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Store management system and store management method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsEiji Natori, Yasuhiro Nomura
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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsEiji Natori, Yasuhiro Nomura
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A store management system has a merchandise information management apparatus which transmits merchandise information, a merchandise tag which is provided with a first display, and receives the merchandise information which is transmitted from the merchandise information management apparatus to the merchandise tag itself and displays the merchandise information, and a display apparatus for display rack which is provided with a second display, and has a function of receiving the merchandise information which is transmitted from the merchandise information management apparatus to the display apparatus itself and displaying the merchandise information, and checking the merchandise information which is displayed on the display apparatus itself and the merchandise information which is displayed on the merchandise tag by communicating with the merchandise tag.
A store management system comprising:
A store management system comprising:
A store management method comprising:
A store management method comprising:
A store management system comprising:
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Commerce: buying, selling or leasing transactions
Point-of-sale [POS] network systems: inventory monitoring
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a store management system and to a store management method which are suitable in the case of managing the display of merchandise information in a store.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-077938, filed Mar. 18, 2004, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a constitution of an embodiment of a store management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a figure showing an appearance of the component of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a constitution of a merchandise tag according to FIG. 1.
Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the store management system according to the present invention are explained with reference to the figures. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the constitution of the embodiment according to the present invention. The system according to FIG. 1 is composed of a merchandise information management apparatus 1, reader-writer 2, a merchandise information database 3, a merchandise tag 4 (a merchandise information display tag), a display apparatus for display rack 5 (a merchandise information display apparatus), and a portable information terminal 6. However, usually, a plurality of reader-writers 2, a plurality of merchandise tags 4, a plurality of display apparatuses 5 for display rack, and a plurality of portable information terminals 6 are installed or prepared in one store.
The merchandise information management apparatus 1 is a computer such as a personal computer and the like, and offers various functions which are utilized in the case of managing the merchandise information by carrying out a program for the present system on a prescribed operating system. The merchandise information management apparatus 1 is connected to the reader-writer 2 and the merchandise information database 3. The reader-writer 2 performs the communication with the merchandise tag 4 which has a function as an RFID tag (Radio Frequency Identification tag, or radio IC tag) or the display apparatus 5 for display rack by a radio signal. Furthermore, according to the direction from the merchandise information management apparatus 1, the reader-writer 2 writes the data in the memory 41 or the memory 51 of the merchandise tag 4 or the display apparatus 5 for display rack, and reads the data from the memory 41 or the memory 51.
The merchandise information database 3 is connected to the merchandise information management apparatus 1 via the communication line and the like, and stores and manages the information regarding a plurality of merchandise. The information (the merchandise information) which is registered corresponding to each piece of merchandise is the information such as merchandise name, merchandise number, identification information of a plurality of merchandise tags 4 which are adhered to the merchandise, the identification information of one or a plurality of display apparatus 5 for display racks which is attached to one or a plurality of rack which displays the merchandise, the merchandise specification, the maker (producer) name, a manufactured (produced) day, fixed price, the standard selling price, the present selling price (the price during a discount period), the amount of stock, the expiration date, the history of price change, the date of receipt of merchandise, and the like. The information thereof is previously registered according to the arrival time or the stock status of the merchandise.