Systems and Methods for Determining Label Positions
First Claim
1. A label position monitoring system, the system comprising:
- a shelving unit disposed in a facility having a shelf with a front face;
a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending along the front face of the shelf;
a set of labels configured to be disposed along the front face of the shelf, each of the labels having a front surface that includes a machine-readable element and a back surface that includes one of a plurality of conductive patterns, the one of the plurality of conductive patterns on the back surface of each of the labels is configured to electrically couple to at least one of the plurality of conductive wires in response to mounting each of the labels to the front face of the shelf;
a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires, the controller being configured to;
transmit electrical pulses through at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive wires; and
determine at least one of (i) an identity of each label mounted to the front face, (ii) at least one of the labels from the set has been mounted at an incorrect location on the front face of the shelf, or (iii) at least one of the labels is missing from the front face of the shelf based on a response to the electrical pulse.
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Abstract
Described in detail herein are methods and systems for a label position determination. A label position determination system can include labels mounted on the front face of the shelving units. The labels can include conductive patterns on the back face of the label. The conductive patterns of the labels can be electrically coupled with electrically conductive wires extending along a front face of a shelf. The system can further include a controller coupled to with electrically conductive wires, configured to transmit electrical pulses through the electrically conductive wires. The controller can determine at least one of: an identity of each of the labels mounted to the front face, whether a label has been mounted at an incorrect location on the front face of the shelf, or whether a label is missing from the front face of the shelf based on a response to the electrical pulse.
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20 Claims
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1. A label position monitoring system, the system comprising:
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a shelving unit disposed in a facility having a shelf with a front face; a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending along the front face of the shelf; a set of labels configured to be disposed along the front face of the shelf, each of the labels having a front surface that includes a machine-readable element and a back surface that includes one of a plurality of conductive patterns, the one of the plurality of conductive patterns on the back surface of each of the labels is configured to electrically couple to at least one of the plurality of conductive wires in response to mounting each of the labels to the front face of the shelf; a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires, the controller being configured to; transmit electrical pulses through at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive wires; and determine at least one of (i) an identity of each label mounted to the front face, (ii) at least one of the labels from the set has been mounted at an incorrect location on the front face of the shelf, or (iii) at least one of the labels is missing from the front face of the shelf based on a response to the electrical pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A label position monitoring method, the method comprising:
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electrically coupling, labels along a front face of a shelf of a shelving unit, each of the labels having a front surface that includes a machine-readable element and a back surface that includes one of a plurality of conductive patterns, the one of the plurality of conductive patterns on the back surface being electrically coupled to at least one of a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending along a front face of a shelf; transmitting, via a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires electrical pulses through at least one of the plurality of conductive wires; determining, via the controller, at least one of;
an identity of each of the labels mounted to the front face, at least one of the labels has been mounted at an incorrect location on the front face of the shelf, or at least one of the labels is missing from the front face of the shelf based on a response to the electrical pulse. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. The method in claim 16, further comprising calculating, via the controller, the position of the at least one of the labels along the front face of the shelf is based on the time period.
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