Patent ID: 6243690
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G09F,G09G

Abstract:
An electronic price label (EPL) adapted for displaying prices of items which are arranged on a shelf in a manner that fails to permit mounting of a single EPL per item due to lack of space and for Tirelessly receiving messages including price information and unique EPL identification numbers comprising:a housing;at least one antenna for Tirelessly receiving said messages;a first display within the housing associated with a first item;a second display within the housing associated with a second item and mounted proximate the first display; andcircuitry within the housing for controlling each of the first and second displays in response to said messages so that a message having a first unique EPL identification number and price information for the first item is determined to correspond to the first display so that the information for the first item is displayed on the first display, and so that a message having a second unique EPL identification number and price information for the second item is determined to correspond to the second display so that the price information for the second item is displayed on the second display.