CA2173937A1 - Method of Sending Messages to Electronic Price Labels Prior to Their Identification with Price Look-Up Items - Google Patents

Method of Sending Messages to Electronic Price Labels Prior to Their Identification with Price Look-Up Items

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CA2173937A1
CA2173937A1 CA2173937A CA2173937A CA2173937A1 CA 2173937 A1 CA2173937 A1 CA 2173937A1 CA 2173937 A CA2173937 A CA 2173937A CA 2173937 A CA2173937 A CA 2173937A CA 2173937 A1 CA2173937 A1 CA 2173937A1
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John C. Goodwin, Iii
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NCR Voyix Corp
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AT&T Global Information Solutions Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K17/00—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
    • G06K17/0022—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device

Abstract

A method of sending messages to electronic price labels (EPLs) prior to their identification with price look-up (PLU) items which causes non-assigned EPLs to execute commands. In a first embodiment, non-assigned EPLs are provided with a common reserved EPL identification number.
A broadcast message addressed to the reserved EPL
identification number of the non-assigned EPLs and containing a command is transmitted as a broadcast message.
Non-assigned EPLs accept the message and execute the command. In a second embodiment, non-assigned EPLS are provided with their own unique EPL identification numbers.
A message addressed to the unique EPL identification number of the non-assigned EPL and containing a command is transmitted. Only the non-assigned EPL accepts the message and executes the command.
CA002173937A 1995-10-05 1996-04-11 Method of sending messages to electronic price labels prior to their identification with price look-up items Expired - Fee Related CA2173937C (en)

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