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 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: 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: 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: 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 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 imaging device for a shelf support on a shelf edge and comprising a receiving section configured to receive electronic labels, the imaging device comprising a back side configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section, a front side opposite to the back side, an optical sensor configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side, an actuator configured to rotate the optical sensor around one or more axes of rotation, a memory configured to save the image, a processing unit configured to transmit the image to an image server.

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 method of guiding a person to products, wherein the method comprises the following steps, namely: emitting a radio beacon from a radio beacon emitter, which is assigned to a product and is essentially located in the spatial proximity of this product or the intended place of the product, receiving the emitted radio beacon by a radio beacon receiver which is locally movable with the person, triggering an action when the radio beacon receiver is moved into a predefined action-triggering area around the radio beacon emitter.

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.

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 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 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 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: A bus system, a shelf edge strip bus system in particular, which comprises a first line for determining an electric reference potential, a second line for providing a supply voltage with a desired value in relation to the reference potential, at least one third line, preferably a single third line, for communication of signals and/or data, a supply device, which is electrically conductively connected to the lines and is designed for electric power supply as well as for communication supply of electronic devices which can be connected to the bus system, wherein the supply device is designed to supply different device types both with electric power and with communication, particularly in a device-type-specific manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging device for a shelf support on a shelf edge comprising a receiving section configured to receive electronic labels, the imaging device comprising: aback side configured to be removably fitted in the receiving section, a front side (10) opposite to the back side, an optical sensor (15) configured to acquire an image of shelves facing the front side, an actuator configured to rotate the optical sensor around one or more axes of rotation, a memory configured to save the image, a processing unit configured to transmit the image to an image server.

Abstract: An electronic shelf label system, comprising a number of display devices to display content on its screen or its screens, each device comprises a memory stage to store content data, and a control stage to control the display of the content on its screen; wherein the screen is a video screen and realizes a shelf rail or covers a front of a shelf rail or a part of it to which it is attachable, and the content is a video and the memory stage stores the entire video data of the video, and the control stage is designed to define a display window for the video and to display only the video content within the display window on its screen.