CN103198387B - Commodity shelf system, assembly and allotter and foundation and the method safeguarding data base - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of commodity shelf system, assembly and allotter and foundation and the method safeguarding data base.This commodity shelf system includes: shelf, including multiple RF identification labels and optical reading bar code；Antenna and reader unit, be used for reading RF identification label；Ground plane, is positioned under RF identification label, intercepts by the radio wave being sent to RF identification label directly below；Electronic controller, including memorizer, the identity data that memorizer is relevant to RF identification label in order to store optical reading bar code, and the corresponding product being removed therein or the identity data of the still RF identification label removing testing result of the product on shelf；And optical bar code reader, can read the univeraal product code of optical reading bar code and product, and the data of reading are sent to electronic controller, reach and communication between controller.The present invention allows the condition of sales of electronic data record retail product shelf and immediately replys the product taken away, and can simplify artificial and reduce error in data.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of commodity shelf system, assembly and allotter and foundation and the method safeguarding data base, this commodity shelf system,
Assembly and allotter and foundation and safeguard that the method for data base integrates the bar code of the allotter applying to retail shelf and radio frequency is distinguished
Know label technique, to provide instant goods shelf products inventory status.
Background technology
Under general scenario, retailer often assigns product that employee walks up and down in the aisle in shop to confirm on shelf the most
Exhaust or already close to the state exhausted.Observe the quantity of product according to employee, can immediately by substitute product by storehouse
Room is hauled out supplement the product exhausted.Such be advantageous in that can avoid spend employee time in shelf, inquire about product
Stock.
When client is taken some product by retail shelf, other relevant collocation of this client can be provided to produce by shop management system
Product, service or advisory information.Therefore, when product is removed by shelf, immediately passes through sound or this is informed by image
Position client is available for product or the service of collocation, it will be very convenient.
Some consumer products, such as: milk powder, medicine or cosmetics easily become the target of organized crime.Criminal utilizes
Excuse non-paid and the mode directly taken away by shelf steals such product.So specific features of behavior is that thief is by single goods
Target product wholly or largely taken rapidly away by frame.Therefore, retailer desires most ardently to have and can detect a uncommon number immediately
The product of amount is by the removed environment of single shelf and the ability of position.Product is by shelf removed time and the reference of frequency
Data can help to explain short situation and the reason that stock does not has obvious reason.
The technology of RF identification label and reader has been extensively studied and has developed, but locks into the factor of cost, not yet by
Apply in large quantities in the running of retail product.What these costs comprised is not only RF identification label, also comprises radio frequency
Identification label is combined with product using as carrying out the hardware of this technology and the artificial of software and equipment.Some metal objects and liquid
It is not easy to or is efficiently used RF identification label.Use radio frequency identification technique to develop some and have potential application at some
The retail application field being currently limited by too high cost is Worth Expecting.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a kind of commodity shelf system, assembly and allotter and foundation and safeguard that the method for data base is above-mentioned to solve
Problem.
Summary of the invention
The present invention discloses a kind of commodity shelf system for showing a product, and this commodity shelf system includes: shelf, and these shelf include
Array is arranged at multiple RF identification labels of these shelf, and one optically reads bar code, this optical reading bar code and array
Such RF identification label that formula is arranged is correlated with；One antenna and a reader unit, this reader unit is used for reading such penetrating
Frequently identification label；One ground plane, this ground plane is positioned under such RF identification label, and intercepts by being sent to directly below
The radio wave of such RF identification label；One electronic controller, this electronic controller can communicate with this reader unit,
This electronic controller includes a memorizer, and this memorizer is in order to store this optical reading bar code and such RF identification label phase
The identity data closed, and corresponding therein one product being removed or still this product on these shelf remove detection
One identity data of such RF identification label of result；And an optical bar code reader, this optical bar code reader is readable
Take a univeraal product code of this optical reading bar code and such product, and the data of reading are sent to this electronic controller, and
Reach and communication between this controller；When this product, packing of this product or be incorporated into the veil of this product and be placed on this
Time on shelf, the airwave communication between this antenna and relative RF identification label can be blocked, and when being somebody's turn to do
Product, packing of this product or be incorporated into the veil of this product when being removed by these shelf, then allow airwave communication.
Invention additionally discloses a kind of combined type shelf assembly, this combined type shelf assembly includes: a ground plane；One radio frequency penetration
Plate body, the plate body of this radio frequency penetration is adjacent to this ground plane；The matrix of one RF identification label, this RF identification label
Matrix distribution is in this plate body and the plane that is positioned at this radio frequency penetration plate body parallel；And one protection plastic layer, these protection plastics
Laminating is together in the matrix of this RF identification label.
Invention additionally discloses a kind of method that electronization is set up and safeguarded instant shelf inventory data base, the method includes following step
Rapid: to provide shelf, these shelf include that one has multiple specific RF identification label and array in horizontal direction；Pass through
One ground plane is by the such RF identification label of lower baffle；Offer one is positioned on these shelf and is a known bits relative to this array
The optical reading shelf bar code put；One radio-frequency discriminating antenna, a reader unit and an electronic controller are provided；Store this battle array
Each label of row and the related data of this optical reading shelf bar code are in this electronic controller；Arrange multiple retail product in
On these shelf, transmitted radio wave to some or all of such radio frequency to intercept by this radio-frequency discriminating antenna on these shelf
Identification label；And inquire that the space of these shelf makes this electronic controller supervise by this radio-frequency discriminating antenna and this reader unit
Control the stock of such retail product on these shelf, so that such RF identification label responds multiple request signals and indicates this
Transfer etc. retail product.
Invention additionally discloses a kind of commodity shelf system for showing a product, this commodity shelf system includes: shelf, this shelf bag
Include array and be arranged at multiple RF identification labels of these shelf, and an electronics readout code, this electronics readout code and array
The such RF identification label arranged is correlated with；One antenna and a reader unit, this reader unit is used for reading such radio frequency
Identification label；One ground plane, this ground plane is positioned under such RF identification label, and intercepts by being sent to this directly below
Radio wave Deng RF identification label；One electronic controller, this electronic controller can communicate with this reader unit,
This electronic controller includes a memorizer, and this memorizer is relevant to such RF identification label in order to store this electronics readout code
An identity data, and one of them product being removed corresponding or still this product on these shelf remove detection
One identity data of such RF identification label of result；And an optical bar code reader, this optical bar code reader is readable
Take a universal product bar code of such product, and the data of reading are sent to this electronic controller, and reach and this electronics
Communication between controller；When this product, packing of this product or be incorporated into the veil of this product be placed on these shelf time,
Airwave communication between this antenna and relative RF identification label can be blocked, and when this product, this product
When the veil packing or being incorporated into this product of product is removed by these shelf, then allow airwave communication.
Invention additionally discloses a kind of shelf-space allocation device, this shelf-space allocation device includes: a conducting strip, and this conducting strip is connected to by one
Rear position moves to a pusher of an anterior position along a path, and this conducting strip can intercept radio wave, one group of radio frequency
Identification label, this group RF identification label is distributed along below this path, this conducting strip according to this pusher in this rear position
And such RF identification label of the position shaded portions between this anterior position.
The Technology application that bar code and RF identification label are combined by the present invention is in retail shelving system, to reach adjustable and cost
Relatively low and carry out the stock of immediately monitoring goods shelf products.In various embodiments of the present invention, one is used for displaying retail article
Shelf have multiple from front to back and RF identification label arranged in rows, each label all have its exclusive identity data with
Bar code, and the most arranged in rows.This system also includes an antenna assembly, the double feed-in type of preferably one special multichannel
Antenna and be incorporated into these shelf and be electrically connected to a reader unit.This label reader interface has a controller, this control
Device can store the position in shop of the position of every string, these shelf on the identity data of each label column, shelf, be incorporated into
With the identity data of each RF identification label on string, and each penetrating of the most also can storing on same string
Frequently the relative position of identification label.On each shelf, the most corresponding such retail product of such RF identification label arranges
General layout on shelf is configured.
One portable bar code reader or scanner can be used to collect and feed-in data are to this computer or this controller.One is real
The effective means of the row present invention is to produce mutual associating by the shelf bar code that each is exclusive with one group of RF identification label.
Shelf bar code for example can be to be achieved by a printed label, and it is exclusive that each RF identification label then has one
Identity data.
Such RF identification label is fixedly arranged on a compound slab, and this compound slab includes that one is positioned under such RF identification label
The conductive earthing face of side space.This compound slab may be placed at a common shelving unit.When a product is placed in this shelf
And when being pressed on a RF identification label, this system relies on a medium to intercept this RF identification label being arranged at corresponding shelf
And the communication connection between antenna.This medium can be this product itself, or the barrier of a certain rf wave, when this product
Rf wave is manifested when product are removed.
The position of such RF identification label can be planned by the laying for goods arrangement mode on corresponding shelf.In general,
Whole products is placed on shelf in the way of in column, or uses other can produce, with shelf bar code, the disposing way associated
Put, all may conform to embodiments of the present invention.
This system can include any number of shelf and any number of bar code being arranged in arbitrary particular pallet.When one produces
When product are removed, the communication connection between antenna on a RF identification label in bottom and shelf will no longer be hindered
Every.The signal sent by a RF identification label not being blocked will be received and be sent to this reading of this system by an antenna
Take device.It is that this controller can by when removing a product on these shelf in the extremely short time when this controller recorded this signal
Sound or image advertising advertisement information is i.e. opened in this client also region near these shelf.If this controller recorded entirely
When portion or most product are removed by a barcode position, one can be produced and require that these shelf are supplemented with the signal of product.If record
To product removed by collective time, this controller can send a warning potential stealing be intended to signal.
The more significant advantage of this system comes from the technology of integrated bar code and radio-frequency discriminating.As previously proposed, this integrates
Technology can be made on shelf by the bar code that the univeraal product code (UPC) of Handheld bar code scanner scanning product and shelf arrange
The position data of the row of the identity data of product and these shelf is electronically recorded.Must be termly for those
For product space is moved in shop the retailer of another shelf by shelf, this feature has clear advantage.When
After relocation product locations, after using a portable hand-held formula bar code reader can quickly and efficiently read in and record and move
The position of the product between different shelf.The bar code of this reader scanning shelf row is with the position of record shelf row, and scans and put
The universal product code (UPC) of the commodity being placed on these shelf row or bar code.These data are to arrive by the way of electronics transmits
The controller of this system, therefore can simplify artificial and reduce error in data.
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Fig. 1 is the front view of the retail shelf unit of a present invention；
Fig. 2 is the decomposing schematic representation of the part shelf of a present invention；
Fig. 3 corresponds to the partial side elevation view of the retail shelf unit of Fig. 1；
Fig. 4 is the schematic side view of the array of such identification label of the shelf of a present invention；And
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the overhead baggage rack unit of a present invention, and a RF identification label, a hand-held bar code reader and are described
Controller.
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Fig. 1 illustrates an overhead baggage rack unit 10, in being generally used for retail shop or similar applications with show goods give client.Shelf
Unit 10 is used for distributing retail product.For certain meaning, overhead baggage rack unit 10 is available for client and selects product and take from it
This selected product lower.Overhead baggage rack unit 10 has several each other at the shelf 11 at vertical direction interval.Shelf 11 are usual
It is to be horizontally disposed with, and generally its length is more than its degree of depth.One upright backboard 12 is for preventing product from the trailing edge of shelf 11
Drop.Various products 14 can be shown at identical or different shelf 11.It is said that in general, identical product
14 be placed in column 16 and between the front end 17 and rear end 18 of shelf 11 extend.In the example that Fig. 1 illustrates, one
Group leader's strip double-fed enters flat plane antenna 21 and is erectly disposed adjacent to the plane on rear side of backboard 12.Antenna 21 can be as
No. US-2010-0060457-A1 disclosed person of U.S. Patent Publication No..Backboard 12 is to be available for the material that radio wave penetrates
Matter is made.Although such antenna 21 can be to be manufactured into mutually the same, and preferably embodiment is some antennas 21 phase
Being reverse setting for remaining antenna 21, some antennas 21 is flipped to remaining antenna 21 face-to-face, this outer portion
Antenna 21 is set above remaining antenna 21 so that the diversity (diversity) in the direction of the electromagnetic wave that such antenna 21 produces
Increase.Described diversity includes polarity diversity and space diversity.
Fig. 2 discloses a panel assembly 41 with multiple label 42, and it is placed in overhead baggage rack unit 10 for E-maintenance
The just in time inventory state of product of shelf 11.Panel assembly 41 is to be become and in flat condition by multiple single lamination.Such
Layer includes base plate 43, conductive ground plane 44, low-density foam plate body 45 and a protection plastic layer
46.Base plate 43 and protection plastic layer 46 can be any applicable plastic sheet, such as polyolefin (polyolefin), third
Alkene nitrile-BS (ABS) or vinyl (vinyl).Protection plastic layer 46 at least has the most resistance to
By property, and destruction when putting kinds of goods and abrasion can be born, the most modestly product (such as canned food) is positioned over panel
Assembly 41 or take off from panel assembly 41.Protection plastic layer 46 and plate body 45 are for being substantially or completely available for radio wave
Penetrate.Communicate-type (open cell) that plate body 45 preferably one is made up of thermoplasticity or thermosets or enclosed type (close
Cell) foam, and there is the thickness of at least 3/4 inch label 42 and ground plane 44 to be spaced.Base plate 43, ground plane
44, the respective interface of plate body 45 and protection plastic layer 46 can be by suitable adhesive agent, welding, mechanical fasteners
(mechanical fasteners) or other suitable modes link together.Label 42 can be fixedly arranged on plate body 45 or
Protection plastic layer 46, or be fixedly arranged on plate body 45 and protection plastic layer 46 simultaneously.Panel assembly 41 presses specification cutting,
Its length and the degree of depth can be received on shelf 11 effectively, or, the uniform decile of the length of its a length of shelf
After length so that multiple panel assemblies 41 can be used for covering shelf 11.
The label 42 of commercially viable use is RF identification label (RFID tag), and it occupies the space and substantially of rectangle
It is flat.Label 42 preferably 16 is arranged identically with product on shelf 11 in column.It is desirable that but not necessarily,
Consistent with spacing before and after the string product that the spacing between the adjacent label 42 of string 16 is corresponding with on shelf 11.Preferably
Ground, the most not necessarily, the spacing between the row retail product each with on shelf 11 of the spacing between each column label is identical.
Each label 42 on any panel assembly 41 being installed on retail shop has an exclusive identity data (unique
Identity).According to the present invention, the label 42 of each row 16 is associated with one and optically reads bar code 51, this optical reading bar code
51 fronts being positioned at panel assembly 41 and with row in line.Optical reading bar code 51 can be printed in one and be located at panel
The most glutinous label (pressure sensitive label) at assembly 41 edge so that optically reading bar code 51 in this place can be by light
Learn scanning.Supplementary notes, in another embodiment, this optical reading bar code 51 is to replace with electronics readout code.
According to aforementioned, the whole district of each shelf 11 of overhead baggage rack unit 10 shown in Fig. 1 can be by the such as panel assembly shown in Fig. 2
41 cover.If necessary, panel assembly 41 can be manufactured into enough length and form shelf 11 itself.Additionally,
If shelf 11 are the metal material without large hole hole, ground plane 44 and base plate 43 can be omitted.It is positioned on shelf 11
Retail product by its intensive dielectric property, or by being placed in canister, or be located at bottom it by having
Foil, can stop that radio wave energy covers label 42.The ground plane 44 of this conduction similarly stops preceding energy.
When electromagnetic wave direct of travel is parallel with the plane of panel assembly 41 or close to time parallel (such as by the plane of plate body 45 and because of
This is parallel to the plane of label 42), for exciting label not affect.The label 42 of energy is the most only received in this direction
Will not be read by antenna 21.
Electromagnetic wave can not penetrate, and the retail product being properly placed on shelf will be covered on label 42 and electromagnetism ground resistance
Every label 42 below so that such label 42 can not be read by antenna 21.
Fig. 5 illustrates the commodity shelf system of the present invention and can reach the embodiment of just in time inventory state.Antenna 21 and a known reading
Taking device unit 56 to communicate, reader unit 56 can identify any label 42 being illuminated (illuminated) by antenna.Read
Sequentially computer-based with one electronic controller 57 of device unit 56 communicates, and this electronic controller 57 is designed to prison
Control and return the change of shelf inventory state.Although reader unit 56 and electronic controller 57 are shown as scattered assembly,
Reader unit 56 and electronic controller 57 can also be to integrate.The shelf inventory shape that electronic controller 57 produces
State information, can be used in product regularly and again stock up (re-stocking) or re-order (reordering).This
Bright advantage is immediately to monitor shelf inventory state, and can respond the number of labels seen by antenna 21 within the several seconds
Change.
In a general case, requiring supplementation with on shelf in addition to the signal of specific products except sending, electronic controller 57 is also
The data of the time and date that reflection product is removed can be recorded.Electronic controller 57 can be designed at a product by from goods
When frame takes off but do not comes across cashing machine within a scheduled time, send a loss product report.In the case of other are special,
System can otherwise respond.For example, experience have shown that, the purposeful criminal of stealing can be with the spy easily concealing and selling
Fixed output quota product are as target, additionally, the behavior of these criminals of stealing has quickly seizes all or most of identical product on shelf
Feature.Electronic controller 57 can be designed to transmit an alarm at once to suitable employee with identical product on response frame
Quantity die-offs.Alarm signal can include identifying the definite place that stealing occurs in shop.For example, alarm signal is worked as
When number occurring, electronic controller 57 can make the place that safe camera identified focus on shop in capable with record stealing immediately
For and suspect's photo.
The employee 59 stocked up to shelf can be sent out an identification badge by core, and this identification badge can be by commodity shelf system electronic controller 57
Electronic affirmation.Such as, this badge can have and the RF identification label that can by antenna 21 be seen corresponding with this badge.
Or employee badges can have the bar code of a correspondence, the portable optical that this bar code can be used when stocking up to shelf by employee
Bar code reader 61 reads and electronics return.Learnt the body of this employee when employee stocks up to shelf by electronic controller 57
Part, productivity's energy of this employee is observed and weighs exactly.If necessary, electronic controller 57 is designed to regard
Frequently mode monitors the process that employee stocks up.The initial data of electronic controller 57 record can include the product being placed on shelf
Actual quantity, and change institute's time spent immediately being returned shelf inventory state by antenna 21.Stock up to frame
The identity of employee, the agility of this employee and efficiency can be recorded and supply the manufacturer of product to obtain, to guarantee the product of manufacturer
Product are displayed according to the contract between retailer and manufacturer.
Described system can detect by antenna 21 and reader unit 56 to carry to be had the embedded radio frequency of this client of identification and distinguishes
Know the client of the loyalty card of label.Taking off a specific products based on client from from shelf, described feature can be used for marketing mesh
's.
Described system can be the most consistent with planning by the article position in one " planogram " (planogram) monitoring shop.
Assume each shelf be initially suitably put according to an approved Floorplanning, and the label of each shelf and correspondence thereof by
Being recorded in the memorizer of electronic controller 57, this electronic controller 57 can be designed to confirm that whether product is according to goods
The planning of frame figure, is placed on correct shelf row upper (wherein first a product represented is scanned univeraal product code bar code).
An important aspect of the invention is electronization to input and record various shop to be placed in or the shelf of similar applications
On the appointed position of product.Additionally, whenever necessary or when needing, described system can change the position that product wants added,
And described system allows this change to be inputted electronically and record.When new product is introduced by supplier, and/or work as
Shop management selects to go to rearrange the display of product for the purpose promoting planning, or when existing product by retail dealer or
Supplier interrupts selling or supply, and this change can occur routinely.
Normally, optical reading bar code 51(of each shelf row 16 its be an exclusive number) there is one group be associated with and solely
Some labels 42, and aforementioned corresponding relation can be stored in the memorizer of electronic controller 57.The present invention allows such as Fig. 5
Shown salesman or other employees 59 use a portable bar code scanner to read the general of shelf row bar code and product electronically
Product code bar code, wherein this product is to be selected by retailer and be given in the row 16 of particular pallet 11 at present.The present invention has
Electronically the identity data of shelf row 16 is set up with the product on shelf 11 function associated, and the association that will be set up
Property send the function of electronic controller 57 to, can effectively improve the productivity and reducing and collect, transmit, input these
The mistake of data.In order to the most clearly illustrate the layout of shelf and label, Fig. 5 does not shows and is available for product sold,
But usual such label can be by can sale and in column and covering with optical reading bar code 51 product in line.Optical strip
Code reader 61 or scanner communicate to transmit scanned information electronically with electronic controller 57 by radio frequency or hardware.
Electronic controller 57 stores this information and the capacity of shelf row 16, so the label electromagnetically intercepted can be arranged according to these shelf
Quantity, and immediately know that the shelf inventory state that associated shelf arranges.
Fig. 4 illustrates a different retail shelf configuration.It is known by spring driven pusher that shelf-space allocation device 66 comprises one
67.Shelf-space allocation device 66 includes a conducting strip 68, and this conducting strip is a plane spring steel ribbon being rolled into circle.Conduction
One end of sheet 68 is fixedly arranged on the front end of shelf-space allocation device 66, and the body of turn is located on the axle at pusher 67 rear.
Conducting strip 68 applies the thrust substantially continued forward and is placed in pusher 67 front to this pusher 67 and these row any
Product.Pusher 67 be directed to and can on the slide extended along row 16 or track 69 the front end of shelf-space allocation device 66 with
Activity between rear end.Manually pusher 67 is pushed into the rear of row, and product is positioned over pusher 67 front,
Shelf-space allocation device 66 is made to be loaded with retail product.One little barrier (not shown) is arranged at the front end of shelf-space allocation device 66
To limit product and to resist the thrust of conducting strip 68.The product of forefront can be by lifting it and from goods above barrier
Frame allotter 66 removes.
For the clearest and the most definite reason, Fig. 4 only shows a shelf-space allocation device 66, but it is to be understood that typical
Shelf have several adjacent to each other and parallel and construction in the same manner unit.Such as aforesaid overhead baggage rack unit 10, each goods
Frame allotter 66 has an exclusive optical reading bar code 51 and one group of exclusive label 42.Such label is along row 16 etc.
It is arranged at shelf-space allocation device 66 away from ground and is positioned at the lower section in path of conducting strip 68.Label 42 can be installed in such as Fig. 2 institute
On the synthesis type panel of the panel assembly 41 shown.In the memorizer of electronic controller 57, this optical reading bar code 51 with
The label 42 that the shelf-space allocation device 66 that respectively this is associated with and edge is corresponding is arranged is registered.Conducting strip 68 stop antenna 21 with
Its label 42(covered e.g. label before pusher 67, rather than the label after pusher 67) between
The radio wave of communication.Therefore, such label 42 is covered by any part overlapping with conducting strip 68.Spring driving promotes
Device formula shelf-space allocation device is particularly well-suited to itself and does not intercept the product of electromagnetic wave.
Multiple shelf-space allocation devices 66 can be used to replace the panel assembly 41 of the overhead baggage rack unit 10 shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 and figure
The panel assembly 41 of the system shown in 5.
In the utilization of some smaller retail product, the conducting strip 68 being used for driving pusher 67 can be the narrowest and small.At this
Under example, label 42 can align the longitudinally of shelf row 16 to guarantee that label can be hindered when conducting strip 68 is above label
Gear.Under this embodiment, the resolution of system reduces so that registration may be needed when more than one product is removed to be read
The change of label.
Shelf row 16 or shelf-space allocation device 66 can identifications in the way of being optically readable beyond bar code 51.For example, should
Can be by the RF identification label of a correspondence, a magnetic code (magnetic code), a light Deng row or allotter place
Learn characteristic or pattern, or other can be read by portable scanner electronics and pass through wire or be wirelessly electrically coupled with reading
Device (with regard to one radio-frequency discriminating row or allotter label for) or electronic controller 57 and be identified individually.
It is clear that content disclosed in this invention is by way of example, and can be by adding, revising or eliminate
Details is without deviating from being included in the fair teachings of disclosure, and carries out various change.Therefore, except appended power
The necessary restriction of the scope of profit claim, the present invention is not limited to disclosed specific detail.
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1., for showing a commodity shelf system for a product, this commodity shelf system includes:
One shelf, it is many that these shelf include that the form of the straight row rearward to be extended by the front of these shelf is arranged at these shelf
Individual RF identification label, and one optically read bar code, this optical reading bar code is the plurality of RF identification label with these row
Relevant and exclusive bar code；
One antenna and a reader unit, this reader unit is used for reading the plurality of RF identification label；
One ground plane, this ground plane is positioned under the plurality of RF identification label, and intercepts the plurality of by being sent to directly below
The radio wave of RF identification label；
One electronic controller, this electronic controller can communicate with this reader unit, and this electronic controller includes a storage
Device, the identity data that this memorizer is relevant to the plurality of RF identification label in order to store this optical reading bar code, and
The plurality of radio frequency removing testing result of corresponding therein one product being removed or still this product on these shelf is distinguished
Know an identity data of label；And
One optical bar code reader, this optical bar code reader can read a universal product of this optical reading bar code and this product
The data of reading and are sent to this electronic controller by code, and reach and communication between this controller so that this commodity shelf system
Input and record the position data of this product being placed on these shelf electronically；
When this product, packing of this product or be incorporated into the veil of this product be placed on these shelf time, between this antenna
And the airwave communication between relative RF identification label can be blocked, and when this product, packing of this product or
It is incorporated into the veil of this product when being removed by these shelf, then allows airwave communication.
Commodity shelf system the most according to claim 1, wherein, this optical reading strips code bit in the plurality of radio-frequency discriminating
The leading edge arranging these consistent shelf of label.
Commodity shelf system the most according to claim 1, wherein, these row are the multiple parallel of the plurality of RF identification label
Row in one, the plurality of RF identification label is installed in a compound board, and this compound board has one and is positioned under it
The conductive foil of side and a radio frequency penetration plate body, the plurality of RF identification label is on the upside of the one of this compound board.
Commodity shelf system the most according to claim 1, wherein, a 's be covered in the plurality of RF identification label
Veil is to be provided, when this product is by when removing on these shelf, and this veil i.e. recalled by this conducting strip by a conducting strip.
Commodity shelf system the most according to claim 4, wherein, this conducting strip forms a coil spring, this coil spring
Promoted forward by the rear of these shelf by a product pusher.
6. a combined type shelf assembly, this combined type shelf assembly includes:
One ground plane；
The plate body of one radio frequency penetration, the plate body of this radio frequency penetration is adjacent to this ground plane；
The matrix of one RF identification label, the matrix distribution of this RF identification label is in this plate body and is positioned at this radio frequency parallel and wears
The thoroughly plane of plate body, and this RF identification label is arranged parallel to rearward to be extended by the front of this combined type shelf assembly
Multiple split bars；
One protection plastic layer, this protection plastic layer fits in the matrix of this RF identification label；And
One optical bar code, this optical bar code is the bar code relevant and exclusive to this RF identification label of each row, for electricity
Input subly and record the position data of the product being placed on shelf.
Combined type shelf assembly the most according to claim 6, wherein, this optical bar code is fixedly arranged on this shelf front
On every string.
8. the method that electronization is set up and safeguarded instant shelf inventory data base, the method comprises the following steps:
Thering is provided shelf, these shelf include that one has specific multiple RF identification label and array in horizontal direction, wherein
This array is formed by the plurality of RF identification label extended in row between the front of these shelf and rear；
By a ground plane by the plurality of RF identification label of lower baffle；
Thering is provided one to be positioned on these shelf and relative to the optical reading shelf bar code that this array is a known location, this optically reads
Shelf bar code is that the plurality of RF identification label with each row is associated and exclusive bar code, for inputting electronically and remembering
The position data of the product that record is placed on these shelf；
One radio-frequency discriminating antenna, a reader unit and an electronic controller are provided；
Store each RF identification label of this array and the related data of this optical reading shelf bar code in this electronic controller
In；
Multiple retail product is set on these shelf, with intercept by this radio-frequency discriminating antenna on these shelf transmit radio wave to
Some or all of the plurality of RF identification label；And
Inquire that the space of these shelf makes these shelf of this electronic controller monitors by this radio-frequency discriminating antenna and this reader unit
On the stock of the plurality of retail product so that the plurality of RF identification label responds multiple request signals and indicates the plurality of
The transfer of retail product.
Method the most according to claim 8, wherein, each of the plurality of RF identification label on these shelf arranges that
This is parallel.
10., for showing a commodity shelf system for a product, this commodity shelf system includes:
One shelf, these shelf include being arranged at the multiple of these shelf with the form in row rearward extended by the front of these shelf
RF identification label, and an electronics readout code, this electronics readout code is relevant to the plurality of RF identification label of these row
And exclusive code；
One antenna and a reader unit, this reader unit is used for reading the plurality of RF identification label；
One ground plane, this ground plane is positioned under the plurality of RF identification label, and intercepts the plurality of by being sent to directly below
The radio wave of RF identification label；
One electronic controller, this electronic controller can communicate with this reader unit, and this electronic controller includes a storage
Device, the identity data that this memorizer is relevant to the plurality of RF identification label in order to store this electronics readout code, and right
Should the plurality of radio frequency that remove testing result of one of them product being removed or still this product on these shelf distinguish
Know an identity data of label；And
One optical bar code reader, this optical bar code reader can read a universal product bar code of this product, and will read
Data be sent to this electronic controller, and reach and communication between this electronic controller so that this commodity shelf system is the most defeated
Enter and record the position data of this product being placed on these shelf；
When this product, packing of this product or be incorporated into the veil of this product be placed on these shelf time, between this antenna
And the airwave communication between relative RF identification label can be blocked, and when this product, packing of this product or
It is incorporated into the veil of this product when being removed by these shelf, then allows airwave communication.
11. 1 kinds of shelf-space allocation devices, this shelf-space allocation device includes:
One conducting strip, this conducting strip is connected to be moved to along a path pusher of an anterior position by a rear position,
This conducting strip can intercept radio wave,
One group of RF identification label, this group RF identification label is distributed below this path, and this conducting strip is according to this pusher
This group RF identification label of position shaded portions between this rear position and this anterior position；
Wherein, this shelf-space allocation device by one can electron scanning and be incorporated into the mark of this shelf-space allocation device and give identification, this mark
Will is the mark relevant and exclusive to this group RF identification label, is placed on shelf for inputting electronically and recording
The position data of product.
12. shelf-space allocation devices according to claim 11, wherein, this conducting strip is along this back side by this pusher
Put and move to this anterior position and execute a stressed round steel spring.
13. shelf-space allocation devices according to claim 11, wherein, this mark is a bar code, and this bar code is available on the other hand
Hold formula scanner to read.
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