• 专利附录
  • 专利说明
  • 权利要求
  • 类似技术
  • 同族专利
  • 引用文献
  • 法律状态
  • 优先权
    • 专利摘要:
    SHELF MONITORING SYSTEM. It is a system and method for monitoring retail shelf inventory that combines barcode and RFID technologies to enable electronic data entry of retail item shelf assignments and real-time item removal reporting. of dispensing/display shelves.
    公开号:BR112014004161B1
    申请号:R112014004161-0
    申请日:2012-08-15
    公开日:2021-05-04
    发明作者:Walter D. Burnside；Joseph M. Ryan
    申请人:Newave Sensor Solutions Llc；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    [001] The invention relates to a system to integrate barcode and RFID tag technologies in retail dispenser shelves to provide real-time shelf inventory situation. PRIOR TECHNIQUE
    [002] Currently, retailers routinely assign employees to walk the aisles of a store to check on shelf items that are sold out or nearly sold out. Based on what is seen by the clerk, replacement items can be taken out of “stock” or from the warehouse. It would be beneficial to avoid the use of employee time on these off-the-shelf inventory searches.
    [003] Certain products that are removed from a retail shelf by a customer may be supplemented with other products, services or notices that could be provided by store management. Therefore, it would be advantageous to advertise or advertise such add-on products or services to a customer with a video or audio presentation starting the moment an item is taken off a shelf.
    [004] Certain consumer items such as baby formulas, medicines and cosmetics are targeted by organized crime. Criminals steal products by removing them from shelves and leave a store for some subterfuge without paying for the stolen items. This activity is often characterized by a thief removing all or most of a targeted item from a shelf. Therefore, it would be desirable for a retailer to have the ability to immediately detect a circumstance and a location where an unusual number of items are removed from a shelf at the same time. Data on the time and frequency at which items are removed from a shelf can be useful in discovering patterns and sources of “downsizing” where there is no apparent explanation for a loss of inventory.
    [005] RFID tag and reader technology has been extensively developed, but still needs to be widely deployed in retail operations because of cost. Such costs include not only the RFID tags, but also the labor and equipment to affix the tags, as well as the associated hardware and software needed to implement this technology. Some metallic and liquid objects cannot easily or effectively use RFID tags. It would be desirable to derive some of the potential benefits of RFID technology in retail applications by applying this technology on a limited basis that might otherwise avoid currently prohibitive costs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
    [006] The invention is incorporated into retail shelf systems that combine barcode and RFID technologies to achieve cost-effective, real-time adaptive monitoring of shelf inventory. In various embodiments of the invention, a retail display and dispensing shelf has, front to back, rows of RFID tags (hereinafter "tags" or "tag" when singular, each tag having a unique identity and a unique barcode spatially associated with each of the tag rows. The system additionally includes an antenna array, preferably multiple special identical feed antennas, associated with the shelf and connected to a tag reader. a controller, among others, to store the identity of each row of labels via a unique barcode, the location of the row on a shelf, the location of the shelf in the store, the identity of each of the labels associated with the row, and , if desired, their respective location in a row. On each shelf, the labels are preferably arranged in patterns corresponding to the patterns q u retail items are arranged on a shelf.
    [007] A portable barcode reader or scanner is used to electronically collect and feed data into the computer or controller. An effective way to implement the invention is to correlate individual unique shelf bar codes, each embedded in a printed label, for example, with a set of labels, each of which has a unique identity.
    [008] The tags can be attached to a composite flat plate that includes an electrical ground plane conductor spaced below the tags. The composite board can be arranged in a conventional shelf arrangement unit. The system relies on a means that blocks communication between a tag and an antenna associated with the respective shelf when an item is disposed on the shelf and overlaps a tag. The medium can be the item itself or some other radio wave barrier that is placed when the item is removed.
    [009] Tags can be, but are not necessarily, located in a pattern that corresponds, one by one, with the arrangement of items on a shelf. Generally, all items that are displayed on a shelf in a row or other pattern in a location associated with a common shelf barcode will be identical.
    [010] The system can include numerous shelves and numerous barcode locations on any particular shelf. When an item is removed, an underlying tag is no longer blocked from communicating with a shelf antenna. A signal from an unlocked tag is received by an antenna and relayed to the system reader. The controller registers the signal as an item removed from the shelf in a very short time from the current removal. The controller can initiate video and/or audio prompts while the customer is still in the shelf area. The controller can produce a signal that requests a shelf restocking when all or most items are removed from a barcode location. If too many of the items are removed en masse, the controller may signal a potential theft attempt.
    [011] A significant advantage of the system arises from the integration of barcode and RFID technologies. As suggested, this integration allows the identity of an item on a shelf and the shelf row it is assigned to be electronically recorded by scanning the UPC and item barcode of the row to which it is assigned with the scanner barcode manual. This feature has a significant advantage for those retailers who routinely shift their selling position within a store from one shelf to another. The location of rearranged items among different shelves can be quickly and efficiently entered and recorded electronically simply with a handheld handheld barcode reader. The scanner scans and records the barcode at the location of a row on a shelf and the UPC or barcode on an item to be placed on a shelf at such location. This data is transmitted to the controller system electronically so that human effort is minimized and data errors are reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [012] Figure 1 is a front view of a retail shelf unit embodying the invention; Figure 2 is a diagrammatic fragmentary exploded view of a shelf component of the invention; Figure 3 is a fragmentary side perspective view of the shelf unit of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a row or tray of a modified form of a shelf; and Figure 5 is a schematic view of a shelf system illustrating, among others, an RFID tag reader, a handheld barcode reader, and a controller. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY
    [013] Figure 1 illustrates a shelf unit 10 typical of those found in retail stores or similar establishments that display goods for store customers. Unit 10 dispenses retail items in the sense that a customer can select a product and remove it from a shelf. Shelf unit 10 has a number of shelves 11 vertically spaced from each other. Shelves 11 are commonly arranged in horizontal planes and are typically substantially longer than their front-to-back dimension (depth). A 12 vertical back panel prevents items from falling off the rear edge of shelves. Several products or items 14 can be displayed on the same or different shelves 11. As is conventional, identical items are arranged in rows 16 that extend between a front 17 and a back 18 of a shelf 11. In the illustrated case, a set of elongated flat plane antennas with identical feed 21 is vertically disposed in a vertical plane immediately behind the back panel 12. The antennas 21 may be of the type known from patent publication no. US-2010-0060457-A1, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The back panel 12 is produced from a material that is transparent to radio waves. Although the antennas 21 may be identically constructed, they are preferably arranged so that some are inverted with respect to the other, some are turned face to face with respect to others and some are taller than others for the purpose of increasing the diversity of the orientation of electromagnetic waves generated by the antennas. This diversity includes polarization and spatial diversities.
    [014] Figure 2 reveals an example of a panel assembly 41 with tags 42 for electronically maintaining real-time item inventories on shelves 11 of unit 10. Panel assembly 41 is a generally flat composite of individual layers that includes a bottom film 43, an electrically conductive ground plane 44, a low density plastic foam core 45 and a top film 46. The bottom and top films 43, 46 can be any suitable plastic film such as a polyolefin, ABS or vinyl; the top sheet or film 46, at least, is of adequate durability to resist damage or premature wear when items, which include tin cans, for example, are placed in or removed from the panel assembly 41 without care. Both the top sheet or film 46 and the foam core 45 are substantially or completely transparent to radio waves. The core 45 is preferably an open or closed cell foam of a common thermoplastic or thermosetting material and has a thickness of at least about %" to space the tags 42 from the ground plane 44. The layers 43-46 are joined at their respective interfaces by suitable adhesives, by welding, by mechanical closures or by other means. The tags 42 can be attached to the foam core 45 or the top film 46 or both. The panel assembly 41 is sized so that its length and width are suitably received in a shelf 11 or its length can be a uniform fraction of the length of the shelf on which it will be placed so that a plurality of panel assemblies can be used to cover a shelf.
    [015] The 42 tags, which are commercially available, are RFID tags that have a rectangular tag and are essentially flat. Tags 42 are preferably arranged to correspond to a row 16 in which items are placed on shelves 11 as described above. Ideally, but not necessarily, the spacing between adjacent labels 42 of a row 16 matches the front-to-rear spacing of items that are retailed in the relevant row of a shelf 11. Preferably, but not necessarily, the spacing between the label rows equals the spacing between rows of retail items on a shelf 11. Each label 42 on any 41 panel assembly used in a retail store installation has a unique identity. According to the invention, each row 16 of labels 42 has associated therewith a barcode 51 located in front of the panel assembly 41 in-line with a respective row. The barcode 51 can be printed on a pressure sensitive label applied to the edge of the panel assembly 41 so that it is in a position to be optically scanned.
    [016] From the foregoing, it will be understood that the complete area of each shelf 11 of unit 10 shown in Figure 1 will be covered by a panel assembly 41 identical or similar to that illustrated in Figure 2. If desired, the panel assemblies 41 can be constructed with sufficient strength to form the shelves themselves. On the other hand, where the shelves 11 are metal sheets without larger holes, the ground plane 44 and the backing film 43 can be omitted. Retail items located on shelves 11, by virtue of their dense dielectric properties or being in a metal container or a sample of metallic aluminum foil attached to their bottom, block radio wave energy and thereby mask labels 42. The electrically conductive ground plane 44 likewise blocks this energy. Electromagnetic waves which travel parallel or nearly parallel to the plane of the panel assembly 41, i.e. through the plane of the foam core 45 and therefore parallel to the plane of the tags 41 are not effective in exciting the tags. Therefore, tags 42 that receive power only in that direction will not be seen by rack antennas 21.
    [017] Retail items opaque to radio waves and properly located on a shelf will overlay and electromagnetically shield the underlying tags 42 so that those tags cannot be seen by the shelf antennas 21. Conversely, when an item is retail is removed from a shelf, the tag 42 below that is exposed to electromagnetic energy and will be immediately seen by the shelf antennas 21.
    [018] Figure 5 diagrammatically illustrates additional parts of the shelf system that achieve adaptive “real-time” inventory situation. The shelf antennas 21 communicate with a reader unit 56, known in the art, which identifies any tags 42 illuminated by the antennas. The reader unit 56, in turn, communicates with a computer-based controller 57 that is programmed to monitor and report changes in shelf inventory. Although shown as separate components, reader 56 and controller 57 can be integrated. The shelf inventory information, collected by controller 57, can be regularly used to initiate shelf restock and product reordering. The system revealed has the significant benefit of monitoring shelf inventory on a real-time basis, which is typically responsive within seconds to a change in the number of tags that is seen by the shelf antennas 21.
    [019] Under normal conditions, in addition to signaling a need to restock the shelf with certain items, controller 57 can record data that reflects the time and date of item removal. Controller 57 can be programmed to issue a lost item report when an item has been removed from a shelf but has not appeared in a cash register within a prescribed time. In other special circumstances, the system may respond in other ways. For example, experience has shown that organized crime thieves target certain retail products that can be easily hidden and easily sold. To be profitable for criminals, these thieves are characterized by quickly grabbing all or most of the same item off a shelf. Controller 57 can be programmed to respond to a sudden reduction of identical racked items by instantaneously sending an alarm to the appropriate personnel. The alarm signal can include identity of the precise location in a store where activity is taking place. The controller can, for example, focus a security camera on the identified location in the store to record the suspects' activity and images.
    [020] To the employee 59 who replaces the shelves an identification badge can be issued that can be electronically recognized by the rack system controller 57. For example, the badge can have an RFID tag associated with it that can be seen by the antennas 21. Alternatively, the employee's badge may have a bar code associated with the ability to be read and electronically reported by the portable bar code scanner 61 that is used by the employee when replacing the shelves. With controller 57 aware of the identity of the person replacing a shelf at the time of this activity, their productivity can be observed and accurately measured. If desired, controller 57 can be programmed to cause the reset task to be monitored by video. The metric recorded by the controller can include the number of items that are actually placed on a shelf and the time spent since the shelf antennas 21 report changes in shelf inventory on a real-time basis. The identity of the person who replaces the shelf, its readiness and its efficiency can be recorded and made available to the manufacturer of an item that is stacked to ensure that the manufacturer's item is displayed in accordance with the terms existing between the retailer and the manufacturer.
    [021] The system, through antennas 21 and reader 56, can detect a customer who carries a loyalty card with an embedded RFID tag that identifies the customer. This feature can be used for marketing purposes based on the customer taking a particular item off a shelf.
    [022] The system can readily monitor compliance with a “schedule” whereby store management dictates the location of all shelves and items to be shelfed. Since each shelf is initially properly arranged according to an authorized floor plan and each shelf and its associated labels are registered in the controller's memory, the controller can be programmed to verify that items are placed in each row of shelf (with a representative item first scanned against its UPC code) as the items specified by the planogram.
    [023] An important aspect of the invention is the ability to electronically enter and record the location selected for each type of item to be placed on a shelf 11 in a retail store or other establishment. In addition, the system allows the location in which items are to be placed on shelves to be changed when necessary or desired and allows such change to be entered and recorded electronically. Such changes will routinely occur when new products are introduced by a supplier and/or when store management chooses to re-arrange the product for merchandising purposes or when existing products are discontinued by the retailer or supplier.
    [024] Commonly, the barcode 51 (which is a unique number) in each row of shelf 16 will have a unique set of labels 42 associated therewith and that correspondence will be stored in the memory of the controller 57. The invention allows a clerk or another employee depicted in Figure 5 at 59 uses a handheld barcode scanner 61 to electronically read a shelf row barcode 51 and the UPC barcode of an item the retailer has selected to be currently displayed in row 16 of a particular shelf 11. The ability to electronically correlate the identity of a row of shelf 16 and the item or product on shelf 11 and to transmit this correlation to controller 57 greatly improves productivity and reduces errors in the collection, transmission and insertion of these Dice. To illustrate a typical shelf and label arrangement in Figure 5, no removable items are shown, but typically the labels will be covered with removable items arranged in rows aligned with barcodes 51. The barcode reader or scanner 61 relays the scanned information electronically, via RF or hard wire communication, to controller 57. Controller 57 which has this data in memory as well as the capacity of row 16 will immediately know the shelf inventory of the relevant row based on the number of tags that are electromagnetically locked in that row.
    [025] Figure 4 illustrates a variant of a retail shelf arrangement. A shelf unit dispenser 66 incorporates a spring-actuated push plate 67 known in the art. The shelf unit dispenser 66 includes an electrically conductive strip in the form of a flat spring steel ribbon 68 wrapped around itself. One end of spring 68 is secured to a front end of unit 66 and the main body of the spring coil is seated on a geometric axis behind drive plate 67. Spring 68 exerts a generally constant forward force on drive plate 67 as well as any items placed in row 16 above the board. Plate 67 is guided for movement between the front and rear of unit 66 on blades or tracks 69 that run along row 16. Unit 66 is loaded with retail items by manually pushing plate 67 to the rear of the row and the placement of items in front of that. A small barrier (not shown) is provided at the front end of unit 66 to secure items and resist spring force. The furthest item can be dispensed from unit 66 by lifting it above the barrier.
    [026] For simplicity, only one shelf dispenser 66 is shown in Figure 4, but it will be understood that a typical shelf will have several adjacent identically constructed parallel units. As with the shelf unit 10 previously described, each shelf dispenser 66 has a unique barcode 51 and a unique label set 42. The labels are evenly spaced along a row 16 of the shelf dispenser 66 below the path of spring steel 68. Tags 42 may be provided on a composite panel such as panel assembly 41 described in conjunction with Figure 2. Barcode 51 is registered with each of its associated labels 42 located along of the respective shelf dispenser 16, in the controller system memory 57. The spring 68 blocks radio wave communication between the shelf antennas 21 and the tags 42 which are covered by it, i.e. the tags on the front of the drive plate 67, but not behind it. In this way, the tags 42 are masked by any overlying portion of the spring 68. The spring loaded push plate style shelf dispenser is particularly useful with items that do not inherently block radio waves.
    [027] Multiple shelf unit dispensers 66 can be used in place of a panel 41 in the unit 10 described above in conjunction with Figures 1 and 3 and in the processes described in conjunction with the system of Figure 5.
    [028] In some applications where the retail item is small, the spring 68 that drives a drive plate 67 can be relatively narrow. In such a case, the labels 42 may be aligned with direction along the length of a row of shelf 16 or otherwise oriented to ensure that the labels are properly locked when the spring overlays them. In such a case, the system resolution is reduced such that the removal of more than one item may be necessary to register a change in the tags that are read.
    [029] Shelf row 16 or shelf dispenser 66 can be identified by another optically scanned barcode 51. For example, these row or dispenser locations can be individually identified by an associated RFID tag, a magnetic code , optical characters or patterns, or other signals that can be electronically read by a handheld scanner and electronically wired or wirelessly coupled to the reader (in the case of a row tag or RFID dispenser) or controller 57.
    [030] It should be evident that this revelation serves as an example and that various changes can be made by adding, modifying or deleting details without departing from the broad scope of the teaching contained therein. The invention is, therefore, not limited to the particular details of this disclosure, except that the following claims are necessarily so limited.
    权利要求:
    Claims (19)
    [0001]
    1. Shelf system for displaying removable items, enabling electronic data entry of shelf-displayed items and their shelf location and maintaining real-time shelf inventory, the system is CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it includes a shelf with at least one arrangement of unique RFID tags distributed over the shelf and an optically readable bar code associated with and adjacent to at least one tag array, an antenna, and a reader for interrogating the tags of at least one tag array, a ground plane below at least one tag arrangement that shields tags from radio waves directed on tags from below, each removable item, item package or mask associated with an item that blocks radio wave communication between an antenna and an associated tag while an item is held on the shelf and allows radio wave communication when removed from the shelf to indicate electronically air its removal from the shelf, an electronic controller in communication with the reader that includes a memory arranged to record the label array barcode and the identity of its label associated with the label array barcode and to record the identity of tags responding to interrogation as a result of a removable item removed or removable items from the shelf, an optical barcode reader configured to read the tag array barcode, and a UPC barcode on items located in an array and for data communication from the optical barcode reader that is read to the electronic controller by reading the contemporary tag array barcode and a UPC code on an item to be placed on tags in an array and communication of these data to the electronic controller, the controller is allowed to electronically record the location of the label arrangement. the intended or actual appearance of a removable item and whereby changes to the removable items associated with at least one tag arrangement are electronically recorded in the memory of the electronic controller.
    [0002]
    2. System according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the label arrangement is a straight row that extends between the front and the back of the shelf.
    [0003]
    3. System according to claim 2, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the label arrangement barcode is on a front edge of the shelf in line with a row of labels.
    [0004]
    4. System according to claim 2, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the row is one of a plurality of parallel rows of labels, wherein said labels are mounted on a composite panel having an electrically conductive sheet on a lower side and a transparent RF core, the tags are adjacent to an upper side of the composite panel.
    [0005]
    5. System according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that a mask over the tags is provided by an electrically conductive tape that retracts as removable items are removed from the shelf.
    [0006]
    6. System according to claim 5, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the electrically conductive tape forms a coiled spring that guides an item pusher from the rear of the shelf towards the front of the shelf.
    [0007]
    7. Composite shelf assembly CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it comprises an electrically conductive lower grounding plane, a transparent RF panel, an array of RFID tags distributed over the panel and seated in a plane parallel to the panel, and a protective plastic layer that overlays the RFID tag array, the RF transparent panel and the electrically conductive ground plane being common to the RFID tags, the RFID tags being attached to the common RF transparent panel and being spaced above the common electrically conductive ground plane by the common RF transparent panel
    [0008]
    8. Composite shelf assembly according to claim 7, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the labels are arranged in parallel spaced rows extending from a front to a rear of the shelf assembly and an optical barcode attached to the front of the shelf mount in each of the rows.
    [0009]
    9. Method of electronically establishing and maintaining a real-time shelf inventory database CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it comprises the steps of providing a shelf with an array of unique, generally horizontally oriented RFID tags that shield the tags from from below with a conductive ground plane vertically spaced from the tags, provide an optically readable shelf barcode on the shelf in a known position relative to the tag array, provide an RFID antenna, a reader and a controller, store on an electronic controller memory a correlation of the individual tags in the array and the shelf tag array barcode, arranging retail items on the shelf in such a way that each item causes a part or all of a tag in the array to be shielded against radio waves directed by the antenna from the top of the shelf towards the labels, monit Pray the inventory of retail items on the shelf with the controller by interrogating the shelf space with the antenna and the reader such that the tags that respond to the question marks indicate the removal of retail items where the items are Retailers associated with the array carry identical UPC barcodes, in which the association of the retail items and the tag array is initially established electronically for inventory memory purposes by contemporaneous scanning of the tag array barcode on the shelf and the corresponding retail item UPC barcode with the same barcode reader and reporting the correspondence of the label array barcode and the retail item electronically from the barcode reader to the controller.
    [0010]
    10. Method according to claim 9, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the arrangement is formed by a row of labels that extends between the front and the back of the shelf.
    [0011]
    11. Method according to claim 10, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that multiple rows of labels are arranged in parallel on a common shelf and each of said rows has a unique bar code associated with it.
    [0012]
    12. Shelf system for displaying removable items CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it provides electronic data entry of shelf-displayed items and their shelf location and maintaining real-time shelf inventory, the system includes a shelf with at least one label arrangement Unique RFID distributed over the shelf and an electronically readable code associated with and adjacent to the tag array, an antenna and a reader to interrogate the tags, a grounding plane below the tags that shields the tag array from radio waves directed at the tag arrays. tags from below, where each of the removable items, item packaging, or mask associated with an item that blocks radio wave communication between the antenna and an associated tag while a removable item is supported on the shelf and allows radio wave communication when removed from the shelf to electronically indicate removal of the removed item; el of the shelf, an electronic controller in communication with the reader including a memory arranged to record the electronically readable barcode of the label array and the identity of tags associated with the electronically readable barcode of the label array and to record the identity of the tags that are responding to interrogation as a result of a removable item or removable items from the shelf, an optical barcode reader configured to read a UPC barcode on items located in an array, and data communication from the barcode reader optical bar that reads to the controller by means of the contemporaneous reading of the label array barcode and a UPC barcode on a removable item to be placed over the labels in an array and communicating this data to the controller , the controller is allowed to electronically record the intended or actual label arrangement location of a removable item and whereby changes to the removable items to be associated with a tag array are electronically recorded in the controller's memory.
    [0013]
    13. Shelf Dispenser CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it has an electrically conductive strip attached to a movable impeller along a trajectory from a rear position to a forward position, the strip being opaque to radio waves, a fixed set of distributed RFID tags on a line below the path of the strip whereby the number of RFID tags of said fixed set covered by the strip is dependent on the location of the impeller between said positions.
    [0014]
    14. Shelf dispenser according to claim 13, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that the strip is a coiled steel spring that guides the impeller from the rear position to the front position.
    [0015]
    15. Shelf dispenser according to claim 13, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it is identified by an electronically scannable symbol attached to the shelf dispenser.
    [0016]
    16. Shelf dispenser according to claim 13, CHARACTERIZED by the fact that said symbol is a bar code readable by a portable scanner adapted to read the UPC bar code.
    [0017]
    17. Shelf System CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it stores removable items, provides electronic data entry of shelf-displayed items, and maintains real-time shelf inventory, the system includes a shelf and at least one array of unique RFID tags distributed over the shelf and an optically readable bar code associated with and adjacent to the label array; an antenna and a reader for interrogating the tags of the tag array; a container associated with a removable item, the shelf and container block radio wave communication between the antenna and a tag associated with the removable item container while the removable item container is located on the shelf and allow radio wave communication when moved relative to the shelf to electronically indicate removal of the removable item from the shelf; an electronic controller in communication with the reader including a memory arranged to record the tag array barcode and a tag identity associated with the tag array barcode and to record the identity of the tags responding to the interrogation as a result of a displaced removable item container; an optical barcode reader configured to read the label array barcode and a UPC barcode on removable items located in an array and to communicate data that the optical barcode reader reads to the electronic controller, via than, by contemporary optical reading of the label arrangement barcode and a UPC barcode on a removable item and the communication of this data to the electronic controller, the electronic controller is allowed to electronically record a correlation of items removable items and a tag array and whereby changes in the location of the removable item container associated with a tag array representing the removal of a removable item are electronically recorded in the memory of the electronic controller.
    [0018]
    18. Method of electronic establishment and maintenance of a real-time shelf inventory database CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it comprises the steps of: providing a shelf and an array of unique RFID tags; providing an optically readable bar code to and in a known position relative to the label array; provide an RFID antenna, a reader and a controller; storing in an electronic memory of the controller a correlation of the individual array tags and the related tag array barcode; arranging the removable items in a container on the shelf in such a way that a tag on the array is shielded against radio waves directed by the antenna towards the tag array; monitor an inventory of removable items on the shelf with the controller by interrogating the shelf space with the antenna and the reader whereby the tags that respond to the question marks indicate the removal of the removable items, where the removable items are associated with the array of labels bearing the identical UPC bar codes; an association of the removable items and the tag array that is initially and electronically established for inventory memory purposes by contemporaneously scanning the tag array barcode and the corresponding removable item UPC barcode with the same code reader and report the label arrangement barcode and the removable item electronically from the barcode reader to the controller.
    [0019]
    19. Shelf System CHARACTERIZED by the fact that it stores removable items, provides electronic data entry of shelf items, and maintains real-time shelf inventory; the system includes a shelf with at least one array of unique RFID tags distributed over the shelf and an electronically readable bar code associated with and adjacent to the tag array; an antenna and reader for interrogating the tag arrangement; wherein a container associated with a removable item and the shelf are arranged to block radio wave communication between the antenna and an associated tag while the container is supported on the shelf and allows radio wave communication when displaced relative to the shelf to electronically indicate removal of the removable item from the shelf; an electronic controller in communication with the reader that includes a memory arranged to record the electronically readable barcode of the label array and a tag identity associated with the electronically readable barcode of the label array and to record the identity of the labels that are responding to the interrogation as a result of the container moving on the shelf; an optical barcode reader configured to read a UPC barcode on items located in an array of labels and data communication which the optical barcode reader reads to the controller through which, upon contemporaneous reading of the code label array barcodes and a UPC barcode on removable items associated with the tags in the array and communicating this data to the controller, allows the controller to electronically record a correlation of label array and removable items associated with the label arrangement and whereby changes to the removable items associated with the label arrangement are electronically recorded in the controller's memory.
    类似技术:
    公开号 | 公开日 | 专利标题
    BR112014004161B1|2021-05-04|shelf system for displaying removable items, composite shelf mounting, electronic establishment and maintenance method, shelf dispenser and shelf system.
    US9836934B2|2017-12-05|Security tag for inventory and anti-theft alarm system
    US6883710B2|2005-04-26|Article tracking system and method
    US5710540A|1998-01-20|Security system
    CA2474254A1|2003-07-31|Inventory management system
    CN107239927A|2017-10-10|Intelligent retail management system and method
    EP1514247B1|2013-01-16|Article tracking system and method
    US9978007B2|2018-05-22|Thermal scale radio frequency label
    CN103198387B|2016-11-30|Commodity shelf system, assembly and allotter and foundation and the method safeguarding data base
    US20080030337A1|2008-02-07|System And Method For RFID Tag Hole Puncher
    CA3021641A1|2019-04-23|Shelving system using shutters
    JP2008250612A|2008-10-16|Data management system, card display device, sales registration device, sales control device, dummy card and computer program
    TH10956A3|2015-12-30|System left for service and return
    TH95597B|2009-04-30|Inventory management system
    MXPA04007066A|2005-03-31|Inventory management system.
    同族专利:
    公开号 | 公开日
    KR102256468B1|2021-05-26|
    US20140110481A1|2014-04-24|
    BR112014004161A2|2017-03-01|
    TWI497430B|2015-08-21|
    KR20190104226A|2019-09-06|
    US20130048724A1|2013-02-28|
    US20170116567A1|2017-04-27|
    WO2013032697A2|2013-03-07|
    ZA201400611B|2015-09-30|
    EP2751747A2|2014-07-09|
    US8695878B2|2014-04-15|
    TW201310362A|2013-03-01|
    KR20190104225A|2019-09-06|
    CN103198387A|2013-07-10|
    JP6095664B2|2017-03-15|
    AU2012301470A1|2014-02-13|
    WO2013032697A3|2013-05-10|
    AU2017203799A1|2017-06-22|
    EP2751747A4|2015-07-22|
    AU2012301470B2|2017-04-27|
    MX2014001102A|2014-07-30|
    AU2017203799B2|2018-06-21|
    US9569747B2|2017-02-14|
    KR102017352B1|2019-09-02|
    JP2017142801A|2017-08-17|
    CA2847423C|2021-05-04|
    KR20140065397A|2014-05-29|
    US9773224B2|2017-09-26|
    CA2847423A1|2013-03-07|
    JP2014527239A|2014-10-09|
    引用文献:
    公开号 | 申请日 | 公开日 | 申请人 | 专利标题
    GB2144216B|1983-07-28|1986-10-22|Platon Limited Ga|Opto-electronic position sensing|
    JPS60100885U|1983-12-14|1985-07-09|
    US4794248A|1985-07-16|1988-12-27|Otis Elevator Company|Detection device having energy transmitters located at vertically spaced apart points along movable doors|
    US5254853A|1990-02-14|1993-10-19|Stefan Reich|Optical sensing device|
    US5379657A|1992-06-22|1995-01-10|Timothy K. Hasselman|Microgravity suspension system for simulating a weightless environment|
    US5243183A|1992-09-15|1993-09-07|Triad Controls, Inc.|Obstruction position detecting system with comparison and memory means|
    US5302942A|1992-11-19|1994-04-12|Scientific Technologies Incorporated|Light curtain system with individual beam indicators and method of operation|
    US5493107A|1993-05-07|1996-02-20|Digicomp Research Corporation|Shelf price label and product placement verification method and apparatus|
    US5469262A|1994-07-12|1995-11-21|Fairbanks Inc.|Dimension-measuring apparatus|
    US5567931A|1994-10-25|1996-10-22|Otis Elevator Company|Variable beam detection using a dynamic detection threshold|
    US5671362A|1995-04-04|1997-09-23|Cowe; Alan B.|Materials monitoring systems, materials management systems and related methods|
    EP0864232A4|1995-11-30|2002-02-20|Tagnology Inc|Electronic retail price tag system|
    JP3317878B2|1997-06-03|2002-08-26|日本輸送機株式会社|Location management method|
    US5881910A|1997-08-17|1999-03-16|Advertising Display Company|Numerical inventory control device|
    AU6032699A|1998-09-11|2000-04-03|Key-Trak, Inc.|Mobile object tracking system|
    US6307475B1|1999-02-26|2001-10-23|Eric D. Kelley|Location method and system for detecting movement within a building|
    US6388573B1|1999-03-17|2002-05-14|Jerry R. Smith|Motion detection system and methodology for accomplishing the same|
    US8009348B2|1999-05-03|2011-08-30|E Ink Corporation|Machine-readable displays|
    WO2001006434A1|1999-07-19|2001-01-25|Myfamily.Com, Inc.|System and method for promotional profiling|
    JP4462689B2|2000-01-18|2010-05-12|株式会社トーショー|Chemical storage device|
    US6509836B1|2000-03-31|2003-01-21|Georgia Tech Research Corporation|Smart reflection antenna system and method|
    DE10039142B4|2000-08-07|2006-12-28|Leuze Lumiflex Gmbh + Co. Kg|Method for monitoring access to a hazardous area|
    US6883710B2|2000-10-11|2005-04-26|Amerasia International Technology, Inc.|Article tracking system and method|
    EP1514247B1|2000-10-16|2013-01-16|Amerasia International Technology, Inc.|Article tracking system and method|
    US20020183882A1|2000-10-20|2002-12-05|Michael Dearing|RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tags|
    US6600418B2|2000-12-12|2003-07-29|3M Innovative Properties Company|Object tracking and management system and method using radio-frequency identification tags|
    US7100052B2|2001-02-01|2006-08-29|Loran Technologies, Inc.|Electronic vehicle product and personal monitoring|
    US6812838B1|2001-04-26|2004-11-02|Key-Trak, Inc.|Key control system using separate ID and location detection mechanisms|
    US6464089B1|2001-05-11|2002-10-15|Vulcan Spring & Manufacturing Company|Adjustable spring-driven pusher device for a merchandise dispenser|
    JP2003146414A|2001-11-05|2003-05-21|Kintetsu World Express Inc|Return warehousing system|
    KR20040089123A|2002-01-23|2004-10-20|미드웨스트바코 코포레이션|Inventory management system|
    US8321302B2|2002-01-23|2012-11-27|Sensormatic Electronics, LLC|Inventory management system|
    US6601764B1|2002-03-13|2003-08-05|Ncr Corporation|System and method of managing inventory|
    US6908033B2|2002-06-25|2005-06-21|Eastman Kodak Company|Hand-held programmer for programmable liquid crystal display|
    US6752277B1|2002-08-20|2004-06-22|Masters Of Branding, Inc.|Product display system using radio frequency identification|
    US6959862B2|2002-11-25|2005-11-01|Yoram Neumark|Inventory control and identification method|
    US6866195B2|2002-10-31|2005-03-15|United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.|Systems and methods of inventory management utilizing unattended facilities|
    US6750769B1|2002-12-12|2004-06-15|Sun Microsystems, Inc.|Method and apparatus for using RFID tags to determine the position of an object|
    US8073626B2|2003-01-31|2011-12-06|Agilent Technologies, Inc.|Biopolymer array reading|
    JP2004265196A|2003-03-03|2004-09-24|Ishida Co Ltd|Method for coordinating electronic bin tag to article, electronic bin tag system and information acquiring system|
    US7059518B2|2003-04-03|2006-06-13|Avery Dennison Corporation|RFID device detection system and method|
    US7081818B2|2003-05-19|2006-07-25|Checkpoint Systems, Inc.|Article identification and tracking using electronic shadows created by RFID tags|
    US7672872B2|2003-08-22|2010-03-02|Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.|Point-of-purchase display with RFID inventory control|
    DE602004026621D1|2003-11-04|2010-05-27|Avery Dennison Corp|RFID LABEL WITH IMPROVED LESABILITY|
    US20060071774A1|2004-02-26|2006-04-06|Brown Katherine A|Item monitoring system and methods using an item monitoring system|
    US7667575B2|2004-07-30|2010-02-23|Reva Systems Corporation|Location virtualization in an RFID system|
    US8174383B1|2004-08-26|2012-05-08|Avante International Technology, Inc.|System and method for operating a synchronized wireless network|
    WO2006031657A2|2004-09-10|2006-03-23|Epicenter Holdings, Inc.|Integrating electronic and traditional retail|
    US20060103532A1|2004-11-12|2006-05-18|International Paper Company|Electromagnetic pathways to eliminate RFID limitations|
    US7535337B2|2004-11-18|2009-05-19|Goliath Solutions, Llc|Systems and methods for monitoring open stock merchandising|
    US7271724B2|2005-03-28|2007-09-18|Accenture Global Services Gmbh|Interfering smart shelf|
    TW200705279A|2005-07-29|2007-02-01|Yuen Foong Yu Paper Mfg Co Ltd|Radio frequency identification tag system and arrangement thereof|
    JP2007119239A|2005-10-31|2007-05-17|Toshiba Tec Corp|Tag reading device|
    TW200820086A|2006-07-14|2008-05-01|Emerson Electric Co|RFID detection system for enhanced marketing|
    US20080103944A1|2006-10-30|2008-05-01|Mobile Logistics Management L.L.C.|Intelligent Pallet|
    US7940181B2|2007-02-01|2011-05-10|Infosys Technologies Ltd.|RFID based product level availability|
    US7525487B2|2007-05-17|2009-04-28|Yeon Technologies Co., Ltd.|RFID shelf antennas|
    CN101079111B|2007-05-30|2010-08-11|上海复旦天臣新技术有限公司|Intelligent rack and cargo monitoring method|
    GB2450531B|2007-06-29|2012-02-29|Avonwood Dev Ltd|An RFID monitoring system|
    JP2009051582A|2007-08-23|2009-03-12|Hitachi Ltd|System, device and method for article location management|
    JP5128898B2|2007-10-23|2013-01-23|株式会社岡村製作所|Product display device|
    EP2056241A1|2007-10-31|2009-05-06|Intellident Limited|Electronically detectible display and monitoring system|
    US8260456B2|2008-03-25|2012-09-04|Fasteners For Retail, Inc.|Retail shelf supply monitoring system|
    JP6150455B2|2008-04-14|2017-06-21|モジクス， インコーポレイティッド|System and method for estimating and tracking the location of wireless automatic identification tags|
    JP2010058908A|2008-09-04|2010-03-18|Toshiba Tec Corp|Article management system|
    US8058998B2|2008-09-11|2011-11-15|Wistron Neweb Corporation|Elongated twin feed line RFID antenna with distributed radiation perturbations|
    US20100223147A1|2009-03-02|2010-09-02|Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha|Commodity settlement system, method therefor and mobil terminal|
    JP2011120758A|2009-12-11|2011-06-23|Tanahashi Kogyo Kk|Merchandise product forward take-out device|
    KR20110109072A|2010-03-30|2011-10-06|삼성전기주식회사|Electronic shelf lable system, and synchronization method between product and electronic shelf lable tag and product infomatioin update method in the same|
    US8823521B2|2010-10-18|2014-09-02|Osa Acquisition, Llc|Computer-implemented systems and methods for providing an out of stock/low stock alert|
    KR20120055106A|2010-11-23|2012-05-31|한국전자통신연구원|Electronic shelf label apparatus using rfid and method for operating electronic shelf label apparatus|US9305252B1|2012-07-13|2016-04-05|The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration|Systems and methods for RFID-enabled pressure sensing apparatus|
    US20140046854A1|2012-08-10|2014-02-13|Bank Of America Corporation|Readable indicia for advertisements|
    US20150041537A1|2013-03-13|2015-02-12|T-Ink, Inc.|Automatic sensing methods and devices for inventory control|
    TWI486886B|2013-03-27|2015-06-01|Wistron Neweb Corp|System and method for positioning|
    WO2014162516A1|2013-04-02|2014-10-09|株式会社日立システムズ|Rfid tag sheet, information input system, storage article, and information representation medium|
    US20140304123A1|2013-04-09|2014-10-09|International Business Machines Corporation|Electronically tracking inventory in a retail store|
    EP3000751A4|2013-05-20|2017-06-28|Nec Corporation|Product management system, product management method, and non-temporary computer-readable medium for storing product-management program|
    WO2014188653A1|2013-05-20|2014-11-27|日本電気株式会社|Commodity management system, commodity management method, and non-temporary computer-readable medium having commodity management program stored therein|
    US10235652B2|2013-09-26|2019-03-19|Sonia Varrasso|Inventory control system|
    US9721248B2|2014-03-04|2017-08-01|Bank Of America Corporation|ATM token cash withdrawal|
    JPWO2015133051A1|2014-03-07|2017-04-06|日本電気株式会社|Goods management system|
    US20150294267A1|2014-04-10|2015-10-15|Wegmann Automotive Gmbh & Co. Kg|Method and device for delivering of tire balancing weights|
    USD775871S1|2014-04-23|2017-01-10|Innerworkings, Inc.|Temporary display rack|
    US10123634B2|2014-04-23|2018-11-13|Innerworkings, Inc.|Display unit configured for quick assembly|
    US10021995B2|2014-04-23|2018-07-17|Inner Workings, Inc.|Temporary display rack|
    US20150317586A1|2014-05-01|2015-11-05|Ari M. Kassman|System for allocating and costing display space|
    US10037509B1|2014-06-17|2018-07-31|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Efficient monitoring of inventory items|
    US10074130B2|2014-07-10|2018-09-11|Bank Of America Corporation|Generating customer alerts based on indoor positioning system detection of physical customer presence|
    US9699599B2|2014-07-10|2017-07-04|Bank Of America Corporation|Tracking associate locations|
    US10332050B2|2014-07-10|2019-06-25|Bank Of America Corporation|Identifying personnel-staffing adjustments based on indoor positioning system detection of physical customer presence|
    US9691092B2|2014-07-10|2017-06-27|Bank Of America Corporation|Predicting and responding to customer needs using local positioning technology|
    US10108952B2|2014-07-10|2018-10-23|Bank Of America Corporation|Customer identification|
    US9471759B2|2014-07-10|2016-10-18|Bank Of America Corporation|Enabling device functionality based on indoor positioning system detection of physical customer presence|
    US9734643B2|2014-07-10|2017-08-15|Bank Of America Corporation|Accessing secure areas based on identification via personal device|
    US9432804B2|2014-07-10|2016-08-30|Bank Of America Corporation|Processing of pre-staged transactions|
    US10028081B2|2014-07-10|2018-07-17|Bank Of America Corporation|User authentication|
    US9659316B2|2014-07-10|2017-05-23|Bank Of America Corporation|Providing navigation functionality in a retail location using local positioning technology|
    GB2528963B|2014-08-07|2018-07-25|Artform Int Ltd|Product display shelf, system and method|
    US10176449B1|2014-08-08|2019-01-08|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Timeout durations for radio frequency identification tags|
    US20160046424A1|2014-08-12|2016-02-18|The Gillette Company|Package For Holding A Product On A Display Peg|
    US10037662B2|2014-09-18|2018-07-31|Indyme Solutions, Inc.|Merchandise activity sensor system and methods of using same|
    US9697709B2|2014-09-18|2017-07-04|Indyme Solutions, Inc.|Merchandise activity sensor system and methods of using same|
    US9477938B1|2014-12-03|2016-10-25|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Mobile RFID reading systems|
    US9600699B1|2014-12-15|2017-03-21|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Wearable tuning surfaces for activating RFID buttons or controls|
    US10438277B1|2014-12-23|2019-10-08|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Determining an item involved in an event|
    US10475185B1|2014-12-23|2019-11-12|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Associating a user with an event|
    US10552750B1|2014-12-23|2020-02-04|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Disambiguating between multiple users|
    US9760750B1|2015-01-12|2017-09-12|The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration|System for RFID-enabled information collection|
    US11059647B2|2015-03-03|2021-07-13|Touchcode Holdings, Llc|Apparatus, systems and methods for identifying products|
    US9589168B2|2015-03-26|2017-03-07|Infineon Technologies Ag|Automatic storage scheme by simultaneous ID recognition|
    WO2016205629A1|2015-06-17|2016-12-22|Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.|Stock management apparatus, method and system|
    US10001402B1|2015-06-19|2018-06-19|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Instrumented item stowage system with modular elements|
    US10064502B1|2015-06-19|2018-09-04|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Shelf with integrated electronics|
    US10206519B1|2015-06-19|2019-02-19|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Auto-facing unit with sensors|
    US20180235383A1|2015-08-10|2018-08-23|Ground Star Llc|Modular rfid shelving|
    WO2017027507A1|2015-08-10|2017-02-16|Ground Star Llc|Modular rfid shelving|
    US9418267B1|2015-08-10|2016-08-16|Ground Star Llc|Modular RFID shelving|
    US20170129651A1|2015-09-02|2017-05-11|Charles P. Schwester|Flat pusher assembly for package arrangement and display|
    US10089505B1|2015-09-29|2018-10-02|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Inventory tracking using RFID|
    US10037449B1|2015-09-29|2018-07-31|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Inventory tracking using RFID|
    US10262172B1|2015-09-29|2019-04-16|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Inventory tracking using RFID|
    DE102015120000A1|2015-11-18|2017-05-18|Würth Elektronik Ics Gmbh & Co. Kg|Sensor assembly, sensor system and storage device|
    TWI623843B|2015-11-24|2018-05-11|佳世達科技股份有限公司|Data display system|
    JP6478901B2|2015-11-30|2019-03-06|ニッタ株式会社|IC tag, IC tag container and rubber product with IC tag|
    US10504161B2|2015-12-02|2019-12-10|Innerworkings, Inc.|Systems and methods for baselining using multiple baseline methodologies|
    EP3405074A1|2016-01-18|2018-11-28|DCI Marketing, Inc. dba DCI - Artform|Sensors, devices, adapters and mating structures for merchandisers and related methods|
    USD827340S1|2016-03-23|2018-09-04|Innerworkings, Inc.|Display unit|
    EP3432766A1|2016-03-23|2019-01-30|DCI Marketing, Inc. dba DCI - Artform|Low product indicator for self facing merchandiser and related methods|
    US10007892B1|2016-03-28|2018-06-26|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Capacitive sensor system|
    WO2017184961A1|2016-04-22|2017-10-26|Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.|Product count tracking device|
    US10460367B2|2016-04-29|2019-10-29|Bank Of America Corporation|System for user authentication based on linking a randomly generated number to the user and a physical item|
    CA3022950A1|2016-05-05|2017-11-09|Walmart Apollo, Llc|Stocking level indication apparatus and method|
    WO2017192963A1|2016-05-06|2017-11-09|Stanley Industrial & Automotive, Llc|Automated inventory control rfid bin|
    TWI578272B|2016-05-18|2017-04-11|Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd|Shelf detection system and method|
    US10360533B2|2016-05-27|2019-07-23|Walmart Apollo, Llc|Product display surface apparatus and method|
    US10268635B2|2016-06-17|2019-04-23|Bank Of America Corporation|System for data rotation through tokenization|
    AU2017218960B2|2016-08-24|2018-12-13|Shang Hai Pan Shi Tou Zi Guan Li You Xian Gong Si|Map generation system and method|
    CN106352884A|2016-08-24|2017-01-25|潘重光|Prompting method and device|
    US10952548B2|2016-10-18|2021-03-23|Retail Space Solutions Llc|Illuminated merchandiser, retrofit kit and related methods|
    WO2018165146A1|2017-03-06|2018-09-13|Cummins Filtration Ip, Inc.|Genuine filter recognition with filter monitoring system|
    US20180285808A1|2017-04-03|2018-10-04|Amazon Technologies, Inc.|Using proximity sensors for bin association and detection|
    KR101972905B1|2017-05-26|2019-04-26|주식회사 씨드아이글로벌|System for generating purchase information of fitting goods|
    US10238142B1|2017-06-13|2019-03-26|Baker Haddad|Cigarette rack with inventory check|
    US10360733B2|2017-06-20|2019-07-23|Bank Of America Corporation|System controlled augmented resource facility|
    US10574662B2|2017-06-20|2020-02-25|Bank Of America Corporation|System for authentication of a user based on multi-factor passively acquired data|
    CN109285019A|2017-07-21|2019-01-29|东芝泰格有限公司|Image processing apparatus, information processing unit, system and control method|
    CN107944960A|2017-11-27|2018-04-20|深圳码隆科技有限公司|A kind of self-service method and apparatus|
    CN108204697A|2017-11-28|2018-06-26|青岛海尔特种电冰柜有限公司|A kind of intelligent refrigerator and refrigerator system based on Internet of Things|
    US11049064B2|2018-01-16|2021-06-29|Staples, Inc.|Managing warehouse space capacity and utilization using self-adjusting inventory slots|
    US11071398B2|2018-01-23|2021-07-27|Walmart Apollo, Llc|Convertible apparel rack|
    WO2020005825A1|2018-06-25|2020-01-02|Walmart Apollo, Llc|Systems and methods of managing products on a shelf using a computer system in communication with electronic shelf labels and robotic units or mobile devices|
    US11023982B2|2018-07-12|2021-06-01|Adp, Llc|Method to efficiently categorize, extract and setup of payroll tax notices|
    KR102058011B1|2019-03-04|2019-12-20|고권석|Product search and management system|
    EP3935555A1|2019-03-08|2022-01-12|Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC|System and method for stock picking using rfid tags|
    CN110009291B|2019-05-07|2021-09-03|宏图物流股份有限公司|Warehouse goods warehousing method|
    EP3871151A1|2019-05-08|2021-09-01|Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.|Kiosk device having storage bins|
    US20210027238A1|2019-05-08|2021-01-28|Touchcode Holdings, Llc|Product identificationsystems and methods including a shelf|
    US11011038B2|2019-06-12|2021-05-18|Sensormatic Electronics, LLC|Method and system for security tagging|
    JP2021051488A|2019-09-24|2021-04-01|東芝テック株式会社|Information processing device, information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program|
    US11216713B2|2020-03-16|2022-01-04|Lundy Smith|Post printing RF tag assignment|
    KR102360476B1|2020-04-23|2022-02-09|제주대학교 산학협력단|Smart shelf|
    KR102215136B1|2020-11-03|2021-02-09|유병수|Product holder|
    CN112712637A|2020-12-30|2021-04-27|安徽博微智能电气有限公司|Novel intelligent clothes-sending system|
    法律状态:
    2018-12-11| B06F| Objections, documents and/or translations needed after an examination request according [chapter 6.6 patent gazette]|
    2019-11-19| B06U| Preliminary requirement: requests with searches performed by other patent offices: procedure suspended [chapter 6.21 patent gazette]|
    2020-01-21| B25A| Requested transfer of rights approved|Owner name: NEWAVE SENSOR SOLUTIONS LLC (US) |
    2021-04-06| B09A| Decision: intention to grant [chapter 9.1 patent gazette]|
    2021-05-04| B16A| Patent or certificate of addition of invention granted [chapter 16.1 patent gazette]|Free format text: PRAZO DE VALIDADE: 20 (VINTE) ANOS CONTADOS A PARTIR DE 15/08/2012, OBSERVADAS AS CONDICOES LEGAIS. |
    优先权:
    申请号 | 申请日 | 专利标题
    US13/222,079|US8695878B2|2011-08-31|2011-08-31|Shelf-monitoring system|
    US13/222.079|2011-08-31|
    PCT/US2012/050848|WO2013032697A2|2011-08-31|2012-08-15|Shelf-monitoring system|
    [返回顶部]