Electronic Display System with Discrepancy Detection for Content Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic display systems, such as electronic shelf labels and video shelf rails, face issues with displaying unintended or undesirable content due to typing errors or unauthorized manipulations, which can harm businesses by showing inappropriate or harmful content.
Innovation Solution
A display system that includes an electronic display device, a data provision system, and a detection stage to automatically detect discrepancies in intended and displayed content, triggering actions to prevent the display of incorrect or unauthorized content, such as sending alerts, updating content, or triggering alarms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If electronic display devices are used to display product and price information, then the shopping experience is improved and information is presented in real time, but the risk of displaying undesired content increases due to typing errors or unauthorized manipulations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of content data before it is displayed on electronic display devices. The verification unit checks content data for accuracy and authenticity prior to transmission to display devices, preventing typing errors and unauthorized manipulations from resulting in undesired content display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the verification unit continuously monitors content data being transmitted to and displayed on electronic display devices. When discrepancies or unauthorized changes are detected, the system provides feedback to block or correct the content, preventing undesired information from being displayed.
2Ease of operation
If content data is transmitted to electronic display devices without verification, then the system operation is simple and fast, but incorrect or unauthorized content may be displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The verification unit acts as an intermediary between the content data source and the electronic display devices. It automatically verifies content data for accuracy and authenticity before transmission, ensuring reliable content display while maintaining simple system operation through automated validation processes.
3Reliability
If a detection stage is added to verify content data, then content accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The verification unit is designed to perform multiple functions: verifying content accuracy, detecting unauthorized manipulations, and blocking undesired content. This multi-functional approach improves content reliability while minimizing system complexity by consolidating verification tasks into a single integrated unit.
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AI summary
A display-system for displaying product and/or price information that comprises:at least one electronic display device to display content, which is represented by content data,a data provision system that is arranged to provide the content data to the at least one electronic display device,a detection stage that is designed to automatically detect a discrepancyin the content that is intended to be displayed by the electronic display device, and/orin the content already displayed by the electronic display device,wherein the detection stage is designed to trigger at least one action when a discrepancy is detected.