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US 2012/0055985 A1Published application
Electronic labeling system
OwnerFrank Andrew Alleninventor
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Abstract
An electronic labeling system is disclosed. The system uses identification and tracking information to provide security control over the merchandise, to issue pricing updates to the labels, to generate targeted marketing campaigns, and/or to perform various reporting functions.
Claims1
An electronic labeling system comprising:
- an electronic label comprising an antenna, a power harvester, an interface and a processing circuit configured to control the interface using commands received by the antenna;
- an RFID reader configured to receive and transmit radio frequency waves between the reader and the label;
- and
- a server comprising a processor, and a non-transitory memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive identification information from the label via the reader,
- store location information indicative of the location of the label, and
- provide an interface command to the label via the RFID reader;
- and
- wherein the processing circuit updates the interface in response to receiving the interface command.
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