A bar code reader and a security tag disabling device in combination

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EP 0 933 741 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/49

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/31

(21)	Application number: 99300773.1

(22)	Date of filing: 02.02.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: G08B 13/24

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

03.02.1998 GB 9802166

(71)	Applicant: KTP Limited
	Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8DY (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Clark, Harry Hull, East Yorkshire, HU11 5AP (GB)

(74)	Representative: Walker, Antony James Alexander et al
	H.L. Cottrell & Co., Kings Building, South Church Side Hull, North Humberside HU1 1RR Hull, North Humberside HU1 1RR (GB)

(54)	A bar code reader and a security tag disabling device in combination

(57) A system comprising a code reader (3) and a security tag disabling device (5) in combination. The system further comprises a controller (2) which is adapted to interface with code data processing means (1) and which operates to ensure that the security tag disabling device (5) is not enabled to disable a security tag unless a code is read by the code reader (3) which is associated with a security tag and to ensure that data read by the code reader (3) is not output to the code data processing means (1) if the security tag is not disabled by the security tag disabling device (5).

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