Patents Assigned to MARIELLA LABELS OY
  • Patent number: 11948040
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and an electronic price label, which include a communication device for receiving information related to a product. The electronic price label further includes a first display for displaying information related to the product, and a second display for displaying information related to the product. The first display and the second display are separate displays, and the first display and second display are adapted to be controlled separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20230315375
    Abstract: A method for controlling remotely controlled displays, such as electronic price tags, of a remotely controlled display system, and a remotely controlled display system including at least one base station and a plurality of remotely controlled displays, such as electronic price tags. The remotely controlled displays are arranged in premises, such as a store, and include a light source, e.g. an LED light source. The system is adapted to provide guidance to people, such as emergency exit guidance, by turning on and/or off the light sources of the remotely controlled displays in a pre-determined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: MariElla Labels Oy
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 11631346
    Abstract: An electronic price label system, an apparatus and a method for managing an electronic price label are disclosed. The electronic price label includes a display and communication device. In the method, the identifier in an electronic price label is read and, based on the read identifier, a command is sent to the electronic price label by means of a near field. The command can be an emptying command and/or extinguishing command for an electronic price label or it can be a command containing a new state and/or price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Vesa Maunula
  • Publication number: 20220309261
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and an electronic price label, which include a communication device for receiving information related to a product. The electronic price label further includes a first display for displaying information related to the product, and a second display for displaying information related to the product. The first display and the second display are separate displays, and the first display and second display are adapted to be controlled separate from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: MariElla Labels Oy
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 11392888
    Abstract: A method for an electronic price, inventory management and label system and an electronic price, inventory management and label system, which comprises an electronic label system, comprising at least one base station and electronic labels, which are configured to communicate with the base station using two way communication. The system further comprises means for reading remotely readable tags, such as RFID-tags, wherein remotely readable tags are attached to products and wherein certain electronic label is linked to remotely readable tag(s) of certain product(s). The system is configured to detect the number of certain product in a space by using the means for reading remotely readable tags, and the system is configured to identify the location of these products based on the location of the electronic label linked to the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 11386814
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and electronic price label include a communicator configured to receive information relating to a product, a display for displaying information relating to a product, and a fastening ring for fastening the electronic price label to a product. The fastening ring is arranged to function as an antenna of the electronic price label, in which fastening ring a loop is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20210280092
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and electronic price label include a communicator configured to receive information relating to a product, a display for displaying information relating to a product, and a fastening ring for fastening the electronic price label to a product. The fastening ring is arranged to function as an antenna of the electronic price label, in which fastening ring a loop is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: MariElla Labels Oy
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 10661547
    Abstract: A display laminate which includes a front electrode layer, a display material layer and a protective film layer, wherein the protective film layer and the display material layer are narrower than the front electrode layer and wherein the protective film layer and the display material layer have a common edge with the front electrode layer on a first side and a common edge with each other but not with the front electrode layer on an opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventors: Esa Hämäläinen, Tero Kallioinen, Jouko Parppei
  • Patent number: 10497290
    Abstract: An electronic price label arrangement and a protective element of an electronic price label, which protective element includes an envelope part, which comprises a front wall, a rear wall and at least one side wall. A space for the electronic price label is arranged between the front wall and rear wall of the envelope part, and the envelope part is further adapted to at least partly surround, on the front side and on the rear side and on at least one other side of the electronic price label, an electronic price label inside the envelope part and/or an electronic price label to be placed inside the envelope part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 10459682
    Abstract: Battery unit for an electronic price label and an electronic price label, which includes a separate, external, replaceable battery unit having a battery, and a fastening means, which may be detachably fasten the battery unit to the frame part of the electronic price label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventors: Göran Sundholm, Jenni Virnes
  • Publication number: 20190228684
    Abstract: An electronic price label system, an apparatus and a method for managing an electronic price label are disclosed. The electronic price label includes a display and communication device. In the method, the identifier in an electronic price label is read and, based on the read identifier, a command is sent to the electronic price label by means of a near field. The command can be an emptying command and/or extinguishing command for an electronic price label or it can be a command containing a new state and/or price.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Vesa MAUNULA
  • Publication number: 20190147425
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and a method for an electronic price label system include a product database in which products are listed. A new price of a product is sent to an electronic price label linked to the product. The received new price of a product is stored by the electronic price label. The electronic price label changes the displayed price to the received new price in response to receiving a price activation signal from the electronic price label system, e.g. from base station of the electronic price label system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 10262512
    Abstract: An arrangement and method for fitting rooms and/or fitting areas. The arrangement includes detecting arrival, departure and/or presence of a person to/from a fitting room and/or fitting area and for detecting presence and/or number of remotely readable identification tags, electronic article surveillance tags and/or electronic price labels. The method includes detecting entrance or presence of a person to a fitting room and/or fitting area, detecting presence and/or number of remotely readable identification tags, electronic article surveillance tags and/or electronic price labels in the fitting room and/or fitting area after the entrance of a person to the fitting room and/or fitting area detecting departure of a person from a fitting room and/or fitting area and detecting presence and/or number of remotely readable identification tags, electronic article surveillance tags and/or electronic price labels in the fitting room and/or fitting area after departure of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventors: Göran Sundholm, Minna Arra, Jenni Virnes
  • Publication number: 20190012937
    Abstract: An electronic price label arrangement and a protective element of an electronic price label, which protective element includes an envelope part, which comprises a front wall, a rear wall and at least one side wall. A space for the electronic price label is arranged between the front wall and rear wall of the envelope part, and the envelope part is further adapted to at least partly surround, on the front side and on the rear side and on at least one other side of the electronic price label, an electronic price label inside the envelope part and/or an electronic price label to be placed inside the envelope part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Publication number: 20180308041
    Abstract: A method for an electronic price, inventory management and label system and an electronic price, inventory management and label system, which comprises an electronic label system, comprising at least one base station and electronic labels, which are configured to communicate with the base station using two way communication. The system further comprises means for reading remotely readable tags, such as RFID-tags, wherein remotely readable tags are attached to products and wherein certain electronic label is linked to remotely readable tag(s) of certain product(s). The system is configured to detect the number of certain product in a space by using the means for reading remotely readable tags, and the system is configured to identify the location of these products based on the location of the electronic label linked to the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 10068450
    Abstract: An arrangement, system and method for reducing the effect of interference at radio frequencies in an electronic price label system. The arrangement includes an electronic price label system, which includes a base station equipped with at least a radio transmitter and a radio receiver as well as a set of electronic price labels that receive and reflect back radio signals from the base station. The electronic price label system is connected to an electronic article surveillance system which includes a detector device which is able to detect electronic article surveillance tags, and which electronic article surveillance system further includes an activation device for changing a state of the detector device between an activated-state and a deactivated state. The electronic price label system is configured to start transmitting transmissions from base stations and/or electronic labels only when the detector device of the electronic article surveillance system is in the deactivated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Vesa Maunula
  • Patent number: 10019738
    Abstract: An arrangement and a method for observing fitting rooms (100) and/or fitting areas (200), wherein following steps are performed in the method: detecting number, type, size and/or color of products brought to the fitting room and/or fitting area by detecting presence of remotely readable identification tags, electronic article surveillance tags and/or electronic price labels in the fitting room and/or fitting area (200) and reading product information linked to the remotely readable identification tag, electronic article surveillance tag and/or electronic price label, comparing detected number, type, size and/or color of products to predefined criteria, the criteria relating to the number, type, size and/or color of products, and generating an alarm based on the detected number, type, size and/or color of products if at least one predefined criterion is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventors: Jenni Virnes, Minna Nurmisalo
  • Patent number: 10013698
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and an electronic price label, the electronic price label includes: a communication module for receiving product related information, a display for displaying product related information. The electronic price label further includes indication members which are configured to indicate that the products related to electronic price label have to be inventoried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Publication number: 20180150859
    Abstract: An electronic price label system and an electronic price label, the electronic price label includes: a communication module for receiving product related information, a display for displaying product related information. The electronic price label further includes indication members which are configured to indicate that the products related to electronic price label have to be inventoried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventor: Göran SUNDHOLM
  • Patent number: 9956754
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing display laminate, wherein the display laminate includes a front electrode layer, a display material layer and a protective film layer. The display laminate is continuous. A section of protective film layer is continuously removed from the edge of the display laminate by a cutting unit while the display laminate is running through the cutting unit. After removing the section of the protective film layer, a section of the display material layer located at the same edge as the removed section of the protecting film layer is continuously removed by spraying medium in a spraying unit while the display laminate is running through the spraying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: MARIELLA LABELS OY
    Inventors: Esa Hämäläinen, Tero Kallioinen, Jouko Parppei