Patent ID: 9576452
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G07C,G08B

Claim:
1. A programmable security system for protecting items of merchandise from theft, the programmable security system comprising: a programming station comprising a logic control circuit configured to generate a security code, wherein the programming station comprises a housing enclosing the logic control circuit therein, and wherein the housing comprises a port; a programmable key comprising a memory configured to store the security code, an end of the programmable key configured to be inserted within the port for programming the security code in the memory of the programmable key; and a security device comprising an alarm and a memory for storing the security code, the security device comprising a port, the security device configured to be attached to an item of merchandise, the security device further configured to activate the alarm in response to the integrity of the security device being compromised, wherein the end of the programmable key is configured to be inserted within the port of the security device to communicate with the security device and to control the security device upon a matching of the security code stored by the security device with the security code stored by the programmable key.