Patent ID: 8234304
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G06Q,G08B,H01B,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a theft deterrent cable, the method comprising: creating a plurality of unique codes; providing a plurality of indicia periodically and longitudinally on the cable, the plurality of indicia respectively corresponding to the plurality of unique codes; and assigning, in a database, the plurality of unique codes to an organizational entity, the organizational entity comprising a first enterprise; receiving an indication that a portion of the cable is to be transferred from the first enterprise to a second enterprise; and re-assigning in the database, in response to the received indication, a portion of the plurality of unique codes from the organizational entity comprising the first enterprise to the organizational entity comprising a second enterprise, the portion of the plurality of unique codes corresponding to a portion of the plurality of indicia having been placed on the portion of the cable that is to be transferred from the first enterprise to the second enterprise.