Patents Assigned to Sensormatic Electronics
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Patent number: 11594115Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for receiving a magnetic signal from a magnetic signal transmitter, determining a strength of the magnetic signal at the security tag, receiving a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogatory signal from a RFID scanner, and transmitting a RFID response signal, to the RFID scanner, indicating the strength of the magnetic signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Steven J. Raynesford, David Torrecilla, Manuel A. Soto, Adam S. Bergman
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Patent number: 11568726Abstract: Systems and methods for deactivating an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) tag. The methods comprising: using an AC drive signal to charge an energy storage component of the tag deactivator; selectively actuating a switch so that a closed circuit is formed between the energy storage component and at least one deactivation coil of the tag deactivator; generating a tag deactivation field to deactivate the EAS tag by energizing the at least one deactivation coil with current supplied from the energy storage component; and using a step down transformer, disposed between the energy storage component and the at least one deactivation coil, to decrease a frequency of a decaying coil current waveform representing a current flowing through the at least one deactivation coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Adam S. Bergman, Ronald B. Easter
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Patent number: 11557041Abstract: A system may be configured to dynamically update deployed machine learning models. In some aspects, the system may receive sampled video information, generate first object detection information based on a cloud model and the sampled video information, and generate second object detection information based on a first edge model and the sampled video information. Further, the system may select, based on the first object detection information and the second object detection information, a plurality of training images from the sampled video information, detect motion information corresponding to motion of one or more detected objects within the plurality of training images, generate a plurality of annotated images based at least in part on the first object detection information and the motion information, and generate a second edge model based upon training the first edge model using the plurality of annotated images.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Santle Camilus Kulandai Samy, Youngchoon Park
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Patent number: 11526684Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for receiving a confirmation signal to unlock the security tag being detachably locked to a merchandise, wherein the confirmation signal includes a RFID device identifier associated with a RFID device of the security tag, and the RFID device is associated with a wireless device of the security tag, identifying the wireless device associated with the RFID device based on the RFID device identifier, transmitting a wireless signal to the wireless device to enable a controller to receive a release signal used to unlock the security tag from the merchandise, and transmitting the release signal to the controller to unlock the security tag from the merchandise.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Adam S. Bergman, Manuel A. Soto, Steve E. Trivelpiece
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Patent number: 11519200Abstract: A security tag includes a tag body member, a connecting member releasably engageable with the tag body member, and a locking member having a locked position in a first thermal state configured to lock the connecting member to the tag body member, and having an unlocked position in a second thermal state configured to unlock the connecting member from the tag body member. The locking member includes a locking body comprising a shape memory alloy, and a clamping member connected to the shape memory alloy. A transition of the shape memory alloy element from the first thermal state to the second thermal state moves the clamping member from the locked position to the unlocked position, thereby enabling the connecting member to be detached from the tag body member.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Patrick S. Claeys, Kelvin L. Hunter, Thomas P. Solaski, Sergio M. Perez
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Patent number: 11521234Abstract: Adaptive system for communicating with a customer in a retail store environment includes a sensor disposed at a sensor location in a retail environment. The sensor location is selected so that the sensor captures information that facilitates identification of at least one trait associated with a customer located proximate to the sensor location. A processing system is configured to use the information to determine the at least one trait. Thereafter, in response to such determination, the processing system selectively determines a message or content selection to be displayed to the customer based at least in part on the at least one trait that has been identified.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gilbert Fernandez, Sergio M. Perez, Dario Passadore, Craig R. Szklany
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Patent number: 11508140Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for auto-configuring a region of interest (ROI) associated with a camera. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving image frames from a camera installed in the environment, wherein the ROI is located within the view of the image frames. The method includes tracking a plurality of persons in the image frames and determining a respective trajectory of movement for each person of the plurality of persons. The method further includes comparing each of the respective trajectories to one another and identifying, based on the comparing, a common trajectory shared by more than one person of the plurality of persons, wherein the common trajectory is not fully encompassed in the ROI. The method additionally includes updating the ROI to encompass the common trajectory, and includes configuring the updated ROI to be associated with new image frames from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gopi Subramanian, Joseph Celi
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Patent number: 11475747Abstract: A system determines an electronic product code (EPC) and a checksum read from a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The system calculates a new checksum based on the EPC and a retailer-specific number associated with a retailer that owns one or more RFID tags. The system compares the new checksum with the checksum read from the RFID tag, and determines whether the RFID tag is owned by the retailer based on whether the new checksum matches the checksum read from the RFID tag.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventor: Brian M. Wicks
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Patent number: 11461810Abstract: An EAS pedestal system includes a video display device and a video camera supported on an EAS pedestal housing. The video camera is oriented to facilitate capture of video images. The video images include facial images associated with a plurality of human faces under conditions where the human faces are positioned to observe the video display device. The system applies an analytical process to determine when an imaged human face is looking toward the video display device. The system then determines one or more human demographic traits based on the facial images and adaptively selects advertising content to be displayed based on information derived from the analytical process.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gilbert Fernandez, Sergio M. Perez, Subramanian Kunchithapatham
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Patent number: 11455649Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically changing displayed content of a tag coupled to an item. The methods comprising: detecting when an individual is in proximity to the tag; triggering operations, by a computing device remote from the tag, to obtain customer related information associated with the individual, when a detection is made that the individual is in proximity to the tag; determining, by the computing device, a price discount for the item based on the customer related information which was previously obtained; and dynamically changing the displayed content of the tag to include the price discount while the individual is still in proximity to the tag.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Mohammad Mohiuddin, Hubert A. Patterson, Melwyn F. Sequeira
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Patent number: 11443160Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for laser turning and attaching RFID tags to products. Such methods and systems may include a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The methods and systems may include determining a characteristic of a conductive trace on a substrate to be incorporated into an item to configure a tag performance in view of at least one of a dielectric property or a tuning property of the item. The methods and systems may further include a laser to alter the conductive trace on the substrate to have the characteristic to define an antenna for the tag. The methods and systems may further include an attaching device configured to attach a communications enabled device to the substrate so as to form an electrical connection between the communications enabled device and the antenna to form the tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Adam S. Bergman, Amin Shahidi, George H. West, Bjoern Petersen, Joäo Vilaça, Gopal Chandramowle, Carlos Gomez Garcia, Melwyn F. Sequeira
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Patent number: 11436904Abstract: A security tag includes a tag body and a cooperating tack assembly having a tack head and an elongated pin extending from the tack head, with the pin being insertable into the tag body to secure an article therebetween. One or more electronic components and associated electrical circuits, including wireless communications modules and various types of sensors, are disposed in both the tack head and tag body. The tack head includes a battery and an energy harvesting circuit. The tack head pin has one or more discrete conductive segments which, when the pin is inserted into the tag body, electrically couple with electrical circuits disposed in the tag body, thus allowing the components in the tag body to be powered at least in part by the battery and/or the energy harvesting circuit disposed in the tack head. Methods for operating the tag to perform security functions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Jorge F. Alicot, Alan Day, Charles T. Turgeon
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Patent number: 11436420Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system first interrogates, in a first mode, one or more particular target zones of the plurality of target zones including a given target zone. Each particular target zone is interrogated with one of the antennas at a time at a first power for the particular target zone. The RFID system monitors, upon first interrogating, for a trigger condition to occur. In response to the trigger condition not occurring, the RFID system continues the first interrogation in the first mode. In response to the trigger condition occurring, the RFID system second interrogates the given target zone in a second mode at a second power with a plurality of the antennas.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Steve Edward Trivelpiece, Adam S. Bergman, Eric Floyd Riggert, Manuel A. Soto
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Patent number: 11430221Abstract: A system may be configured to perform enhanced detection of occluded objects in a multiple object detection system. In some aspects, the system may detect a plurality of current objects in a current video frame, generate initial object identifier mapping information assigning a candidate object identifier to a first object of the plurality of current objects, and detect a multi-object tracking (MOT) inaccuracy condition. Further, the system may generate a current fingerprint corresponding to the first object of the plurality of current objects, identify an assignment error based on comparing the current fingerprint to historic fingerprints associated with a plurality of historic objects detected in a previous frame, generate updated object identifier mapping information based on the assignment error, and display the current video frame based on the updated object identifier mapping information.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gopi Subramanian, Joseph Celi
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Patent number: 11416813Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an inventory. The methods comprise: placing an RFID tag in a first operational mode in which at least one communication operation or device of the RFID tag is disabled or bypassed; performing first operations by the RFID tag to determine when it is time to begin communications in accordance with the time slotted communications scheme; transitioning an operational mode of the RFID tag from the first operational mode to a second operational mode in which the communication operation(s) or device of the RFID tag is enabled or no longer bypassed, in response to a determination that it is time for the RFID tag to begin communications; and transitioning the operational mode of the RFID tag back into the first operational mode when the RFID tag's communications with a remote tag reader for inventory determination purposes are complete or a time slot has expired.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Craig E. Trivelpiece, Steve E. Trivelpiece
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Patent number: 11403610Abstract: Systems and methods for performing inventory management. The methods comprise: measuring, by an Out Of Stock (“OOS”) sensor at a first time, a first collective weight of a plurality of items disposed thereon; measuring, by the OOS sensor at a second later time, a second collective weight of a plurality of items disposed thereon; using the first and second collective weights to determine if an item has been added to or removed from the OOS sensor; and wirelessly communicating, from the OOS sensor to a remote computing device, a notification that an item has been added to or removed from the OOS sensor such that stored inventory information is updated accordingly. The OOS sensor comprises a base layer having a planar cross-sectional profile and an array of weight measuring sensors (e.g., piezoresistive sensors).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Mohammad Mohiuddin, Melwyn F. Sequeira, Mark Antilla, Hubert A. Patterson
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Patent number: 11361642Abstract: Example aspects include a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for operating an automated checkout system to be performed by a processing circuit, comprising determining a user account associated with a shopper. The aspects further include receiving, from a sensor, a first indication that an object passed through a location of a building. The first indication having been generated based on a tag coupled with the object. The sensor being configured to detect characteristics of objects. The sensor being located at the location of the building. The aspects further include receiving, from the sensor, a second indication that the shopper associated with the user account passed through the location. Additionally, the aspects further include associating the object with the user account based on the first indication and the second indication.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Gopal Chandramowle, Amin Shahidi
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Patent number: 11354559Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating tags with items. The methods comprise: turning a reel by an amount that allows a portion of an elongate narrow substrate that includes a first tag of a plurality of tags to be paid out (where each of the plurality of tags comprises at least one antenna formed of a trace or wire disposed on the elongate narrow substrate and a communication enabled device coupled to the elongate narrow substrate so as to have an electrical coupling or connection with the at least one antenna); dynamically tuning the first tag to optimize tag performance in view of dielectric and tuning properties of a first item being fabricated; cutting the elongate narrow substrate so as to cause the first tag to be placed on the first item being fabricated; and coupling the first tag to the item being fabricated.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics LLCInventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Bjoern Petersen, Adam S. Bergman, João Vilaça, Gopal Chandramowle, Carlos Gomez Garcia, Melwyn Sequeira
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Patent number: 11348426Abstract: Electronic Article Surveillance in which a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogation signal is transmitted, over a first window of time, into an RFID interrogation zone of the EAS system. A plurality of response signals are detected from a first RFID tag of the EAS system responding to the interrogation signal. Over a second window of time overlapping at least in part with the first window of time, image data is captured within a field of view. The field of view and the RFID interrogation zone overlap to form a zone of interest. Movement of a non-tag object is characterized during the first window of time based on the image data. Whether the first RFID tag is associated with the characterized non-tag object is determined based on a comparison of the detected plurality of response signals and the characterized movement of the non-tag object.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Adam S. Bergman, Manuel A. Soto
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Patent number: D961559Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLCInventors: Sergio M. Perez, Kelvin Lee Hunter