Patent ID: 8823521

Claim:
A low stock product display alert system, comprising: a pushing element configured to push one or more products toward a front of a shelf as a unit of the product is removed from the shelf; an RFID component, wherein the RFID component is configured to be in a dormant state when the pushing element is in a first position; an activation element configured to activate the RFID component when the pushing element is in a second position, wherein when activated, the RFID component is configured to emit a signal indicating that the product display is out of product; wherein (a) the RFID component is activated via a closed magnetic reed switch, wherein the activation element is a magnet, wherein the magnetic reed switch is closed and the RFID component is activated when the RFID component is aligned above the magnet at the front portion of the track; or (b) the activation element is an infrared detector, wherein the infrared detector detects a strength of an infrared signal that is reflected off of the back of the pushing element.