ELECTRONIC POP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC POP APPARATUS AND PROGRAM

• US 20100007579A1
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Minowa, Masahiro
• Application Number:
  US12/514,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20100007579A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/2.300
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels

Abstract

Provided herein is an electronic POP apparatus having: a price tag apparatus mounting unit on which an electronic price tag apparatus is detachably mounted, the electronic price tag apparatus receiving display control data that controls to display a retail price of an item and an additional information to be added to the retail price from an external apparatus and displaying the retail price; an interface unit that communicates with the electronic price tag apparatus; an additional information display unit displaying the additional information; and an additional information display control unit that displays the additional information on the additional information display unit based on the display control data obtained via the interface unit.

Claims

1. An electronic POP apparatus comprising:

a price tag apparatus mounting unit on which an electronic price tag apparatus is mounted, the electronic price tag apparatus receiving additional information of an item and/or display control data from an external apparatus;

an interface unit that communicates with the electronic price tag apparatus;

an additional information display unit that displays the additional information; and

an additional information display control unit that controls to display the additional information on the additional information display unit based on the additional information of the item and/or the display control data acquired via the interface unit.

2. The electronic POP apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a display data storing unit that stores image data and/or moving image data, wherein the additional information display control unit controls to display the image data and/or the moving image data stored in the display data storing unit based on the display control data.

3. The electronic POP apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a display data storing unit that stores a plurality of image data and/or moving image data, wherein the additional information display control unit selects at least one of the plurality of pieces of image data and/or moving image data stored in the display data storing unit and controls to display on the additional information display unit based on the display control data.

4. The electronic POP apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display control data includes a POP code that assigns the image data and/or the moving image data stored in the display data storing unit, and the additional information display control unit selects at least one of the plurality of pieces of image data and/or moving image data stored in the display data storing unit and controls to display on the additional information display unit based on the POP code.

5. The electronic POP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the price tag apparatus mounting unit includes a locking portion that engages with an engaging portion formed on the electronic tag price apparatus to fix the electronic price tag apparatus.

6. The electronic POP apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the interface unit is formed by an electrode portion that electrically connects the electronic POP apparatus with the electronic price tag apparatus in the price tag apparatus mounting unit.

7. A method of controlling an electronic POP apparatus having a price tag apparatus mounting unit on which an electronic price tag apparatus is mounted, the electronic price tag apparatus receiving additional information of an item and/or display control data from an external apparatus, an interface unit that communicates with the electronic price tag apparatus, an additional information display unit that displays the additional information, and an additional information display control unit that controls to display the additional information on the additional information display unit, comprising:

acquiring the additional information and/or the display control data from the electronic price tag apparatus by the interface unit; and

controlling to display the additional information on the additional information display unit based on the additional information of the item and/or the display control data by the additional information display control unit.

8. The method of controlling the electronic POP apparatus according to claim 7, the electronic POP apparatus further comprising a display data storing unit that stores a plurality of image data and/or moving image data, wherein the additional information display control unit selects and displays at least one of the plurality of pieces of image data and/or moving image data stored in the display data storing unit based on the display control data in the step of displaying the additional information on the additional information display unit.

9. A program causing a computer to execute each of the steps in the method of controlling the electronic POP apparatus according to claim 7.