Abstract: A phone case assembly enabling selective attachment, holding, and positioning of a phone and its case includes a shell, a sidewall of which is resiliently deformable. The shell has a front, which is open to allow for insertion of a phone to couple the phone to the shell. Each utility cutout of a plurality of utility cutouts, which is positioned in the shell, aligns with an associated operating element of the phone. A security ring is attached to and is selectively extensible from the shell. A strap is attached to and extends from the security ring. Each fastening element of a plurality of fastening elements is selectively attachable to the strap distal from the security ring and has a respective fastening function so that the plurality of fastening elements comprises fastening elements having a variety of fastening functions. Each fastening element can be fastened to a respective substrate.

Abstract: A control module for a labelling apparatus, including: an input configured to receive a label generation request indicating a food item to be labelled; an output configured to provide a print signal to a label printing device; and a processor configured to: identify a set of ingredients of the indicated food item in response to receipt of the label generation request; and verify that the identified set of ingredients of the food item is a most recent set of ingredients of the food item. If the identified set of ingredients of the food item is verified as the most recent, the print signal is output to cause the label printing device to print an information label indicating the set of ingredients of the food item. If the identified set of ingredients cannot be verified as the most recent set of ingredients, provision of the print signal is prevented.

Abstract: A control module of a label printing apparatus includes memory configured to store item data and shelf label data indicative of an ID of an electronic shelf label (ESL) for the item, and at least one communication module configured to: receive, from an external device, an update request to make at least one change to the item data and communicate an ESL update request to the ESL to make the at least one change at the ESL. A processor of the control module is configured to: update the item data stored in the memory according to the update request; determine if the ESL has been updated in dependence on whether an acknowledgement is received from the ESL; and if the ESL has not been updated, control the communication module to output an alert signal to indicate that the ESL is out of sync with the label printing apparatus.

Abstract: A control module for a labelling apparatus, including: an input configured to receive a label generation request indicating a food item to be labelled; an output configured to provide a print signal to a label printing device; and a processor configured to: identify a set of ingredients of the indicated food item in response to receipt of the label generation request; and verify that the identified set of ingredients of the food item is a most recent set of ingredients of the food item. If the identified set of ingredients of the food item is verified as the most recent, the print signal is output to cause the label printing device to print an information label indicating the set of ingredients of the food item. If the identified set of ingredients cannot be verified as the most recent set of ingredients, provision of the print signal is prevented.

Abstract: A secure storage system for multi-user access having a plurality of lockable storage spaces, and a method for granting or denying access to the plurality of lockable storage spaces. A first subset of the lockable storage spaces is allocated to a first user and a second subset of the lockable storage spaces is allocated to a second user. A first access sequence of lockable storage spaces within the first subset is determined for the first user, and a second access sequence of lockable storage spaces within the second subset is determined for the second user in dependence on a likelihood of an access conflict with the first user. At least one delay period for at least one of the first access sequence and the second access sequence is determined if the likelihood of the access conflict remains above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Storage apparatus having a plurality of lockable storage compartments, wherein at least some of the storage compartments are temperature controlled. Storage compartment temperature information, SCTI, indicative of a locker temperature category of each storage compartment is obtained. Order information associated with an order of a plurality of items for storage is received, including desired temperature information, DTI, associated with the items, and temperature tolerance information, TTI, associated with the items. The TTI indicates a thermal resilience of the items. In dependence on the SCTI and the DTI, a capacity of the plurality of lockable storage compartments for receipt of the order is identified, corresponding to the DTI for the associated items. A subset of the plurality of lockable storage compartments is determined for storage of the items, in dependence on the identified capacity, DTI and TTI. The subset of lockable storage compartments is unlocked responsive to arrival of the order.

Abstract: A method of controlling a storage apparatus having a plurality of lockable storage compartments includes: obtaining storage compartment temperature information, SCTI, for at least some of the storage compartments; obtaining order information associated with a likelihood of at least one order of items being placed for storage in the storage apparatus, the order information including order delivery information, ODI, indicative of a predicted delivery time for the order and order temperature information, OTI, indicative of a required storage temperature for at least some of the items associated with the order; determining a storage compartment temperature schedule, SCTS, in dependence on the order information, the SCTS indicative of a temperature control schedule for the at least some of the storage compartments and is determined to maximally utilize a predetermined storage capacity of the storage apparatus; and controlling the temperature of at least some of the storage compartments according to the SCTS.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for use with a storage apparatus includes: receiving an order for goods from a computing device associated with a user, the order including an identifier associated with the storage apparatus; receiving, at the storage apparatus, digital media from a computer server; storing the digital media at the memory unit of the storage apparatus; transmitting connection information to a mobile device associated with the user, for establishing a wireless communication connection between the communication unit of the storage apparatus and the mobile device associated with the user; establishing, in dependence on the connection information, the wireless communication connection between the communication unit of the storage apparatus and the mobile device; and transmitting, via the wireless communication connection, the digital media from the storage apparatus to the mobile device for displaying the digital media on a display device thereof.

Abstract: A control apparatus for ordering fresh goods, the control apparatus configured to: receive, via an input, data indicative of a fresh goods order from an external ordering device, the fresh goods order indicating one or more items each having an associated preparation time; receive, via an input, data indicative of a collection time at which the fresh goods order is to be collected; calculate an order preparation initiation time at which preparation of the fresh goods order is to commence, in dependence on the associated preparation time of each of the one or more items, and the collection time; and provide, via an output, data indicative of the order preparation initiation time.

Abstract: A secure storage system for multi-user access having a plurality of lockable storage spaces, and a method for granting or denying access to the plurality of lockable storage spaces. A first subset of the lockable storage spaces is allocated to a first user and a second subset of the lockable storage spaces is allocated to a second user. A first access sequence of lockable storage spaces within the first subset is determined for the first user, and a second access sequence of lockable storage spaces within the second subset is determined for the second user in dependence on a likelihood of an access conflict with the first user. At least one delay period for at least one of the first access sequence and the second access sequence is determined if the likelihood of the access conflict remains above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A system incorporating a weighing scale in which information is presented to the user based on output of the weighing scale via a portable device and a database.

Abstract: A system incorporating a weighing scale in which information is presented to the user based on output of the weighing scale via a portable device and a database.