摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent theft of an article by making a release device unusable even if the release device for an article monitor attached to the article and used so as to prevent the theft is illegally acquired by the theft or the like, and to enhance security by an economical method. <P>SOLUTION: This function release device for the article monitor (tag) 2 releasing a monitoring function of the article monitor 2 attached to the article and used so as to prevent the theft of the article has at least a handy key 1. The handy key 1 has a release function of transmitting a release signal for releasing the monitoring function to the article monitor 2, and has a release disenabling function of receiving a signal from a gate to disenable operation of the release function. Because the operation of the release function of the handy key 1 becomes impossible by the reception of the signal from the gate, the monitoring function of the article monitor 2 is not released even if the handy key 1 is stolen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |