This invention relates to a tracking device for an object. The tracking device includes a motion detector that is attachable to the object. The motion detector is configured to collect a first data packet which is indicative of a movement of the object. A processing unit is operatively associated with the motion detector such that the processing unit can process the first data packet to determine whether the object is in one of an active state and a passive state. The processing unit can transmit a signal that is indicative of the state of the object to at least one gateway. Embodiments of the device or system may be configured to perform a method of tracking an object. The method includes the steps of: collecting a first data packet which is indicative of a movement of the object; processing the first data packet to determine whether the object is in one of an active state or a passive state; transmitting a signal indicative of the state of the object to at least one gateway; receiving an uplink signal from the at least one gateway to at least one server; and receiving a downlink signal from the server to a client application.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein relate to a method for delivering cash to a user. The method includes receiving a cash delivery request from a first user device of the user. The method includes generating a cash authentication code (CAC) for the cash delivery request to be verified by a cash dispenser machine. The method may include transmitting the cash delivery request and the CAC to a second user device of a driver. The method may include determining a route for the driver from a first location of the driver, to a second location of a cash dispenser machine, and to a third location of the customer to deliver the cash delivery request. The method may include instructing the cash dispenser machine to dispense cash in response to authenticating the second user device based on the CAC and determining that the first current location is at the second location.

A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.

An apparatus and method for unlocking a security tag that is connected to an article. The apparatus includes an unlocking device configured to provide an unlock signal or force to a security tag allowing for the security tag to be removed from the article. The apparatus further includes an unlocking surface disposed between the unlocking device and the security tag and an alignment feature configured to indicate a detachment zone that corresponds with a source of the unlock signal or force, wherein placing the tag in the detachment allows for the unlocking device to provide an unlock signal or force to the security device to allow the security tag to be removed from the article.

A system for displaying customized mobile content to users at a venue via a user device, includes a server system in conjunction with a plurality of machine-readable codes mounted within the venue. The server system performs the following steps: providing mobile content in a database; collecting user data associated with the user; receiving a request from one of the user devices, the request being generated by scanning one of the machine-readable codes with the user device; determining the user data associated with the user who scanned the machine-readable code; selecting, based upon the user data, customized mobile content from the mobile content in the database; and providing the customized mobile content to the user device.

There is provided an information processing device including: a processing unit configured to select a first processing mode in which static information is transmitted or a second processing mode in which dynamic information according to a process is transmitted on a basis of a predetermined request recognized in contactless communication with an external device and to perform a process corresponding to a selected processing mode. The processing unit selects the first processing mode in a case in which the recognized predetermined request is a read request for causing information to be transmitted and selects the second processing mode in a case in which the recognized predetermined request is a write request for causing information to be written in a recording medium.

A method and electronic device for executing application concurrently with other devices are provided. An address of an external electronic device and a location of an application is obtained. A connection is established with a device using a short-range communication protocol. The application is obtained and executed in conjunction with the device.

Methods and devices for determining movement associated with an antenna of a receiver are disclosed herein. An example method includes generating a first acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the first acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include establishing an acceleration signature corresponding to the antenna based on the first acceleration signal, and generating a second acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the second acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include determining a signal difference between the acceleration signature and the second acceleration signal, wherein the signal difference is attributable to a movement of the antenna. The method may further include generating an alert signal indicating the movement.

Systems and methods for a full-duplex backscatter system. An example method includes outputting, via a transmitter of the backscatter system, a single tone carrier for transmission via an antenna of the backscatter system. A tunable impedance network is tuned via a microcontroller to reduce self-interference associated with the signal tone carrier by at least a threshold level, with the tunable impedance network including passive elements which are configured to be tuned, and with the self-interference reduction by the threshold level being in the analog domain. Backscatter data packets are received via a receiver from backscatter tags, with the backscatter data packets being associated with an offset frequency and are decoded by the receiver.

A Near Field Communication (NFC) payment system is provided for interacting with a NFC customer device enabled with a NFC scanning capability. The NFC payment system includes a NFC-scannable user-worn payment ring configured to perform a terminal-less payment transaction between itself and the NFC customer device.