Motion sensor arrangement for point-of-purchase device
First Claim
1. A motion sensor arrangement for a point-of-purchase device comprising:
- (a) at least one motion sensor attachable to a shelf-mountable display unit, said shelf-mountable display unit having a dispenser mechanism that automatically ejects a coupon or a product information sheet from said shelf mountable display unit without physical contact between a person and said shelf-mountable display unit; and
(b) a power management circuit, said power management circuit causes said dispenser mechanism to operate in different power modes based on said at least one motion sensor determining the presence of said person within the vicinity of said shelf mountable display unit and whether said coupon or said product information sheet has been removed from said shelf mountable display unit.
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Abstract
A motion sensor arrangement is presented for dispenser capable point-of-purchase devices. The invention includes one or more motion sensors and a power management circuit facilitating activation of visual and motion display elements and/or a dispensing mechanism. Motion sensors are attached to a shelf-mountable display unit and capable of determining the presence of a person within the vicinity of the device. Power management circuit communicates with the motion sensors and display elements, examples including light emitting diodes and motorized drive devices. The power management circuit activates one or more display elements to communicate queues to a person within visual range of the point-of-purchase device. The dispensing mechanism ejects a coupon or product information sheet when a person is sensed within the vicinity of the point-of-purchase device. The power management circuit causes display elements and dispensing mechanism to operate in different power modes based at least in part on the determination of the presence of a person by one or more motion sensors.
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1. A motion sensor arrangement for a point-of-purchase device comprising:
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(a) at least one motion sensor attachable to a shelf-mountable display unit, said shelf-mountable display unit having a dispenser mechanism that automatically ejects a coupon or a product information sheet from said shelf mountable display unit without physical contact between a person and said shelf-mountable display unit; and (b) a power management circuit, said power management circuit causes said dispenser mechanism to operate in different power modes based on said at least one motion sensor determining the presence of said person within the vicinity of said shelf mountable display unit and whether said coupon or said product information sheet has been removed from said shelf mountable display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18)
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- 10. The motion sensor arrangement of claim I, wherein said power management circuit executes software to improve the accurate detection of said person detected by said at least one motion sensor.
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