Security system with kill switch functionality
AssigneeInVue Security Products Inc.
InventorsKyle Baker, Jeffrey A. Grant, Christopher J. Fawcett
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Abstract
A merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be coupled to an article of merchandise and to communicate with the article of merchandise. The system also includes a tower configured to receive a signal from the sensor in response to a security event. The tower is further configured to generate a kill switch signal for determining whether to activate a kill switch on the article of merchandise.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A merchandise display security system for protecting a handheld electronic article of merchandise from theft in a retail store, the merchandise display security system comprising:
- a handheld electronic article of merchandise on display in a retail store, the handheld electronic article of merchandise comprising a software program for generating a kill switch on the handheld electronic article of merchandise in response to a security event,
- wherein the handheld electronic article of merchandise is configured to wirelessly transmit a signal in response to the security event.
A method for protecting a handheld electronic article of merchandise from theft in a retail store, the method comprising:
- providing a handheld electronic article of merchandise, the article of merchandise comprising a software program for generating a kill switch on the handheld electronic article of merchandise;
- wirelessly transmitting a signal from the handheld electronic article of merchandise in response to a security event and
- activating the kill switch in response to the security event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.