System and method of using rewritable paper for displaying product information on product displays
First Claim
1. A system for displaying product information on a product display in a store, the system being comprised of:
- an in-store communication network positioned about said store, said in-store communication network being in operative communication with a printer;
at least one product display positioned within said store, wherein each said at least one product display comprises at least one display surface;
a rewritable paper positioned about said at least one display surface;
said printer positioned on said rewritable paper;
whereby a system controller wirelessly communicates a command through said in-store communication network to said printer to print said product information pertaining to at least one product displayed on said at least one display surface;
whereby said printer prints said product information upon said rewritable paper creating printing information;
whereby said printer communicates said printing information to said system controller; and
the system controller positioned into operable connection to said printer whereby said system controller comprises a database of said product information;
wherein said system controller is configured to;
select said product information;
locate said printer within said store;
send the product information to said printer; and
control the printing and erasure of said product information by said printer on said rewritable paper; and
wherein the in-store communication network commands said printer to erase said product information pertaining to said at least one display surface;
whereby said printer erases said product information upon said rewritable paper creating erasing information, whereby said printer communicates said erasing information to said system controller.
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Abstract
The invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for the display of product information in or about a store. In particular, systems and methods are provided that use information from an in-store communication network to display product information on a rewritable paper at designated points within or about a store including product displays. A system and method for communicating through the in-store communication network printing and erasing instructions from a system controller to a printer located on a product display for printing and erasing the product information on the rewritable paper positioned about a display surface of the product display.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for displaying product information on a product display in a store, the system being comprised of:
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an in-store communication network positioned about said store, said in-store communication network being in operative communication with a printer; at least one product display positioned within said store, wherein each said at least one product display comprises at least one display surface; a rewritable paper positioned about said at least one display surface; said printer positioned on said rewritable paper;
whereby a system controller wirelessly communicates a command through said in-store communication network to said printer to print said product information pertaining to at least one product displayed on said at least one display surface;
whereby said printer prints said product information upon said rewritable paper creating printing information;
whereby said printer communicates said printing information to said system controller; andthe system controller positioned into operable connection to said printer whereby said system controller comprises a database of said product information; wherein said system controller is configured to; select said product information; locate said printer within said store; send the product information to said printer; and control the printing and erasure of said product information by said printer on said rewritable paper; and wherein the in-store communication network commands said printer to erase said product information pertaining to said at least one display surface;
whereby said printer erases said product information upon said rewritable paper creating erasing information, whereby said printer communicates said erasing information to said system controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for communicating product information regarding a product at a store, the method comprising:
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identifying said product to be displayed to select said product information that corresponds with said product; determining a product display position of said product on a display surface of a product display based on a product layout for said store; locating a printer positioned upon a rewritable paper positioned about said display surface of said product display; sending the product information to the printer through an in-store communication network positioned about said store; and controlling the printing and erasure of the product information by the printer on a rewritable paper via a system controller that commands the printer to erase the product information pertaining to the at least one display surface;
whereby the printer erases the product information upon the rewritable paper creating erasing information, whereby the printer communicates the erasing information to the system controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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