Patent ID: 8659426
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A display system comprising: a central communication module communicating with at least one retail display; each retail display including a base unit and a head unit; each base unit of a retail display unit semi-permanently attached to a display surface; the base unit providing power from an external power supply to the head unit; the base unit transmitting and receiving information to and from the central communication module and to and from the head unit; the base unit including a housing, at least one printed circuit board, at least one battery, a first sound generation element, and at least one magnet; the head unit permanently attached to a protected device and including a housing, at least one printed circuit board, a second sound generation element, an onboard power supply, and at least one magnet; the head unit including a geometric protrusion that aligns with a corresponding cavity on an upper surface of the base unit; the magnets in the head unit and base unit removably securing the head unit to the base unit when the geometric protrusion of the head unit is inserted into the cavity on the upper surface of the base unit; the head unit communicating with the base unit by a wired connection; the head unit further including an alarm which activates the first and second sound generation elements, the alarm circuit activated if the electrical connection between the head unit and the base unit is severed; and the alarm on the head unit being powered by the onboard power supply and on the base unit by the at least one battery.