System and method of processing promotional data from a host...

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G06F 3/14 (2006.01) G06F 17/21 (2006.01) G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) G09G 5/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2233804

A system and method of processing promotional data from a host computer for display on an electronic price label (EPL) which check the format of the promotional data and reformats it if necessary to a format required of the EPL system. The EPL system includes a plurality of EPLs for displaying prices and promotional data, and a computer coupled to the EPLs which maintains an EPL data file containing EPL identification information associated with the EPLs. The computer obtains the promotional data from the host computer in a first format, determines whether the first format is equal to a second format required by the EPL computer, reformats the promotional data into the second format if the first format is different from the second format, and stores the promotional data in the EPL data file. The computer may additionally verify that the promotional data is associated with the EPLs.

Système et méthode permettant de vérifier le format de données promotionnelles provenant d'un ordinateur hôte et destinées à être affichées sur une étiquette de prix électronique (EPL), et de les transposer au besoin dans un format nécessaire au système d'EPL. Le système d'EPL comprend un certain nombre d'EPL pour l'affichage de prix et de données promotionnelles, ainsi qu'un ordinateur couplé aux EPL qui tient un fichier de données d'identification associées aux EPL. L'ordinateur obtient les données promotionnelles de l'ordinateur hôte dans un premier format, détermine si ce premier format est égal à un second format nécessité par l'ordinateur EPL, transpose les données promotionnelles dans le second format si celui-ci diffère du premier format, et stocke les données promotionnelles dans le fichier de données EPL. L'ordinateur peut en outre vérifier si les données promotionnelles sont associées aux EPL.

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