Patent ID: 8976026
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G01V,G08B

Abstract:
1. An electronic system for anti-theft protection of goods, said system comprising: a unit for detecting a metallic material in a first detection zone; a unit for detecting a magnetic or magnetisable material in a second detection zone; and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to receive information from the units for detecting metallic and magnetic material when the one or both of these units detect a metallic or a magnetic material, respectively, in the respective detection zones, and is programmable to cause the control unit to emit a signal indicative of whether the control unit receives information about the detection of metallic and magnetic material, and whether the control unit receives information about the detection of a metallic material, while simultaneously not receiving information about the detection of magnetic materials, wherein the unit is configured to determine a position of a material that is both metallic and magnetic, wherein when the material is detected at a first position, the control unit does not emit the alarm and when the material is detected at a second position, the control unit emits the alarm.