Patents Assigned to MARISENSE OY
  • Patent number: 11100778
    Abstract: An electronic label tag (100) and electronic label tag system (300) wherein electronic label tag (100) comprises machine readable identifier module, communication module for receiving product related information, attachment means for attaching the electronic label tag (100) to product, and display for displaying product related information. The machine readable identifier module of the electronic label tag (100) is configured to activate the communication module and/or display in response to a command received by the machine readable identifier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MARISENSE OY
    Inventor: Hannu Karhuketo
  • Patent number: 9559414
    Abstract: An arrangement for reducing interference in a wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) (100) having a layered structure the ESL comprising: a display layer (101) comprising display material, a circuit board (203) with a backplane material structure and an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises means for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter, wherein the arrangement is ring resonator arrangement isolating the ESL from the electrically conducting shelf arranged on the antenna circuit board, the ring resonator arrangement comprising a plurality of ring resonators (204) that are electrically isolated from the antenna and arranged at
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
  • Publication number: 20160257108
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Esa HÄMÄLÄINEN, Tero KALLIOINEN, Jouko PARPPEI
  • Publication number: 20160250819
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Esa HÄMÄLÄINEN, Tero KALLIOINEN, Jouko PARPPEI
  • Patent number: 9412286
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement for an electronic price label includes a holder, into which the electronic price label is placed. The holder can in turn be fastened onto an installation point, such as onto the edge of a shelf. In the fastening arrangement the electronic price label is locked in relation to the holder with a fastening member, which extends through the wall of the holder from the first side of the wall to the second side of the wall and onwards into the electronic price label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: MARISENSE OY
    Inventor: Göran Sundholm
  • Patent number: 9271235
    Abstract: Electronic price label system and method for transferring information in an electronic price label system, the electronic price label system includes at least one base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The base station(s) and the electronic labels includes at least communication member. The method includes sending first message from base station to electronic label using a first frequency band, after sending the first message, sending a second message from base station to electronic label using second frequency band, and sending a third message from electronic label to base station using a second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Jarmo Kivinen
  • Patent number: 9268977
    Abstract: A method and system for an electronic price label system comprising at least a base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The method comprises transmitting a first message from base station 6 to a plurality of electronic labels 5a, 5b, the first message comprising at least identification information of one electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the first message at the electronic label 5a, 5b, recognizing the identification information in the first transmitted message by the electronic label 5a, 5b, transmitting a second message from the base station 6 to the electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the second message and sending an acknowledgement message to the second message from electronic label 5a, 5b with a modulation frequency from a certain frequency range, and searching the acknowledgement message from a predefined frequency range at the base station 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
  • Publication number: 20150035674
    Abstract: An electronic label tag (100) and electronic label tag system (300) wherein electronic label tag (100) comprises machine readable identifier module, communication module for receiving product related information, attachment means for attaching the electronic label tag (100) to product, and display for displaying product related information. The machine readable identifier module of the electronic label tag (100) is configured to activate the communication module and/or display in response to a command received by the machine readable identifier module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventor: Hannu Karhuketo
  • Patent number: 8855568
    Abstract: An arrangement for reducing unwanted effects of spurious signals from interference sources in telecommunications at radio frequencies. A communication unit transmits and receives information at radio frequency. Receivers receive the radio signals from the communication unit and for reflecting radio signals back. A control unit is adapted at least to switch the transmitter or receiver of the communication unit off substantially at the frequency of the spurious signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Marisense Oy
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Wright, Hannu Karhuketo
  • Publication number: 20130343326
    Abstract: Electronic price label system, comprising at least one base station(7) and a plurality of electronic labels(5a, 5b) wherein the base 5b station(s) (7) and the electronic labels (5a, 5b) comprise at least communication means and information is transferred between the base station(s) (7) and electronic labels (5a, 5b). The base station (7) or the base stations (7) are configured to send and receive information at first frequency band and second frequency band and, the electronic labels (5a, b) are configured to send and receive at a first frequency band and a second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventor: Jarmo Kivinen
  • Publication number: 20130076586
    Abstract: An arrangement for reducing interference in a wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) (100) having a layered structure the ESL comprising: a display layer (101) comprising display material, a circuit board (203) with a backplane material structure and an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises means for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter, wherein the arrangement is ring resonator arrangement isolating the ESL from the electrically conducting shelf arranged on the antenna circuit board, the ring resonator arrangement comprising a plurality of ring resonators (204) that are electrically isolated from the antenna and arranged at
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
  • Publication number: 20130036636
    Abstract: A wireless electronic shelf label (100) having a layered structure includes a display layer (101) including display material, a backplane material structure with an antenna (202), and a circuit board arrangement with control electronics for controlling the operation of the label, such as the display and the radio communication, and a resilient layer having a space for a rigid component, such as a battery, wherein said resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of said label (100), wherein the radio communication control further comprises a device for radio frequency communication via modulated backscatter with at least one detector diode (205), and, wherein the detector diode is connected to the antenna in at least one antenna connection point where the antenna signal has its maximum or at least near maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
  • Publication number: 20130027189
    Abstract: A method and system for an electronic price label system comprising at least a base station and a plurality of electronic labels for transferring information between the base station and electronic labels. The method comprises transmitting a first message from base station 6 to a plurality of electronic labels 5a, 5b, the first message comprising at least identification information of one electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the first message at the electronic label 5a, 5b, recognizing the identification information in the first transmitted message by the electronic label 5a, 5b, transmitting a second message from the base station 6 to the electronic label 5a, 5b, receiving the second message and sending an acknowledgement message to the second message from electronic label 5a, 5b with a modulation frequency from a certain frequency range, and searching the acknowledgement message from a predefined frequency range at the base station 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Gregory Wright
  • Publication number: 20130011628
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing display laminate, wherein the display laminate comprises a front electrode layer (106), a display material layer (104) and a protective film layer (102). The display laminate is continuous. A section of protective film layer (102) is continuously removed from the edge of the display laminate by a cutting unit (304) while the display laminate is running through the cutting unit (304). After removing the section of the protective film layer (102), a section of the display material layer (104) located at the same edge as the removed section of the protecting film layer (102) is continuously removed by spraying medium in a spraying unit (310) while the display laminate is running through the spraying unit (310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Esa Hämäläinen, Tero Kallioiinen, Jouko Parppei
  • Publication number: 20120120471
    Abstract: A display device including a flexible display layer including display material. A flexible backplane layer has an electrode structure for driving the display material. A substantially rigid component having a thickness greater than a thickness of the flexible display layer and/or the thickness of the flexible backplane layer. A resilient layer has a cut-out space for the rigid component. The resilient layer is arranged to provide a substantially even total thickness of the device. The device also includes wireless communication capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Esa Hämäläinen, Hannu Karhuketo, Jukka Enarvi
  • Publication number: 20110288945
    Abstract: An electronic price system comprising at least a cash register (27) and at least one electronic label (1, 2) for displaying a first price of a product is disclosed. The electronic price system is configured to transmit a second price to the electronic label (1, 2), said second price replacing the first price in said electronic label (1, 2) and to transmit the second price to the cash register (27) to be displayed with the first price for a predetermined time period at the cash register (27). The system is further configured to provide during said predetermined time period a possibility at the cash register (27) to accept the second price or the first price. Also a method for the electronic price system and a computer program are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Jukka Enarvi
  • Publication number: 20110241831
    Abstract: A storage system (500) comprises a storage unit (100), wherein said storage unit (100) has sites (S1a, S1b) for accommodating two or more of said objects (G1), said storage unit (100) further comprising one or more capacitive proximity sensors (50) arranged to detect the presence of said objects (G1) in the vicinity of said sites (S1a, S1b). The storage unit may be e.g. a shelving in a retail store. The filling ratio (N/Nmax) or the number (N) of objects on the shelves (90) may be monitored in real time. Consequently, out-of-shelf situations may be effectively avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Jarkko Mäkiranta, Kari Kyyny, Laurentiu Barna, Kari Kymäläinen, Mikko Martikainen
  • Publication number: 20110084951
    Abstract: A display device with wireless communication capabilities for communicating with an external control system. The device has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. A power consumption of the device in the first operating mode is different from a power consumption of the device in the second operating mode. The device is arranged to change from the first operating mode to the second operating mode based on a signal sent by an external control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Hannu Karhuketo, Alan Wright
  • Publication number: 20110053517
    Abstract: An arrangement for reducing unwanted effects of spurious signals from interference sources in telecommunications at radio frequencies. A communication unit transmits and receives information at radio frequency. Receivers receive the radio signals from the communication unit and for reflecting radio signals back. A control unit is adapted at least to switch the transmitter or receiver of the communication unit off substantially at the frequency of the spurious signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MARISENSE OY
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Wright, Hannu Karhuketo