EP4305615A1 - Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère - Google Patents

Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère

Info

Publication number
EP4305615A1
EP4305615A1 EP22713388.1A EP22713388A EP4305615A1 EP 4305615 A1 EP4305615 A1 EP 4305615A1 EP 22713388 A EP22713388 A EP 22713388A EP 4305615 A1 EP4305615 A1 EP 4305615A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
shelf rail
shelf
rail
sensor
recesses
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
EP22713388.1A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Andreas RÖßL
Nicola GMAJNIC
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vusiongroup GmbH
SES Imagotag SA
Original Assignee
SES Imagotag GmbH
SES Imagotag SA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from PCT/EP2021/055916 external-priority patent/WO2022188956A1/fr
Priority claimed from PCT/EP2021/055914 external-priority patent/WO2022188955A1/fr
Priority claimed from PCT/EP2021/086144 external-priority patent/WO2023110100A1/fr
Application filed by SES Imagotag GmbH, SES Imagotag SA filed Critical SES Imagotag GmbH
Publication of EP4305615A1 publication Critical patent/EP4305615A1/fr
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
    • G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
    • G09F3/208—Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/18—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels
    • G09F3/20—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels
    • G09F3/204—Casings, frames or enclosures for labels for adjustable, removable, or interchangeable labels specially adapted to be attached to a shelf or the like

Definitions

  • the invention relates to locating a device on a shelf rail.
  • WO2017153481 A1 discloses a shelf rail system with a shelf rail that enables an electronic display device to be attached in a grid.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide an improved shelf rail system in which the disadvantages mentioned above are avoided.
  • the subject of the invention is therefore a shelf rail system which has a shelf rail and at least one shelf rail device attached to the shelf rail, the shelf rail system having at least one sensor which is used to automatically determine the position of at least one shelf rail device attached to the shelf rail along the longitudinal extent of the shelf rail and /or is provided or designed for automatically determining the sequence of at least two shelf rail devices attached to the shelf rail along the longitudinal extension of the shelf rail.
  • the measures according to the invention have the advantage that the absolute position of a shelf rail device accommodated in the shelf rail or the relative position of such a device is recorded fully automatically and made accessible for further computerized, ie electronic, processing.
  • the present invention preferably finds its area of application in a system of electronic racks.
  • the shelf rail is typically installed at the front edge of a shelf of a shelf or other product placement item and is used to attach the electronic shelf tags that make up shelf rail devices. They are used to display product and/or price information and are usually referred to in technical jargon as "Electronic Shelf Labels", ESL for short.
  • ESL Electronic Shelf Labels
  • the information to be displayed is sent to the respective ESL by a central control device, such as from a server or cloud-based application, using an electronic communications network between the ESLs and the central controller
  • Communication network can be implemented radio-based or wired-based or exist in a mixed configuration.
  • ESL access points can be connected to the central control device via a LAN (Local Area Network) and a group of ESLs can be assigned to one of the ESL access points in terms of radio technology. In this configuration, the ESLs can be addressed directly by radio.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • devices with other functionalities can also be used as shelf rail devices, which are designed, for example, to record a temperature, to record an image and/or a video or to record a user interaction, etc.
  • shelf rail controller either line-based or radio-based, in particular via the communication network mentioned, can communicate with the central control device, but within the shelf rail takes over the control of the other shelf rail devices attached to the shelf rail, whereby this can be implemented radio-based, but preferably wired.
  • a shelf rail controller is positioned at the end of the shelf rail, ie on the left or right edge of the shelf rail.
  • the shelf rail devices can be supplied with electricity using batteries or rechargeable batteries that are individually installed in the shelf rail devices.
  • a radio-based power supply can also be provided, e.g. by means of "Power-over-WiFi".
  • the shelf rail controller can also serve as a central supply device for the shelf rail devices attached to the front of the shelf rail, with the shelf rail controller itself being powered by a central battery, by means of power is supplied with power over WiFi or wired.
  • the senor is installed in the shelf rail device and is designed to detect a coding element, preferably several coding elements, of the shelf rail.
  • the coding elements thus extend along the longitudinal extent of the shelf rail and can be detected at the respective position by a shelf rail device that can be positioned essentially arbitrarily along the shelf rail with the aid of the sensor.
  • the coding element can be realized in different configurations, such as those listed in a non-exhaustive manner:
  • a location-specific, optically detectable coding element such as a QR code
  • QR code being implemented in a position-specific manner along the shelf rail and thus clearly indicating a specific position, or a location-specific bar code or color code, etc.
  • - as a coding element that changes the shape or structure of the shelf rail in a position-specific manner, such as an expression that changes the surface of the shelf rail, such as a site-specific engraving, etc., or recesses, gaps or holes, etc. that are arranged or shaped in a site-specific manner.
  • - as a coding element that changes gradually or (quasi-) continuously in terms of its electrical properties along the shelf rail, such as a resistance strip running along the length, which makes a different, site-specific resistance value detectable depending on the position of its contact, or a site-specific design which a site-specific capacitive or inductive property of the shelf rail, such as site-specific coating or material thickness, etc.
  • the attachment or positioning of the respective coding element is to be provided on the shelf rail in such a way that the respective coding element can be detected without any problems using the sensor installed in the shelf rail device.
  • Any area that is positioned immediately adjacent to a shelf rail device inserted into the shelf rail can be used as a positioning region on the shelf rail. This can be, for example, an upper bar, a lower bar or the central wall of the shelf rail, which usually runs in a corresponding manner to the rear wall of the shelf rail device inserted into the shelf rail.
  • shelf rail have an area running adjacent to the shelf rail device inserted into the shelf rail, which is usually difficult or impossible to see for a normal customer when the shelf rail is used as intended, such as a shaft open at the bottom into which the shelf rail device is inserted in order to attach it to the shelf rail, it can be an advantage that the coding element is placed there and it is thus hidden from the view of customers or even the staff.
  • the coding element positioned in this way is also safely accommodated there from environmental influences and potential damage.
  • the senor it has proven to be advantageous for the sensor to be adapted to the coding element to be detected, i.e. specifically the sensor for mechanical, electrical, in particular resistive or inductive or capacitive, or for optical detection of the coding element or of the coding elements is formed.
  • Sensors designed for optical detection can be used, for example, with the help of a CCD sensor (CCD stands for "Charged Couples Device”) or a combination of a light-emitting diode and a phototransistor.
  • CCD Charged Couples Device
  • the shelf rail device positioned along the shelf rail covers the optically detectable coding element at its position, i.e. prevents or impedes the incidence of light on it, it can be advantageous for the sensor or the shelf rail device to have a lighting element (e.g. one or more LEDs) which, for Illumination of the optically detectable coding element is provided and aligned or positioned.
  • the lighting element will also illuminate the optically detectable coding element from the rear side of the shelf rail device.
  • the rear side is preferably designed in such a way that it does not lie directly against the shelf rail where the lighting and the detection of the coding element are to take place.
  • This lighting element can be attached to the back of the shelf rail device.
  • the lighting element can also be attached to the side of the shelf rail device and from there illuminate the shelf rails that extend behind the shelf rail device.
  • the sensor can also be aligned or positioned to detect the section of the shelf rail that extends laterally next to the shelf rail device.
  • the lighting element can, but does not have to, be dispensed with. However, if it is provided, it can be oriented in such a way that the area of the shelf rail that extends next to the shelf rail device and is detected by the sensor is illuminated.
  • Sensors designed for mechanical detection can, for example, have a mechanical element that can be displaced by the respective characteristic of the coding element, the displacement of which is then again electronically detected in the sensor and further processed. Torsion bars or strain gauges and the like can also be used for this purpose.
  • Sensors designed for electrical detection can be based, for example, on detecting a value of an electrical resistance or its change, on detecting an induction of a coil or a conductor loop or the change or also on the Detection of a capacitance of a capacitor or its change. Ultimately, a voltage drop or current flow that has changed due to inductive or capacitive effects is recorded.
  • the coding elements are formed by recesses in the shelf rail, in particular in at least one shelf rail wall, along the longitudinal extension of the shelf rail. This is a site-specific structural characteristic of the shelf rail along its length.
  • the design on a central wall of the shelf rail has proven to be particularly advantageous, which is in any case positioned immediately adjacent to a shelf rail device inserted into the shelf rail, possibly even intended to rest on or come into contact with the shelf rail device. This ensures safe and reliable detection of the coding elements with the sensor of the shelf rail device.
  • the recesses are formed in the grid. This is accompanied by the advantage that the coding elements are always positioned at equal distances from one another along the longitudinal extension of the shelf rail.
  • the recesses serving as coding elements are also provided and designed for force-transmitting attachment of the shelf rail device to the shelf rail.
  • the recesses are therefore advantageously used for two purposes.
  • the function of the force-transmitting fastening is achieved through the positioning and dimensioning of the recesses, which are adapted to corresponding fastening means of the shelf rail devices, so that these fastening means can interact with the recesses in a force-transmitting manner and the shelf rail device is held in its desired position in the shelf rail.
  • the function as a coding element is achieved in that the cutouts differ in terms of their shape and/or in terms of their dimensions. In order to be able to clearly distinguish the coding elements, it is preferably provided that all the cutouts differ from one another.
  • the coding elements differ with regard to one, in particular only a single, form and each form only occurs once.
  • this can preferably be the height of the respective cutout.
  • the height is measured normal to the length of the shelf rail in the plane of the aforementioned central wall of the shelf rail. This is accompanied by the advantage that the arrangement of the recesses in the grid remains unaffected.
  • a large part of the shape of the recesses remains unaffected by the coding and is therefore available for force-transmitting attachment without being affected and only a relatively small area of the recess has the coding due to a height that differs from recess to recess .
  • This embodiment can be implemented, for example, by a slot of varying length from slot to slot, which extends beyond the basic height in the central wall of the shelf rail and into which a measuring stick or sensor can dip according to the respective length of the slot.
  • a measure characterizing the expression differs from one coding element to the next by only one unit.
  • This measure may be off, for example, by a fraction of a millimeter or more, such as on the order of a millimeter.
  • This measure essentially corresponds to a conversion of the Gray code known from digital technology to the shelf rail system, in particular its structural or mechanical form.
  • this measure has the advantage that a position along the shelf rail can be encoded in a robust manner without any problems and, above all, erroneous detections of the respective coding element can also be easily tracked down.
  • the sensor is installed in the shelf rail device and for determining the distance along the shelf rail to an adjacent object with respect to the shelf rail device.
  • each shelf rail device containing a time-of-flight sensor, which is oriented essentially parallel to the longitudinal extension of the shelf rail with regard to its transmission and reception characteristics and for determining the distance to the adjacent shelf rail device or another object delimiting the shelf rail serves.
  • first shelf rail device if a first shelf rail device is inserted into the shelf rail when a shelf rail controller is present, the absolute position of this first shelf rail device can be measured using the shelf rail controller. From now on, both the shelf rail controller and the inserted shelf rail device can be used to check whether another shelf rail device is inserted either between the already inserted shelf rail device and the shelf rail controller or between the already inserted shelf rail device and the end of the shelf rail. This measure, with which it is checked again and again whether another shelf rail device is used between two shelf rail devices used at known positions, can be repeated for any number of shelf rail devices up to the maximum configuration of the shelf rail.
  • this measure can also be used to determine that a Shelf Rail device has been removed from the Shelf Rail because this increases the distance between two Shelf Rail devices located at known positions or the distance between the Shelf Rail controller and the nearest Shelf Rail device remaining in the Shelf Rail or the distance from the shelf rail device remaining in the shelf rail to the end of the shelf rail changes.
  • each shelf rail device has at least one transmitter as the sensor for inter-shelf rail device communication and that the respective shelf rail device is designed to provide the result of a communication and/or a signal transmission between two adjacent shelf rail devices for the purpose of determining the position and/or the sequence.
  • each shelf rail device for sending and receiving infrared signals is designed essentially in the plane of the shelf rail or parallel to the shelf rail. This allows a signal transmission or a transmission of information from one to the next neighboring shelf rail device to be established. For example, the information transfer can include exchanging the identity of the immediately adjacent shelf rail devices.
  • the rack rail device receiving the identity of the adjacent rack rail device can also record whether it is receiving from the left or the right side. In the case of the shelf rail device realizing the shelf rail controller, this reception can of course only take place from one side.
  • the adjacency relationship between the shelf rail devices determined in this way can be provided by each of the shelf rail devices for further processing, for example by the shelf rail controller or by the central control device and is communicated to these entities in communication with them for further processing.
  • the senor is designed to detect a signal propagating along the shelf rail, in particular to measure the transit time of a mechanically excited, particularly preferably acoustic, signal.
  • the electrical signal propagation as such along the shelf rail can also be detected using an appropriately adapted sensor and based on the propagation parameters, such as the signal strength at the respective location on the shelf rail or the signal attenuation present there , Or the timing of the signal propagation, such as the time offset between sending and returning or receiving the return transmission or receiving a reflected signal, to determine the absolute position or the relative position of shelf rail devices along the shelf rail.
  • the propagating signal is preferably a signal generated by mechanical excitation, which propagates along the shelf rail in the shelf rail.
  • This signal can be generated, for example, by a vibration generating device contained in the shelf rail device.
  • This vibration generation is started or triggered, for example, by another second shelf rail device positioned at a distance from the first shelf rail device, for example by electronic communication between the two devices.
  • the vibration generation device of the first shelf rail device initiates the vibrations into the shelf rail, where they propagate along the shelf rail in the material of the shelf rail and the elapsed time from the start of vibration generation (or its communication-related initiation) to the arrival of the vibrations at the second shelf rail device measured by the second shelf rail device.
  • the vibration is particularly preferably an acoustic signal, ie a signal that can also be audible.
  • a signal that can also be audible.
  • the property of audibility can be differentiated in that this signal can be audible to animals but not to humans, or to animals and humans in equal measure. In the event that the signal is only audible to animals, this signal can be used not only to determine position, but also to keep animals away from the business premises. However, if the signal is also audible to humans, it can also be used for signaling, such as a fire alarm.
  • the acoustic signal can be generated, for example, with the help of a piezoelectric loudspeaker or sound transducer in general, which is installed in the respective shelf rail device, in such a way that it is in as much contact as possible with the shelf rail device used in the shelf rail in order to ensure optimal signal transmission in to ensure the shelf rail.
  • the already mentioned shelf rail controller is used as the shelf rail device that starts or initiates the transmission of the signal addressed to other shelf rail devices installed on the shelf rail, i.e. can be selectively controlled.
  • the individual shelf rail devices can also mutually start the transmission of the signal propagating in the shelf rail in order to determine their relative position on the shelf rail.
  • Each shelf rail device designed to receive the signal propagating in the shelf rail has a signal receiver which is also preferably positioned or designed such that it rests against the shelf rail in order to ensure problem-free, in particular optimal, signal detection.
  • a signal receiver can preferably be implemented with the aid of a piezoelectric MEMS microphone.
  • MEMS stands for micro-electronic-mechanical systems.
  • other signal receivers e.g. coil-based ones, can also be used.
  • the shelf rail system has the shelf rail control device as one of the shelf rail devices, which is used to control, in particular also to supply with electrical power, at least one other shelf rail device attached to the shelf rail, in particular an electronic shelf rail - Display or a shelf rail camera or a shelf rail temperature and/or humidity detection device or a shelf rail input unit.
  • the shelf rail controller can also be advantageously involved in determining the absolute position(s) as well as relative positions of the other shelf rail devices attached to the shelf rail and can serve as a central shelf rail gateway to the shelf rail device configuration present on the shelf rail to make the central control device accessible.
  • a particularly efficient and advantageous embodiment with the shelf rail control device is when the shelf rail has a line system, in particular a line system having exactly three conductors, the shelf rail control device being connected to the line system and the at least one other shelf rail device making contact with the line system.
  • the wired one Operation in the shelf rail enables a reliable determination of the position or the sequence for the shelf rail devices, which can be carried out in particular without being influenced by any external radio signals that may be present on the shelf rail.
  • the electronics can be constructed discretely or by means of integrated electronics or a combination of both.
  • Microcomputers, microcontrollers, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), possibly in combination with analog or digital electronic peripheral components, can also be used.
  • ASICs application-specific integrated circuits
  • Many of the functionalities of the devices mentioned are implemented - possibly in conjunction with hardware components - with the help of software that runs on a processor in the electronics.
  • Devices designed for radio communication usually have an antenna configuration for sending and receiving radio signals as part of a transceiver module.
  • the electronic devices can also have an internal electrical power supply, which can be implemented with a replaceable or chargeable battery, for example.
  • the devices can also be wired, powered either by an external power pack or by means of "Power-over-LAN".
  • FIG. 1 shows a shelf rail system according to the invention with three shelf rail devices fastened to a shelf rail, in an oblique view from the front;
  • FIG. 2 shows the shelf rail system in a view at an angle from behind with visible recesses as mechanical coding elements; 3 shows a side view of a shelf rail device that has been fully inserted into the shelf rail along the shelf rail;
  • Figure 4 shows the mechanical interaction between the recesses and the shelf rail device
  • FIG. 5 shows the shelf rail system with a configuration for determining the sequence of the two shelf rail devices fastened along the front of the shelf rail.
  • Figure 1 shows a shelf rail system 100, which has a shelf rail 1 with three shelf rail devices, namely a shelf rail controller attached to the edge, hereinafter referred to as controller 40 for short, and two rack aleti chains attached to the front, hereinafter referred to as electronic display units 20, which run along the longitudinal extension are positioned on the shelf rail 1 and which are used to display product and/or price information and have a screen 24 on their front for this purpose, with the respective product and/or price information being sent to them by a server 60, which is wired to an access point 70 is connected, was transmitted to the controller 40 using radio communication 71 of the access point 70 .
  • a server 60 which is wired to an access point 70 is connected
  • the display unit 20 has display unit electronics (not shown in detail).
  • the controller 40 has controller electronics (not shown in detail).
  • At least partially visible in the representation of Figure 1 is a conductor carrier 5, which carries three conductor tracks 6 (not visible here - but see Figure 3), which provide the electrical connection between the controller electronics and the display unit electronics for communication between the Controller 40 and the respective display units 20 and the electrical supply of the respective display units 20 form.
  • FIG. 2 shows the shelf rail system 100 from its rear side, the display units 20 not being visible in this view and the server 60 and the access point 70 and the radio communication 71 not being shown.
  • a sequence of essentially rectangular elements arranged in a grid along the longitudinal extension of the shelf rail 1 is clearly visible in this illustration shaped recesses 13, which are used for mechanical attachment of the display units 20 as well as for determining the position of the respective display unit 20 along the longitudinal extent of the shelf rail 1.
  • the recesses 13 are slightly different in terms of their height H (see FIG. 4), the height H increasing from one recess 13 to the next recess 13 by approximately 0.1 mm, starting from an initial height present at the edge of the shelf rail 1 .
  • all upper edges of the recesses 13, which are oriented toward the top 0, are aligned with a line or plane.
  • the different heights of the recesses 13 thus extend towards the underside U.
  • the shelf rail 1 has a first boundary wall 2 (reference wall 2), which is shown vertically in the figure.
  • first boundary wall 2 or reference wall 2 transitions into a second boundary wall 3 .
  • second boundary wall 3 and the reference wall 2 are made in one piece from steel or aluminum, for example.
  • a receiving area 4 bounded on two sides by these walls 2 and 3 for receiving the display unit 20.
  • An acute angle 8 of approximately 53° is formed between the reference wall 2 and the second boundary wall 3 on the side of the display unit 20, ie measured in the spatial area of the recording area 4.
  • the second boundary wall 3 has a receiving shaft 7, in which the line carrier 5 is used as a line carrier plate is executed.
  • the line carrier 5 is adapted to the shape of the receiving shaft 7 on the side that is pushed into the receiving shaft 7, that is to say it is essentially T-shaped.
  • the line carrier 5 can be displaced in the receiving shaft 7 normal to the image plane of FIG.
  • the conductor tracks 6 carried by the conductor carrier 5 are each made from a single-core copper wire 6 and are designed without an insulating layer. More than 50% of the cross section of the wires 6, about two thirds of the radial dimension, are embedded in the line carrier 5.
  • the wire 6 that is closest to the second boundary wall 3 is the power supply line
  • the middle conductor track 6 is the signal supply line
  • the conductor track 6 that is furthest away from the second boundary wall 3 is the reference potential line.
  • the wires 6 are arranged on the side of the line carrier 5 facing the reference wall 2 and form the lines of a bus system of the shelf rail 1.
  • the line carrier 5 and the reference wall 2 each have a first dimension (longitudinal extent), which represents the length dimension measured out of the image plane or into the image plane, with both being the same size in this exemplary embodiment and being, for example, about 1.5 m long .
  • first dimension longitudinal extent
  • other lengths for the shelf rail 1 can also be provided.
  • the line carrier 5 has a second dimension (height) which represents the vertical extent of the line carrier 5 .
  • the reference wall 2 has a third dimension (height), which indicates the vertical extension of the reference wall 2 in FIG.
  • the second dimension of the line carrier 5 is approximately 40% of the third dimension of the reference wall 2.
  • the second dimension is approximately 3 cm, for example.
  • the line carrier 5 is made from insulating polypropylene by means of an injection molding process, with the wires 6 already having been embedded during the production process of the line carrier 5 .
  • the end of the second boundary wall 3 has a nose- or hook-shaped edge region 12 which, when the display unit 20 is inserted, overlaps the head side.
  • the display unit 20 is positioned in FIG. 1 in such a way that it can be pushed upwards into the shelf rail 1 in the direction of the second boundary wall 3 from below with a linear movement parallel to the reference wall 2 .
  • the display unit 20 has a housing 21 with a rear wall 22 .
  • the rear wall 22 here represents that part of the housing 21 which is located closest to the reference wall 2 when it is inserted into the shelf rail 1 .
  • the front wall 23 has a step at its upper end which is designed to accommodate the edge area 12 of the shelf rail 1 .
  • the housing 21 is formed by a side wall 25 between the front wall 23 and the rear wall 22 .
  • the side wall 25 running along the top of the display unit 20 has a wire carrier groove 26 whose vertical walls are substantially parallel to the rear wall 22 .
  • the line carrier groove 26 is provided to accommodate the line carrier 5 and is dimensioned to match its dimensions.
  • the housing 21 has housing openings in the line carrier groove 26 on the rear wall through which contacts protrude out of the housing 21 into the line carrier groove 26 .
  • the contacts are realized by a group of metal contact strips 27 .
  • Each contact strap 27 has a first end portion that is soldered to the display unit electronics.
  • the contact strip 27 has a second end section which is designed or formed for contacting with one of the wires 6 .
  • the second end section has a raised shape as a contact zone.
  • FIG. 4 shows a section of the shelf rail 1 and the display unit 20 from the rear.
  • Each display unit 20 has a fastening mechanism, of which only two fastening hooks 33 and a button 34 coupled thereto can be seen outside the housing of the display unit 20 .
  • the rear wall 22 has attachment housing openings through which the attachment hooks 33 protrude.
  • a spring installed internally in the housing presses the Fastening hooks 33 down against the lower end of the recesses 13, whereby the display unit 20 is pressed or pushed up into the shelf rail 1.
  • the fastening hooks 33 can be moved downwards according to the respective height of the recess.
  • the extent of the movement of the attachment hooks 33 is detected using a sensor 99, which provides a conversion of the mechanical movement of the attachment hooks 33 into an electrical signal that is detected using the display unit electronics and in using a digital Representation thereof is transmitted via communication via the conductor tracks 6 to the shelf rail controller 40, where the controller electronics, knowing the individual height of each dimension at the respective position along the shelf rail and the signal value to be expected there (or its expected value range) of the sensor determines or decodes the absolute position of the respective display unit.
  • the shelf rail controller 40 can transmit the absolute position determined in this way along the shelf rail 1 by radio to the server, where this position, with knowledge of the affected shelf rail 1, which is clearly determined by the identifier of the communicating shelf rail controller 40, because this connection between of the shelf rail 1 and the shelf rail controller 40 is predefined.
  • the sensor 99 can detect the movement of both fastening hooks 33 or only a single fastening hook 33 .
  • each display unit 20 has a left-hand transmitter LT and a right-hand transmitter RT as a sensor 99 .
  • This is provided in order to enable unidirectional communication between the display units 20 installed at the front of the shelf rail 1.
  • the transmitter LT on the left-hand side can, for example, only be configured as a receiver and the transmitter RT on the right-hand side can only be configured as a transmitter.
  • the shelf rail controller 40 also has a transmitter T as a sensor 99, for which the analogous considerations apply, ie if it is only used for receiving, it can also only be designed as a receiver.
  • each Shelf rail device 20 and 40 is identified by a unique code ID1, ID2 and ID3 stored in the respective electronics of shelf rail device 20 and 40.
  • the transmitters LT, RT and T are designed for communication based on infrared light.
  • the shelf rail controller 40 controls the display units 20 in an order determination mode.
  • each of the display units 20 sends its unique code ID1 and ID2 to the adjacent shelf rail device, i.e. either to the right display unit 20 or to the shelf rail controller 40, via its right-hand transmitter RT.
  • the left-hand transmitter TL a code of one is received on the left-hand side positioned shelf rail device, as is the case with the right-hand display unit 20, this received code ID1 is also emitted via the right-hand transmitter RT of the right-hand display unit 20 and identified as code ID1 received on the left-hand side.
  • the number of communicated codes from display unit 20 to display unit 20 increases, with it also being stated that it is one or more codes received on the left side, which are issued on the right side together with one's own code.
  • the shelf rail controller 40 receives both codes ID1 and ID2 with information about their sequence, from which the sequence of the display units 20 on the front of the shelf rail 1 results directly.
  • the shelf rail controller 40 communicates this result together with its own code ID3 in a radio communication 71 to the server 60, where this order for the relevant shelf rail 1 is stored

Abstract

Système de rail d'étagère, qui présente un rail d'étagère et au moins un dispositif de rail d'étagère fixé au rail d'étagère, le système de rail d'étagère présentant au moins un capteur qui est prévu et conçu pour déterminer automatiquement la position d'au moins un dispositif de rail d'étagère, fixé au rail d'étagère, le long de l'étendue longitudinale du rail d'étagère et/ou pour déterminer automatiquement l'ordre d'au moins deux dispositifs de rail d'étagère, fixés au rail d'étagère, le long de l'étendue longitudinale du rail d'étagère.
EP22713388.1A 2021-03-09 2022-03-05 Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère Pending EP4305615A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/EP2021/055916 WO2022188956A1 (fr) 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Système de bus et dispositif de support comprenant un tel système de bus
PCT/EP2021/055914 WO2022188955A1 (fr) 2021-03-09 2021-03-09 Appareil de support, en particulier crémaillère, pour supporter un dispositif électronique, de préférence une unité d'affichage électronique
PCT/EP2021/086144 WO2023110100A1 (fr) 2021-12-16 2021-12-16 Procédé de commande d'étiquette électronique d'étagère
PCT/EP2022/055654 WO2022189314A1 (fr) 2021-03-09 2022-03-05 Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP4305615A1 true EP4305615A1 (fr) 2024-01-17

Family

ID=80953559

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP22713388.1A Pending EP4305615A1 (fr) 2021-03-09 2022-03-05 Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP4305615A1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2024514407A (fr)
KR (1) KR20240011664A (fr)
AU (1) AU2022231854A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA3211260A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2022189314A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5245534A (en) * 1991-09-10 1993-09-14 Ers Associates Limited Partnership Electronic tag location systems
US5374815A (en) * 1993-03-15 1994-12-20 Electronic Retailing Systems Int'l Inc. Technique for locating electronic labels in an electronic price display system
US6550673B2 (en) * 2000-09-19 2003-04-22 Michael J. Massaro Electronic display for store shelves
FR3048806B1 (fr) 2016-03-08 2019-07-05 Store Electronic Systems Systeme d'affichage d'information dans une surface de vente
DE102017107927A1 (de) * 2017-04-12 2018-10-18 Rehau Ag + Co Gehäuse zur Aufnahme einer elektronischen Anzeigeeinrichtung zur Anzeige von warenbezogenen Informationen
US11751138B2 (en) * 2019-06-17 2023-09-05 Ses-Imagotag Gmbh Electronic shelf tag system with standardized radio communication protocol

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2022189314A1 (fr) 2022-09-15
JP2024514407A (ja) 2024-04-02
KR20240011664A (ko) 2024-01-26
CA3211260A1 (fr) 2022-09-15
AU2022231854A1 (en) 2023-10-19

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP0289519B1 (fr) Procede et dispositif pour determiner l'identite et la position d'objets
DE3743180C2 (fr)
DE60033942T2 (de) Detektionsausrüstung für modelleisenbahn
EP0617391B1 (fr) Installation pour la saisie centrale des frais de consommation d'énergie
EP3657993B1 (fr) Palier pour dispositif de stockage avec une barre de capteurs pouvant être disposée sur la face inférieure pour la détection optique d'articles à stocker sur la face supérieure
EP1008971B1 (fr) Système de surveillance avec dispositif de suspension pour objets électroconducteurs
WO2022189314A1 (fr) Localisation d'un dispositif sur un rail d'étagère
DE3407345A1 (de) Ueberwachungsanordnung
DE112015004210T5 (de) Ultraschalllokalisierung verschachtelt mit alternierenden audiofunktionen
EP3983944B1 (fr) Système électronique d'étiquettes de rayons à alimentation en énergie
EP4018355A1 (fr) Système d'étiquette d'étagère électronique doté d'une alimentation électrique d'étiquette d'étagère sans contact et/ou d'une fourniture de données
WO1999065152A1 (fr) Dispositif pour systeme de communication et systeme de communication correspondant
EP2934242B1 (fr) Procédé de surveillance d'un appareil de cuisson et appareil de cuisson pourvu d'un capteur de température
DE102007058511A1 (de) Vorrichtung, Verfahren und Computerprogramm zur Verhaltensüberwachung einer Person
EP3984288A1 (fr) Système électronique d'étiquette pour rayonnage à protocole de radiocommunication normalisé
WO2007085211A1 (fr) Systeme de communication pour locaux de vente
EP0619620A2 (fr) Dispositif pour déterminer la consommation, en particulier dispositif pour déterminer des frais de chauffage ou d'eau chaude
DE102017009880A1 (de) Adresszuteilung an PSUs, Serviceanordnung und Passagierkabine
EP3273401B1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de transmission de données a un système électronique
WO2021129933A1 (fr) Système d'étiquettes électroniques de rayonnage à sous-système de rails de rayonnage
DE102014224863B4 (de) Anordnung zur Lokalisierung von elektronischen Geräten in einem Raum und Regaleinrichtung
DE10156043B4 (de) Positionsermittlungsvorrichtung
DE102005053439B4 (de) Verbrauchswerterfassungssystem und Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Verbrauchswerterfassungssystems
EP4081894A1 (fr) Étiquette électronique de rayonnage à déclenchement d'action
EP0905828A2 (fr) Dispositif d'identification des appareils électroniques

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: UNKNOWN

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION HAS BEEN MADE

PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20230921

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

RAP3 Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)

Owner name: SES-IMAGOTAG SA

Owner name: VUSIONGROUP GMBH