Device identification method and system
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1. A product identification method, comprising:
- providing an identification element that corresponds to a consumable product, the identification element being portable by a user and being readable by a scanner;
at least one of marking information related to the consumable product on the identification element and storing information related to the consumable product in the identification element; and
triggering at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal located on a smart shelf, which physically holds one or more products including the consumable product, to indicate physical proximity of the consumable product when the consumable product is determined to be physically proximate to the smart shelf,wherein the identification element is physically separate from the consumable product.
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Abstract
A product identification method and associated system may include providing an identification element that corresponds to a consumable product, the identification element at least one of being portable by a user and being readable by a scanner; and at least one of marking information related to the consumable product on the identification element and storing information related to the consumable product in the identification element. Also, a product identification device may include an identification element, and information related to consumable product which is at least one of marked on the identification element and stored in the identification element.
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1. A product identification method, comprising:
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providing an identification element that corresponds to a consumable product, the identification element being portable by a user and being readable by a scanner; at least one of marking information related to the consumable product on the identification element and storing information related to the consumable product in the identification element; and triggering at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal located on a smart shelf, which physically holds one or more products including the consumable product, to indicate physical proximity of the consumable product when the consumable product is determined to be physically proximate to the smart shelf, wherein the identification element is physically separate from the consumable product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A product identification device, comprising:
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an identification element; and information related to a consumable product which is at least one of marked on the identification element and stored in the identification element; wherein the identification element is physically separate from the consumable product, and the identification element causes a smart shelf, which physically holds one or more products including the consumable product, to trigger at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal located on the smart shelf to indicate physical proximity of the consumable product when the consumable product is determined to be physically proximate to the smart shelf. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A product identification system, comprising:
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a controller; an identification element that corresponds to a consumable product, the identification element being readable by the controller and portable by a user; information related to the consumable product; and a smart shelf having at least one of an audio signal and a visual signal, wherein the smart shelf physically holds one or more products including the consumable product, and when the consumable product is determined to be physically proximate to the smart shelf, the at least one of the audio and visual signals is triggered to indicate physical proximity of the consumable product, wherein the controller is used to at least one of mark the information related to the consumable product on the identification element and store the information related to the consumable product in the identification element; and the identification element is physically separate from the consumable product. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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