Abstract: The invention relates to an inventory management method which comprises the steps of: controlling shelf devices (AID) arranged on shelves of a fixture to cause the shelf devices to implement a localization process: controlling a sensor (CAM) to acquire sensor signals during the localization process: and localizing each of said shelf devices based on the acquired sensor signals. Controlling the shelf devices comprises sending a device command (D-Cd) to each of said shelf devices (AID), wherein the device command includes a localization process execution time and causes each of said shelf devices to have been switched from a sleep mode (SLPd) to a wake-up mode (WU-BLK) at the localization process execution time and to emit a localization signal before switching back to the sleep mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an imaging device having at least one controllable viewing parameter and arranged to capture images of an articles placement fixture, comprising the set-up steps of: —successively capturing images (CAPTx) of the articles placement fixture with the imaging device, wherein said capturing comprises controlling the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be modified between two successive image captures; —determining (Sfc) for each of the successively captured images a fixture coverage score; —selecting (SLC) a reference image as the image from among the successively captured images having the best fixture coverage score; —setting (SET) the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be the one used when capturing the reference image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf imaging device for a shelf support, wherein the shelf support is installed on a shelf edge and comprises a receiving section configured to receive electronic shelf labels on the shelf support. The shelf imaging device comprises a back side (302) configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section, a front side (301) opposite to the back side (302), an optical sensor (305) configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side (301), an engaging member for engaging the receiving section so as to lock the shelf imaging device into the shelf support, when the engaging member protrudes from the shelf imaging device, at or behind the back side (302) of the shelf imaging device and an actuator (503).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the position of at least one object (P1-P6) in a space (2), in particular of at least one product positioned on a shelf (7), wherein the method includes: emitting a light signal, encoded with identification information for identifying the object, from a light-emitting device (6) positioned adjacent to the object, and capturing a scene with the aid f at least one freely movable camera (10), wherein a digital scene image generated with the aid of the camera represents the scene, and generating object position data on the basis of a computer-determined position of the light signal appearing in the digital scene image in relation to the camera and the identification information emitted with the light signal, and on the basis of an automatically determined orientation and position of the camera in the space when the scene is captured, wherein the object position data represents the position of the object in the scene with respect to the space.

Abstract: A method that comprises the process steps listed below, namely: automatically capturing a product location with the help of a camera and generating a digital product location image of the product location with the help of the camera, wherein the product location is used for placing at least one product, automatically recognizing that the product location is empty by computerized evaluation of the product location image, digitally documenting the absence of the product at the product location.

Abstract: A method for determining the position of furnishing elements, wherein a digital scene image consisting of pixels, in particular with a known pixel spacing or a known pixel dimension, and containing a digital representation of a first furnishing element, is generated using a camera from a scene captured by it, in which at least one first furnishing element is present and wherein the at least one first furnishing element image is automatically recognized in the scene image and a scale for the scene image is determined by determining the image points associated with the first furnishing element image in the scene image and knowing the actual dimensions of the first furnishing element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spacer (10) adapted to be fixed on a shelf support (100) so as to delimit a column of the shelf support (100), wherein the spacer (10) comprises a light-emitter (20) integrated in the spacer (10) and configured to emit light, wherein the light emitted by said light emitter (20) forms a signal corresponding to a blinking sequence which is specific to said light emitter (20) and allows identification of the spacer (10) in which the light emitter (20) is integrated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling an imaging device having at least one controllable viewing parameter and arranged to capture images of an articles placement fixture, comprising the set-up steps of: —successively capturing images (CAPTx) of the articles placement fixture with the imaging device, wherein said capturing comprises controlling the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be modified between two successive image captures; —determining (Sfc) for each of the successively captured images a fixture coverage score; —selecting (SLC) a reference image as the image from among the successively captured images having the best fixture coverage score; —setting (SET) the at least one controllable viewing parameter to be the one used when capturing the reference image.

Abstract: The invention relates to an inventory management method which comprises the steps of: controlling shelf devices (AID) arranged on shelves of a fixture to cause the shelf devices to implement a localization process: controlling a sensor (CAM) to acquire sensor signals during the localization process: and localizing each of said shelf devices based on the acquired sensor signals. Controlling the shelf devices comprises sending a device command (D-Cd) to each of said shelf devices (AID), wherein the device command includes a localization process execution time and causes each of said shelf devices to have been switched from a sleep mode (SLPd) to a wake-up mode (WU-BLK) at the localization process execution time and to emit a localization signal before switching back to the sleep mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for managing stock of a shelf of a salespoint, comprising: —a communication module adapted to receive a far field order via far field radio communication, and to send a near field order via near field radio communication to at least one device (10-40) located within a transmission range of said communication module, wherein said communication module is adapted to be fixed to a shelf: and —at least one device (10-40) adapted to receive the near field order and to perform an action in response to the near field order.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shelf imaging device for a shelf support, wherein the shelf support is installed on a shelf edge and comprises a receiving section configured to receive electronic shelf labels on the shelf support. The shelf imaging device comprises a back side (302) configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section, a front side (301) opposite to the back side (302), an optical sensor (305) configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side (301), an engaging member for engaging the receiving section so as to lock the shelf imaging device into the shelf support, when the engaging member protrudes from the shelf imaging device, at or behind the back side (302) of the shelf imaging device and an actuator (503).