Patent ID: 8099335

Claim:
A method for determining billing information for a customer using an integrated surface processing system comprising the steps of a) providing an integrated surface processing system including a security circuit fabrication device, said security circuit fabrication device being arranged for fabricating in situ an EAS or RFID security circuit on each of a number of items to be secured; b) providing an adhesive in a predetermined pattern to said surface of each of said items using said security circuit fabrication device; c) applying a conductive foil to said adhesive on each of said items using said security circuit fabrication device; d) die cutting said conductive foil corresponding to said pattern e) removing remaining portions of said conductive foil from each of said items using said security circuit fabrication device to thereby form a first conductive trace in situ upon said surface of each of said items, said conductive trace forming a component of said security circuit on and integral with each said item; f) monitoring the operation the integrated surface processing system to determine a number indicative of a quantity of security circuits produced by the operation of said integrated surface processing system while repeating steps b, c, d, and e, and g) determining billing information for said customer according to the number determined in step f.