Abstract: An electronic shelf label, which comprises: a display unit, which is designed for displaying image content, and a communication module, which is designed for wireless communication for the purpose of receiving image data, which represent the image content, and for transferring the image data to the display unit, characterized in that a detector unit is provided, which is designed for detecting an incorrect positioning, which differs from a desired positioning, of the electronic shelf label, and for outputting an action signal when the incorrect positioning is detected, and in that the electronic shelf label is designed to change the image content when the action signal is present.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic shelf labelling system comprising at least one electronic shelf label that is designed such that it can be contactlessly supplied with power, and at least one shelf edge strip on which at least one shelf label of this type is secured, and an electronic power supply assigned to the shelf edge strip, in particular assigned only to this one shelf edge strip, which is designed to contactlessly supply power to the at least one electronic shelf label secured to said shelf edge strip.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic shelf label system, wherein the system comprises shelf labels fastened to shelf edge strips, wherein the shelf labels are designed such that they can be supplied with energy in a contactless manner, and the shelf edge strip comprises a supply device for contactlessly supplying energy to the shelf labels fastened on it, and the shelf edge strip comprises at least one conductor loop, wherein the conductor loop is a constituent of the supply device of the shelf edge strip and the conductor loop is used for emitting a signal, which can be generated by the supply device, for the purpose of the said supply of energy of shelf labels positioned on the shelf edge strip in a manner corresponding to the conductor loop, wherein according to the method, the said signal is generated with the aid of the supply device and emitted via the conductor loop and the respective shelf label positioned corresponding to the conductor loop stores electrical energy, which is transmitted with the aid

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic shelf labelling system, wherein the system has a server which is designed to individually address a plurality of shelf labels in order to communicate data with them in an addressed manner, and wherein the system has at least one access point which is connected to the server and is designed for radio communication of the data with the shelf labels, and wherein the system has a near-field communication (NFC) sub-system on a shelf edge strip of a shelf, wherein the NFC sub-system is characterised in such a way that the shelf edge strip has an NFC reader which is designed for radio-based communication with the access point, and in such a way that at least one conductor loop is provided which is connected to the NFC reader, formed along the shelf edge strip and functioning for NFC communication with an NFC-enabled shelf label, wherein at least one NFC-enabled shelf label is attached to the shelf edge strip corresponding to the conductor loop, and wherein the NFC reader is des

Abstract: An electronic label with a housing, that comprises a front wall and a rear wall and a side wall, wherein the front wall comprises a, particularly reflective, screen, and wherein by contrast to the front wall and rear wall, the side wall is constructed to be light-conducting and wherein a light source for emitting the light that can be generated using it through the side wall is positioned inside the housing, and wherein the side wall is inclined towards the front wall.

Abstract: An electronic shelf label system, wherein the system comprises a near-field communication, NEC for short, sub-system on a shelf edge strip of a shelving unit, which is characterized such that the shelf edge strip comprises a shelf edge strip controller, wherein the shelf edge strip controller comprises a first wireless communication module, which is designed for wireless communication according to a first communication method with an access point for the purpose of data transmission with a server of the shelf label system, and wherein the shelf edge strip controller comprises an NFC-enabled second communication module for NFC-based energy supply and communication with at least one NFC-enabled shelf label, which can be fastened to the shelf edge strip, and the shelf edge strip comprises at least one conductor loop constructed on it and connected to the second NFC-enabled communication module, wherein the conductor loop is used for NFC communication with the NFC-enabled shelf label, and wherein the shelf edge s

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic shelf label system that comprises a server for delivering shelf label display information to a number of display devices that are controlled by the server to display said shelf label display information on their screens, wherein said screen is designed to display video content represented by received video data, and said display device is designed to deliver video data to a screen and to receive label positioning data for defining the position of the shelf label display information in the display area of at least one of the screens connected to it, and to embed the shelf label display information in accordance with the received location data in the video content that is delivered to said screen.

Abstract: Electronic shelf label system that has: at least one battery-operated shelf label client that has an energy-saving sleep mode without radio communication standby according to a radio standard and an active mode with radio communication standby according to the radio standard and that has a radio wake-up receiver designed so as, on receiving a wake-up signal, to leave the sleep mode and prompt the active mode to be adopted, and an access point that is designed for radio communication with the at least one shelf label client according to the radio standard and that has a radio wake-up transmitter for transmitting the wake-up signal, wherein the radio wakeup transmitter is designed to be controllable in terms of the time at which the wake-up signal is transmitted by the access point, and the access point defines the time as the initiation of a radio connection setup to the at least one shelf label client according to the radio standard, in particular with a lead time for changing from the sleep mode to the activ

Abstract: An electronic shelf label that comprises: a display unit that is arranged to display an image, and an interaction interface which is arranged separate from the display unit, wherein the interaction interface is realized as touch sensitive unit that provides a touch-triggered signal, and a processing unit that is connected to the touch sensitive unit and is arranged to process the touch-triggered signal.

Abstract: An electronic price and/or product display device (2), which comprises a reflective screen (21) for displaying information, and a signalling device (28) for signalling an internal state or a state change of the display device (2) by superimposing said state or state change in a visually perceptible manner directly in the viewing direction of the screen.

Abstract: A video playback system, comprising a number of playback devices to playback a video on their screens, each playback device comprises a memory to store video data representing said video, and a communication stage to communicate data with each other, wherein the devices are designed to transmit video playback progress-data via the communication stage to the other device and to determine based on the received progress-data whether it is in a synchronous or asynchronous playback progress with the other devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (2-19) comprising a storage stage (50) for storing a product data set (PD1-PD3) which was received in a communication with a base station (25, 26) via a first radio interface (44) of the display device (2-19), and comprising a second radio interface (45) for communication in particular for RFID or NFC communication, with a self-checkout device (57), which display device (2-19) is designed to process a self-checkout request received from a self-checkout device (57) for the purpose of transmitting the product data set (PD) via the second radio interface (45).

Abstract: The invention further relates to a radio tag with a communication stage and a logic stage that interacts therewith The invention relates to a method for locating a radio tag whose position is unknown, wherein in a group of radio tags, in particular designed as electronic price-indicating devices, a locating signal is either a) emitted by one or more radio tags whose position is known and received by the radio tag whose position is unknown or b) emitted by the radio tag whose position is unknown and received by one or more radio tags whose position is known, and, in both cases a) and b), the reception quality for the locating signal is determined and provided, for the radio tag receiving the locating signal, as a basis for narrowing down the position of the radio tag whose position is unknown.

Abstract: The invention further relates to a radio tag with a communication stage and a logic stage that interacts therewith The invention relates to a method for locating a radio tag whose position is unknown, wherein in a group of radio tags, in particular designed as electronic price-indicating devices, a locating signal is either a) emitted by one or more radio tags whose position is known and received by the radio tag whose position is unknown or b) emitted by the radio tag whose position is unknown and received by one or more radio tags whose position is known, and, in both cases a) and b), the reception quality for the locating signal is determined and provided, for the radio tag receiving the locating signal, as a basis for narrowing down the position of the radio tag whose position is unknown.

Abstract: Display device comprising a first radio interface which is connected to a processing stage of the display device for communication with a base station according to a first communication protocol for the purpose of controlling states of the processing stage and an additional interface which is connected to the processing stage for contactless communication according to a second communication protocol with a communication device which is different from the base station for the purpose of controlling states of the display device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device implemented as an electronic price display sign, in particular designed for fastening to a rack, especially preferably designed for fastening to the end of the rack, comprising a first radio interface, which is connected to a processing stage of the display device, for communication with a base station in accordance with a first communication protocol for the purpose of controlling states of the processing stage, and a further interface, which is connected to the processing stage and is designed for contactless communication in accordance with a second communication protocol with a communication device different from the base station, for the purpose of controlling states of the display device, wherein the display device is designed to assume a storage state after exiting a delivery state for the first time, wherein the processing stage is not ready to receive data by means of the first radio interface in the storage state.

Abstract: The invention further relates to a radio tag with a communication stage and a logic stage that interacts therewith The invention relates to a method for locating a radio tag whose position is unknown, wherein in a group of radio tags, in particular designed as electronic price-indicating devices, a locating signal is either a) emitted by one or more radio tags whose position is known and received by the radio tag whose position is unknown or b) emitted by the radio tag whose position is unknown and received by one or more radio tags whose position is known, and, in both cases a) and b), the reception quality for the locating signal is determined and provided, for the radio tag receiving the locating signal, as a basis for narrowing down the position of the radio tag whose position is unknown.