Global Patent Index - EP 0837438 A2

EP 0837438 A2 19980422 - Electronic price label system

Title (en)

Electronic price label system

Title (de)

Elektronisches Preisschildsystem

Title (fr)

Système d'étiquettes électroniques de prix

Publication

EP 0837438 A2 19980422 (EN)

Application

EP 97305770 A 19970731

Priority

US 73072796 A 19961015

Abstract (en)

The invention provides for a system for assigning an address to an electronic price label (18A-18C) and which is not defined by the product (23, 25) to which the label is assigned. The invention also provides for a related method that includes the step of assigning a random number as the label address, or that includes the step of assigning a number of digits of a serial number associated with the label as the label address. The invention can therefore facilitate marking of common product types with more than one electronic price label. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G09F 9/00

IPC 8 full level

A47F 10/00 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01); G09F 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 9/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0837438 A2 19980422; AU 3422697 A 19980423; CA 2210925 A1 19980415; JP H10228247 A 19980825; NZ 328510 A 19971024; ZA 977478 B 19980219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97305770 A 19970731; AU 3422697 A 19970815; CA 2210925 A 19970721; JP 27865597 A 19971013; NZ 32851097 A 19970806; ZA 977478 A 19970820