Smart shelf location detection system

A shelf location detection system comprising:

• a smart shelf support member having a plurality of notches;
• a plurality of resistors connected in series situated within an interior of the smart shelf support member, where a voltage moving through the plurality of resistors decreases as the voltage flows through each resistor in the plurality of resistors;
• a shelf removably attached to the smart shelf support member by a set of support arms, a support arm in the set of support arms comprising a mounting bracket configured to removably couple to a shelf support notch in the plurality of notches;
• a connector coupled to the mounting bracket of the support arm, the connector configured to engage a contact surface associated with the shelf support notch, wherein a sensor associated with the shelf detects a change in the voltage across a resistor in the plurality of resistors associated with the shelf support notch when the mounting bracket of the support arm engages the contact surface;
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• a controller device of the shelf comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller device generates location data based on the detected change in the voltage, wherein the location data comprises an estimated height of the shelf, wherein an accessory device connected to the shelf self-configures in part using the location data.

A method for detecting a location of a shelf, the method comprising:

• detecting a change in voltage across a resistor in a plurality of resistors within a smart shelf support member by a sensor device of a smart shelf;
• generating location data identifying a location of the smart shelf on the smart shelf support member using the change in voltage across the resistor, the location data identifying the location of the shelf in a set of shelves on a modular display;
• storing the location data on a memory device associated with a first controller of the shelf, the location data comprising a UID associated with the smart shelf support member and a notch ID associated with a shelf support notch within a plurality of notches on the smart shelf support member;
• detecting an accessory device connected to the shelf;
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• providing the location data to the accessory device connected to the shelf, wherein the accessory device self-configures at least in part using the location data.