Electronic Shelf Label Touch Interface Virtual Cell Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic shelf labels require manual mapping and management, making it inconvenient to adjust virtual cells and unique codes, especially when product information needs frequent updates or when abnormalities occur with terminal devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic shelf label with a touch-sensitive display and controller that allows users to easily divide, merge, move, and adjust virtual cells and their unique codes through intuitive touch inputs, enabling simple and flexible management of product information display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual mapping and management methods are used for electronic shelf labels, then product information can be displayed on labels, but the process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming when adjusting virtual cells and unique codes
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic shelf label enables self-service operation by allowing managers to directly adjust virtual cells and unique codes through the label's interface without requiring terminal devices. The label autonomously processes adjustments to its own configuration, eliminating the need for external device intervention and manual mapping procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the virtual cell and unique code adjustment functionality from the terminal device and integrates it directly into the electronic shelf label. This separation removes the dependency on terminal devices for configuration management, allowing independent adjustment of label parameters.
2Reliability
If terminal devices are used for mapping electronic shelf labels to products, then product information can be set, but operational errors may occur and management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic shelf label performs self-configuration by directly receiving and processing adjustment inputs for virtual cells and unique codes. This self-service capability eliminates reliance on terminal devices, reducing operational errors and simplifying the management process while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the configuration management functions previously performed by terminal devices directly into the electronic shelf label. By combining mapping and adjustment capabilities within the label itself, the system reduces device complexity and eliminates the need for separate terminal device operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of electronic shelf labels is changed according to product types, then product information display can be adapted, but the arrangement and management process becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic shelf label implements dynamic virtual cell division, allowing the screen to be flexibly divided into multiple virtual cells based on different product display needs. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the label to adapt to various product configurations without requiring physical rearrangement or addition of labels, simplifying management while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the electronic shelf label's display into multiple virtual cells that can be independently configured and adjusted. This segmentation allows flexible adaptation to different product types and arrangements while maintaining a fixed physical label structure, improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic shelf label includes a display configured to receive a touch input from a user and display information to a user on a screen; and a controller configured to control the screen displayed by the display based on the input received through the display, the display is configured to receive a division input, a virtual cell selection input, or a virtual cell adjustment input from the user and the controller is configured to: generate a plurality of virtual cells by dividing the screen based on the division input, assign a unique code to each of the plurality of virtual cells, and adjust the plurality of virtual cells or the unique code based on the virtual cell selection input or the virtual cell adjustment input.