Global Patent Index - EP 1337985 A1

EP 1337985 A1 20030827 - Method of transferring the ownership of items using security tags

Title (en)

Method of transferring the ownership of items using security tags

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Eigentumstransfer durch Benutzung von Sicherheitsetitketten

Title (fr)

Mèthode de transfer de la proprieté d'articles moyennant des etiquettes de securité

Publication

EP 1337985 A1 20030827 (EN)

Application

EP 01998947 A 20011129

Priority

  • GB 0105267 W 20011129
  • GB 0029392 A 20001201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0245042A1] A security tag for securely identifying items comprises a housing (1); a securing mechanism (6) for securing the housing to the item; a monitoring system (20, 24) for monitoring a tag status, the tag status indicating at least whether the housing (1) and the securing mechanism (6) have been tampered with; a store (22) for storing item data identifying the item; and a communication system (21) for communicating tag status and item data to a remote host.

IPC 1-7

G08B 13/24; G08B 13/12

IPC 8 full level

G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G08B 13/12 (2006.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G08B 13/22 (2006.01); G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08B 13/12 (2013.01); G08B 13/1445 (2013.01); G08B 13/149 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0245042A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0245042 A1 20020606; AT E336054 T1 20060915; AU 1726002 A 20020611; CN 1478263 A 20040225; DE 60122202 D1 20060921; DE 60122202 T2 20061214; EP 1337985 A1 20030827; EP 1337985 B1 20060809; GB 0029392 D0 20010117; JP 2004515016 A 20040520

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0105267 W 20011129; AT 01998947 T 20011129; AU 1726002 A 20011129; CN 01819840 A 20011129; DE 60122202 T 20011129; EP 01998947 A 20011129; GB 0029392 A 20001201; JP 2002547130 A 20011129