CN110622198A - System and method for detecting and storing the location of an item in a point of sale - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system (10) for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale, the system comprising at least one longitudinally extending shelf (14) adapted to support and display the item (80) and a processing device (30). The system (10) comprises a longitudinally extending sensitive bar (16) coupled to the at least one shelf (14), the sensitive bar (16) comprising a touch sensor and being configured to detect a touch by a user (90) and to generate an ordinate defining a portion of the sensitive bar (16) touched by the user (90), the sensitive bar (16) comprising an identification code configured to transmit the sensitive bar (16) and the ordinate to a processing device (30) over a telecommunications network (25). The processing device (30) comprises a transceiver (34), a database (36) and a data input module (38), the data input module (38) being configured to generate pairing information between an item (80) identified by a respective barcode and an area of the at least one shelf (14) on which the item (80) is arranged, the area being identified by an identification code of a sensitive bar (16) coupled to the at least one shelf (14) and a ordinate corresponding to the portion of the sensitive bar (16), and the database (36) being configured to store the pairing information.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting and storing the location of items in a point of sale, which is useful and practical, particularly but not exclusively, in managing and optionally sharing the location of various commercial products arranged on shelving units (shelvingunits) in retail stores.
In this specification, the term "item" indicates any product or any item available at any point of sale, which is provided to a potential shopper and is intended to meet personal, household or corporate needs.
Background
Today in the business world, an increasingly widespread trend is to reproduce in "brick and mortar" stores (that is to say in the point of sale) an interactive purchasing experience similar to that which purchasing users (that is to say potential purchasers) have when using "virtual" or online stores.
In this context, one aspect of interest is managing the "orientation" of items, where "orientation" is the manner in which commercial products are positioned in stores and/or arranged in shelving units. It is known in practice that owners of various brands sign agreements and pay the mass retail industry to have their products in the "hot sell" area of the store and arranged in a certain way, for example at a given height on a shelving unit and/or close to other products. For this reason, headquarters for large-scale retail industries need to manage and enforce directions in various points of sale regarding the orientation of agreements with the aforementioned brand owners.
Another interesting aspect is to know where the commercial product is located (i.e., its location) so that it can be quickly located in the point of sale when needed.
Another interesting aspect is to quickly obtain more or less detailed information about commercial products that may be obtained in a point of sale.
It is known today to use electronic tags in physical stores, using displays showing still images, audiovisual content and/or information about products, or even using free standing totems (shopping totems) that give purchasing users the possibility to search for information about products of interest, including location, in the point of sale.
Likewise, it is known to use geolocation systems in physical stores for locating the location of commercial products, typically through electronic geolocation devices associated with the tags of the appropriate products, thereby providing the purchasing user with the possibility of searching for the location of the product of interest in the point of sale, for example among shelving units.
Such conventional solutions are not without drawbacks, however, the fact being that they do not in any way allow the commercial operator (i.e. the sales user) to manage the orientation of the products available at the level of the individual points of sale or at the level of the headquarters of the large-scale retail industry.
Another drawback of the conventional solution is that it does not ensure a sufficiently fast exchange of information about the products, and therefore it does not give the purchasing user a degree of interactivity similar to the shopping experience given in the virtual shop.
Another drawback of the conventional solution is that it requires an excessively laborious setup process, usually by navigating complex menus, with the result that the business operator (i.e. the sales user) loses valuable time.
Another drawback of the conventional solutions, in particular the aforementioned geolocation systems, is that they have a certain degree of uncertainty as to the position of the product, making them too inaccurate for such applications.
Disclosure of Invention
It is an object of the present invention to overcome the limitations of the known art described above by devising a system and method for detecting and storing the location of items in a point of sale, thereby making it possible to increase the convergence between a physical store and a virtual store, thereby increasing the degree of interactivity of the shopping experience for purchasing users in the physical store.
Within this aim, an object of the invention is to devise a system and a method for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale, making it possible to speed up the exchange of information on products in physical stores.
Another object of the present invention is to devise a system and a method for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale, making it possible to keep the shelving units in order, in particular the respective shelves, and at the same time give the purchasing user information about the products suitable for encouraging the purchase.
Another object of the invention is to devise a system and a method for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale that is as accurate as possible, allowing the purchasing user to know exactly where the product of interest is in the point of sale, for example in a shelving unit.
Another object of the present invention is to conceive a system and a method for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale that is simple and quick to use (i.e. user-friendly).
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a system and method for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale that is highly reliable, easy and practical to implement, and has a low cost compared to known techniques.
This aim and these and other objects that will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a system for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale, the system comprises at least one longitudinally extending shelf adapted to support and display the item and a handling device, characterized in that the system comprises a longitudinally extending sensitive bar (sensory bar) coupled to the at least one shelf and arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least one shelf, the sensitive bar comprises a touch sensor and is configured to detect a touch by a user and to generate a ordinate defining a portion of the sensitive bar touched by the user, the sensitive strip comprises an identification code and the ordinate configured to transmit the sensitive strip to the processing device over a telecommunications network after the touch by the user; the processing device includes a transceiver, a database, and a data entry module configured to generate pairing information between an item identified by a respective barcode and an area of the at least one shelf on which the item is arranged, the area identified by the identification code of the sensitive strip coupled to the at least one shelf and the ordinate corresponding to the portion of the sensitive strip, and the database is configured to store the pairing information.
The object and aims are also achieved by a method for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale, comprising the steps of:
-arranging the items on longitudinally extending shelves;
-scanning the bar code of said item by means of a device for reading a bar code and sending said scanned bar code to a processing device;
-detecting, by a longitudinally extending sensitive bar coupled to the shelf, a user's touch at an area of the shelf on which the item is arranged and generating a ordinate defining a portion touched by the user;
-transmitting, by a transceiver of said sensitive strip, an identification code of said sensitive strip and said ordinate to said processing device;
-generating, by a data input module comprised in the processing device, pairing information between the item and the area of the shelf on which the item is arranged; and
-storing said pairing information by means of a database comprised in said processing device.
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Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the detailed description that follows of some preferred, but not exclusive, embodiments of a system and a method for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale according to the invention, and will be illustrated by way of non-limiting example with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a system for detecting and storing the location of an item in a point of sale according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a partially schematic view of a second embodiment of a system for detecting and storing the location of an item in a point of sale according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a second embodiment of the system for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale, particularly the shelves of a shelving unit, according to the invention shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates one embodiment of a processing device of a system for detecting and storing a location of an item in a point of sale, in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flow chart that schematically illustrates one embodiment of a method for detecting and storing the location of an item at a point of sale, in accordance with the present invention.
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Referring to the drawings, a system for detecting and storing the location of items in a point of sale according to the present invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 10 and basically includes at least one shelf 14 adapted to support and display an item 80 (typically a commercial product), a sensitive strip 16 coupled to the at least one shelf 14, a remote or local processing device 30, and a device for reading a bar code (not shown) operated by a sales user 90.
The shelves 14 extend longitudinally, are substantially parallel, and are arranged in the point of sale. In a preferred embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the shelves 14 are comprised in shelving units 12, wherein the shelving units 12 are arranged in a point of sale. In another embodiment of the system 10 according to the invention, the shelves 14 are comprised in a display area, wherein the display area is arranged in a point of sale.
The sensitive strip 16 of the system 10 for detecting and storing the position of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention is uniquely identified by an identification code. The sensitive strip 16 extends longitudinally and is preferably arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shelf 14 along the front edge of the shelf 14. The sensitive strip 16 is made of a polymer material (plastic), preferably transparent, and its cross section may be rectangular (for example 2 mm thick) or triangular.
The sensitive bar 16 comprises a touch sensor, for example infrared or capacitive, and is sensitive to touches extending substantially along all of its longitudinal direction by the purchasing or selling user 90.
Each portion of sensitive strip 16 corresponds to a corresponding area of shelf 14 to which sensitive strip 16 is coupled, and vice versa. The sensitive bar 16 is configured to define or bound a portion of the sensitive bar 16 by touch, thereby defining an area of the shelf 14 to which the sensitive bar 16 is coupled. In practice, the sensitive bar 16 is configured to detect a touch by the user 90 and to generate a vertical coordinate defining the portion touched by the user 90, i.e. the extent of the touch along the longitudinal extension of the sensitive bar 16.
By way of example, if user 90 touches sensitive bar 16 by sliding a finger along sensitive bar 16 from a first point a to a second point B, sensitive bar 16 generates an ordinate defining the portion included between first point a and second point B.
The sensitive strip 16 includes a wireless (e.g., Bluetooth) or wired transceiver 18, preferably suitably arranged at one end of the sensitive strip 16. The sensitive strip 16 is connected to and communicates with a remote or local processing device 30 via a wireless or wired telecommunication network 25 via a wireless or wired transceiver 18.
The transceiver 18 of the sensitive strip 16 is configured to transmit, after the touch by the user 90, the identification code of such sensitive strip 16 and the ordinate defining the portion of the sensitive strip 16 touched by the user 90 to the remote or local processing device 30 through the wireless or wired telecommunication network 25.
In one embodiment of the system 10 for detecting and storing the location of items in a point of sale according to the present invention, a sensitive strip 16 is associated with a plurality of electronic tags 20, said electronic tags 20 being configured to display summary information (e.g. price, discount, etc.) about products 80 at portions of the sensitive strip 16 touched by users 90 arranged on shelves 14, wherein such portions of the sensitive strip 16 are defined by corresponding ordinates as mentioned above. The electronic tag 20 is preferably coupled to the front edge of the shelf 14 by an interlocking base.
Preferably, the electronic label 20 is an e-paper label. E-paper, also known as electronic paper, is a screen technology designed to mimic the appearance of ink on plain paper by reflecting ambient light like paper, rather than using a backlight behind the screen to illuminate the pixels, as is the case with LCD technology, for example.
In one embodiment of the system 10 for detecting and storing the position of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention, the sensitive bar 16 is associated with a longitudinally extending display 21, said display 21 having substantially the same length as the sensitive bar 16 and being configured to display summary information (e.g. price, discount, etc.) about the product 80 at the portion of the sensitive bar 16 touched by the user 90 arranged on the shelf 14, wherein such portion of the sensitive bar 16 is defined by the corresponding ordinate as mentioned before. The longitudinally extending display 21 automatically determines the area of the shelf 14 on which the item 80 is disposed, and thus the appropriate portion of the display 21 at which information about the item 80 will be displayed. The longitudinally extending display 21 is preferably coupled to the front edge of the shelf 14 by an interlocking base 23.
In a preferred embodiment of a system 10 for detecting and storing the position of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention, the sensitive strip 16 is powered by a battery, such as a lithium battery.
In another embodiment of a system 10 for detecting and storing the location of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention, the sensitive strip 16 is powered through a main distribution network; in this case, the sensitive strip 16 may also comprise an LED strip adapted to illuminate the items 80 arranged on the shelf 14.
Preferably, the system 10 may be configured to: in the step of searching for items 80 in the point of sale, a mobile processing device (e.g., a smartphone or tablet computer) of the purchasing user 90 is interfaced. Once the purchasing user 90 finds and then selects an item 80 of interest, the LED bars of the sensitive bar 16 are configured to be turned on (i.e., illuminated) at the selected item 80 disposed on the shelf 14, thereby highlighting the location of the item 80 as appropriate.
A device for reading a barcode of a system 10 for detecting and storing a location of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention, as previously mentioned, operated by a sales user 90, is configured to scan the barcode uniquely identifying the item 80, in particular, when stocking shelves 14 and arranging items 80. The operation of the device for reading barcodes will be better described in the remainder of this description.
With particular reference to fig. 4, the processing device 30 of the system 10 for detecting and storing the position of an item 80 in a point of sale according to the present invention comprises a control unit 32, a wireless (e.g. Bluetooth) or wired transceiver 34, a database 36, a data input module 38, and optionally also a data sharing module 40.
The control unit 32 is the main functional element of the processing unit 30 and for this reason is connected to and communicates with other elements comprised in the processing unit 30.
The control unit 32 of the processor 30 is provided with appropriate capabilities for processing and for interfacing with other elements of the processing unit 30, and is configured to command, control and coordinate the operation of the various elements of the processing unit 30 to which it is connected and in communication therewith.
Transceiver 34 of processing unit 30 is configured to receive, from sensitive strip 16, after the touch of user 90, an identification code of sensitive strip 16 and a vertical coordinate corresponding to the portion touched by user 90, through wireless or wired telecommunication network 25.
Database 36 of processing unit 30, such as a database stored on a memory medium of convenient specifications and located at a point of sale or in the cloud, is configured to store identification codes of all sensitive strips 16 associated with the locations of corresponding shelves 14 of the point of sale to which the aforementioned sensitive strips 16 are coupled. Thus, the database 36 contains information about where to find the location in the point of sale of the sensitive strip 16 with a particular identification code (e.g. in which shelving unit 12 and on which shelf 14 thereof).
In addition, the database 36 is configured to store information (summaries and details) about all items 80 arranged on the shelves 14 at the point of sale, in particular bar codes uniquely identifying the aforementioned items 80.
The database 36 is configured to store pairing information between the item 80 and an area of the shelf 14 on which the item 80 is arranged, wherein the item 80 is uniquely identified by a corresponding bar code, the area being uniquely identified by an identification code of a sensitive strip 16 coupled to the shelf 14 (whose location in the point of sale is known, as mentioned) and an ordinate corresponding to the portion of the sensitive strip 16.
The data input module 38 of the processing unit 30 is configured to load data and information into the database 36, particularly when loading the shelves 14 and arranging the items 80. In particular, the data input module 38 is configured to generate pairing information between an item 80 and an area of the shelf 14 on which the item 80 is arranged, wherein the item 80 is uniquely identified by a corresponding bar code, the area being uniquely identified by an identification code of a sensitive bar 16 coupled to the shelf 14 (whose location in the point of sale is known, as mentioned) and an ordinate corresponding to the portion of the sensitive bar 16.
The installation technician previously couples at least one longitudinally extending sensitive strip 16 to at least one shelf 14 of a shelving unit 12 or display area, e.g., a point of sale, and loads into database 36, e.g., via data entry module 38, the identification codes of all sensitive strips 16 associated with the location of the corresponding shelf 14 at the point of sale to which the aforementioned sensitive strip 16 is coupled.
This operation is performed once at the time of installation of the sensitive strip 16, making it possible to store information (for example in which shelving unit 12 and on which shelf 14 thereof) at the point of sale where the sensitive strip 16 with the specific identification code is found.
With particular reference to fig. 5, when the operator of the point of sale (i.e., the sales user 90) places an item 80 on a shelving unit 12 or shelf 14 of the display area in step 50, he/she scans the bar code of the item 80 in step 52 via a device for reading the bar code, which then transmits the scanned bar code to the processing device 30, either directly or indirectly via the transceiver 18 of the sensitive bar 16.
In a moment immediately after scanning the bar code of the item, the operator of the point of sale (i.e. the sales user 90) touches the sensitive bar 16 in step 54 by sliding a finger at the area of the shelf 14 on which the item is arranged.
At this point, in step 46, the sensitive strip 16 transmits to the processing device 30 the identification code of the sensitive strip 16 and the ordinate defining the portion of the sensitive strip 16 touched by the user 90 (i.e., the area of the shelf 14 on which the item is disposed).
By combining the input information, in step 58, the data input module 38 generates the aforementioned pairing information between the item and the area of the shelf 14 on which the item is disposed.
The data-sharing module 40 of the processing unit 30, which is optional as mentioned earlier, is configured to interface with the mobile processing device (e.g. a smartphone or tablet computer) of the purchasing user 90 in the step of searching for the item 80 in the point of sale, in effect making it possible for the purchasing user 90 to search for and subsequently select the item of interest. In this case, the transceiver 34 of the processing unit 30 is further configured to transmit information about the selected item, including its exact location in the point of sale, i.e. the area of the shelf 14 on which the selected item is arranged, to the mobile processing device of the purchasing user 90 via the wireless or wired telecommunication network 25.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the system 10 for detecting and storing the location of items 80 in a point of sale includes a light-emitting screen 16 (e.g., an LCD or OLED) associated with a sensitive bar 16, for example, coupled to a leading edge of a shelf 14 of a shelving unit 12, or arranged adjacent to a shelving unit 12 or in the middle of a pair of shelving units 12.
The light-emitting screen 22 is configured to display, after the touch of the purchasing user 90, information (e.g., in the form of audiovisual content) about products at the portion of the sensitive bar 16 touched by the user 90 arranged on the shelf 14, or comparative information about all products 80 at the portion of the sensitive bar 16 touched by the user 90 arranged on the shelf 14.
Preferably, the light-emitting screen 22 may be a touch screen and provided with a graphical user interface 90(GUI) such that, once a purchasing user 90 selects a product 80 arranged on a shelf 14 at a portion of the sensitive strip 16 touched by the user 90, information about other items 80 arranged on the same shelf 14 or even in the same shelving unit 12 may also be displayed, particularly guided between information about various items 80 by a right, left, up or down touch of the user 90 on the light-emitting screen 22, depending on the relative position of the other items 80 with respect to the position of the item originally selected by the purchasing user 90. In fact, the system 10 according to the invention knows the orientation of the items 80 on the shelving units 12 or shelves 14 of the display area by means of data and information available to the processing device 30, in particular stored in the database 36.
Advantageously, the light-emitting screen 22 may support the use of proximity sensors or Li-Fi transmission technology, for example, to transmit geographic location signals and/or to transmit specific content to "local" users located at specific locations.
In practice it has been found that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects. In particular, it has been seen that a system for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale, conceived in such a way, confirms that it makes it possible to overcome the qualitative limitation (qualification limitation) of the known art, since it makes it possible to increase the convergence between the physical store and the virtual store, thus increasing the degree of interactivity of the experience for the purchasing users in the physical store.
One advantage of the system for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale according to the invention is that it makes it possible to speed up the exchange of information about products in a physical store.
Another advantage of the system for detecting and storing the position of items in a point of sale according to the invention is that it makes it possible to keep the shelving units in order, in particular the respective shelves, and at the same time give the purchasing user information about the products suitable for encouraging the purchase.
Another advantage of the system for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale according to the invention is that it is as accurate as possible, allowing the purchasing user to know exactly the position of the product of interest in the point of sale, for example in a shelving unit.
Another advantage of the system for detecting and storing the position of an item in a point of sale according to the invention is that it is simple and can be used quickly, i.e. user-friendly.
Although the system for detecting and storing the location of items in a point of sale according to the invention is designed in particular for managing and optionally sharing information about the location of various commercial products arranged on shelving units of retail stores, the system can also be used more generally for managing and optionally sharing information about the location of any item given for a potential purchaser in any point of sale.
The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, all the details may be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
In practice, the materials used, provided they are compatible with the specific use, as well as the contingent specifications and shapes, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
In sum, the scope of protection of the claims should not be limited by the foregoing explanations or the preferred embodiments described by way of example in the specification, but rather the claims are to include all patentable features of novelty that reside in the present invention, including all features that would be treated as equivalents thereof by those skilled in the art.
Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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1. A system (10) for detecting and storing the location of an item (80) in a point of sale, the system comprises at least one longitudinally extending shelf (14) adapted to support and display the item (80) and a handling device (30), characterized in that the system comprises a longitudinally extending sensitive strip (16) coupled to the at least one shelf (14) and arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least one shelf (14), the sensitive strip (16) comprises a touch sensor and is configured to detect a touch by a user (90) and to generate a ordinate defining a portion of the sensitive strip (16) touched by the user (90), the sensitive strip (16) comprises an identification code and the ordinate configured to transmit the sensitive strip (16) to the processing device (30) through a telecommunication communication network (25) after the touch of the user (90); the processing device (30) comprises a transceiver (34), a database (36) and a data input module (38), the data input module (38) being configured to generate pairing information between an item (80) identified by a respective barcode and an area of the at least one shelf (14) on which the item (80) is arranged, the area being identified by the identification code of the sensitive bar (16) coupled to the at least one shelf (14) and the ordinate corresponding to the portion of the sensitive bar (16), and the database (36) being configured to store the pairing information.
2. The system (10) for detecting and storing the location of an item (80) in a point of sale according to claim 1, further comprising a device operated by the user (90) for reading a barcode, the device configured to scan the barcode identifying the item (80).
3. The system (10) for detecting and storing the location of items (80) in a point of sale according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises a light-emitting screen (22) associated with said sensitive bar (16) configured to display, after a touch by said user (90), information about said items (80) arranged on said at least one shelf (14) at said portion of said sensitive bar (16) defined by said ordinate, or comparative information about all said items (80) arranged on said at least one shelf (14) at said portion of said sensitive bar (16) defined by said ordinate.
4. System (10) for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said transceiver (18) of said sensitive strip (16) and said transceiver (34) of said processing device (30) are Bluetooth transceivers.
5. The system (10) for detecting and storing the location of an item (80) in a point of sale according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the sensitive bar (16) is associated with a plurality of electronic tags (20), the electronic tags (20) being configured to display summary information about the item (80) at the portion of the sensitive bar (16) defined by the ordinate arranged on the at least one shelf (14).
6. System (10) for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said sensitive bar (16) is associated with a longitudinally extending display (21), said longitudinally extending display (21) having substantially the same length as said sensitive bar (16) and being configured to display summary information about said item (80) arranged on said at least one shelf (14) at said portion of said sensitive bar (16) defined by said ordinate.
7. System (10) for detecting and storing the position of items (80) in a point of sale according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said sensitive bar (16) comprises a LED bar adapted to illuminate said items (80) arranged on said at least one shelf (14).
8. System (10) for detecting and storing the location of an item (80) in a point of sale according to claim 7, characterized in that said system (10) is configured to interface with a mobile processing device of said user (90) in the step of searching for an item (80) and, once said user (90) finds and subsequently selects said item (80), said LED strip of said sensitive strip (16) is configured to illuminate at said selected item (80) arranged on said at least one shelf (14).
9. The system (10) for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one shelf (14) is comprised in a shelving unit (12) arranged inside said point of sale.
10. System (10) for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one shelf (14) is comprised in a display area arranged inside said point of sale.
11. A method for detecting and storing the location of an item (80) in a point of sale, the method comprising the steps of:
-arranging (50) the items (80) on longitudinally extending shelves (14);
-scanning (52) the barcode of said item (80) by means of a device for reading barcodes and sending said scanned barcode to a processing device (30);
-detecting (54), by means of a longitudinally extending sensitive bar (16) coupled to the shelf (14), a touch of a user (90) at an area of the shelf (14) on which the item (80) is arranged, and generating a ordinate defining a part of the touch by the user (90);
-transmitting (56), by means of a transceiver (18) of said sensitive strip (16), an identification code of said sensitive strip (16) and said ordinate to said processing device (30);
-generating (58), by means of a data input module (38) comprised in the processing device (30), pairing information between the item (80) and the area of the shelf (14) on which the item (80) is arranged; and
-storing the pairing information by means of a database (36) comprised in the processing device (30).
12. Method for detecting and storing the position of an item (80) in a point of sale according to claim 11, the method comprising the steps of:
-coupling the sensitive strip (16) to the shelf (14); and
-loading, by means of said data input module (38), said identification code of said sensitive strip (16) associated with the position of said shelf (14) to which said sensitive strip (16) is coupled into said database (36).
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