one or more items from the security device and unlocked to allow removal of one or more of the items from the security device for purchase by a consumer,
- wherein the at least one security device further comprises at least one sensor configured to detect a position of the one or more items for determining whether to unlock the lock and allow removal of the one or more items,
- wherein the lock of the at least one security device is configured to be unlocked for purchasing one or more of the items in response to receiving an authentication of the consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.