Systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11568721
APP PUB NO 20210166535A1
SERIAL NO

17175013

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Security systems and methods configured for use with an item of merchandise for retail display include a housing, at least one sensor carried by the housing and at least one output device carried by the housing. The security system further includes a controller carried by the housing and operably coupled to the sensor and to the output device. The controller is operable to determine a distance traveled by the item of merchandise from a retail display “home” position based upon a sensor input from the sensor, and to activate the output device based upon the distance traveled by the item of merchandise exceeding a threshold distance. The controller may utilize the at least one sensor in conjunction with an inertial navigation system (INS) and motion processing algorithms or techniques to determine the distance traveled by the item of merchandise from the retail display “home” position.

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  • INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grant, Jeffrey A Charlotte, US 172 2215
Johnston, Michael R Waxhaw, US 49 804
Phillips, Jonathon D Fort Mill, US 75 764

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