Shelf lavel managingsystem, shelf label managing method and shelf label managing apparatus

A shelf label management method for a shelf label management system comprising:

• a plurality of electronic shelf label terminals;
• and
• a shelf label management apparatus,
• the shelf label management method comprising:
• receiving, by system entry request receiving means of the shelf label management apparatus, a system entry request from system entry request transmitting means of each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals in a period from a start time of a registration request receiving period to an end time thereof, the system entry request making a request for entry to the shelf label management system so that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is registered as a terminal available for use in the shelf label management system;
• registering, by terminal identification information registering means of the shelf label management apparatus, in a database, terminal identification information of the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has made the system entry request, which is received by the system entry request receiving means in the period from the start time of the registration request receiving period to the end time thereof, as terminal identification information of an electronic shelf label terminal available for use in the shelf label management system;
• giving, by system entered-state information registering means of the shelf label management apparatus, permission of entry to the shelf label management system to the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has made the system entry request, which is received by the system entry request receiving means in the period from the start time of the registration request receiving period to the end time thereof, and registering, in the database, a fact that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is entered in the shelf label management system;
• and
• transmitting, by system entry completion notification transmitting means of the shelf label management apparatus, a system entry completion notification to the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has transmitted the system entry request, in response to the registration by the system entered-state information registering means of the fact that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is entered in the shelf label management system.

A shelf label management apparatus for a shelf label management system comprising:

• a plurality of electronic shelf label terminals;
• and
• the shelf label management apparatus,
• the shelf label management apparatus comprising:
• system entry request receiving means for receiving a system entry request from each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals in a period from a start time of a registration request receiving period to an end time thereof, the system entry request making a request for entry to the shelf label management system so that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is registered as a terminal available for use in the shelf label management system;
• terminal identification information registering means for registering, in a database, terminal identification information of the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has made the system entry request, which is received by the system entry request receiving means in the period from the start time of the registration request receiving period to the end time thereof, as terminal identification information of an electronic shelf label terminal available for use in the shelf label management system;
• system entered-state information registering means for giving permission of entry to the shelf label management system to the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has made the system entry request, which is received by the system entry request receiving means in the period from the start time of the registration request receiving period to the end time thereof, and registering, in the database, a fact that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is entered in the shelf label management system;
• and
• system entry completion notification transmitting means for transmitting a system entry completion notification to the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals that has transmitted the system entry request, in response to the registration by the system entered-state information registering means of the fact that the each of the plurality of electronic shelf label terminals is entered in the shelf label management system.