# US 2015/0178643 A1 · Electronic shelf label system and communications method thereof

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- Number: US 2015/0178643 A1
- Document ID: US20150178643A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/290,508
- Filed: 2014-05-29
- Published: 2015-06-25
- Earliest claimed: 2013-12-20
- Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Young Seo PARK; Won Hyo JEONG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150178643A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping}
- 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

## Abstract

An electronic shelf label system may include: a near field communications (NFC) card apparatus including an NFC chip having an identification (ID) and performing purchasing reservation through NFC communications; a plurality of electronic tags each including an NFC chip and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and product information when the purchasing reservation from the NFC card apparatus through the NFC communications is present; and a management apparatus providing the product information to each of the plurality of electronic tags, receiving the purchasing reservation information from the electronic tag, and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic shelf label system comprising:
a near field communications (NFC) card apparatus including an NFC chip having an identification (ID) and performing purchasing reservation through NFC communications;
a plurality of electronic tags each including an NFC chip and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and product information when the purchasing reservation from the NFC card apparatus through the NFC communications is present; and
a management apparatus providing the product information to each of the plurality of electronic tags, receiving the purchasing reservation information from the electronic tag, and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic shelf label system of claim 1, wherein the management apparatus compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and stores the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic shelf label system of claim 1, wherein the management apparatus includes:
a server controlling transmission of the product information to each of the plurality of electronic tags and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification; and
a gateway connected to the server through a wired network to wirelessly transmit information from the server to a corresponding electronic tag and provide the purchasing reservation information transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic tags to the server.

### Claim 4

An electronic shelf label system comprising:
an NFC card apparatus including an NFC chip having an identification (ID) and performing purchasing reservation through NFC communications;
plurality of electronic tags each including an NFC chip and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and product information when the purchasing reservation from the NFC card apparatus through the NFC communications is present;
a management apparatus providing the product information to each of the plurality of electronic tags, receiving the purchasing reservation information from the electronic tag, and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information; and
a payment apparatus managing the purchasing reservation information from the management apparatus for each identification (ID) and paying for a product for each identification (ID).

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic shelf label system of claim 4, wherein the management apparatus compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and provides the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) to the payment apparatus in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The electronic shelf label system of claim 4, wherein the management apparatus includes:
a server controlling transmission of the product information to each of the plurality of electronic tags and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification; and
a gateway connected to the server through a wired network to wirelessly transmit information from the server to a corresponding electronic tag and provide the purchasing reservation information transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic tags to the server.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The electronic shelf label system of claim 4, wherein the payment apparatus transmits corresponding purchasing reservation information to a terminal making a request when an identification (ID) presented at the time of making the request and an internal identification (ID) coincide with each other, in the case in which the purchasing reservation information is requested.

### Claim 8

A communications method of an electronic shelf label system, comprising:
receiving, by each of a plurality of electronic tags, a request for purchasing reservation from an NFC card apparatus through NFC communications;
recognizing an identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) and product information to a management apparatus, at the time of receiving the request for the purchasing reservation; and
receiving, by the management apparatus, the purchasing reservation information from the electronic tag and managing the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 8, wherein in the managing of the purchasing reservation information, the management apparatus compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and stores the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 8, wherein the managing of the purchasing reservation information includes:
providing, by a gateway of the management apparatus, the purchasing reservation information wirelessly transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic tags to a server of the management apparatus; and
managing, by the server, the purchasing reservation information transmitted from the gateway for each identification (ID).

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 10, wherein in the managing of the purchasing reservation information, the server compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and transmits the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) to a payment apparatus in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 12

A communications method of an electronic shelf label system, comprising:
receiving, by each of a plurality of electronic tags, a request for purchasing reservation from an NFC card apparatus through NFC communications;
recognizing an identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) and product information to a management apparatus, at the time of receiving the request for the purchasing reservation;
receiving, by the management apparatus, the purchasing reservation information from the electronic tag, storing the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information, and transmitting the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) to a payment apparatus; and
receiving, by the payment apparatus, the purchasing reservation information from the management apparatus, and paying for a product for each identification (ID).

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 12, wherein in the managing of the purchasing reservation information, the management apparatus compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and stores the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 12, wherein the managing of the purchasing reservation information includes:
providing, by a gateway of the management apparatus, the purchasing reservation information wirelessly transmitted from each of the plurality of electronic tags to a server of the management apparatus; and
managing, by the server, the purchasing reservation information transmitted from the gateway for each identification (ID).

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 14, wherein in the managing of the purchasing reservation information, the server compares a pre-registered identification (ID) and the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information with each other and transmits the purchasing reservation information for each identification (ID) to the payment apparatus in the case in which they coincide with each other.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 12, wherein in the paying for the product, the payment apparatus compares an identification (ID) presented at the time of making a request and an internal identification (ID) with each other and provides purchasing reservation information corresponding to the identification (ID) coinciding with the internal identification (ID) to a user terminal, in the case in which the purchasing reservation information is requested from the user terminal.

### Claim 17

A communications method of an electronic shelf label system comprising:
receiving, by each of a plurality of electronic tags, a request for purchasing reservation from an NFC card apparatus through NFC communications;
recognizing an identification (ID) of the NFC card apparatus and wirelessly transmitting purchasing reservation information including the identification (ID) and product information to a gateway, at the time of receiving the request for the purchasing reservation;
transferring, by the gateway, the purchasing reservation information to a server;
storing, by the server, the purchasing reservation information, and transmitting the purchasing reservation information to a payment apparatus, when the identification (ID) included in the purchasing reservation information from the gateway and a pre-registered ID coincide with each other; and
receiving, by the payment apparatus, the purchasing reservation information from the management apparatus, and paying for a product for each identification (ID).

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The communications method of an electronic shelf label system of claim 17, wherein in the paying for the product, the payment apparatus compares an identification (ID) presented at the time of making a request and an internal identification (ID) with each other and provides purchasing reservation information corresponding to the identification (ID) coinciding with the internal identification (ID) to a user terminal, in the case in which the purchasing reservation information is requested from the user terminal.