Patent ID: 8340809

Claim:
A retrofit intelligent shelving system configured to be placed on a shelf of an existing shelving system, the shelf having a supporting surface having a length and a depth, the retrofit intelligent shelving system comprising: one or more dividing elements arranged to communicate with a controller, each of the one or more dividing elements including: an antenna having a detection plane and; a base for placement on the supporting surface of the shelf to extend along its depth and divide the shelf along the length of its supporting surface, the detection plane of the antenna being substantially parallel to the base, wherein each of the one or more dividing elements is arranged to identify electronically tagged items falling within the detection plane of its respective antenna and communicate data on said identified items to the controller, the retrofit intelligent shelving system further comprising a communications link connecting each of the one or more dividing elements to the controller, the communications link comprising a track arranged to run along the surface of the shelf.