Electronic price tag assembly, display accessory and electronic price tag control system

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic price tag assembly, a display accessory and an electronic price tag control system. The electronic price tag assembly comprises an electronic price tag and a display accessory, the electronic price tag is connected with the display accessory, the display accessory comprises a display unit, and the electronic price tag is used for sending a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction corresponding to commodity promotion to the display accessory; and the display accessory is used for executing the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction so as to control the display unit to display the display information corresponding to the commodity. The electronic price tag assembly controls the display accessories to automatically display, manpower and material resources are saved, the display area of the electronic price tag is increased, and the display accuracy of commodity information corresponding to the electronic price tag assembly is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to electronic display equipment technical field especially, relate to an electronic price tag subassembly, display accessory and electronic price tag control system. BACKGROUND

[0002] When the existing supermarket or large store carries out commodity sales, always hope that the various types of information of the commodity are displayed on the electronic price tag of the commodity, but since the display area of the electronic price tag is limited, therefore always need staff to print the information that other cannot be displayed on the display screen of the electronic price tag on other price tags and manually add them to the vicinity of the electronic price tag.For example, when carrying out commodity promotion activities, the supermarket will replace the price tag (if the price tag of the commodity is paper price tag) or adjust the price (if the price tag of the commodity is electronic price tag), through the staff to print the promotion price price tag corresponding to the promotion commodity in advance, then make different colors of promotion card or promotion board, and arrange the staff to find the promotion commodity, and manually replace and assemble the promotion card or promotion board at the corresponding promotion commodity. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model provides a kind of electronic price tag subassembly, display accessory and electronic price tag control system, to solve the problem that current need to be added by artificial additional price tag to display more commodity information, consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and the added price tag cannot be reused.

[0004] According to an aspect of the utility model, an electronic price tag subassembly is provided, the electronic price tag subassembly includes electronic price tag and display accessory, the electronic price tag is connected with the display accessory, and the display accessory includes display unit;

[0005] The electronic price tag is used to send first display control instruction or second display control instruction corresponding to commodity to the display accessory;

[0006] The display accessory is used to execute the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the commodity.

[0007] Optionally, the display accessory further includes first communication module, and the electronic price tag includes second communication module;

[0008] The first communication module is in communication connection with the second communication module, and the second communication module is used to receive the first display control instruction and send the first display control instruction to the first communication module.

[0009] Optionally, the electronic price tag further includes third communication module, and the third communication module is in communication connection with the second communication module;

[0010] The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the base station and transmit the first display control instruction to the second communication module.

[0011] Optionally, the display accessory further comprises a first processor.

[0012] The first processor is electrically connected to the first communication module, and the first processor is configured to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the commodity based on the first display control instruction.

[0013] Optionally, the first communication module is further configured to obtain electric energy from the electronic price tag.

[0014] Optionally, the display accessory further comprises a first power supply module configured to provide electric energy for the display accessory.

[0015] Optionally, the display accessory further comprises an accessory body, and the first communication module is arranged on the accessory body.

[0016] Optionally, the electronic price tag further comprises a third communication module and a second processor, and the third communication module is in communication connection with the second processor.

[0017] The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the base station and transmit the first display control instruction to the second processor.

[0018] The second processor is configured to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction.

[0019] Optionally, the electronic price tag further comprises a second power supply module configured to provide electric energy for the electronic price tag.

[0020] According to another aspect of the present application, a display accessory is provided, which is connected with an electronic price tag, and the display accessory comprises a display unit.

[0021] The display accessory is configured to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to a commodity based on a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction issued by the electronic price tag.

[0022] Optionally, the display accessory further comprises a first communication module and a first processor, and the first processor is electrically connected to the first communication module.

[0023] The first communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the electronic price tag.

[0024] The first processor is configured to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction.

[0025] According to another aspect of the present application, an electronic price tag control system is provided, which comprises at least one electronic price tag assembly according to any of the embodiments of the present application, at least one communication base station and a server, and the electronic price tag assembly is in communication connection with the communication base station and the server respectively.

[0026] The electronic price tag assembly comprises an electronic price tag and a display accessory, the electronic price tag is connected with the display accessory, and the display accessory comprises a display unit. The electronic price tag is configured to send a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction corresponding to a commodity to the display accessory. The display accessory is configured to execute the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the commodity. The present application solves the problem that more commodity information needs to be displayed by manually adding price tags, which consumes a large amount of manpower and material resources, and the added price tags cannot be reused.

[0027] It should be understood that the content described in this part is not intended to identify key or important features of the embodiments of the present application, nor is it used to limit the scope of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced as follows.

[0029] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 4It is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag control system according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the person in the art better understand the present application scheme, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by the person in the art without creative labor should belong to the protection scope of the present application.

[0034] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag assembly provided by the present application embodiment, the present embodiment can be applicable to the case of expanding display according to the automatic control of the electronic price tag supporting display accessories based on commodity information, the electronic price tag assembly can be configured in the electronic price tag control system.

[0035] As Figure 1 shown, the electronic price tag assembly 100 includes an electronic price tag 110 and a display accessory 120, the electronic price tag 110 is connected with the display accessory 120, the display accessory 120 includes a display unit 121;

[0036] The electronic price tag 110 is used to send a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction corresponding to the commodity to the display accessory 120;

[0037] The display accessory 120 is used to execute the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction to control the display unit 121 to display the display information corresponding to the commodity.

[0038] Among them, the first display control instruction is generated by the server according to the commodity information, the first display control instruction is issued to the electronic price tag 110 by the server, optionally, the first display control instruction can include screen refresh instruction, drive waveform or image data instruction, the specific type can be determined by the display requirement of the electronic price tag, the present embodiment does not make any limitation.

[0039] The second display control instruction is obtained by processing the first display control instruction by the first processor or the second processor, the second display control instruction can be used to determine the display information corresponding to the commodity, to realize the final commodity expansion information display on the display unit 121, optionally, the second display control instruction can be voltage time sequence instruction and the like, the specific type can be determined by the display requirement of the electronic price tag, the present embodiment does not make any limitation.

[0040] The display unit 121 can be, but is not limited to, an electronic paper component. The display unit 121 can display display information corresponding to the commodity. Optionally, the display information can be, but is not limited to, a supplementary indication of commodity information or commodity promotion information. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0041] It is known that the first display control instruction can be first issued by the server to the electronic price tag 110 and then fed back to the display accessory 120 for sending. The display accessory 120 can complete the initial display control corresponding to the commodity. Alternatively, the display accessory 120 can automatically complete the display control corresponding to the commodity in real time after receiving the first display control instruction at any time. This saves the labor cost and time cost of manual replacement of the electronic price tag. At the same time, the electronic price tag does not need to be replaced in the field, and the expansion display of the electronic price tag assembly is automatically completed.

[0042] For example, the display information displayed by the display unit 121 can be, but is not limited to, red, yellow or other colors, considering the different color display requirements of commodity promotion in different regions. The display information can also be a specific promotion strength, such as a prominent character like 85% or 8 times. The display form of the display information displayed by the display unit 121 can be selected and set according to actual needs. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0043] In the present embodiment, the display accessory 120 is configured on the electronic price tag assembly 100 for use. In order to better highlight the electronic price tag assembly 100 and prompt that the commodity is a promotion commodity or provide a larger display area for the commodity, the size of the display accessory 120 can be set to be larger than the size of the electronic price tag 110. The positional relationship between the electronic price tag 110 and the display accessory 120 can be selected and set according to actual needs. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in the size and setting position of the display accessory 120.

[0044] Similarly, the shape of the display accessory 120 can be selected and set according to actual needs. Optionally, the shape of the display accessory 120 can be one of a rectangle, a square, an ellipse or a circle. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0045] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, referring to Figure 2 The display accessory 120 further includes a first communication module 123, and the electronic price tag 110 includes a second communication module 112. The first communication module 123 is in communication connection with the second communication module 112. The second communication module 112 is configured to receive the first display control instruction and send the first display control instruction to the first communication module 123.

[0046] The first communication module 123 and the second communication module 112 can adopt near field communication, and can communicate through NFC, or can directly contact the electrical connection point on the display accessory through a metal transmission medium (for example, SPI, IIC, serial port, etc.).

[0047] Preferably, the second communication module 112 can not only send the received first display control instruction to the first communication module 123, but also can return the display information or display completion information of the display unit 121 to the second communication module 112 through the first communication module 123, so as to ensure the accuracy of the display information, avoid errors that may occur when the electronic price tag assembly is manually replaced, and improve the accuracy of the display of the commodity information.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 1, Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic price tag 110 further includes a third communication module 111, which is in communication connection with the second communication module 112; the third communication module 111 is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the base station and send the first display control instruction to the second communication module 112.

[0049] The third communication module 111 can adopt a wireless network, for example, a 2.4G frequency band, and the present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0050] Referring to FIG. 1, Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1, the display accessory 120 further includes a first processor 124; the first processor 124 is in electrical connection with the first communication module 123, and the first processor 124 is configured to control the display unit 121 to display the display information corresponding to the commodity based on the first display control instruction.

[0051] The first processor 124 is configured to process the control instruction issued by the electronic price tag 110, so as to control the display unit 121 to display the display information corresponding to the commodity.

[0052] In an embodiment, the display accessory 120 includes the first communication module 123, the electronic price tag 110 includes the second communication module 112 and the third communication module 111, the third communication module 111 sends the received first display control instruction issued by the base station to the second communication module 112, the second communication module 112 sends the first display control instruction to the first communication module 123, the first communication module 123 sends the first display control instruction to the first processor 124, and the first processor 124 generates a second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction, so as to control the display unit 121 to display the display information corresponding to the commodity according to the second display control instruction.

[0053] On the basis of the above, the first communication module is further configured to obtain electric energy from the electronic price tag, and the obtained electric energy is used to provide electric energy for the accessory body and the display unit.

[0054] In an embodiment, the display accessory further comprises a first power supply module, which is configured to provide electric energy for the accessory body and the display unit. The first power supply module stores electric energy by means of its own energy storage component, and uses the stored electric energy to supply power to the entire display accessory. Optionally, the first power supply module can store the electric energy inducted by the NFC coil, or can obtain electric energy in other manners. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0055] Continuing to refer to Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the display accessory 120 further comprises an accessory body 122, and the first communication module 123 is arranged on the accessory body 122. It can be understood that, Figure 2 In the embodiment, the first communication module 123 and the first processor 124 are arranged on the accessory body 122, Figure 2 For example only, the first communication module 123 and the first processor 124 can also not be arranged on the accessory body 122, but can be arranged at any suitable position on the display accessory 120. The present embodiment does not make any special limitation in this regard.

[0056] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, referring to Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the electronic price tag 110 further comprises a third communication module 111 and a second processor 113, and the third communication module 111 is in communication connection with the second processor 113. The third communication module 111 is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the base station, and transmit the first display control instruction to the second processor 113. The second processor 113 is configured to generate a second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction.

[0057] In an embodiment, the electronic price tag 110 comprises a third communication module 111 and a second processor 113. The third communication module 111 transmits the first display control instruction received from the base station to the second processor 113. The second processor 113 generates a second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction, and directly transmits the generated second display control instruction to the display unit 121 of the display accessory 120 through a medium such as an electric connection line, so that the display unit 121 displays display information corresponding to the commodity.

[0058] On the basis of the above, the electronic price tag can also be provided with an independent energy storage component or a battery to supply power to the electronic price tag. That is, the electronic price tag further comprises a second power supply module, which is configured to provide electric energy for the electronic price tag. The second power supply module can use an existing energy storage component or a battery. The present embodiment does not make any limitation in this regard.

[0059] In addition, the electronic price tag can also obtain electric energy from the track on which the electronic price tag assembly is installed through an electric wire or the like, and the embodiment does not make a detailed description of this.

[0060] The electronic price tag assembly provided in the embodiment of the utility model, the electronic price tag sends the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction corresponding to the promotion of the commodity to the display accessory, the display accessory executes the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction, controls the display unit to display the display information corresponding to the commodity, automatically completes the extended display control corresponding to the commodity, saves the labor cost and time cost of the current manual replacement of the electronic price tag assembly, at the same time, without the need of replacing the electronic price tag assembly on site, automatically completes the promotion display of the electronic price tag assembly.

[0061] On the basis of the above embodiment, the utility model embodiment still provides a kind of display accessory, and display accessory is connected with electronic price tag, and display accessory includes display unit;Display accessory is used to based on the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction issued by electronic price tag, to control display unit to display the display information corresponding to commodity.

[0062] It is known that the specific display function implementation of display accessory can be referred to the above description, and the embodiment will not be described here.

[0063] On the basis, display accessory further includes first communication module and first processor, and first processor is electrically connected with first communication module;First communication module is used to receive the first display control instruction issued by electronic price tag;First processor is used to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction, to realize the automatic change of display information of display accessory, to avoid the error that may appear when manually replacing price tag, and at the same time ensure the accuracy of the display of commodity of electronic price tag assembly.

[0064] Figure 4 The structure diagram of the electronic price tag control system provided in the embodiment of the utility model is as shown in Figure 4 Electronic price tag control system includes at least one electronic price tag assembly 100 as provided in the embodiment of the utility model, at least one communication base station 200 and server 300, and electronic price tag assembly 100 is respectively connected with communication base station 200 and server 300.

[0065] Considering the supermarket using paper price tag, there will be a large number of commodity promotion activities, at this time, the electronic price tag assembly of the utility model needs multiple, and the electronic price tag control system can control multiple electronic price tag assemblies, to ensure the communication quality of electronic price tag assembly, a corresponding number of communication base stations can be set to enable electronic price tag assembly to maintain good communication quality with server;It can be understood that, to save cost, one communication base station can also be set to interact with multiple electronic price tag assemblies.

[0066] The server is an upper-layer software or a cloud platform containing commodity information, the server can send the price information of the promotion commodity and the promotion information (such as color, price, etc.) to the electronic price tag assembly through the base station, the three are in a communication relationship and a control relationship, the electronic price tag assembly as an intermediate node can execute and process the command sent by the server, and send the control command and power supply to the display accessory, the display accessory can act after accepting and processing the command, the error that can occur in manual replacement of the price tag can be avoided, the accuracy of the electronic price tag assembly in displaying the commodity condition is ensured, and the display accessory can be adjusted in real time according to the actual commodity promotion condition, the efficiency of replacement of the electronic price tag assembly is adjusted, manpower and material resources are saved, and the loss of the commodity required display consumables is reduced.

[0067] The above specific embodiments do not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present application. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions can be made according to design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent substitution and improvement within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic price tag assembly, characterized by, The electronic price tag assembly comprises an electronic price tag and a display accessory, the electronic price tag is connected with the display accessory, and the display accessory comprises a display unit; The electronic price tag is configured to send a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction corresponding to a commodity to the display accessory; The display accessory is configured to execute the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the commodity.

2. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 1, wherein, The display accessory further comprises a first communication module, and the electronic price tag comprises a second communication module; The first communication module is in communication connection with the second communication module, and the second communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction and send the first display control instruction to the first communication module.

3. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 2, wherein, The electronic price tag further comprises a third communication module, and the third communication module is in communication connection with the second communication module; The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by a base station and send the first display control instruction to the second communication module.

4. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 2, wherein, The display accessory further comprises a first processor; The first processor is in electrical connection with the first communication module, and the first processor is configured to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the commodity based on the first display control instruction.

5. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 2, wherein, The first communication module is further configured to obtain electric energy from the electronic price tag.

6. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 1, wherein, The display accessory further comprises a first power supply module configured to provide electric energy to the display accessory.

7. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 2, wherein, The display accessory further comprises an accessory body, and the first communication module is arranged on the accessory body.

8. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 1, wherein, The electronic price tag further comprises a third communication module and a second processor, and the third communication module is in communication connection with the second processor; The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by a base station and send the first display control instruction to the second processor; The second processor is configured to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction.

9. The electronic price tag assembly of claim 1, wherein, The electronic price tag further comprises a second power supply module configured to provide electric energy to the electronic price tag.

10. A display assembly characterized by, The display accessory is connected with an electronic price tag, and the display accessory comprises a display unit; The display accessory is configured to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to a commodity based on a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction issued by the electronic price tag.

11. The display accessory of claim 10, wherein, The display accessory further comprises a first communication module and a first processor, and the first processor is in electrical connection with the first communication module; The first communication module is configured to receive the first display control instruction issued by the electronic price tag; The first processor is configured to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction.

12. An electronic price tag control system characterized by, The electronic price tag control system comprises at least one electronic price tag assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, at least one communication base station, and a server, and the electronic price tag assembly is in communication connection with the communication base station and the server, respectively.

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