Global Patent Index - EP 0712521 A1

EP 0712521 A1 19960522 - IMPROVEMENTS IN LABELLING

Title (en)

IMPROVEMENTS IN LABELLING

Title (de)

VERBESSERUNGEN IN DER ETIKETTIERUNG

Title (fr)

AMELIORATIONS RELATIVES A L'ETIQUETAGE

Publication

EP 0712521 A1 19960522 (EN)

Application

EP 94922331 A 19940811

Priority

  • GB 9401754 W 19940811
  • GB 9316684 A 19930811

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9504981A1] Equipment for use in a store at point of sale and/or refund in conjunction with an article of merchandise having associated physically therewith in a manner resistant to accidental or unintentional removal a concealed or displayed electronic read/write tag with a non-volatile memory, the tag being fabricated to respond to a radiofrequency source as an external stimulus permitting the reading or writing facility, where such equipment defines a space into or through which the article can be moved, and possesses (a) a source of radiofrequency signal of strength adequate to provide within the said space a signal capable of being received by the tag to be converted into data and stored in memory and/or capable of stimulating a transmission of data from the tag memory as a radiofrequency signal, (b) a receiver for the stimulated signals corresponding to the stored data and (c) display means to produce point of sale information such as a customer receipt utilising the information in such signals.

IPC 1-7

G07G 1/00; G06K 19/07; A47F 9/04

IPC 8 full level

A47F 9/04 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 9/048 (2013.01); G07G 1/0054 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9504981A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9504981 A1 19950216; AU 7348894 A 19950228; EP 0712521 A1 19960522; GB 9316684 D0 19930929

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9401754 W 19940811; AU 7348894 A 19940811; EP 94922331 A 19940811; GB 9316684 A 19930811