System for remote management of electronic shelf display modules

A method for displaying images on a plurality of display modules, the method comprising:

• (i) generating, by a processor, first data about first goods and second data about second goods;
• (ii) transmitting, by the processor, the first data and the second data through a network;
• (iii) receiving, by a first base station, the first data over the network;
• (iv) receiving, by a second base station, the second data over the network;
• (v) generating, by the first base station, a first image representation based on the first data;
• (vi) generating, by the second base station, a second image representation based on the second data;
• (vii) transmitting, by the first base station, the first image representation to a first display module;
• (viii) transmitting, by the second base station, the second image representation to a second display module;
• (ix) receiving, by the first display module, the first image representation;
• (x) receiving, by the second display module, the second image representation;
• (xi) displaying, by the first display module, a first image based on the first image representation;
• and,
• (xii) displaying, by the second display module, a second image based on the second image representation;
• wherein the first base station and the second base station are at different geographical locations.

A base station comprising:

• a receiver for receiving, over a network, data about goods, wherein the data is generated by a processor;
• an image representation generator for generating an image representation based on the data;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting the image representation to a display module;
• wherein the display module displays an image based on the image representation.

A system for managing a plurality of display modules, the system comprising:

• a processor, for (a.1.i) generating first data about first goods, for (a.2.i) generating second data about second goods, for (a.1.ii) transmitting the first data through a network, and for (a.2.ii) transmitting the second data through the network;
• a first base station, for (b.1.i) receiving the first data over the network, for (b.1.ii) generating a first image representation based on the first data, and for (b.1.iii) transmitting the first image representation to a first display module;
• a second base station, for (b.2.i) receiving the second data over the network, for (b.2.ii) generating a second image representation based on the second data, and for (b.2.iii) transmitting the second image representation to a second display module;
• wherein the first display module is for (c.1.i) receiving the first image representation, and for (c.1.ii) displaying a first image based on the first image representation;
• wherein the second display module is for (c.2.i) receiving the second image representation, and for (c.2.ii) displaying a second image based on the second image representation;
• and
• wherein the processor further comprises a table of network addresses, wherein the network addresses are for use as destination addresses for communication packets;
• wherein the table of network addresses contains a first network address that corresponds to a first network node, and a second network address that corresponds to a second network node;
• wherein the first network node and the second network node are at different geographical locations;
• wherein the processor is also for (a.1.iii) encapsulating the first data into first packets for transmission through the network, and (a.2.iii) encapsulating the second data into second packets for transmission through the network;
• and
• wherein the first packets comprise a first destination address that is the first network address, and the second packets comprise a second destination address that is the second network address.