EP 1125264 B1 20040204 - SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR INHIBITING THEFT OF GOODS FROM RETAIL STORES
Title (en)
SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR INHIBITING THEFT OF GOODS FROM RETAIL STORES
Title (de)
SICHERHEITSSYSTEME ZÜR VERHINDERUNG VON GÜTERDIEBSTÄHLEN IN KAUFHÄUSERN
Title (fr)
SYSTEMES DE SECURITE DESTINES A LUTTER CONTRE LES VOLS DE MARCHANDISES DANS LES GRANDS MAGASINS
Publication
Application
Priority
- ZA 9900114 W 19991028
- ZA 989918 A 19981030
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0026880A2] A checkout system for a retail store is disclosed which comprises a bar code reader (10) and an anti-theft tag deactivator (14). The bar code reader produces a signal upon the bar code on an article being read successfully by the reader. This signal is used to enable the deactivator for a predetermined period of time whereafter the deactivator is disabled until the next successful bar code read. This minimises the prospects of a cashier being able to deactivate the anti-theft tag on an article without having read the bar code on the article and hence entered the sale. The system can also include a microswitch for detecting closing and opening of the cash drawer. If the drawer is left open, but the bar codes on articles are read by the bar code reader, this can indicate the possibility of goods being fraudulently removed from the store.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G06V 30/224 (2022.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G08B 13/242 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0026880 A2 20000511; WO 0026880 A3 20000817; AU 1526900 A 20000522; AU 769526 B2 20040129; BR 9914856 A 20010717; BR 9914856 B1 20110531; CA 2348535 A1 20000511; CA 2348535 C 20090106; DE 69914619 D1 20040311; DE 69914619 T2 20041216; EP 1125264 A2 20010822; EP 1125264 B1 20040204; JP 2002529831 A 20020910
DOCDB simple family (application)
ZA 9900114 W 19991028; AU 1526900 A 19991028; BR 9914856 A 19991028; CA 2348535 A 19991028; DE 69914619 T 19991028; EP 99957593 A 19991028; JP 2000580183 A 19991028