SMART PRICE TAG SYSTEM INCLUDING REMOTE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. An electronic price tag system for a vendor'"'"'s stock keeping units (SKUs) comprisingan ID module physically attached to an SKU for storing information about the SKU appropriate for a price tag,a Remote Display Module (RDM) having communication and display elements anda remote display control module (RDCM) connected to and separable from said ID module.a legacy central computer system (LCCS) or marketing computer system (MCS) which provides information and display the RDM according to communication and control exercised by the RDCM over such information,an RF Communication Module that mediates communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDCM.an WI-FI communication Module that mediates communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDM,
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Abstract
An electronic price tag system for stock keeping units (SKUs) having three components: an ID module, a Remote Display Module (RDM), and a remote display control module (RDCM). The ID module and/or the RDCM may contain display elements. The RDM receives information from a vendor'"'"'s legacy central computer system (LCCS) or marketing computer system (MCS). Communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDCM is mediated by an RF Communication Module. The RDCM is reusable and may have a limited transmission range to limit access to LCCS/MCS information and security elements triggered by unauthorized removal.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic price tag system for a vendor'"'"'s stock keeping units (SKUs) comprising
an ID module physically attached to an SKU for storing information about the SKU appropriate for a price tag, a Remote Display Module (RDM) having communication and display elements and a remote display control module (RDCM) connected to and separable from said ID module. a legacy central computer system (LCCS) or marketing computer system (MCS) which provides information and display the RDM according to communication and control exercised by the RDCM over such information, an RF Communication Module that mediates communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDCM. an WI-FI communication Module that mediates communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDM,
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9. A Remote Display Control Module (RDCM) to be attached or connected (and paired with RFID sensor) to an SKU or directly to an RFID sensor comprising
an embedded antenna, an RF transceiver, a rechargeable or replaceable power source, a CPU, and a command and control unit wherein, when excited by receiving a command from a legacy central computer system (LCCS) and/or marketing computer subsystem (MCS), the RDCM transmits a SKU unique Omni RF signal with a strength designed to dissipate at a pre-defined range from the RDCM.
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9-1. An application for vendor to be downloaded to and to operate on a remote display module for enabling the display of SKU specific data residing on a legacy central computer system or on a dedicated marketing computer subsystem, comprising routines to display data selected by the RDCM when the RDM is in a pre-defined range from an SKU.
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