Alarm investigation using RFID
AssigneeSensormatic Electronics Corporation
InventorsKevin Romer, Harry Watkins
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Abstract
A method according to one embodiment may include detecting an activated electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag in an interrogation zone, and reading at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag in response to the detecting of the activated EAS tag in the interrogation zone to investigate a cause of the EAS tag in said interrogation zone. A method according to another embodiment may include detecting a condition representative of an activated RFID tag in a controlled area, and taking corrective action to prevent removal of the activated RFID tag from the controlled area.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- detecting an activated EAS tag in an interrogation zone;
- and
- reading at least one RFID tag in response to said detecting of said activated EAS tag in said interrogation zone to investigate a cause of said activated EAS tag in said interrogation zone.
A system comprising:
- an EAS system adapted to establish an interrogation zone and to detect an activated EAS tag in said interrogation zone;
- and
- an RFID reader adapted to read at least one RFID tag in response to said EAS system detecting said activated EAS tag in said interrogation zone to investigate a cause of said activated EAS tag in said interrogation zone.
A method comprising:
- detecting a condition representative of an activated RFID tag in a controlled area after purchase of an item associated with said RFID tag;
- and
- taking corrective action to prevent removal of said activated RFID tag from said controlled area.
A system comprising:
- a detection system adapted to detect a condition representative of an activated RFID tag at an exit of a controlled area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.