Goods presentaton system and method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing goods presentation systems at point of sale are prone to shoplifting due to high costs and complexity of individual electronic anti-theft solutions, which are not regularly used for all types of products.
Innovation Solution
A goods presentation system with a single detection member and sensor element monitoring multiple rows of goods, triggering electronic detection signals upon removal, and emitting audible or visual notifications, with an alarm device determining atypical removal frequencies and transmitting alerts to mobile devices or surveillance systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual electronic anti-theft solutions are implemented for each row of goods, then detection precision and anti-theft reliability are improved, but device complexity and installation costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple detection functions into a single detection member that can detect removal of goods from multiple rows simultaneously. Instead of having separate detection systems for each row, one detection member with multiple sensor elements monitors several rows, reducing system complexity while maintaining detection coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection member is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple rows of goods. A single detection member can detect removal events from different rows, making the system more universal and reducing the need for multiple specialized detection devices for each row.
2Reliability
If individual electronic anti-theft solutions are implemented for each row of goods, then detection reliability is improved, but installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By combining multiple detection capabilities into a single detection member, the patent reduces the total number of components that need to be installed. This merging approach lowers installation costs while maintaining the reliability of detecting removal events across multiple rows.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal detection member that can monitor multiple rows reduces the overall system cost by eliminating the need for multiple individual detection systems, making the anti-theft solution more economically viable for implementation.
3Device complexity
If a single detection member monitors multiple rows of goods, then device complexity and installation costs are reduced, but detection precision for individual rows may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The detection member is segmented into multiple sensor elements, each capable of detecting removal events from specific rows. This segmentation allows the single detection member to maintain precise detection capability for individual rows while still providing comprehensive monitoring across multiple rows.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection member acts as an intermediary structure that bridges multiple rows of goods. By positioning the detection member to interact with goods from multiple rows simultaneously, it maintains detection precision for each row while providing a unified monitoring solution.
Data Source
AI summary
A goods presentation system including at least one goods presentation assembly defining at least two different rows for presenting goods, wherein goods are to be removed one after another from each row. The system also includes a detection member for the at least one goods presentation assembly configured to be contacted upon a removal of at least one good from a first row of the least two rows and to be also contacted upon a removal of at least one good from at least one second row of the least two rows. At least one sensor element is associated with the detection member and configured to trigger generation of at least one electronic detection signal upon the detection member being contacted when a good is removed from one of the first and second rows.