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TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS

  • US 20150110153A1
  • Filed: 10/22/2014
  • Published: 04/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of temperature monitoring of distributed refrigerator zones temperatures within a refrigerator case, comprising:

  • distributing more than one temperature monitoring electronic shelf label within a refrigerator case, wherein the temperature monitoring electronic shelf labels comprise a temperature sensor, a display, an information label, and a microprocessor having a memory device each housed within a casing, wherein the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label is operatively connected to a tag area controller which is remote from the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label;

    associating each temperature monitoring electronic shelf label with a product and refrigerator zone in which the product will be placed, wherein the associating comprises;

    scanning the information label to obtain a unique ID of the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label;

    scanning a universal product code to obtain a unique ID of the product;

    associating the unique ID of the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label and the unique ID of the product; and

    storing the association;

    monitoring a temperature at each temperature monitoring electronic shelf label, wherein monitoring comprises;

    measuring, by the temperature sensor, the temperature of the refrigerator zone monitored by the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label; and

    storing the temperature; and

    displaying, by the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label, display information comprising one of a product price, sale price, or unit price, received by the temperature monitoring electronic shelf label.

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