Method and apparatus for electronic-sign system
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
- associating presentation information with an electronic sign wirelessly placed within a proximity of one or more object items, the presentation information describing at least a portion of content of the one or more object items;
in response to a signal received from the electronic sign displaying the presentation information, determining an alert message for the one or more object items based on the received signal; and
wirelessly transmitting the alert message to the electronic sign to modify at least a portion of the displayed presentation information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that select presentation information for an electronic sign wirelessly placed within a proximity of one or more object items are described herein. The electronic sign displays the presentation information. An alert message is determined in response to a signal received from the electronic sign according to objects items in proximity locations of the electronic sign. The determined alert message is sent to the electronic sign to replace the displayed presentation information.
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
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associating presentation information with an electronic sign wirelessly placed within a proximity of one or more object items, the presentation information describing at least a portion of content of the one or more object items; in response to a signal received from the electronic sign displaying the presentation information, determining an alert message for the one or more object items based on the received signal; and wirelessly transmitting the alert message to the electronic sign to modify at least a portion of the displayed presentation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed, cause a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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associating presentation information with an electronic sign wirelessly placed within a proximity of one or more object items, the presentation information describing at least a portion of content of the one or more object items; in response to a signal received from the electronic sign displaying the presentation information, determining an alert message for the one or more object items based on the received signal; and wirelessly transmitting the alert message to the electronic sign to modify at least a portion of the displayed presentation information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine implemented method performed by an electronic sign, the method comprising:
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in response to receiving wirelessly an identifier representing a machine readable code printed on a surface of an object at a location within a proximity of the electronic sign, displaying presentation information at a display of the electronic sign, the presentation information being associated with the identifier at a remote server; in response to detecting an absence of the object from the proximity of the location while the presentation information is being displayed, wirelessly sending a notification signal to the remote server; and activating an alert according to an alert message received from the remote server based on the notification signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for an electronic sign, comprising:
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in response to receiving wirelessly an identifier representing a machine readable code printed on a surface of an object at a location within a proximity of the electronic sign, means for displaying presentation information at a display of the electronic sign, the presentation information being associated with the identifier at a remote server; means for detecting an absence of the object from the proximity of the location; in response to detecting the absence of the object while the presentation information is being displayed, means for wirelessly sending a notification signal to the remote server; and means for activating an alert according to an alert message received from the remote server based on the notification signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a server; a plurality of electronic signs communicatively coupled to the server, wherein each electronic sign displays presentation information at a display of the electronic sign in response to wirelessly receiving an identifier representing a machine readable code printed on a surface of an object at a location within a proximity of the electronic sign, the presentation information being associated with the identifier at the server, wherein the electronic sign detects an absence of the object from the proximity of the location while the presentation information is being displayed, wherein the electronic sign wirelessly sends a notification signal to the server in response to detecting the absence of the object; and wherein the electronic sign activates an alert according to an alert message received from the server based on the notification signal.
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