公开(公告)号：US09384608B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-05

申请号：US14956902

申请日：2015-12-02

申请人： Tsahi Z. Strulovitch ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Melwyn F. Sequeira

发明人： Tsahi Z. Strulovitch ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Melwyn F. Sequeira

IPC分类号： G07C9/00

CPC分类号： G07C9/00111 ,  G07C9/00031 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C2009/00769 ,  G07C2209/14

摘要： Systems and methods for controlling access to a Restricted Area (“RA”). The methods involve: determining whether a person desires to enter RA; checking whether the person is authorized to enter RA using a first unique identifier associated with a wearable access sensor being worn thereby; causing the person's Portable Communication Device (“PCD”) to transmit a second unique identifier and location information useful in determining the PCD's location within a surrounding environment, when a determination is made that the person is authorized to enter RA; using the second unique identifier and location information to confirm that the person is currently located at an access point of RA; and causing actuation of a mechanical actuator to enable the person's entrance into RA when it is determined that the person desires to enter RA, the person is authorized to enter RA, and the person is currently located at the access point of RA.

摘要翻译： 用于控制对限制区域（“RA”）的访问的系统和方法。 方法包括：确定一个人是否希望进入RA; 使用与由此佩戴的可穿戴访问传感器相关联的第一唯一标识符来检查该人是否被授权进入RA; 当确定该人被授权进入RA时，使该人的便携式通信设备（“PCD”）发送用于确定PCD在周围环境中的位置的第二唯一标识符和位置信息; 使用所述第二唯一标识符和位置信息来确认所述人当前位于RA的接入点处; 并且当确定所述人员需要进入RA，该人被授权进入RA并且该人当前位于RA的接入点时，引起机械致动器的致动以使得该人进入RA。

公开(公告)号：US20140266622A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US13963469

申请日：2013-08-09

申请人： Jorge F. Alicot ,  Richard L. Copeland

发明人： Jorge F. Alicot ,  Richard L. Copeland

IPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  H04B5/00

CPC分类号： H04B5/0068 ,  G06K19/07771 ,  G06K19/07786 ,  H01Q1/2225 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q9/285 ,  H01Q23/00

摘要： A mixing inlay (102) is provided which includes a first radiating element (110a), a second radiating element (110b), and a non-linear mixing component (112) connected between adjacent end portions (114a, 114b) of the first and second radiating elements. The mixing inlay is configured to receive a first exciter signal having a first frequency and a second exciter signal having a second frequency, and in response, to radiate a mixing product signal produced by the mixing inlay from the first and second exciter signals. A conductive parasitic element (116) is disposed within a near field of the re-radiating transponder. A distance provided between the conductive parasitic element and the radiating elements is varied over the length of the conductive parasitic element to enhance a sideband signal generated by the mixing inlay.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种混合嵌体（102），其包括第一辐射元件（110a），第二辐射元件（110b）和连接在第一和第二辐射元件（110b）的相邻端部（114a，114b）之间的非线性混合部件 第二辐射元件。 混合嵌体被配置为接收具有第一频率的第一激励器信号和具有第二频率的第二激励器信号，并且响应于辐射由第一和第二激励器信号的混合嵌入产生的混合乘积信号。 导电寄生元件（116）设置在再辐射应答器的近场内。 提供在导电寄生元件和辐射元件之间的距离在导电寄生元件的长度上变化，以增强由混合镶嵌产生的边带信号。

公开(公告)号：US08648721B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US12852918

申请日：2010-08-09

申请人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Edward Day

发明人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Edward Day

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G08B13/2417 ,  G08B13/2431

摘要： An EAS security tag for providing both EAS and battery recharging features within one tag. The tag includes a rechargeable battery and an antenna having a magnetic core and at least one coil winding disposed around at least a portion of the core. The antenna supplies a voltage corresponding to a first frequency or a second frequency when placed within a magnetic field. The tag also includes an EAS circuit having a resonant frequency corresponding to the first frequency, and an energy harvesting circuit having a resonant frequency corresponding to the second frequency, where the battery recharging circuit recharges the rechargeable battery. Depending upon the magnetic field that the tag is exposed to, either the EAS circuit is enabled thus allowing for EAS detection or the energy harvesting circuit is enabled allowing for the battery to be recharged.

摘要翻译： EAS安全标签，用于在一个标签内提供EAS和电池充电功能。 标签包括可充电电池和具有磁芯的天线，以及围绕芯的至少一部分设置的至少一个线圈绕组。 当放置在磁场内时，天线提供对应于第一频率或第二频率的电压。 标签还包括具有对应于第一频率的谐振频率的EAS电路，以及具有对应于第二频率的谐振频率的能量收集电路，其中电池充电电路为可再充电电池充电。 根据标签所暴露的磁场，启用EAS电路，从而允许进行EAS检测，或允许能量收集电路允许电池进行充电。

公开(公告)号：US08358209B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US11144883

申请日：2005-06-03

申请人： Gary M. Shafer ,  Ming-Ren Lian ,  Richard L. Copeland

发明人： Gary M. Shafer ,  Ming-Ren Lian ,  Richard L. Copeland

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： G08B13/2417 ,  G08B13/2448

摘要： Disclosed are a system and method to detect RFID tags in electronic article surveillance systems using frequency mixing. The system includes an RFID module that includes an energy coupler to receive transmitted energy that includes a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency, and a mixing element to mix the first and second signals, to generate a third signal at a third frequency, and the energy coupler to transmit the third signal to an EAS detection system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种使用频率混合来检测电子物品监控系统中的RFID标签的系统和方法。 该系统包括RFID模块，其包括能量耦合器以接收包括第一频率的第一信号和第二频率的第二信号的发射能量，以及混合元件以混合第一和第二信号，以产生第三信号 并且能量耦合器将第三信号传输到EAS检测系统。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US07986241B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-26

申请号：US12020322

申请日：2008-01-25

申请人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Wing Kei Ho

发明人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Wing Kei Ho

IPC分类号： G08B13/14 ,  H04Q5/22 ,  H01Q9/16 ,  G06K7/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/2225 ,  G08B13/2408 ,  G08B13/2417 ,  G08B13/2431 ,  G08B13/2448 ,  H01Q9/285

摘要： A security tag and system for securing objects, the system and security tag includes an acousto magnetic (“AM”) electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) component that has a housing with a defined surface area. The housing of the EAS component includes a perimeter boundary that defines an EAS component plane. The system and security tag further include a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) component that includes an integrated circuit and a dipole antenna defining an RFID component plane that is substantially coplanar with the EAS component plane. The integrated circuit and the dipole antenna are positioned externally along the perimeter boundary of the EAS component.

摘要翻译： 用于固定物体的安全标签和系统，系统和安全标签包括具有限定表面积的外壳的声磁（“AM”）电子物品监视（“EAS”）组件。 EAS组件的外壳包括界定EAS组件平面的周界边界。 系统和安全标签还包括射频识别（“RFID”）组件，其包括集成电路和限定与EAS组件平面基本上共面的RFID组件平面的偶极天线。 集成电路和偶极天线沿着EAS组件的周边边界定位在外部。

公开(公告)号：US07692543B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US11666790

申请日：2005-11-02

申请人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Gary Mark Shafer

发明人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Gary Mark Shafer

IPC分类号： G08B13/14

CPC分类号： H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q1/2216 ,  H01Q1/2225 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q9/065 ,  Y10T24/50 ,  Y10T24/505 ,  Y10T70/5004

摘要： A security device detaches a combination electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (EAS/RFID tag), and includes a detacher (magnet) to selectively disengage a clutch release disposed in a first portion of the combination EAS/RFID tag, a near field antenna configured to electronically read information stored in a second portion of the combination EAS/RFID tag. The antenna encircles the detacher and reads information from the second portion of the combination EAS/RFID tag at a position relative to the detacher when the second portion of the tag is disposed at any angle relative to the detacher and only when the detacher is positioned to disengage the clutch release. As long as the portion of the EAS/RFID tag containing the clutch end mechanism is located over the detaching magnet, the RFID label is in a valid detection zone regardless of its orientation relative to the antenna.

摘要翻译： 一种安全装置分离组合电子物品监视（EAS）和射频识别（RFID）标签（EAS / RFID标签），并且包括分离器（磁体），以选择性地脱离设置在组合EAS / RFID标签，被配置为电子地读取存储在组合EAS / RFID标签的第二部分中的信息的近场天线。 当标签的第二部分相对于分离器以任何角度设置时，并且只有当分离器被定位到时，天线环绕分离器并从相对于分离器的位置从组合EAS / RFID标签的第二部分读取信息 脱离离合器释放。 只要包含离合器端机构的EAS / RFID标签的部分位于分离磁体上方，RFID标签处于有效的检测区域中，而不管其相对于天线的取向如何。

公开(公告)号：US07154447B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-26

申请号：US10745128

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Eddie H. Keith

发明人： Richard L. Copeland ,  Eddie H. Keith

IPC分类号： H01Q7/08

CPC分类号： H01Q7/08 ,  H01Q1/22 ,  H01Q1/2216

摘要： A nanocrystalline core antenna for use in electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The nanocrystalline antenna is constructed from nanocrystalline material and exhibits improved detection range in EAS and RFID systems compared to conventional antenna configurations.

摘要翻译： 一种用于电子物品监视（EAS）和射频识别（RFID）系统的纳米晶核心天线。 纳米晶体天线由纳米晶体材料制成，与常规天线配置相比，在EAS和RFID系统中具有改进的检测范围。

公开(公告)号：US06549371B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US09510910

申请日：2000-02-23

申请人： Olin S. Giles ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Hubert A. Patterson

发明人： Olin S. Giles ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Hubert A. Patterson

IPC分类号： G11B1500

CPC分类号： G11B15/16

摘要： An apparatus and method for determining the position of magnetic tape within a magnetic tape cassette to ascertain whether the magnetic tape is in a rewound position within the cassette is provided. In a first aspect of the present invention, the magnetic tape cassette has two internal magnetic tape take-up reels. The magnetic tape stored on the tape-up reels is detected. The rewound status of the tape is determined by whether the magnetic tape is detected on only one reel or on both reels. In a second aspect of the present invention, a preselected amount of magnetic tape is detected within the magnetic tape cassette. The magnetic tape cassette is oriented and the position of the detected magnetic tape is determined relative to the orientation of the magnetic tape cassette. In a third aspect of the present invention, an electronically detectable member positioned in a known location of the cassette is detected. A preselected amount of magnetic tape within the cassette is detected. The time difference between the detection of the magnetic tape and the detection of the electronically detectable member is used to determine the position of the magnetic tape relative to the cassette. The electronically detectable member can be an electronic article surveillance marker.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于确定磁带盒内的磁带的位置以确定磁带是否处于盒内的重绕位置的装置和方法。 在本发明的第一方面中，磁带盒具有两个内部磁带卷取卷轴。 检测存储在磁带卷轴上的磁带。 磁带的倒带状态是通过仅在一个卷轴上还是在两个卷轴上检测磁带来确定的。 在本发明的第二方面中，在磁带盒内检测预选量的磁带。 磁带盒被取向，并且检测到的磁带的位置是相对于磁带盒的取向来确定的。 在本发明的第三方面中，检测位于盒的已知位置的电子可检测部件。 检测到盒内的预选量的磁带。 使用磁带的检测与电子可检测部件的检测之间的时间差来确定磁带相对于盒的位置。 电子可检测构件可以是电子物品监视标记。

公开(公告)号：US06538572B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09918619

申请日：2001-07-30

申请人： Ming-Ren Lian ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Kevin Romer

发明人： Ming-Ren Lian ,  Richard L. Copeland ,  Kevin Romer

IPC分类号： G08B1314

CPC分类号： G08B13/2408 ,  H01F41/16 ,  Y10T428/12465

摘要： The present invention replaces the conventional bias magnets for EAS markers with a paintable or printable bias magnet material, which is either directly painted onto the EAS marker or first placed onto a substrate material, which is then placed into the EAS marker. The material includes a magnetic powder mixed with resin and solvent. This “bias paint” is then applied onto the EAS marker. The magnetic powder, resin, and solvent provide a very dense layer after drying, which has a magnetic material density that is usually lower than a rolled product, but is higher than that of the injection-molded magnet material. Printing the bias magnet allows nondeactivatable magnetomechanical EAS markers to be made using web-based mass production methods.

摘要翻译： 本发明用可喷涂或可印刷的偏置磁体材料代替用于EAS标记的常规偏置磁体，其直接涂在EAS标记上或者首先放置在衬底材料上，然后将其放置在EAS标记中。 该材料包括与树脂和溶剂混合的磁粉。 然后将此“偏置涂料”应用于EAS标记。 磁粉，树脂和溶剂在干燥后提供非常致密的层，其磁性材料密度通常低于轧制产品，但高于注射成型磁体材料的磁性材料密度。 打印偏置磁体允许使用基于网络的大规模生产方法制造不可消磁的磁力机械EAS标记。

公开(公告)号：US06169483A

公开(公告)日：2001-01-02

申请号：US09304676

申请日：1999-05-04

申请人： Touraj Ghaffari ,  Gary M. Shafer ,  James R. Gruszynski ,  Philip J. Parker ,  Richard L. Copeland

发明人： Touraj Ghaffari ,  Gary M. Shafer ,  James R. Gruszynski ,  Philip J. Parker ,  Richard L. Copeland

IPC分类号： G08B1314

CPC分类号： G07F7/06 ,  G06K2017/0074 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G07G1/0054 ,  G07G1/009 ,  G08B13/2417 ,  G08B13/246 ,  G08B13/2462

摘要： A self-checkout/self-check-in and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system is provided. EAS tags and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are connected to articles for use with the invention. A preferred embodiment for self-checkout includes a housing having a cavity for receiving articles for self-checkout. The cavity is disposed within a deactivation zone. The RFID tags are read, and after verification of an authorized transaction, a deactivation antenna is energized to deactivate the EAS tags, and a stored inventory database is updated. Information about the transaction can be displayed. A preferred embodiment for self-check-in includes an elongated housing into which articles are deposited for return. Once deposited, the articles pass through the housing and out the other end. As the articles are deposited, the RFID tags on the articles are read, the inventory database is updated, and an activation antenna is energized to form an activation zone through which the articles pass as they fall through the housing, thus activating the attached EAS tags. The magnetic fields used for activation and deactivation are magnetic media safe for use with articles containing magnetic recording media.

摘要翻译： 提供自助结帐/自检和电子物品监控（EAS）系统。 EAS标签和射频识别（RFID）标签连接到用于本发明的物品。 用于自我检出的优选实施例包括具有用于接收用于自我检出的物品的空腔的壳体。 空腔设置在去活化区域内。 读取RFID标签，并且在验证授权交易之后，去激活天线被激活以停用EAS标签，并且更新存储的库存数据库。 可以显示有关交易的信息。 用于自检的优选实施例包括细长的壳体，物品被沉积到其中以便返回。 一旦沉积，物品通过壳体并出来另一端。 随着物品的沉积，物品上的RFID标签被读取，库存数据库被更新，并且激活天线被通电以形成激活区域，当物品落入外壳时，通过该激活区域通过，从而激活附加的EAS标签 。 用于激活和停用的磁场是磁性介质，可安全用于含有磁记录介质的物品。