Apparatus, system and/or method for wirelessly securing and/or for wirelessly monitoring an article

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APP PUB NO 20080204239A1
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11711939

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An apparatus, a system and a method wirelessly secure and wirelessly monitor an article. The apparatus, the system and the method operate as an alarm system that may prevent a theft and/or a removal of the article from a defined perimeter and/or defined perimeters. The apparatus, the system and the method may have one or more alarm boxes that monitor one or more heads. One or more of the heads may be attached to and/or may be electronically connected to one or more articles, such as, for example, portable electronic equipment. The articles be provided on display in and/or may be used, manipulated and/or transported by consumers in a store environment. The alarm box may be installed in close proximity to a display stand of the article. The alarm box may charge components of the head and/or the article while the head and/or the article are located on the display stand of the article. The head may power the article while the article is not connected to a power supply of the display stand and/or a power supply of the alarm box. The alarm box and/or the store environment may have one or more fence drivers. The fence driver may create one or more zones. The head has a fence detector that may detect whether or not the head and/or the article is located in a position within the zone. The fence drivers and/or one or more of the zones may be configured to control locations at which the head and/or the article may be used without triggering an alarm event.

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FIRST MIDWEST BANK1 E ERIE ST CHICAGO IL 60611

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Groth, Jim Poplar Grove, IL 7 183
Harwath, Frank Chicago, IL 14 241
Horvath, Daniel Plainfield, IL 25 701
Marszalek, Christopher Plainfield, IL 28 754

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