Patent ID: 8395524
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A47F,F25D,G07F,H05B,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A merchandiser communication system comprising: a first plurality of merchandisers arranged in a first row and a second plurality of merchandisers arranged in a second row such that an area between the first plurality of merchandisers and the second plurality of merchandisers defines an aisle, each of the first plurality of merchandisers and the second plurality of merchandisers including a visible light-based communication network in communication with the first plurality of merchandisers and the second plurality of merchandisers, the communication network at least partially defined by the light assembly, the light sensor, and the microcontroller of each merchandiser of the first and second pluralities of merchandisers, the communication network operable to communicate the encoded light pulses among the first and second pluralities of merchandisers via the light assemblies and the light sensors.