System and method for updating electronic label displays
US8174463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2380/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic label wirelessly connected to a product information updating system. The electronic label includes a wireless communication interface to receive information from a server to be displayed on a display, a means for processing connected to the communication interface, a means for updating the display connected to the means for processing, and at least one dot matrix display to display a dot matrix image, where the dot matrix display is connected to the means for updating the display. The communication interface receives the information to be displayed from the product information updating system. At least a part of the dot matrix display displays a first barcode that can be scanned by a barcode scanner, where the first barcode identifies the electronic label or a product linked to the electronic label.
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