Patent ID: 9135800
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G07C,G08B

Abstract:
1. A programmable security system for protecting items of merchandise from theft, the programmable security system comprising: a programming station configured to randomly generate a single security code and having a memory for storing the single security code, the single security code being unique to the programming station; a programmable key configured to communicate with the programming station to receive and store the single security code in a memory; and a security device comprising an alarm and a memory for storing the single security code, 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 programmable key is configured to arm or disarm the security device upon a matching of the single security code stored in the memory of the security device with the single security code stored by the programmable key.