Digital Pricing Display with Wireless Update to Reduce Manual Labeling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional retail pricing systems are labor-intensive, especially in large stores, and require frequent updates due to changing prices and sales, which can be inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A digital pricing display system with a central processing unit, display screen, memory, and communication module that allows for wireless updates of product pricing and information, eliminating the need for manual labeling and enabling remote or local changes to prices and barcodes across multiple locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional manual labeling systems are used for product pricing, then each product can be individually labeled with price information, but the labor intensity and time required for updating prices increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital copies of price information displayed on electronic screens instead of physical labels. The display shows product images, descriptions, and prices that can be updated remotely, eliminating the need to physically replace labels when prices change.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual label application and removal with an electronic display system controlled by a computer. Price updates are transmitted digitally to the display, substituting the manual mechanical process with an automated electronic one.
2Ease of operation
If individual product labeling is performed in large stores, then price information is available for each product, but the system becomes very labor intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal display system that can show information for multiple products on a single screen. The display unit presents a grid of product images with prices, allowing customers to view information for many products simultaneously rather than requiring individual labels for each item.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the function of multiple individual product labels into a single electronic display unit. Instead of having separate labels for each product, the system combines all product information into one centralized display that can be updated as a whole.
3Adaptability or versatility
If frequent price changes are implemented to respond to market variations, then pricing remains competitive and accurate, but the frequency of manual label updates increases labor requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service system where the electronic display automatically updates price information without requiring manual intervention. The system receives price data from a database or external source and refreshes the display autonomously, allowing frequent price changes without increasing operational complexity.
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AI summary
A digital pricing display includes a digital display unit having in interoperable communication a central processing unit, a display screen, a memory, a communication module having an antenna associated therewith, and an instruction set hosted on the memory and executable by the central processing unit, the instruction set operational to receive pricing and product information for a product and to display the product pricing and product information on the display screen. An elongate strip is attached to and extends downwardly from the digital display unit. The elongate strip has a plurality of hooks substantially in vertical alignment formed therealong; the purpose of each hook is for receiving thereon a product package corresponding to the product pricing and product information displayed by the digital display unit.