Kenneth S Andersen

US Patent:

6476720, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Oct 2, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/969285

Inventors:

Kenneth Andersen - Bergenfield NJ
Gerard F. Murphy - Upper Montclair NJ
Vance Daddi - Redwood City CA

Assignee:

ATS Money Systems, Inc. - Englewood NJ

International Classification:

G08B 1314

US Classification:

3405721, 3405723, 3405724, 3405726, 3405727, 3405681, 3405687

Abstract:

A method for tracking deactivation of security devices being associated with items to be sold, each of the items being associated with a tracking identifier. The method includes determining a number of security tag deactivations which should occur using select ones of the identifiers and determining a number of actual security tag deactivations which occurred. The method then compares the number of actual security tag deactivations to the number of security tag deactivations which should have occurred, and generates an output when the comparing results in an inconsistency therebetween.

US Patent:

63336928, Dec 25, 2001

Filed:

Jul 5, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/609952

Inventors:

Kenneth Andersen - Bergenfield NJ
Gerard F. Murphy - Upper Montclair NJ
Vance Daddi - Redwood City CA

Assignee:

ATS Money Systems Inc. - Englewood NJ

International Classification:

G08B 1314

US Classification:

3405721

Abstract:

A method for tracking deactivation of security devices being associated with items to be sold, each of the items being associated with a tracking identifier. The method includes determining a number of security tag deactivations which should occur using select ones of the identifiers and determining a number of actual security tag deactivations which occurred. The method then compares the number of actual security tag deactivations to the number of security tag deactivations which should have occurred, and generates an output when the comparing results in an inconsistency therebetween.