System and method for deterring theft
A theft deterring system includes a power tool with a motor connectable to a power source, a switch connected to the motor, a controller controlling to the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor, and a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value. The controller activates the switch to provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value. The system may also include a tag programmer for changing the stored value.
1. A theft deterring system comprising:
a point-of-sale system;
a power tool enabled to communicate with the point-of-sale system via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals comprising:
a motor connectable to a power source,
a switch connected to the motor,
a controller connected to the switch, the controller controlling the switch for controlling an amount of power provided to the motor,
a state circuit having a memory for storing a state value received from the point-of-sale system,
wherein the controller de-activates the switch to not provide power to the motor when the state value stored in the memory equals a desired value.
2. The theft deterring system of claim 1 , wherein the state circuit is connected to the controller.
3. The theft deterring system of claim 2 , wherein the state circuit is at least one of a passive RFID tag circuit with rewrittable memory and an active RFID tag with rewrittable memory.
4. The theft deterring system of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a battery pack connectable to the motor.
5. The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the battery pack comprises a battery control circuit that can provide data and/or instructions to the controller.
6. The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the state circuit is connected to the battery control circuit.
7. The theft deterring system of claim 4 , wherein the switch is disposed within the battery pack.
8. The theft deterring system of claim 1 , further comprising a tag programmer for changing the stored value.
9. The theft deterring system of claim 8 , wherein the state circuit further comprises an antenna.
10. The theft deterring system of claim 9 , wherein the antenna receives a signal from the tag programmer.