Appeal No. 96-3681
Application 08/234,450
the reference also indicates that once the merchandise item in
Johnsen has been purchased, the clamping mechanism utilized to
clamp the entire tag device 10 to the merchandise item is
released. The end of the abstract indicates that the
connector is detached upon receipt of a signal indicating that
the merchandise item has been sold. Column 6, lines 17
through 19 indicate that the merchandise tag will be removed
once the item is purchased. Column 8, lines 53 though 55
state that “[o]nce the tag device has been processed through
the point-of-sale system, the tag device may be reprogrammed
for attachment to a new article of merchandise.”
The entire discussion of Figure 10 beginning at column
11, line 49 through the end of the patent indicates similar
teachings. As to this figure, it is also noted at column 12,
lines 18-21, that once a valid authorized sale of the
merchandise has occurred, the point-of-sale device will enable
the tag detacher device to use its unclamping mechanism to
detach the tag device. Finally, at column 13, lines 25
through 27, once a point-of-sale purchase has been made as in
Figure 10 “the removed tag device can be reused.”
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