EP1634260B1 - Verfahren zur sicherung von objekten - Google Patents

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EP1634260B1
EP1634260B1 EP04738580A EP04738580A EP1634260B1 EP 1634260 B1 EP1634260 B1 EP 1634260B1 EP 04738580 A EP04738580 A EP 04738580A EP 04738580 A EP04738580 A EP 04738580A EP 1634260 B1 EP1634260 B1 EP 1634260B1
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    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/18Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength
    • G08B13/189Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems
    • G08B13/194Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems
    • G08B13/196Actuation by interference with heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength; Actuation by intruding sources of heat, light, or radiation of shorter wavelength using passive radiation detection systems using image scanning and comparing systems using television cameras
    • G08B13/19695Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
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    • G08B13/00Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/2454Checking of authorisation of a person accessing tagged items in an EAS system
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    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
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    • G08B13/22Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/2457Lending systems using EAS tags wherein the tags are reusable, e.g. they can be activated and deactivated more than once, e.g. for a library
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    • G08SIGNALLING
    • G08BSIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/24Electrical actuation by interference with electromagnetic field distribution
    • G08B13/2402Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS], i.e. systems using tags for detecting removal of a tagged item from a secure area, e.g. tags for detecting shoplifting
    • G08B13/2451Specific applications combined with EAS
    • G08B13/2462Asset location systems combined with EAS

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  • the invention relates to a method for securing objects, preferably within closed buildings, in particular for securing objects that belong to the inventory of an office.
  • a device for securing issued tools or equipment is from the German utility model DE 200 11 952 U1 known.
  • a transponder is attached to each workpiece of a tool collection, which contains information about the type of tool, an ongoing serial number and the information about the normal workstation by means of a 128-bit information.
  • the normal workstation can either be a toolbox or a fixed storage space, as long as there is a fixed receiver for exchanging signals with the transponders attached to the tools at this workstation.
  • the receiver is in turn connected to a computer which enables the evaluation of the signals received by the receiver and transmitted by the transponder located in the toolbox or at the workstation. It is therefore possible at any time during the internal work processes, the current stock of a specific Toolbox or workstation.
  • each employee is assigned a separate transponder by means of which the tool box belonging to the employee can be opened.
  • a device for the automatic detection and identification of a merchandise security label by a base station is known.
  • the security tag attached to the product to be secured houses a transponder having its own LF transceiver unit used to communicate with the base station. If, for example, a transponder enters the sphere of action of the electromagnetic field provided by the base unit, a control signal is transmitted by the base station which is received by the transponder and in turn causes the transponder to emit a response signal. This response signal is further processed by the base station and triggers a transmission pulse at the base station in the event of a successful check, which in turn is received by the transponder.
  • This transmit-receive sequence can be used to integrate predetermined verification criteria, the non-compliance of which leads to the triggering of an alarm.
  • a preferred embodiment provides to synchronize the alarm signals of a plurality of transponders located in the effective range of the electromagnetic field of the base station, so that a secure detection of a received alarm signal is ensured by the base station.
  • Another device for electronic anti-theft device is from the German patent application DE 38 07 936 A1 known.
  • the document discloses a particularly preferred Construction of a combined with a barcode, in its dimensions extremely small passive transponder whose receiver is tuned to twice the transmission frequency and thus insensitive to reflections of the fundamental wave of the transmitter.
  • the stationary transmitting device is realized either by means of conventional transceivers from the field of high-frequency technology or by array antennas in stripline technology, so that the passage through the product marked with the transponder by the constructed by the stationary transceiver electromagnetic field to the passive transponder stimulates radiation. The radiation emitted by the passive transponder can then be used to trigger an alarm signal.
  • a device for finding files is by the German patent application DE 100 33557 A1 known.
  • signal transmitters are attached to the files in the form of transponders and the coded signals emitted by the transponders are detected by transceivers preferably mounted on the ceilings and subsequently made available to a database for internal administration.
  • a central computer allows using an adapted administrative routine to process the existing records in such a way that at any time the current location of any file can be determined from the file.
  • transponders passive or active functional structure
  • European patent EP 1 040 447 B1 or in the European patent specification EP 0 762 535 B1 ,
  • the state of the art in the field of securing objects essentially describes devices for the explicit recognition of signalers attached to objects as soon as they are within a predetermined range.
  • the US patent US 6,195,006 B1 describes an inventory system in which items loaned to customers are each provided with a transponder. At an article delivery point, the signals emitted by the transponders and identification features of customers to whom the articles are issued are recorded and transmitted to a database. Return of the articles takes place at one or more return points where transponder signals of returned articles are collected and transmitted to the database.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop a generic method so that it can be determined whether individual objects were removed without permission from a predetermined area, in particular a closed building or an area of a building, the method should be carried out so that a transport of legitimate objects that can be moved out of the protected spatial area can take place undisturbed.
  • a method for securing objects is carried out such that the receiving unit detects a presence of the identification means, wherein the objects to be secured are equipped with an identification means or connected to the identification means, the identification means during a transport of the object to be secured is detected by a receiving unit and electronic data for detecting the presence of the identification means are stored, the electronic data being such that they allow a unique assignment of the signal detected by the receiving unit to the identification means, and that regardless of the detection of the identification means a Acquisition of information takes place, which allow an identification of a person to be secured a conveyed person.
  • a first preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the person transporting the object to be secured is detected in that the authorization card of the person is detected in a controlled manner in an automated checking step.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the identification data of the objects to be protected and the identification data of the persons to be secured objects to be detected separately, wherein the identification data of the objects and / or the identification data of persons in a against an outer Access secured data area to be backed up.
  • This embodiment of the invention is particularly suitable for use in application areas in which, within the protected area, a large number of persons are active whose personal rights require special protection.
  • this embodiment of the invention makes it possible to prevent legitimate transport operations of objects to be secured from being arbitrarily connected with the persons carrying them.
  • this makes it possible for access to stored identification data of persons and / or linking of the identification data of the persons with identification data of objects to be secured to be performed only under special conditions.
  • a particularly expedient embodiment of the invention makes it possible to detect persons who have unlawfully transported objects from the area to be secured, but to prevent access to identification data of persons who have legitimately spent objects from the area to be protected.
  • an automated Processing routine is started.
  • the automated processing routine includes generation of a warning.
  • a further preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that access to the secure data area only after entering at least one authorization code.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides a method for securing objects within protected areas, in which the objects to be protected carry a transmitter, the transmitter provides a coded signal in the presence of a reception field, detects the coded signal via a receiving unit and then is converted into electronically processable coded data to be performed so that the receiving unit amplifies the electronic data that the electronic data is transmitted via an interface to a first data transmission line, that the coded data is stored in a data storage means that upon receipt of the coded data Recording unit for video data is activated, and that the video data is stored.
  • Another object of the invention is a device for securing objects within closed buildings, wherein the object to be protected carries a transmitter which provides a coded signal in the presence of a reception field, wherein the coded signal detected by a receiving unit and then coded into electronically processable Data is converted.
  • the device includes a receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit amplifies the electronic data, that the device includes an interface, wherein the interface allows a connection between the receiving unit and the first data transmission line, that the interface is such, that the coded data can be transmitted to a data transmission network and that the data transmission network connects the interface to a data archive Processing and storage of data connects, and thus the encoded data can be stored within the archive, wherein the encoded data trigger a switching operation, a located in proximity to the receiving field recording unit for processing video data, the measured by the recording unit video data by means of a transmitted second data transmission line to the archive and stored in the archive, wherein after expiration of a time interval within which no further receiving event due to a signal of the same coding was carried out, a reading of the previously associated with coding stored data of the object and the video data is triggered.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the receiving unit for receiving and amplifying the coded signal can process at least one of the following signal types: electromagnetic waves, acoustic waves, or infrared radiation.
  • the receiving unit enables a transmission of signals.
  • the first and the second data transmission line is in each case a medium for the loss-free transmission of data.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the first data transmission line is a RS 232 cable.
  • the second data transmission line is a coaxial cable.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the interface is a gateway.
  • the receiver and the interface form a unit with a common power supply.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the data transmission network consists of at least one RS 485 bus and at least one data transmission line.
  • the data transmission line is a RS 485 cable.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that at least one data archive is connected to the data transmission network.
  • the data archive has at least one composite video input (BNC) and a maximum of four composite video inputs (BNC).
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the data archive is connected to a local network, whereby data from the archive is provided for evaluation at mutually different locations within the network.
  • the local network is an Ethernet.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the evaluation of the data by a computer having a means for processing Internet standards has.
  • the data archive is a digital data archive.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the digital data archive uses a hard disk to store the data.
  • the data archive is an analog data archive.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the transmitter provides at least one of the following signal types for providing the coded signals: electromagnetic waves, acoustic waves, or infrared radiation.
  • the transmitter for providing the coded signals is a transponder.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the transmitter is a semi-active transponder.
  • the objects preferably belong to an office inventory, such as fax machines, mobile phones, laser beamer, data carriers or files.
  • the presence of the signal generator in the detection field or also the transmission-reception field, which is preferably an electromagnetic field, is either used to generate an alarm signal or used for registration and storage of the signal generator inherent, coded data.
  • the data processing routine is usually for the following sequence used: after the signal detection, a statement is made by means of the signal coding, which optionally where at any time in interaction with the detection field, the location of the detection field indirectly makes a statement about the current location of the object.
  • the invention is fundamentally combinable with known anti-theft methods and that known anti-theft systems can in principle be reconfigured for carrying out the invention, the invention enables a considerably more comprehensive mode of operation.
  • the invention makes it possible to realize an article surveillance system in which unauthorized stealing of objects to be secured is effectively avoided without the need for deactivating security tags.
  • the sharing of e.g. Fax machines, mobile telephones, portable computers, laser beacons or data carriers within a building complex, preferably an office building requires the design of a device which, in principle, allows the workers in the building complex to use the above objects and - if necessary - to delocalize, but preferably should do so at all times
  • a process is initiated which allows the back-reference between the person who has taken the object and the object.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for use in closed buildings, such as office buildings, since one could equip a means for personal identification, such as a company card, with an additional transponder whose signals evoked in a detection field would allow a reference back to the carrier of the card.
  • a conceivable device could be such that as a result of a coincident impact of a coded signal of the transponder attached to an object and a further coded signal of the further transponder located on the company identity card, upon entering the detection area a storage process is triggered which records all encoded data.
  • the guarantee of success of such a merchandise security device is dependent on wearing the personal identification means.
  • the wearing of a foreign means of identification could lead to illegal back payments.
  • Another aspect of a consumer protection system is the protection of data privacy with the simultaneous use of the commodities by a plurality of authorized users, the objects are to be integrated at any time within a system, which determines an unauthorized stealing an item and allows a return to the stranger , while maintaining data protection.
  • the invention thus enables a highly effective data-protected consumer article security system which is particularly suitable for use within enclosed buildings.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the device according to the invention again.
  • the device according to the invention includes a computer for processing recorded video data and the encoded data of the transmitter located on an object to be protected.
  • is in no way limiting. It may be any unit suitable for performing calculations, such as a workstation, a personal computer, a microcomputer, or circuitry suitable for performing calculations and / or comparisons.
  • archive is to be understood in particular as a superordinate, computer-controlled memory which systematically collects and manages data and information.
  • the content of this archive is queried in a structured manner with at least one suitable means for data processing and output.
  • the data processing means may be based on a logical problem-oriented structure of the data for storage on a mass storage device.
  • Some known symbol-oriented structures are known by the abbreviations BASIC, PASCAL, C ( ++ ), COBOL, or Java and are used to develop complex systems.
  • Internet-based structures are also known.
  • the Internet is to be understood here as an open mass network of "gateway" computers that are structurally connected by a uniform Internet Protocol address scheme as well as physically via data lines.
  • a computer-aided network is processed by a complex system of data Means and the data lines connecting the data processing means described, wherein a network may differ by a particular configuration of another network.
  • a LAN is preferably to be understood as meaning a data transmission network which allows spatially limited communication via a server and thus enables the exchange of information.
  • client and " server " are used for the computers that are on a network, such that one server is available to multiple clients.
  • the server provides the clients eg memory, computing time or files.
  • Some typical examples of a LAN are the interconnected computers of a university or a company. For the connected stations, the data and peripheral management (eg printer, modem, etc.) can be shared.
  • a typical LAN is the " Ethernet ", which works on the bus principle. An Ethernet currently operates at normal speed and with coaxial cables at a speed up to 10 Mbps (Mega bit per second). The newer " Fast Ethernet " provides for transmission speeds of up to 100 Mbps.
  • a LAN is a network that can be connected to other LANs; a variety of virtual LANs make up the VLAN.
  • Typical features of the Internet include: (1) " Telnet” for calling programs on other computers, (2) " FTP ( File Transfer Protocol ) " for transferring files to other computers, (3) “ World Wide Web ( WWW) “or (4)” Gopher "for subject-based access to information systems worldwide.
  • the Internet is linked as global network GAN, via TCP / IP (TCP / IP stands for T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol / I nternet P rotocol and is a set of protocols. As both complement each other (TCP is a supervisory authority for IP) they are often mentioned together.
  • a typical Internet-based structure is Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) , which determines the exchange of hypertext documents on the WWW and builds on TCP / IP. Hypertexts are text documents displayed on a graphical user interface with the possibility of triggering actions on specially marked words or symbols.
  • HTML Hypertext Markup Language
  • Another Internet-based structure is Extensible Markup Language (XML) , which is an evolution of HTML. XML makes it much easier to create complex hypertext documents in the WWW traffic. XML should be used extensively, especially in the " e-commerce " area of the Internet.
  • Interfaces are used in a particularly advantageous embodiment of the device according to the invention. Interfaces provide the interface between software or hardware systems, where software interfaces are methods for translating data from one program into another program, eg by means of a conversion of the data. It is also possible to use hardware interfaces. A particularly advantageous embodiment of a hardware interface binds electronic and coded data to a data transmission network.
  • a gateway computer which is referred to below as a gateway.
  • a gateway may be a node computer between networks that interconnects compatible and incompatible networks, allowing homogeneous and heterogeneous networks to be interconnected. Through a gateway it is e.g. it is possible to connect networks consisting of computers to a mainframe, although these systems do not use the same rule complexes.
  • a gateway forwards all data packets whose network address matches a network address behind the gateway. By means of a routing table, an addressee is addressed, who can convey the data packet up to the final destination address, possibly also another gateway. Gateways are e.g. used in two incompatible e-mail systems to exchange electronic mail and data or, advantageously, to connect to a data communications network.
  • Data links either allow connections between components within a network, or are used to connect to a network, and thus may have a linking component between external units and represent a network.
  • the above-mentioned interfaces prove to be extremely advantageous connection points.
  • Typical components to connect to are servers, clients, interfaces or routers.
  • Particularly preferred are connections between signal receivers, interfaces, data archives or video devices.
  • the RS232 standard describes the serial connection between a data terminal and a data transmission device with their electrical and mechanical properties.
  • the RS232 interface or the RS232 data transmission line in the device according to the invention has proved to be particularly advantageous for serial data transmission over short distances.
  • the RS232 standard defines a 25 pin SUB-D connector as standard connector.
  • As a guideline for the maximum achievable transmission distance by means of an RS232 data transmission line a distance of 15 to 30 meters can be called.
  • the RS485 standard (interface or line) is an extension of the RS232 standard and is designed as a bidirectional bus system for up to 32 subscribers. Physically, both interfaces differ only insignificantly. Since the RS485 standard is intended for long distances, it has proven to be particularly advantageous to use RS485 data transmission lines for the connections between an interface and a data archive.
  • a particular advantage of the method according to the invention is the unique implementation of data protection.
  • Data protection here means the entirety of the measures for the protection of electronic data in the data transmission via data lines and for the protection of stored electronic data.
  • the measures essentially cover the following subareas: (1) hardware protection, (2) software protection, (3) data carrier protection, (4) organization.
  • the data protection is realized in such a way that the identification data of the objects and / or the identification data of the persons are saved in a data area which is particularly secure against external access. Furthermore, the electronic data about the removal of an object from the secured area is deleted when the object to be protected is returned to the secured area.
  • identification means are suitable for unambiguously identifying the objects to be protected.
  • transponders In order to implement a monitoring procedure that is as automated as possible, in which persons who enter or leave the secured area are impaired as little as possible, it is advantageous to use transponders.
  • any transponder is suitable for use in the various embodiments of the invention.
  • Both passive and semi-active and active transponders are suitable for use in object security systems according to the invention, as well as methods and devices for implementing object security systems according to the invention.
  • Half-active transponders are stimulated by a transmitted signal to send a signal in turn.
  • the semi-active transponder is activated by an electromagnetic signal of a first frequency.
  • the half-active transponders are stimulated by the activation to transmit an electromagnetic signal of a second frequency.
  • semi-active transponders are used, which are activated by an electromagnetic field with a first frequency of, for example, about 125 kHz. Particularly advantageous activation frequencies in the range of 5 to 200 kHz.
  • semi-active transponders are used, which are activated by first frequencies in the MHz range.
  • activation ranges in the order of several meters, preferably in the order of 1 m to 10 m can be achieved.
  • Activation with the electromagnetic field of the first frequency causes the semi-active transponders to emit a signal in turn.
  • the transmission of the electromagnetic signal of the transponder is in a different frequency range than the electromagnetic fields used for the activation of the semi-active transponder.
  • the semi-active transponders transmit in a frequency range of several 100 MHz, for example in the range of a radio frequency of 433 MHz.
  • the signal emitted by the transponders contains the respective transponder number, so that the transponder serves as an identification means for the objects to be protected in this way.
  • the semi-active transponders preferably each contain their own energy source, for example a battery.
  • the range of the signal emitted by the transponders is preferably chosen to be sufficiently large to enable secure detection of the transponders. It is preferably several meters, preferably about 2 to 50 m. Transmission ranges are in the order of 20 to 30 m Particularly advantageous, since in this case a reliable detection of all objects transported from the area to be secured can be combined with a greater distance to the detector and avoidance of erroneous detection of objects not moved out of the area to be secured.

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