CA2372756A1 - Self-checkout/self-check-in rfid and electronic article surveillance system - Google Patents

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CA2372756A1
CA2372756A1 CA002372756A CA2372756A CA2372756A1 CA 2372756 A1 CA2372756 A1 CA 2372756A1 CA 002372756 A CA002372756 A CA 002372756A CA 2372756 A CA2372756 A CA 2372756A CA 2372756 A1 CA2372756 A1 CA 2372756A1
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Gary M. Shafer
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Philip J. Parker
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    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/0054—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/009—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader the reader being an RFID reader
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2405—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting characterised by the tag technology used
    • G08B13/2414—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting characterised by the tag technology used using inductive tags
    • G08B13/2417—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting characterised by the tag technology used using inductive tags having a radio frequency identification chip
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    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451—Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/246—Check out systems combined with EAS, e.g. price information stored on EAS tag
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24—Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402—Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451—Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/2462—Asset location systems combined with EAS

Abstract

A self-checkout/self-check-in and electronic article surveillance (EAS) syst em (1) 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 (7) includes a housing having a cavity for receiving articles for self-checkout. The cavity is disposed within a deactivation zone. The RF ID tags are read (18), and after verification (21) of an authorized transaction , a deactivation antenna (16) is energized to deactivate the EAS tags, and a stored inventory database (5) 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 t he articles are deposited, the RFID tags on the articles are read, the inventor y database (5) is updated, and an activation antenna (17) 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.

Claims (64)

1. A self checkout/self check-in and electronic article surveillance (EAS) system, comprising:

an EAS tag associated with an article for theft deterrence, said EAS tag being activatable and deactivatable;
means for activation of said EAS tag;
means for deactivation of said EAS tag;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
an RFID reader disposed in a preselected location for reading said RFID tag and deriving a signal from said tag data;
an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
and, a processor responsive to said signal from said RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor activating said means for deactivating said EAS tag and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for checkout of the article, said processor activating said means for activation of said EAS tag and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for check-in of the article.
2. The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for generating a price signal for designating the price of the article for checkout.
3. The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for verification of an authorized checkout, said processor being responsive to said means for verification.
4. The system as recited in claim 3 wherein said means for verification includes means for reading a membership card.
5. The system as recited in claim 3 wherein said means for verification includes means for reading a credit card.
6. The system as recited in claim 2 including a display.
7. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said RFID reader writes to said RFID tag to update said tag data associated with the article.
8. The system as recited in claim 1 further comprising an RFID writer responsive to said processor far updating said tag data associated with the article.
9. A self checkout/self check-in and electronic article surveillance (E.AS), comprising:
an EAS tag associated with an article for theft deterrence, said EAS tag being activatable and deactivatable;
means for activation of said EAS tag;
means for deactivation of said EAS tag;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
a first RFID reader disposed in a preselected location suitable for checkout of the article for reading said RFID tag and deriving a first signal from said tag data;
a second RFID reader disposed in a preselected location suitable for check-in of the article for reading said RFID tag and deriving a second signal from said tag data;
an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
a processor being responsive to said first signal from said first RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor activating said means for deactivation of said EAS tag and updating said inventory data for checkout, and said processor being responsive to said second signal from said second RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor updating said inventory data and activating said means for activation of said EAS tag for check-in of the article.
10. The system as recited in claim 9 further comprising generating a price signal for designating the price of the article for checkout.
11. The system as recited in claim 9 further comprising means for verification of an authorized checkout, said processor being responsive to said means for verification.
12. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein said means for verification includes means for reading a membership card.
13. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein said means for verification includes means for reading a credit card.
14. The system as recited in claim 9 further comprising a first RFID writer and a second RFID writer, said first RFID writer responsive to said processor for updating said tag data associated with the article for checkout, said second RFID writer responsive to said processor for updating said tag data associated with the article for check-in.
15. The system as recited in claim 9 wherein said first RFID reader writes to said RFID
tag for updating said tag data associated with the article for checkout, said second RFID
reader writers to said RFID tag for updating said tag data associated with the article for check-in.
16. A system for self check-in of an article and activation of an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag, comprising:
an activatable EAS tag associated with the for theft deterrence;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
orientation;
a housing having an aperture adapted to receive the article in a preselected means for activation of said EAS tag;
an RFID reader adjacent said housing for reading said RFID tag and deriving a signal from said tag data;
and, an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
a processor responsive to said signal from said RFID reader for retrieving
17 said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor triggering said means for activation to activate said EAS tag, and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for check-in of the article.

17. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein said means for activation of said EAS
tag comprises a transmitter and an EAS activation antenna, said antenna disposed adjacent said housing and being responsive to said transmitter for generating an activation electromagnetic field within said housing when triggered for activation of said EAS tag, said processor triggering said transmitter when said article is deposited through said aperture into said housing.
18. The system as recited in claim 17 wherein said antenna is a coil disposed around at least a portion of said housing, said EAS tag having a length oriented axially within said coil when said EAS tag is disposed on the article and the article is disposed within said housing.
19. The system as recited in claim 18 wherein said activation electromagnetic field is a DC field with a maximum field level that is less than a level that detectably degrades prerecorded magnetic media.
20. The system as recited in claim 19 wherein said activation electromagnetic field level is between about 100 Oe and about 200 Oe within said housing.
21. The system as recited in claim 20 wherein said activation electromagnetic field level is between about 100 Oe and about 125 Oe within said housing.
22. The system as recited in claim 16 further comprising means for deactivation of said EAS tag.
23. The system as recited in claim 16 further comprising means connected to said housing for sensing the articles within said housing, said processor being responsive to said means for sensing to count the number of articles received into said housing.
24. The system as recited in claim 16 further comprising means for writing to said RFID tag for updating said tag data associated with the article, said means for writing adjacent said housing and being responsive to said processor.
25. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein said housing is adapted to receive a plurality of articles in a preselected orientation.
26. The system as recited in claim 25 further comprising means for deactivation of said EAS tags.
27. The system as recited in claim 25 further comprising means connected to said processor for sensing each article placed into said housing for confirming an RFID tag is read for each article, said processor generating an error signal for articles sensed without associated RFID tag data.
28. The system as recited in claim 25 further comprising means for writing to said RFID tag for updating said tag data associated with each of the articles, said means for writing adjacent said housing and being responsive to said processor.
29. An apparatus for self check-in of an article and activation of an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag, comprising:
an activatable EAS tag associated with the article, in a preselected orientation, for theft deterrence;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
an elongated housing having an aperture at a first end adapted to receive the article in a preselected orientation, said housing being disposed so that articles placed through said aperture at said first end pass through said elongated housing and exit said housing at a second end;
means for activation of said EAS tag, said means for activation including a transmitter and an EAS activation coil, said coil disposed around at least a portion of said elongated housing adjacent and responsive to said transmitter for generating an activation electromagnetic field within said elongated housing when triggered for activation of said EAS tag, said EAS tag having a length positioned on said article to pass through said activation coil in an axial orientation when said article passes through said elongated housing;
an RFID reader disposed on said elongated housing adjacent said first end for reading said RFID tag and deriving a signal from said tag data;
an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
and, a processor responsive to said signal from said RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor triggering said transmitter to generate said activation electromagnetic field to activate said EAS tag when said article is deposited through said aperture, and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for check-in of the article.
30. The apparatus as recited in claim 29 further comprising means for writing to said RFID tag disposed adjacent said first end of said elongated housing and being responsive to said processor for updating said tag data associated with the article.
31. The apparatus as recited in claim 29 wherein said activation electromagnetic field is a DC field with a maximum field level that is less than a level that detectably degrades prerecorded magnetic media.
32. The apparatus as recited in claim 31 wherein said activation electromagnetic field level is between about 100 Oe and about 200 Oe within said housing.
33. The system as recited in claim 32 wherein said activation electromagnetic field level is between about 100 Oe and about 125 Oe within said housing.
34. The apparatus as recited in claim 29 further comprising means for deactivation of said EAS tag.
35 A system for self checkout of an article and deactivation of an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag, comprising:
a deactivatable EAS tag associated with the article for theft deterrence;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
a housing having a cavity adapted to receive the article in a preselected orientation;
means adjacent said cavity for deactivation of said EAS tag;
an RFID reader adjacent said cavity for reading said RFID tag and deriving a signal from said data;
an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
and, a processor responsive to said signal from said RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor triggering said means for deactivation to deactivate said EAS tag, and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for checkout of the article.
36. The system as recited in claim 35 wherein said means for deactivation of said EAS
tag comprises a transmitter and an EAS deactivation antenna, said antenna disposed adjacent said cavity and being responsive to said transmitter for generating a deactivation electromagnetic field within said cavity when triggered for deactivation of said EAS tag.
37. The system as recited in claim 36 wherein said antenna is a coil disposed around at least a portion of said cavity, said EAS tag having a length oriented axially within said coil when said EAS tag is disposed on the article and the article is disposed within said cavity.
38. The system as recited in claim 35 wherein said processor further includes means for generating a price signal for designating the price of the article for checkout.
39. The system as recited in claim 38 including a display.
40. The system as recited in claim 35 further comprising means for verification of an authorized checkout, said processor being responsive to said means for verification for triggering said means for deactivating.
41. The system as recited in claim 40 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a membership card and verifying membership.
42. The system as recited in claim 41 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a credit card and verifying credit.
43. The system as recited in claim 35 further comprising means for writing to said RFID tag for updating said tag data associated with the article, said mean for writing disposed adjacent said housing and being responsive to said processor.
44. The system as recited in claim 37 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field is an AC ringdown pulse with a maximum field level that is less than a level that detectably degrades prerecorded magnetic media.
45. The system as recited in claim 44 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 200 Oe within said cavity.
46. The system as recited in claim 45 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 125 Oe within said cavity.
47. The system as recited in claim 35 further comprising means for activation of said EAS tag, said means for activation being responsive to said processor.
48. The system as recited in claim 35 wherein said cavity is adapted to receive a plurality of articles in a preselected orientation.
49. The system as recited in claim 48 wherein said processor further includes means for generating a price signal for designating the price of each of the articles and a total price for checkout.
50. The system as recited in claim 49 including a display.
51. The system as recited in claim 48 further comprising means for verification of an authorized checkout, said processor being responsive to said means for verification for triggering said means for deactivating.
52. The system as recited in claim 51 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a membership card and verifying membership.
53. The system as recited in claim 51 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a credit card and verifying credit.
54. The system as recited in claim 48 further comprising means for writing to said RFID tag for updating said tag data associated with the article, said mean for writing disposed adjacent said housing and being responsive to said processor.
55. The system as recited in claim 48 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field is an AC ringdown pulse with a maximum field level that is less than a level that detectably degrades prerecorded magnetic media.
56. The system as recited in claim 55 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 200 Oe within said cavity.
57. The system as recited in claim 56 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 125 Oe within said cavity.
58. The system as recited in claim 48 further comprising means for activation of said EAS tag, said means for activation being responsive to said processor.
59. An apparatus for self checkout of an article and deactivation of an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag, comprising:
a deactivatable EAS tag associated with the article, in a preselected orientation, for theft deterrence;
an RFID tag associated with the article for storage and communication of tag data associated with the article;
a housing having a cavity adapted to receive a plurality of the articles in a preselected orientation;
means for deactivation of said EAS tag, said means including an antenna coil disposed around at least a portion of said cavity, said EAS tag having a length oriented axially within said coil when said EAS tag is disposed on the article within said cavity;
an RFID reader disposed adjacent said cavity for reading said RFID tag and deriving a signal from said tag data;
means connected to said housing for transaction verification;
means for display of at least a portion of said data;
an inventory database containing inventory data associated with the article;
and, a processor responsive to said signal from said RFID reader for retrieving said inventory data from said inventory database, said processor triggering said means for deactivation to deactivate said EAS tag, and updating said inventory data in said inventory database for checkout.
60. The apparatus as recited in claim 59 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field is an AC ringdown pulse with a maximum field level that is less than a level that detectably degrades prerecorded magnetic media.
61. The apparatus as recited in claim 60 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 200 Oe within said cavity.
62. The apparatus as recited in claim 61 wherein said deactivation electromagnetic field level is between about 25 Oe and about 125 Oe within said cavity.
63. The apparatus as recited in claim 59 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a membership card and verifying membership, said processor being responsive to said means for verification for triggering said means for deactivating.
64. The apparatus as recited in claim 59 wherein said means for verification of an authorized checkout includes means for reading a credit card and verifying credit, said processor being responsive to said means for verification for triggering said means for deactivating.
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