WO2000065532A1 - Storage system - Google Patents
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- WO2000065532A1 WO2000065532A1 PCT/US2000/011304 US0011304W WO0065532A1 WO 2000065532 A1 WO2000065532 A1 WO 2000065532A1 US 0011304 W US0011304 W US 0011304W WO 0065532 A1 WO0065532 A1 WO 0065532A1
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
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- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
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- G06K7/10316—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers
- G06K7/10336—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil
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- the present invention relates to storage systems and, more particularly, to storage systems of the type used to display items in a supermarket or the like.
- the term 'storage' is thus used in the context of the present application to mean a system on or in which items may be held temporarily or semi-permanently until moved therefrom, such as display shelving systems in retail outlets and the like, warehouse shelving, etc.
- the present invention is aimed at applying a system which can be used to overcome these problems as well as create additional advantages.
- a storage system comprising one or more supports and, associated with the supports, one or more sensors arranged to detect the presence of transponders associated with items to be stored on the supports, to read information from the transponders, and to transmit information read from the transponders to, for example, a data processing unit.
- the storage system may be a shelving system, for example, a display system as used in retail outlets or the like, or in warehouses etc.
- An inventory control system may include a storage system as defined above, together with a data processing unit arranged to receive information the sensor or sensors.
- the data processing unit is preferably a computer system programmed to maintain a database of information about individual items for stock control purposes and the like.
- the transponders may comprise RFID or multi-bit magnetic tags which may be attached to or otherwise integrally associated with items to be stored and displayed on the shelves.
- the system may be used in a number of ways to manage logistics and inventory of items, for example, to analyse the level of stock of items on individual supports such as shelves and, via a computer system, trigger replenishment when the number of items falls below a pre-determined threshold level.
- the supports may be provided with electronic displays so as to display the prices of items and other information if desired, enabling price changes to be indicated substantially instantaneously.
- the location and quantity of items can also be checked for compliance with agreed plans and designs and misplaced items may also be readily located by means of such a system.
- Accurate data about the off-take of items for example, how many times an item is picked up and replaced before purchase, the effects of changes in store environment, e.g. signage, position, etc., and the identification of unusual shelf activity, e.g. the removal of large volumes of generally slow-moving items, may all be provided by such a system.
- Figs. 1 to 5 each provide a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of a storage system in the form of a shelving system intended for reading radio frequency ID tags (RFID tags) which may be attached to or embedded in the packaging of individual items displayed for sale.
- RFID tags radio frequency ID tags
- Fig. 1 illustrates a basic example in which a shelf 1 is supported from a wall panel or the like 2 along its rear edge, the shelf carrying, along its length, one or more antennas 3 which are shielded by appropriate shielding 4 from the shelf below and which, in effect, provide an antenna field 5 for the location and reading of information on RFID tags 6 attached to or embedded within items 7 disposed on the shelf 1.
- the RFID tags (which are conventional) each consist of an integrated circuit attached to a radio antenna affixed to substrate, and the shelf can send and receive digital data to the receiving antennae of the tags via radio signals at frequencies of the electro-magnetic spectrum including 125khz, 13.56mhz and 2.45ghz.
- Fig. 2 illustrates a modified design in which items 7 are intended to be slung beneath a shelf 1 which includes a hook or similar device to hold the items. Again, appropriate shielding can be provided for the antenna 3.
- FIG. 3 A more complex design is shown in Fig. 3 in which a pair of antennas are provided, one on the underside of an upper shelf 1 and another on the top of a lower shelf 1 '.
- FIG. 4 Still more complex designs, such as that shown in Fig. 4 may be provided where multiple items may be stacked on top of one another, in this case, a further antenna 3 being disposed adjacent to the wall panel 2 or the like.
- Each of the antennas shown in Fig. 4 is disposed to detect a different set of tags depending upon the range and interference from the items themselves. Depending upon the information supplied by each tag, the computer system to which the antennas are attached will be able to identify or at least infer the number of products on the shelf.
- FIG. 5 An alternative approach indicated in Fig. 5, is the use of shelf antennas that can detect at different frequencies or different field sizes indicated by the different antenna fields 5, 5'.
- the system may be used in combination with a further antenna 3 located, for example, as shown, in an opposing shelf.
- a system of this type is capable of providing monitoring and tracking of items in real time or close to real time with a high degree of accuracy and precision without the need for manual intervention.
- This overcomes the currently labour-intensive shelf checking systems presently used and enables a number of problems to be overcome such as misplacement of items, failure to replenish removed of items with sufficient speed, non-detection of shelf "sweeping" by thieves, failure to reorder stolen or shrunken stock and the need to conduct laborious stock checks on a regular basis.
- tags may be read by appropriate checkout systems also connected to the computerized inventory system, providing additional information and verification.
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AT00928461T ATE256317T1 (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | STORAGE SYSTEM |
DE60007121T DE60007121T2 (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | STORAGE SYSTEM |
EP00928461A EP1185953B1 (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | Storage system |
CA002367415A CA2367415C (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | Inventory control system |
AU46699/00A AU4669900A (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | Storage system |
JP2000614203A JP2004500293A (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2000-04-27 | Storage system |
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EP99303314A EP1049042A1 (en) | 1999-04-28 | 1999-04-28 | Storage system |
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