Electronic label antenna

• US 20050253685A1
• Filed: 06/16/2003
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SES-imagotag SA
• Original Assignee: Store Electronic Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Catteau, Philippe, Legras, Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 7,819,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.910
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07703 the interface being visual
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/201 Price look-up processing, e.g. updating
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/22 by structural association with other equipment or articles
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2225 used in active tags, i.e. provided with its own power source or in passive tags, i.e. deriving power from RF signal
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic label (1) for a display system, in particular for displaying prices in a store, the label comprising a housing (5) presenting at least one wall (2), and transmitter means including an antenna (100) suitable for transmitting a signal from the label to a receive antenna of the display system, the antenna (100) extending generally in a plane adjacent to at least one face of the wall (2) in such a manner as to form a stack with a wall.

Claims

1. Etiquette é

lectronique (1), destiné

e à

un systè

me d'"'"'affichage notamment de prix dans un magasin, comportant un boî

tier (5) pré

sentant au moins une paroi (2), des moyens d'"'"'é

mission comprenant une antenne (100;

200) apte à

é

mettre un signal de l'"'"'é

tiquette vers une antenne de ré

ception du systè

me d'"'"'affichage, caracté

risé

e en ce que l'"'"'antenne (100;

200) s'"'"'é

tend gé

né

ralement dans un plan adjacent à

au moins une face (21) de la paroi (2) de maniè

re à

ré

aliser un empilement avec ladite paroi.

2-17. -17. (canceled)