Arrangement for indicating exceptional states on product-related information display units

• US 20090183403A1
• Filed: 01/17/2008
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MariSense Oy (MariCap Oy)
• Original Assignee: Upm-Kymmene Corporation
• Inventors: Wright, Gregory
• Application Number:
  US12/007,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 40/444
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/02 Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/16 by control of light from an independent source
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/344 based on particles moving in a fluid or in a gas, e.g. electrophoretic devices electrophoretic devices per se G02F1/167

Abstract

An arrangement for indicating an exceptional state using product-related information display units. The display units include at least of a display. The display includes visual display segments and a visual background. The color of the visual display segments and visual background can be changed electrically. The arrangement includes exceptional state indicating devices for indicating an exceptional state on the displays by changing the color of the background or the display segment segments or both.

Claims

1. An arrangement for indicating an exceptional state using a product-related information display unit, said information display unit comprising

a display comprising at least one visual background component and one or more visual display segment components within said at least one background component, a color of said at least one background component and a color of said one or more display segment components being electrically changeable, and

an exceptional state indicating device for indicating the exceptional state via the display by changing at least one of the following:

the color of one or more of the background components;

or

the color of one or more of the display segment components;

or

both of the above.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the indicating device is adapted to invert the color of the one or more display segments and the at least one background component.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the indicating device is arranged to change or invert the the color of one or more of the background components, or the color of one or more of the display segment components periodically in a flashing manner.

4. The arrangement according to claim 3, wherein a frequency of flashing is arranged to change as a function of time.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the display is a dichromatic display.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the display is of a type where when displayed data remains constant, and the display maintains a state substantially without consuming electrical energy.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the display unit further comprises a measuring device to trigger the exceptional state indicating device to indicate an exceptional state via the display.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the measuring device is arranged to measure a technical state related to the display unit.

9. The arrangement according to claim 7, wherein the measuring device is arranged to measure an environmental state related to the display unit or its close neighbourhood.

10. The arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the measuring device is arranged to measure a voltage or charge left in a power supply of the display unit.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising:

a central unit with which the display unit is arranged to be in communication with, which central unit comprising control device for controlling the exceptional state indicating device in the display unit to change the colors of the background component or the display segment component or both.

12. The arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the central unit is configured to control the exceptional state indicating device in the display unit without use of a measuring device of the display unit.

13. The arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the central unit is configured to control the exceptional state indicating device in the display unit by making use of a measuring device of the display unit.

14. The arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the central unit is configured to control the exceptional state indicating device in the display unit to indicate reduced price sale.

15. A method for indicating an exceptional state using a product-related information display unit comprising a display having at least one visual background component and one or more visual display segment components within said background component, the method comprising:

setting electrically a color of said at least one background component and a color of said one or more display segment components; and

indicating the exceptional state via the display by changing at least one of the following;

the color of one or more of the background components;

or

the color of one or more of the display segment components;

or

both of the above.