William M Farrell

US Patent:

7091858, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Jan 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/341824

Inventors:

Richard L. Copeland - Boynton Beach FL, US
Stewart Hall - Wellington FL, US
William Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405721, 3405725, 3405727

Abstract:

An electronic article surveillance antenna system for wide exit interrogation zones is provided. In a first aspect, a first and a second transmit antenna, each adapted for installation on opposite sides of a wide interrogation zone. A third transmit antenna is adapted for installation adjacent the ceiling of the wide interrogation zone. The first, second, and third transmit antennas are connectable to a transmitter for generation of an interrogation signal for transmission into the wide interrogation zone. A plurality of amorphous core receiver antennas are adapted for installation in the grout region of a floor of the wide interrogation zone. The output of each of the plurality of amorphous core receiver antennas are connectable to a receiver for detection of a response signal from an electronic article surveillance tag disposed in the wide interrogation zone. The response signal is responsive to the interrogation signal. The plurality of amorphous core receiver antennas can be configured in a plurality of orthogonal pairs of amorphous core receiver antennas.

US Patent:

7209090, Apr 24, 2007

Filed:

May 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/855203

Inventors:

Stewart E. Hall - Wellington FL, US
Brent F. Balch - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Richard L. Copeland - Lake Worth FL, US
William Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

H01Q 7/08

US Classification:

343788, 343787

Abstract:

A magnetic core antenna system including a magnetic core and a winding network. The winding network may be configured with a non-uniform ampere-turn distribution to achieve a desired flux density in the core. The network may include a plurality of windings configured to provide a winding impedance facilitating optimal transmitter power delivery to the windings. A magnetic core may be constructed from multiple components having longitudinal contact surfaces and joined by a transverse clamping force. An air gap may be provided between the components to allow relative movement therebetween.

US Patent:

7317426, Jan 8, 2008

Filed:

Feb 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/051235

Inventors:

Richard L. Copeland - Lake Worth FL, US
Stewart E. Hall - Wellington FL, US
William M. Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

H01Q 7/08

US Classification:

343788, 343787

Abstract:

A core antenna system for use in electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The core antenna system may include a core antenna. The core antenna may include a core, a first resonant winding disposed around at least a portion of the core, the first resonant winding having a first number of winding turns N, and a second non-resonant winding disposed around at least a portion of the core, the second non-resonant winding having a second number of winding turns N, the second number of turns greater than or equal to the first number of turns. The core antenna may be mounted on a shield plate and tuned to an operating frequency on the shield plate such that when the shielded core antenna is further mounted on a mounting surface, e. g. , of a checkstand, no significant de-tuning of the antenna takes place.

US Patent:

7420463, Sep 2, 2008

Filed:

May 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/854877

Inventors:

Richard L. Copeland - Lake Worth FL, US
Stewart E. Hall - Wellington FL, US
William Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US
Stanley Strzelec - Delray Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

B60C 23/00

US Classification:

340447, 3405681, 340 101, 3405723

Abstract:

An electronic article surveillance (EAS) antenna system including at least one transmit antenna and at least one amorphous core receiver antenna adapted for installation on the floor, in the grout region of the floor, or under the flooring of a passageway. An EAS system including at least one perimeter loop antenna adapted to extend around the entire perimeter of a passageway is also provided. The system may further include at least one floor antenna adapted for installation within a region of a floor of a passageway and at least one ceiling antenna adapted for installation adjacent a ceiling of the passageway.

US Patent:

7859407, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Feb 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/223770

Inventors:

Stewart E. Hall - Wellington FL, US
Richard Copeland - Lake Worth FL, US
William Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics, LLC - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405681, 3405724, 3405727, 3405728, 235435, 235439, 235449, 235450, 343741, 343742, 343787, 343788

Abstract:

An electronic article surveillance antenna system with wide interrogation zones has a number of core transceiver antennas with each connectable to a transmitter. The core transceiver antennas are adapted to be installed adjacent a ceiling of the wide interrogation zone and generate an interrogation signal into the wide interrogation zone. The core transceiver antennas each are connectable to a receiver to receive and detect a response signal from an electronic surveillance marker disposed in the wide interrogation zone. The system also has transceiver antenna coils with each connectable to the transmitter and adapted to be installed adjacent a floor of the wide interrogation zone. The transceiver antenna coils generate the interrogation signal into the wide interrogation zone and each is also connectable to the receiver to receive and detect the response signal from the electronic surveillance marker disposed in the wide interrogation zone.

US Patent:

7978078, Jul 12, 2011

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/037337

Inventors:

Richard L. Copeland - Boynton Beach FL, US
Brent F. Balch - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US
Steven W. Embling - Pompano Beach FL, US
William M. Farrell - West Palm Beach FL, US
Stewart E. Hall - Wellington FL, US

Assignee:

Sensormatic Electronics, LLC - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405727, 343788, 428379, 428689, 4286921

Abstract:

A magnetic core transceiver antenna for EAS marker detection is provided. The core includes a stack of amorphous alloy ribbons insulated from each other and laminated together. A coil winding of wire, also insulted from the ribbons, and connected to an electronic controller provides the transmitter and receiver modes. The transceiver antenna is optimized for the dual mode operation, and is smaller and uses less power than conventional air-core EAS antennas with equivalent performance. Complex core geometries, such as a sandwiched stack of different sized ribbons, can be implemented to vary the effective permeability of the core to customize antenna performance. Multiple transceiver antennas can be combined to increase the size of the generated EAS interrogation zone.

US Patent:

20140236653, Aug 21, 2014

Filed:

Feb 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/180690

Inventors:

William M. FARRELL - West Palm Beach FL, US

Assignee:

Tyco Fire & Security GmbH - Neuhausen Am Rheinfall

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 10/06

US Classification:

705 715

Abstract:

Systems () and methods () for managing checkout line efficiency of a retail store. The methods involve electronically obtaining, by a store intelligence system (), first data indicating an efficiency of each checkout lane of a plurality of checkout lanes () and second data indicating a total number of shopping carts () in each checkout lane and/or a total number of articles within each shopping cart. A checkout lane recommendation is then generated by the store intelligence system for a customer () based at least on the first data and/or the second data. The checkout lane recommendation is communicated from the SIS to a mobile communication device () in the possession of the customer.

US Patent:

20140125800, May 8, 2014

Filed:

Nov 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/667688

Inventors:

- Boca Raton FL, US
Stewart E. HALL - Wellington FL, US
Hubert A. PATTERSON - Boca Raton FL, US
William M. FARRELL - West Palm Beach FL, US
Paul Brent RASBAND - Lantana FL, US

Assignee:

SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC - Boca Raton FL

International Classification:

H04N 7/18
G08B 13/14

US Classification:

348143, 3405723, 348E07085

Abstract:

A method and system for activating an EAS element deactivator is provided. At a computer, item data including a physical attribute of an item is received. A determination is made as to whether the item data corresponds to a purchased item in a purchase receipt. When it is determined that the item data corresponds to the purchased item, EAS element deactivator is activated for use.