CONTAINER BEARING AN ELECTONIC LABEL WITH A SCREEN

• US 20110122120A1
• Filed: 04/23/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sidel Participations (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Original Assignee: Sidel Participations (Tetra Laval Holdings BV)
• Inventors: Feuilloley, Guy
• Application Number:
  US12/989,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20110122120A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/211
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• 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: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag

Abstract

Container (1) equipped with a body (2) containing a product, on which is affixed a flexible electronic label (5) adaptable to the contours of the container (1), the label (5) comprising:

• • an electronic screen (8) for displaying information relating to the product and visible to a user;
  • a micro-controller (10) linked to the screen (8) for controlling the display of information on said screen and the updating of said information;
  • a power source (9) linked to the micro-controller;
    wherein the label is affixed to the container (1) by means of a film (20) applied to an exterior side (3) of the container (1).

Claims

1. Container equipped with a body containing a product, on which is affixed a flexible electronic label adaptable to the contours of the container, the label comprising:

an electronic screen for displaying information relating to the product and visible to a user;

a micro-controller linked to the screen for controlling the display of information on said screen and the updating of said information;

a power source linked to the micro-controller;

wherein the label is affixed to the container by means of a film applied to an exterior side of the container.

2. Container as in claim 1, wherein the electronic screen is an electronic paper screen.

3. Container as in claim 2, wherein the electronic screen comprises a substrate on which is deposited a substance consisting of an electronic ink.

4. Container as in claim 3, wherein the electronic ink comprises an organic substance.

5. Container as in claim 3, wherein the electronic ink comprises liquid crystals.

6. Container as in claim 4, wherein the electronic ink comprises organic light-emitting diodes.

7. Container as in claim 1, which further comprises a communication interface linked to the micro-controller.

8. Container as in claim 7, wherein the interface transmits and receives radio waves.

9. Container as in claim 7, wherein the interface transmits and receives infrared waves.

10. Container as in claim 1, wherein the power source is a photovoltaic cell.

11. Container as in claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery.

12. Container as in claim 1, comprising an energy storage component.

13. Container as in claim 12, wherein the energy storage component is a storage cell.

14. Container as in claim 12, wherein the energy storage component is a supercapacitor.

15. Container as in claim 1, wherein the micro-controller regulates the power supplied to the screen.

16. Container as in claim 1, wherein the display on the electronic screen is a residual display.

17. Container as in claim 1, wherein the film is a thermo-retractable film.

18. Container as in claim 17, wherein the label is affixed on all or part of the thermo-retractable film.

19. Container as in claim 17, wherein the label is affixed under all or part of the thermo-retractable film, leaving the screen visible.

20. Container as in claim 1, wherein the label can be separated from the thermo-retractable film in order to facilitate recycling.