EP0915439A3 - Method and device for identfying and deactivating a security tag - Google Patents

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EP0915439A3
EP0915439A3 EP98115228A EP98115228A EP0915439A3 EP 0915439 A3 EP0915439 A3 EP 0915439A3 EP 98115228 A EP98115228 A EP 98115228A EP 98115228 A EP98115228 A EP 98115228A EP 0915439 A3 EP0915439 A3 EP 0915439A3
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    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
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    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Erkennung und Deaktivierung eines deaktivierbaren Sicherungselements (3) für die elektronische Artikelsicherung, das in oder an einem Artikel (1) angebracht ist.The invention relates to a method and a device to detect and deactivate a deactivable Securing element (3) for the electronic Article security, which is in or on an article (1) is appropriate.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung vorzuschlagen, die die Deaktivierungsrate von deaktivierbaren Sicherungsgelementen (3) erheblich steigern.The invention has for its object a method and propose a device that the deactivation rate of deactivatable security elements (3) considerably increase.

Bezüglich des Verfahrens wird die Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, daß daß jedem Artikel (1) ein Code (2) zugeordnet wird, daß der Code (2) an einer Eingabestelle (6) eingelesen/eingegeben wird, daß dem Code (2) eine Artikelinformation zugeordnet wird, wobei diese Artikelinformation eine Angabe darüber enthält, ob der Artikel (1) mit einem elektronischen Sicherungselement (3) gegen Diebstahl gesichert ist, und daß eine Deaktivierungseinheit (8) eingeschaltet wird, wenn eine entsprechende Angabe vorliegt.

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With regard to the method, the object is achieved in that a code (2) is assigned to each article (1), the code (2) is read / entered at an input point (6), and article information is assigned to the code (2) This article information contains an indication of whether the article (1) is secured against theft with an electronic security element (3) and that a deactivation unit (8) is switched on if there is a corresponding statement.
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EP98115228A 1997-09-16 1998-08-13 Method and device for identfying and deactivating a security tag Expired - Lifetime EP0915439B1 (en)

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DE19740871A DE19740871A1 (en) 1997-09-16 1997-09-16 Method and device for recognizing and deactivating a deactivatable security element
DE19740871 1997-09-16

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AT (1) ATE243353T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19740871A1 (en)
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ATE243353T1 (en) 2003-07-15
US6592037B1 (en) 2003-07-15
DK0915439T3 (en) 2003-10-06
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