Abstract:
(57) Abstract A product monitoring system (1) for monitoring a variety of products grouped according to their identities on shelves, includes a central computer (2) storing the identification of each group of products on the shelves; a plurality of electronic shelf labels (7), each located adjacent to a shelf for a group of products, communicating with the central computer (2), storing the identification of the respective group of products, displaying information relating to the respective group of products, and reading out the identification of the respective group of products; a plurality of portable units (6) each to be carried by a user of the system (1); and a record memory (55) for each portable unit (6). Each portable unit (6) includes a read-in device (30) capable of establishing a short-range communication link (10) with the read-out device (21) of each electronic shelf label (7) for reading in the product identification and for recording same in the record memory (55) for the respective portable unit (6).
Abstract:
An electronic shelf label including an LCD display, a housing including a protective at least partially transparent cover layer disposed over the LCD display and in spaced relationship thereto, and an at least partially transparent intermediate layer formed over the LCD display and substantially filling a space between the LCD display and the protective at least partially transparent cover layer. A method of repowering an electronic shelf label is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A product monitoring system for monitoring a variety of products grouped according to their identities on shelves, includes a central computer storing the identification of each group of products on the shelves; a plurality of electronic shelf labels, each located adjacent to a shelf for a group of products, communicating with the central computer, storing the identification of the respective group of products, displaying information relating to the respective group of products, and reading out the identification of the respective group of products; a plurality of portable units each to be carried by a user of the system; and a record memory for each portable unit. Each portable unit includes a read-in device capable of establishing a short-range communication link with the read-out device of each electronic shelf label for reading in the product identification and for recording same in the record memory for the respective portable unit.
Abstract:
A data processor system for promoting sales of products includes price storage devices (101) for storing basic price information (112); criteria storage devices (101) for storing predetermined criteria to be used in determining sales promotion prices; sensors (105) for sensing the predetermined criteria (116); a data processor for receiving data from the above, and for automatically determining sales promotion prices of the products in accordance with the received data; and electronic displays (102) controlled by the data processor for displaying the sales promotion prices. Also described is an interactive changeable display particularly useful in the sales promotion system, but also useful for other applications, such as for providing routing instructions to a plurality of destinations.
Abstract:
An electronic shelf label including an LCD display, a housing including a protective at least partially transparent cover layer disposed over the LCD display and in spaced relationship thereto, and an at least partially transparent intermediate layer formed over the LCD display and substantially filling a space between the LCD display and the protective at least partially transparent cover layer. A method of repowering an electronic shelf label is also disclosed.