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CA 2200553
A product information display system has electronic display tags for displaying pricing and product information for products in stores or warehouses. The electronic display tags are electromagnetically coupled to a conductor. A control circuit is used to generate an information signal which contains a tag address and related data. A modulator circuit modulates an a-c. power signal with the information signal and applies it to the conductor for transmission to the display tags. Each of the display tags is equipped with a coil that is electromagnetically coupled to the conductor for picking up the signals carried by the conductor. A demodulator is used to demodulate the signal picked up by the coil to obtain the original information signal. Each of the display tags is provided with a manually operated switch for initializing the tags with initial addresses transmitted by the conductor. A microprocessor in the electronic tag then compares the address contained in subsequent information signals with the address stored in the tag's memory. If the addresses match, the microprocessor further processes the information signal for visual display or verification functions. An electrical power system supplies a-c. power to the display tags. A main power distribution loop is connected to the power supply and is magnetically coupled to multiple branch power distribution loops which extend along selected groups of display tags for supplying power to those display tags.
Un système d'affichage informatif par article comprend des étiquettes électroniques (20) affichant les prix et d'autres informations concernant des produits stockés dans des magasins et des entrepôts. Les étiquettes électroniques (20) sont couplées électromagnétiquement à un conducteur (C1-Cn). On utilise un circuit de commande (31) pour produire un signal d'information qui contient une adresse d'étiquette et des informations connexes. Un circuit modulateur combine un signal d'alimentation en courant alternatif avec le signal d'information, et l'applique au conducteur de sorte qu'il soit transmis aux étiquettes (20). Un système d'alimentation électrique (28) fournit un courant alternatif aux étiquettes (20). Une boucle de distribution de courant principale est reliée à la source d'alimentation électrique (28) et est couplée magnétiquement à une pluralité de boucles secondaires de distribution de courant disposées le long de groupes sélectionnés d'étiquettes (20) pour les alimenter en courant.
Frederick W. Richard
Kayser Kenneth W.
Display Edge Technology Ltd.
Marks & Clerk
Northern Illinois University
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