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7391338 Apparatus and method using a sensor to detect improper orientation of an object  
Apparatus and method is provided for using low cost, passive RF sensor technology such as RFID tags, to determine whether containers or other objects are in a right-side-up orientation. A useful...
7391327 Magnetic detacher with open access  
Various embodiments of a magnetic detacher with open access are described. In one embodiment, the magnetic detacher may include magnet assembly to provide open access to a hard tag and a magnetic...
7388505 Storage container smart collar  
A security system for a container connected to a device includes a collar connected to a device requiring the contents of the refillable container. The collar has a top with a diameter that matches...
7388495 Integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and point of sale (POS) system and method  
A system and method for integrating point of sale (POS) data with electronic article surveillance (EAS) data, comprising a general-purpose computer for receiving and processing POS and EAS data is...
7388493 Method and system for preventing unauthorized removal and use of an RFID apparatus  
A method for authorizing use of a disabling RFID apparatus includes attaching the apparatus to a wearer, verifying credentials associated with use of the apparatus, and tightening the apparatus to...
7382262 System and method of tamper detection  
The present invention relates to a system and method of tamper detection. A tamper detection system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a passive electronic sensor...
7375635 Deactivatable RFID labels and tags and methods of making same  
Disclosed are deactivatable RFID labels and tags in individual and web form, and methods of making same. When it is desired to deactivate the label or tag, the tag or label is subjected to tearing....
7362227 Anti-theft and security system for computers  
A system is disclosed for preventing an unauthorized person from use a portable computer having an external port. The system includes a control device capable of connecting to an external port of...
7348887 RFIDs embedded into semiconductors  
The present invention provides a RFID device comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver and antenna element co-located with a semiconductor device, a method for making same and...
7345586 System and method for transferring data to an electronic device  
A radio frequency identification (RF ID) tag ( 202 ) and a method for communicating data from an RF ID card to an electronic device ( 102 ) are disclosed. The RF ID tag comprises one or more...
7336183 Decommissioning an electronic data tag  
Rendering data stored within an electronic data tag unreadable. A receptacle receives an article with the data tag, detects the presence of the electronic data tag, and decommissions the electronic...
7330116 Sticker-type shoplifting-prevention security device  
A shoplifting-prevention security device includes a flexible flat substrate ( 1 ) having an inductor ( 2 ) and a capacitor ( 3 ) which form a resonant circuit, the plates of the capacitor being...
7323990 Method and apparatus for placing ID tags in molded articles  
A thermoforming apparatus and method are provided. An identification tag such as a radio frequency identification tag is provided for molding into or attaching to a thermoformed article during the...
7323988 Personal item reminder  
A system and method are provided for allowing users to verify the presence of personal items. RFID tags are attached to personal items, and the items are entered into a list. The user makes travel...
7321307 Chemical time modification of an object  
A method for modifying an object involves determining a modification rate for the object, creating a first reservoir and a first wicking channel based on the modification rate, where the first...
7321300 Security device for a transponder  
A security device for a transponder with a kill and/or cloak function is provided. The security device includes a memory device, in which a first, open password is stored, an input, into which a...
7307525 Instruction drop-off warning system and method  
An instruction drop-off warning system ( 1 ), which warns of drop-off of an instruction sheet (L) attached on a work ( 20 ) in a production line ( 40 ), comprises an IC tag ( 5 a ), which is...
7304578 Tag including RFID circuit storing data modifiable using a physically alterable medium  
A tag includes an RFID circuit storing bits. One or more of the bits are modified in response to physically altering a portion of a medium that the RFID circuit is affixed thereto. Also, the RFID...
7301462 Tamper resistant electronic tag  
A tamper resistant electronic tag that wirelessly receives and transmits unique subscriber information to and from a transceiver so that financial transactions can occur quickly and seamlessly. In...
7298272 Remote detection employing RFID  
A system for remote detection using and RFID system including a transceiver, a transponder and a fuse configured within the transponder. The transceiver is configured to send and receive radio...
7289027 Network management using suppressible RFID tags  
Methods and computer program products for managing a device connected to a network include querying the device using the network, querying the device using a simulated RFID tag, and querying the...
7286055 Tamper-resistant RFID disabling apparatus  
A tamper-resistant RFID identification apparatus that includes a mechanism for storing an excess portion of the apparatus when engaged. The apparatus includes a substrate including a series of...
7277016 System and method for disabling RFID tags  
The invention provides protection to wireless portable transponders from unauthorized interrogation by employing a mechanism for disabling reception by or from the antenna of the transponder....
7268686 RFID radiation nullifier  
In one embodiment, a system for communicating with an RFID tag is provided that includes: a capacitive encoder adapted for placement in proximity of the RFID tag and operable to transmit a first...
7259673 Anti-theft arrangement, method and program  
The present invention relates to the field of security and especially to radio frequency identification. According to an embodiment method for securing a personal item for preventing unauthorized...
7253734 System and method for altering or disabling RFID tags  
An arrangement for providing protection to wireless portable transponders (including resonant tags such as RFID tags) from unauthorized interrogation by employing a mechanical arrangement for...
7245219 RFID tag for an object having metallic portions, tag coupler and method thereof  
An RFID tag ( 20 ) has an electrically non-conductive substrate ( 22 ) with a mounting surface ( 24 ), an electrically conductive member ( 26 ), a conductive bridge ( 28 ), a dielectric strip ( 30...
7230535 Method and apparatus for monitoring breeding behavior  
Apparatus and method for detecting when an animal is in heat is provided. The apparatus includes a logic controller, a power source, a clock, an actuator, and a presentation interface such as an...
7224278 Label with electronic components and method of making same  
A method of making an electronic label, such as an RFID label, includes attaching a circuit, such as an antenna, to a substrate material, applying an adhesive layer to the substrate material over...
7221900 Jamming device against RFID smart tag systems  
A RFID jamming device and methodology are provided for inhibiting unwanted intrusions of RFID smart tag technology. The device includes a mechanism for actively or passively preventing a RFID...
7215239 Non-contact smart card interrogator, wherein across a transmission line from an antenna to a receiver the signal modulation varies between amplitude modulation and phase modulation  
In a non-contacting smart card interrogator ( 1 ) a first end (A) of an eighth-wave transmission line ( 13 ) is connected to a terminal connecting a first receiver ( 16 ) to a transmission line (...
7183921 System for tracking items  
An item tracking system for tracking an item within a structure having at least one aperture through which the item is passed is provided. The item tracking system comprises a radio frequency tag...
7170414 Systems and methods for optical reading and EAS tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout  
Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the...
7152804 MOS electronic article surveillance, RF and/or RF identification tag/device, and methods for making and using the same  
A RF MOS- or nonlinear device-based surveillance and/or identification tag, and methods for its manufacture and use. The tag generally includes (a) an inductor, (b) a first capacitor plate coupled...
7151455 Activating a data tag by load or orientation or user control  
Mechanically and reversibly activating or deactivating a radio frequency identification (RFID) data tag. An RFID tag includes an RFID chip for storing an RFID code, an antenna for communicating a...
7142108 System and method for monitoring and enforcing a restricted wireless zone  
Monitoring for unauthorized RF energy emitted or transmitted in a particular zone or portion of a building, etc. Radio frequency energy is received in a region that encompasses a zone in which it...
7138919 Identification marking and method for applying the identification marking to an item  
A method for processing a surface of an item and providing an association using a surface processing system includes receiving an item having a first identification marking on a surface of the item...
7135971 Anti-theft and security system for computers  
A system is disclosed for preventing an unauthorized person from taking or using a portable computer. The anti-theft/security system includes a USB device having a motion sensor attached to a...
7132947 Systems and methods for data reading and EAS tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout  
Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the...
7132932 Method and apparatus for locating a fire hose  
One or more RFID tags ( 104 ) are integrated into a fire hose ( 102 ) to facilitate an individual's exit from a structure. A portable interrogator ( 106 ) worn by the individual interrogates the...
7129844 Remote communications devices, wireless communications systems, remote communications device operable methods, and retail monitoring methods  
Remote communications devices, wireless communications systems, remote communications device operable methods, and retail article monitoring methods are described. According to one embodiment, a...
7123151 Applications for radio frequency identification systems  
The present invention relates to RFID devices, including handheld RFID devices, and applications for such devices. The devices and applications may be used in connection with items that are...
7119691 Electronic article surveillance marker deactivator using phase control deactivation  
A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag are described.
7119664 Deep sleep in an RFID tag  
Systems and techniques to provide radio frequency identification tags including a non-responsive state, which is independent of supplied power, initiated in conjunction with a tag communications...
7113094 Applications for radio frequency identification systems  
The present invention relates to RFID devices, including handheld RFID devices, and applications for such devices. The devices and applications may be used in connection with items that are...
7113093 Integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and point of sale (POS) system and method  
A system and method for integrating point of sale (POS) data with electronic article surveillance (EAS) data, comprising a general-purpose computer for receiving and processing POS and EAS data is...
7109867 RFID tags with EAS deactivation ability  
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) and an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes an RFID device and an EAS device. The RFID device may operate in a plurality of states including an...
7109866 Electronic article surveillance marker deactivator using an expanded detection zone  
A method and apparatus to deactivate an EAS security tag using an expanded detection zone are described.
7109865 Tag interrogation with observable response signal  
An identification tag identifies a unique item from among a plurality of items with a similar appearance. Tagged items are searched by scanning the items with an interrogation signal. The tag emits...
7106200 Deactivator using resonant recharge  
A method and apparatus to perform resonant recharge transfers energy from an AC power source (e.g., a power line) or from a DC power source or from bulk capacitors to a deactivation capacitor. The...
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