Patent ID: 7859407

Claim:
An electronic article surveillance antenna system with wide interrogation zones, the system comprising: a plurality of core transceiver antennas with each of said plurality of core transceiver antennas connectable to a transmitter, said plurality of core transceiver antennas being adapted and configured to be installed adjacent a ceiling of the wide interrogation zone, said plurality of core transceiver antennas generating an interrogation signal into the wide interrogation zone, said plurality of core transceiver antennas each being connectable to a receiver to receive and detect of a response signal from an electronic surveillance marker disposed in the wide interrogation zone; a plurality of transceiver antenna coils with each of said plurality of transceiver antenna coils connectable to said transmitter, said plurality of transceiver antenna coils being adapted to be installed adjacent a floor of the wide interrogation zone, said plurality of transceiver antenna coils generating said interrogation signal into the wide interrogation zone, said plurality of transceiver antenna coils each being connectable to said receiver and receiving and detecting said response signal from said electronic surveillance marker disposed in the wide interrogation zone; wherein the plurality of core transceiver antennas and the plurality of transceiver antenna coils complement one another to cover the entire interrogation zone.