Arrangement of antennae in an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system and method thereof

摘要

An antenna system for an electronic article surveillance system comprises a first antenna and a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna mounted for use in an substantially overlapping manner (14), the first antenna configured as a loop, the second antenna configured in a "figure-8"; and a control circuit for alternatively activating the first and second antennas. The first and second antennas each operate as a transmit and receive antenna. The control circuit further comprises a switch to selectively enable operation of one of the antennas when the other is open circuit. The loop antenna substantially detects markers oriented substantially perpendicular to an elongated axis (16) when entering into a surveillance area. The "figure-8" antenna substantially detects markers oriented substantially parallel to the elongated axis (16) when entering into a surveillance area. <IMAGE>