Abstract: In a sales area, a method for checking the layout of articles in a gondola, the gondola comprising at least one electronic shelf label which corresponds to a matching area of a gondola, with a single product slot field comprising a gondola number, a row number and a shelf label number, the method comprising steps of: acquisition of an image of the gondola; automated detection of electronic shelf labels, and automated detection of rows; for at least one electronic shelf label, determination of the matching area of the gondola, and determination of the slot field; detection of layout information in said area of the gondola in the acquired image; identification of the associated article identifier in a realogram database; and check of compliance of detected layout information, with respect to expected layout information stored in the realogram database.

Abstract: Shelf rail for an electronic shelf-label system, comprising a first fastening structure for fastening at least one electronic shelf label that can be supplied with power in a contact-free manner, wherein the first fastening structure comprises a wall running between a head area and a foot area of the shelf rail with a wall front side and a wall back side, which defines a shelf-label plane with its wall front side for the positioning of the at least one shelf label along the wall, and wherein the shelf rail on the wall back side comprises at least one second fastening structure for attaching at least one conductor loop on a conductor-loop plane, wherein the conductor-loop plane is aligned parallel to the shelf-label plane and runs at the defined first distance from the shelf-label plane, and wherein the shelf rail comprises a third fastening structure for fastening a conductive structure.

Abstract: A retail shelf floor divider or shelf floor limiter, which comprises mechanical coupling means which are arranged for coupling the retail shelf floor divider or shelf floor limiter to a further structure, in particular a shelf floor in order to divide the shelf floor in shelf floor sections or to limit it, and electronic detection means for the detection of movement in the neighborhood of the retail shelf floor divider or the shelf floor limiter, which are arranged to utilize an electromagnetic wave, preferred a radio wave, more preferred a light wave, or a sound wave for said detection.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic shelf label that is attached to a shelf rail at a position along the shelf rail and controlled by a local rail controller at the shelf rail, wherein the rail controller stores a list of display data, wherein an element of the list of display data is intended to be submitted to an electronic shelf label and represents the information that shall be displayed there, and detects the attachment of an electronic shelf label to the shelf rail or the removal of an electronic shelf label from the shelf rail, and triggers an action based on the detection of the attachment or the detection of the removal of an electronic shelf label under consideration of the list of display data.

Abstract: Electronic price and/or product-information display device, display device for short, which is designed to visually reproduce price and/or product information of a product and which is designed to store reproduction data, said reproduction data representing the price and/or product information, wherein the display device comprises a first short-range communication device, in particular, a first near-field communication device, NFC device for short, which is designed for wireless short-range communication with a reproduction device, in particular, a reproduction device which is NFC-compatible, wherein the reproduction data comprises display-reproduction data which is determined in order to visually reproduce the price and/or product information by means of the electronic price and/or product display device itself, and output reproduction data, which allows an output to the reproduction device by means of wireless short-range communication and the acoustic reproduction of the price and/or product information at

Abstract: Shelf rail maintenance device (14) for the maintenance of at least one electrical conductor (6) of a shelf rail (3), wherein the electrical conductor (6) is located in a receiving groove (4) of an electronic shelf rail (3) and extends freely accessible along the length extension of the receiving groove (4), wherein the maintenance device (14) comprises at least one interaction element (15; 15A, 15B, 15C) which is designed for maintenance interaction with the at least one electrical conductor (6) of the electronic shelf rail (3), characterized in that at least a part of the maintenance device (14) is designed to fit into the receiving groove (4), such that the at least one interaction element (15; 15A, 15B, 15C) is position-able in the receiving groove (14) corresponding to the location of the at least one electrical conductor (6).

Abstract: A fastening element, which is used for fastening or fixing a display unit, preferably an electronic display unit, particularly preferably an electronic price—and/or product-information display unit, to a support device, which is preferably designed as a shelf edge strip, the fastening element comprising at least one locking element, which is retractable and extensible and preferably constructed as a pin, which is held in its extended position by a spring, which is provided in the fastening element, and can be moved counter to the force of the spring to a retracted position, characterized in that the fastening element is realized as a separate fastening module.

Abstract: Method for placing playback content within the display area of a screen of a video shelving rail. wherein, with the help of a camera, a digital image of the screen and/or a product-presentation area extending along the screen is captured, and wherein an image-processing device is used to automatically detect a placement indicator and its position in the digital image, wherein the placement indicator indicates or delimits the space of a product to be presented along the screen, and wherein the image-processing device generates placement data based on the detected position of the placement indicator, wherein the placement data defines the space for the playback content to be played within the display area, and wherein the video shelving rail displays the playback content in accordance with the placement data within the display area of the screen.

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 relates to an electronic display device for displaying product and/or price information, said device being designed to display a machine-readable code and having a housing. The invention is characterized in that the electronic display device has a code carrier which can be moved relative to the housing and which has the machine-readable code.

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: Holding device, in particular shelf rail, for holding an object provided for this purpose, in particular of a label, wherein the holding device comprises: a first holding element, preferably having a hook-shaped cross section, which is formed in a movable manner, a second holding element, preferably having a hook-shaped cross section, wherein the first holding element and the second holding element are formed to hold the object between them, a guide device, wherein the guide device is formed so that the first holding element can essentially be moved along a straight guide line.

Abstract: A support device, in particular a shelf edge strip, for supporting a module, particularly an electronic device, wherein the support device comprises an alignment wall for aligning the module which is inserted into the support device and the alignment wall comprises a longitudinal extent and a transverse extent running normal thereto, wherein the support device is designed in such a manner that the module, which is inserted as intended into the support device, can be moved inside the support device in a manner corresponding to or along the transverse extent of the alignment wall between a removal position and a holding position, in which the module is aligned on the alignment wall, and that the shape or the cross section of the support device forms a removal opening at a distance from the alignment wall, through which removal opening the module can only be removed from the support device starting from the removal position.

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: A display-system for displaying product and/or price information that comprises: at least one electronic display device to display content, which is represented by content data, a data provision system that is arranged to provide the content data to the at least one electronic display device, a detection stage that is designed to automatically detect a discrepancy in the content that is intended to be displayed by the electronic display device, and/or in the content already displayed by the electronic display device, wherein the detection stage is designed to trigger at least one action when a discrepancy is detected.

Abstract: An electronic shelf label, which is arranged to be attached to a shelf, preferred to a shelf rail located at the front edge of a shelf floor, more preferred to form the shelf rail by itself and to be directly attached to the shelf floor, the electronic shelf label comprises: a display screen arranged on or as the front wall of the electronic shelf label to display content in the form of a still or video image, the display screen comprises a light source to provide a backlit for the display screen, and an illumination device, which is independently controllable form the light source and arranged to emit light from the electronic shelf label from a different wall than its front wall.

Abstract: Method for logically linking an electronic display unit to a product by means of a linking device, wherein the display unit and the product are located on a mounting structure in the detection region of an image detecting device, wherein the method comprises the method steps listed below, namely: generating image data, which represent an optical depiction of the product and the display unit by means of the image detecting device and transmitting these image data to the linking device, by means of which the logical link can be established, generating a trigger signal by means of a trigger stage which is assigned to the mounting structure, on which the display unit is mounted, wherein the trigger signal indicates the presence of an unlinked display unit in the detection region, and logically linking the as yet unlinked electronic display unit to the product in accordance with the occurrence of the trigger signal.