Electronic shelf label assembly, display accessory, and electronic shelf label control system
The automatic display control of electronic price tag components and display accessories has solved the problem of manual price tag addition in supermarkets, achieving accurate and efficient display of product information and saving costs.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HANSHOW TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-05
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-16
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, supermarkets need to manually add extra price tags to display more product information, which results in a large consumption of manpower and material resources and the tags cannot be reused.
An electronic shelf label component and display accessory are provided. The electronic shelf label sends display control commands to control the display unit to automatically display product information. The component includes an electronic paper component and supports the extended display of product promotional information.
It enables automatic display of product information, saves on manual replacement costs, improves the accuracy and efficiency of information display, and reduces waste of display materials.
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Abstract
Description
Electronic shelf label components, display accessories and electronic shelf label control systems
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202520066366.2, filed with the Chinese Patent Office on January 10, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field
[0002] This application relates to the field of electronic display equipment technology, such as an electronic price tag component, display accessory, and electronic price tag control system. Background Technology
[0003] During the sales process, supermarkets often want to display various information about products on electronic price tags. However, due to the limited display area of electronic price tags, staff need to print other information that cannot be displayed on the electronic price tag's screen onto other price tags and manually add them near the electronic price tag. For example, when conducting product promotions, supermarkets need to replace paper price tags with new ones or adjust prices on electronic price tags—staff need to print promotional price tags for the promotional products in advance, then create promotional cards or signs of different colors, and have staff find the promotional products, manually replace the price tags at the corresponding promotional product locations, and attach the promotional cards or signs. Summary of the Invention
[0004] This application provides an electronic shelf label component, display accessory, and electronic shelf label control system to solve the current problem that more product information needs to be displayed by manually adding additional shelf labels, which consumes a lot of manpower and resources, and the added shelf labels cannot be reused.
[0005] According to one aspect of this application, an electronic shelf label assembly is provided, the electronic shelf label assembly including an electronic shelf label and a display accessory, the electronic shelf label being connected to the display accessory, the display accessory including a display unit;
[0006] The electronic price tag is configured to send a first display control command or a second display control command corresponding to the product to the display accessory;
[0007] The display accessory is configured to execute the first display control command or the second display control command to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the product.
[0008] According to another aspect of this application, a display accessory is provided, which is connected to an electronic price tag, and the display accessory includes a display unit;
[0009] The display accessory is configured to control the display unit to display information corresponding to the product based on a first display control command or a second display control command issued by the electronic price tag.
[0010] According to another aspect of this application, an electronic price tag control system is provided, the electronic price tag control system including at least one electronic price tag component as described in any embodiment of this application, at least one communication base station, and a server, wherein the electronic price tag component is communicatively connected to the communication base station, and the communication base station is communicatively connected to the server. Attached Figure Description
[0011] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of this application;
[0012] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of this application;
[0013] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic price tag according to an embodiment of this application;
[0014] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic price tag control system provided according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation
[0015] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The described embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic price tag component provided in an embodiment of this application. This embodiment can be applied to situations where the electronic price tag's matching display accessories are automatically controlled to expand the display based on product information. The electronic price tag component can be configured in an electronic price tag control system.
[0017] As shown in Figure 1, the electronic price tag assembly 100 includes an electronic price tag 110 and a display accessory 120. The electronic price tag 110 is connected to the display accessory 120, and the display accessory 120 includes a display unit 121.
[0018] The electronic shelf label 110 is configured to send a first display control command or a second display control command corresponding to the product to the display accessory 120;
[0019] Display accessory 120 is configured to execute a first display control command or a second display control command to control display unit 121 to display display information corresponding to the product.
[0020] The first display control instruction is generated by the server based on the product information and is sent by the server to the electronic shelf label 110. For example, the first display control instruction may include instructions such as screen refresh instructions, drive waveforms or image data, and the specific type may be determined by the display requirements of the electronic shelf label.
[0021] The second display control instruction is obtained by the first processor or the second processor processing the first display control instruction. The second display control instruction can be used to determine the display information corresponding to the product, so as to realize the final display of the product extended information on the display unit 121. For example, the second display control instruction can be a voltage timing instruction or other instructions, and the specific type can be determined by the display requirements of the electronic price tag.
[0022] The display unit 121 may be an electronic paper component. The display unit 121 may display information corresponding to the product. For example, the display information may include supplementary instructions on product information or product promotion information.
[0023] In this embodiment, the first display control command can be initially sent from the server to the electronic price tag 110, and then sent from the electronic price tag 110 to the display accessory 120 to complete the initial product-corresponding display control of the display accessory 120; alternatively, after receiving the first display control command at any time, the display accessory 120 can automatically complete the product-corresponding display control in real time, saving the labor and time costs of manually replacing electronic price tags. At the same time, it can automatically complete the extended display of the electronic price tag component without the need for on-site replacement of electronic price tags.
[0024] For example, the display information corresponding to the product is the product promotion information. Considering the different color display requirements of product promotion in different regions, the display information displayed by the display unit 121 can be red, yellow or other colors. The display information can also be the specific promotion strength, such as the display information is eye-catching words such as 85% or 20% off. The display unit 121 can set the display form of the display information according to actual needs.
[0025] In this embodiment, the display accessory 120 is configured on the electronic price tag component 100 for use. In order to better highlight the electronic price tag component 100, indicate that the product is a promotional product or provide a larger display area for the product, the size of the display accessory 120 can be set to be larger than the size of the electronic price tag 110, and the positional relationship between the electronic price tag 110 and the display accessory 120 can be set according to actual needs.
[0026] Similarly, the shape of the display accessory 120 can be set according to actual needs. For example, the shape of the display accessory 120 can be one of rectangle, square, oval or circle.
[0027] Based on the above embodiments, as shown in FIG2, 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 communicatively connected to the second communication module 112, and the second communication module 112 is configured to receive a first display control command and send the first display control command to the first communication module 123.
[0028] The first communication module 123 and the second communication module 112 can use near field communication. The first communication module 123 and the second communication module 112 can communicate through near field communication (NFC) or directly contact the electrical connection points on the display accessory (such as serial peripheral interface (SPI), integrated circuit bus (IIC), serial port, etc.) through a metal transmission medium.
[0029] In some embodiments, the second communication module 112 can not only send the received first display control command to the first communication module 123, but also receive the display information or display completion information of the display unit 121 through the first communication module 123 and send it back to the second communication module 112, so as to ensure the accuracy of the display information, avoid errors that may occur when manually replacing electronic price tag components, and improve the accuracy of product information display.
[0030] Referring again to Figure 2, the electronic price tag 110 also includes a third communication module 111, which is communicatively connected to the second communication module 112. The third communication module 111 is configured to receive the first display control command sent by the base station and send the first display control command to the second communication module 112.
[0031] The third communication module 111 can use wireless communication, such as the 2.4G frequency band.
[0032] Referring again to Figure 2, the display accessory 120 also includes a first processor 124; the first processor 124 is electrically connected to the first communication module 123, and the first processor 124 is configured to control the display unit 121 to display display information corresponding to the product based on the first display control command.
[0033] The first processor 124 is used to process the control instructions issued by the electronic price tag 110 to control the display unit 121 to display the corresponding product information.
[0034] In some embodiments, the display accessory 120 includes a first communication module 123, and the electronic price tag 110 includes a second communication module 112 and a third communication module 111. The third communication module 111 sends the first display control command received from the base station to the second communication module 112. The second communication module 112 then sends the first display control command to the first communication module 123. After the first communication module 123 sends the first display control command to the first processor 124, the first processor 124 generates a second display control command based on the first display control command, so as to control the display unit 121 to display display information corresponding to the product according to the second display control command.
[0035] Building upon the above, the first communication module is further configured to obtain power from the electronic price tag to provide power to the accessory body and the display unit. For example, the first communication module 123 integrates an NFC receiving coil, and the second communication module 112 integrates an NFC transmitting coil; the two achieve the dual functions of power transmission and data communication through NFC energy coupling.
[0036] In some embodiments, the display accessory further includes a first power supply module 125, which is configured to provide power to the accessory body and the display unit. The first power supply module 125 stores power using its own energy storage component and powers the entire display accessory with the stored power. For example, the first power supply module 125 can sense and store power through an NFC coil, or it can acquire power through other means.
[0037] Referring again to Figure 2, the display accessory 120 also includes an accessory body 122, on which the first communication module 123 is disposed. In Figure 2, both the first communication module 123 and the first processor 124 are disposed on the accessory body 122. Figure 2 is an illustrative example, and the first communication module 123 and the first processor 124 can also be disposed in other suitable locations on the display accessory 120 according to actual needs.
[0038] Referring to Figure 3, the electronic price tag 110 includes a third communication module 111 and a second processor 113. The third communication module 111 is communicatively connected to the second processor 113. The third communication module 111 is configured to receive a first display control command sent by the base station and send the first display control command to the second processor 113. The second processor 113 is configured to generate a second display control command based on the first display control command and send the second display control command to the display accessory 120.
[0039] In some embodiments, the electronic price tag 110 includes a third communication module 111 and a second processor 113. The third communication module 111 sends the first display control command received from the base station to the second processor 113. The second processor 113 generates a second display control command based on the first display control command and transmits the generated second display control command directly to the display unit 121 of the display accessory 120 through a medium such as an electrical connection line, so that the display unit 121 displays display information corresponding to the product.
[0040] Based on the above, electronic shelf labels can also be equipped with independent energy storage components (such as batteries) to power the electronic shelf labels. That is, the electronic shelf labels also include a second power supply module 114, which is configured to provide power to the electronic shelf labels. The second power supply module 114 can use conventional energy storage components.
[0041] In addition, electronic shelf labels can also obtain power from the mounting track of the electronic shelf label components via wires or the like.
[0042] The electronic shelf label component in this application embodiment sends a first display control instruction or a second display control instruction corresponding to the product promotion to the display accessory. The display accessory executes the first display control instruction or the second display control instruction to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the product, automatically completing the extended display control corresponding to the product. This saves the labor and time costs of manually replacing the electronic shelf label component. At the same time, it eliminates the need for on-site replacement of the electronic shelf label component and automatically completes the extended display of the electronic shelf label component.
[0043] Based on the above embodiments, this application also provides a display accessory connected to an electronic price tag. The display accessory includes a display unit. The display accessory is configured to control the display unit to display information corresponding to the product based on a first display control command or a second display control command issued by the electronic price tag. The specific display function implementation of the display accessory can be found in the above description.
[0044] Based on the above, the display accessories also include a first communication module and a first processor, with the first processor electrically connected to the first communication module; the first communication module is configured to receive a first display control command issued by the electronic price tag; the first processor is configured to generate a second display control command based on the first display control command, thereby realizing automatic modification of the display information of the display accessories, avoiding errors that may occur when manually replacing price tags, and ensuring the accuracy of the product information displayed by the electronic price tag components.
[0045] FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic price tag control system provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic price tag control system includes at least one electronic price tag component 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application, at least one communication base station 200, and a server 300. The electronic price tag component 100 is communicatively connected to the communication base station 200, and the communication base station 200 is communicatively connected to the server 300.
[0046] For large-scale supermarkets and hypermarkets with a large number of commodity promotion activities (regardless of whether they originally used paper price tags or electronic price tags), it is usually necessary to configure multiple electronic price tag components of the present application. The electronic price tag control system can control multiple electronic price tag components. To ensure the communication quality of the electronic price tag components, an equal number of communication base stations can be correspondingly set so that the electronic price tag components can maintain good communication quality with the server. To save costs, one communication base station can also be set to interact with multiple electronic price tag components.
[0047] The server is an upper-layer software or cloud platform integrating commodity information management functions. The server can send price information and promotion identifiers (such as color identifiers, promotion intensities, etc.) of promoted commodities to the electronic price tag components through the base station. There is a communication relationship and a control relationship among the three. As an intermediate node, the electronic price tag component receives and processes commands sent by the server, and at the same time sends control commands and power to the display accessory. After the display accessory receives and processes the commands, it drives the display unit to complete the display action, which can avoid errors that may occur during manual price tag replacement, ensure the accuracy of the display of commodity information by the electronic price tag component, and can adjust the display content in real time through the display accessory according to the actual commodity promotion situation, improving the efficiency of price tag information update, saving manpower and material resources, and reducing waste of display consumables.
[0048] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic price tag component includes an electronic price tag and a display accessory. The electronic price tag is connected to the display accessory, and the display accessory includes 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 currently, additional price tags need to be manually added to display more commodity information, which consumes a large amount of manpower and material resources, and the added price tags cannot be reused. Furthermore, it realizes that the electronic price tag component controls its display accessory to automatically display, saves manpower and material resources, expands the display area of the electronic price tag, and improves the display accuracy of the commodity information corresponding to the electronic price tag component.
Claims
1. An electronic shelf label assembly, the electronic shelf label assembly comprising an electronic shelf label and a display accessory, the electronic shelf label being connected to the display accessory, the display accessory comprising a display unit; The electronic price tag is configured to send a first display control command or a second display control command corresponding to the product to the display accessory; The display accessory is configured to execute the first display control command or the second display control command to control the display unit to display display information corresponding to the product.
2. The electronic price tag component according to claim 1, wherein, The display accessory also includes a first communication module, and the electronic price tag includes a second communication module; The first communication module is communicatively connected to the second communication module. The second communication module is configured to receive the first display control command and send the first display control command to the first communication module.
3. The electronic price tag component according to claim 2, wherein, The electronic price tag also includes a third communication module, which is communicatively connected to the second communication module. The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control command issued by the base station and send the first display control command to the second communication module.
4. The electronic price tag component according to claim 2, wherein, The display accessory also includes a first processor; 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 product based on the first display control command.
5. The electronic price tag component according to claim 2, wherein, The first communication module is also configured to obtain electrical energy from the electronic price tag.
6. The electronic price tag component according to claim 1, wherein, The display accessory also includes a first power supply module, which is configured to provide power to the display accessory.
7. The electronic price tag component according to claim 2, wherein, The display accessory also includes an accessory body, and the first communication module is disposed on the accessory body.
8. The electronic price tag component according to claim 1, wherein, The electronic price tag includes a third communication module and a second processor, wherein the third communication module is communicatively connected to the second processor; The third communication module is configured to receive the first display control command issued by the base station and send the first display control command to the second processor; The second processor is configured to generate the second display control instruction based on the first display control instruction, and send the second display control instruction to the display accessory.
9. The electronic price tag component according to claim 1, wherein, The electronic price tag also includes a second power supply module, which is configured to provide power to the electronic price tag.
10. A display accessory connected to an electronic price tag, the display accessory including a display unit; The display accessory is configured to control the display unit to display information corresponding to the product based on a first display control command or a second display control command issued by the electronic price tag.
11. The display accessory according to claim 10, further comprising a first communication module and a first processor, wherein the first processor is electrically connected to the first communication module; The first communication module is configured to receive the first display control command 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, comprising at least one electronic price tag component as described in any one of claims 1-9, at least one communication base station, and a server, wherein the electronic price tag component is communicatively connected to the communication base station, and the communication base station is communicatively connected to the server.