Patents by Inventor Robert D. Herder

Robert D. Herder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Autoaccreting database for EAS-RF applications
    Patent number: 8537007
    Abstract: A method for entering information regarding monitored items into a database in a security tag system includes reading barcode item information from a barcode associated with a monitored item, determining whether a tag is present with the monitored item to provide tag presence information, and storing the barcode item information and the tag presence information into the database. The barcode item information and the tag presence information are associated with each other in the database to provide item association information. A rule regarding whether a tag should be present when the barcode associated with the monitored item is read is determined in accordance with the item association information and the tag is deactivated in accordance with the rule. An alarm condition is raised in accordance with the rule. The alarm condition is raised if the tag is present and the rule indicates that the tag should not be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bogdan Sima, Robert D. Herder, Michael L. Reeves
  • Autoaccreting Database for EAS-RF Applications
    Publication number: 20110248848
    Abstract: A method for entering information regarding monitored items into a database in a security tag system includes reading barcode item information from a barcode associated with a monitored item, determining whether a tag is present with the monitored item to provide tag presence information, and storing the barcode item information and the tag presence information into the database. The barcode item information and the tag presence information are associated with each other in the database to provide item association information. A rule regarding whether a tag should be present when the barcode associated with the monitored item is read is determined in accordance with the item association information and the tag is deactivated in accordance with the rule. An alarm condition is raised in accordance with the rule. The alarm condition is raised if the tag is present and the rule indicates that the tag should not be present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael L. Reeves, Bogdan Sima, Robert D. Herder