System and method of managing time-sensitive items
First Claim
1. A method of pricing a product comprising the steps of:
- identifying an electronic price label associated with the product;
causing the electronic price label to interrogate a radio frequency identification label on the product;
receiving identification information from the radio frequency identification label;
obtaining expiration information of the product stored in a memory remote from the radio frequency identification label using the identification information from the radio frequency identification label;
comparing the expiration information to a first current date information; and
determining a first price for the product based upon the comparison.
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Abstract
A method of managing time-sensitive items which relies on identification information of RFID labels associated with the items. The method includes the steps of identifying the time-sensitive item, and obtaining the expiration information from a web site of a seller of the time-sensitive item. In another form concerned with products, the method includes the steps of identifying an EPL associated with the product, causing the EPL to interrogate an RFID label on the product, receiving identification information from the RFID label, and obtaining the expiration information about the product using the identification information from the RFID label. The method additionally compares the expiration information with current date information and either causes the EPL to display a lower price or assists with removal of expired instances of a product through a report.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of pricing a product comprising the steps of:
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identifying an electronic price label associated with the product; causing the electronic price label to interrogate a radio frequency identification label on the product; receiving identification information from the radio frequency identification label; obtaining expiration information of the product stored in a memory remote from the radio frequency identification label using the identification information from the radio frequency identification label; comparing the expiration information to a first current date information; and determining a first price for the product based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of pricing a plurality of products comprising the steps of:
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identifying an electronic price label associated with a plurality of products; causing the electronic price label to interrogate radio frequency identification labels on the plurality of products; receiving identification information from the radio frequency identification labels; obtaining expiration information of the plurality of products using the identification information from the radio frequency identification labels; comparing the expiration information with a first current date information; and causing the electronic price label to display a first price for the plurality of products based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of pricing products based upon expiration information comprising:
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storing expiration data for each of a plurality of products in a memory; associating one of a plurality of radio frequency identification labels with each one of the plurality of products; storing product identification information in each of the plurality of radio frequency identification labels; interrogating each of the plurality of radio frequency identification labels to obtain, with an electronic price label for a display area, the stored product identification information for the associated product; using the obtained product identification information to obtain the stored expiration data; comparing the obtained expiration data for a first of the plurality of products with a first current date information; and determining a first price for the first of the plurality of products based upon the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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