Tag detacher with haptic feedback
AssigneeTyco Fire & Security GmbH
InventorJustin Stewart
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Abstract
An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system tag detacher for unlocking an EAS tag is provided. The EAS tag includes a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing. The EAS system tag detacher includes an EAS tag receiving area configured to receive the EAS tag. The EAS system tag detacher further includes a detaching element configured to unlock the EAS tag; and a haptic feedback element. The haptic feedback element is configured to generate haptic feedback when energized, the haptic feedback element being energized when the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element.
Claims20
An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system tag detacher for unlocking an EAS tag, the EAS tag including a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing, the EAS system tag detacher comprising:
- an EAS tag receiving area configured to receive the EAS tag;
- a detaching element, the detaching element configured to unlock the EAS tag;
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- a haptic feedback element, the haptic feedback element configured to generate haptic feedback when energized, the haptic feedback element being energized if the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element.
A method for detaching an electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) tag using an EAS system tag detacher, the EAS tag including a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing, the method comprising:
- receiving the EAS tag at an EAS tag receiving area of the EAS system tag detacher;
- unlocking, by a detaching element of the EAS system tag detacher, the EAS tag when the EAS tag is received by the EAS tag receiving area;
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- generating haptic feedback using a haptic feedback element of the EAS system tag detacher if the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element.
An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system tag detacher for unlocking an EAS tag, the EAS tag including a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing, the EAS system tag detacher comprising:
- an EAS tag receiving area configured to receive the EAS tag;
- a detaching element including a hook, the detaching element configured to unlock the EAS tag by inserting the hook into the housing;
- a processor, the processor configured to determine whether the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element;
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- a haptic feedback element affixed to a lower part of the EAS tag receiving area, the haptic feedback element configured to generate haptic feedback when the processor determines that the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.