Fadi E Ayoub, Age 6421510 Saint Andrews Grand Cir, Boca Raton, FL 33486

6862719, Mar 1, 2005

Mar 26, 2002

10/108205

Steven Embling - Pompano Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zampini - Boca Raton FL, US
William Jeffreys - Boynton Beach FL, US
Thomas Frederick - Coconut Creek FL, US
Ronald Alterio - Delray Beach FL, US
Fadi E. Ayoub - Boca Raton FL, US

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

G06F017/50
G06F009/45

716 5, 716 2, 716 4

Automatic tuning of an EAS antenna pedestal without the use of special tools or advanced training is provided. The capacitance of the antenna circuit is adjusted to tune the resonant frequency to the desired frequency. Measurement of the current level is used to validate that the antenna is resonant at the desired frequency. If the current level indicates that the antenna is not resonant at the specified frequency, LEDs located on a capacitor tuning board light to indicate where jumpers should be placed to add or remove capacitance from the circuit. Alternately, the capacitance values can be electronically added or removed from the circuit.

5969659, Oct 19, 1999

Nov 28, 1997

8/980324

Brent F. Balch - Fort Lauderdale FL
Stephen W. Embling - Pompano Beach FL
Fadi Ayoub - Deerfield Beach FL
David Fallin - Coral Springs FL

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

H03M 112

341159

An arrangement for improving the operation of an analog to digital converter (A/D), which can form part of an integrated circuit, the A/D converter being coupled to a reference voltage and having a plurality of input pins associated therewith comprises: a resistor divider having a plurality of resistors coupled in series, the resistor divider having an upper node coupled to a source of voltage to be converted, having a lower node coupled to a source of reference potential and having a plurality of intermediate nodes; and, each of the upper intermediate nodes being coupled to a respective one of the input pins of the A/D converter. The A/D converter can have enhanced resolution and/or an extended dynamic range when the voltage level being tested is divided arid the reference voltage is reduced. A corresponding method comprises the steps of: successively scaling down a voltage to be converted to a series of stepped down voltage levels; applying the successively stepped down voltage levels to respective ones of the input pins; and, sequentially scanning and acquiring a plurality of scaled A/D converter values from the input pins.

5600304, Feb 4, 1997

Nov 2, 1995

8/556765

William R. Accolla - Loxahatchee FL
Fadi E. Ayoub - Deerfield Beach FL
Brent Balch - Ft. Lauderdale FL

Sensormatic Electronics Corporation - Boca Raton FL

G08B 13187

340572

An EAS central station has a number of input/output ports each for interfacing with a different personality local station. Hardware equipment and software programming of the central station have parts associated with the different personality local stations and a central processing unit selects the part of the hardware equipment and software programming associated with a local station.