WO2000067110A1 - Display unit for electronic shelf price label system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to information display applications, and in particular, to the display of information concerning goods in a retail environment.
- ESPL display systems Invariably, these systems required a near continuous supply of power, either by line transmission, battery, capacitor, RF transmission, or other form of indirect power transmission.
- the goods on the shelves in most retail establishments are constantly being rearranged. Consequently any direct hard-wired system becomes an expensive impracticality.
- Wireless power transmission systems have been proposed where the electronic display units inductively receive the energy emitted by a transmitter to recharge an integrated or hardwired power source, e.g., a battery.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic display unit for an ESPL system that is flexible and which requires substantially no power to maintain the display of the electronic display unit.
- the electronic display unit of the present invention features a printable electronic display comprising an encapsulated electrophoretic display medium.
- the resulting electronic display is flexible and has in large measure the applications of a printed display. Further, since the encapsulated electrophoretic display medium used in the present invention can be printed, the display itself can be made inexpensively.
- the encapsulated electrophoretic display medium used in the present invention is an optoelectronically active material which comprises at least two phases: an electrophoretic contrast media phase and a coating/binding phase.
- the electrophoretic display medium can form, for example, a full color, multi-color, or two color (e.g. black and white) display.
- the electrophoretic phase comprises, in the present invention, at least one species of encapsulated electrophoretic particles, having distinct physical and electrical characteristics, dispersed in a clear or dyed suspending fluid.
- the coating/binding phase includes, in one embodiment, a polymer matrix that surrounds the electrophoretic phase.
- the polymer in the polymeric binder is capable of being dried, crosslinked, or otherwise cured as in traditional inks, and therefore a printing process can be used to deposit the encapsulated electrophoretic display medium onto a substrate.
- electrophoretic ink is meant to refer to the encapsulated electrophoretic display medium used in the present invention.
- the optical quality of an electronic ink is quite distinct from other electronic display materials. The most notable difference is that electronic ink provides a high degree of both reflectance and contrast because it is pigment based (as are ordinary printing inks). The light scattered from the electronic ink comes from a very thin layer close to the top of the viewing surface. In this respect it resembles a common printed image.
- electronic ink is easily viewed from a wide range of viewing angles in the same manner as a printed page. Such ink approximates a Lambertian contrast curve more closely than any other electronic display material. Since electronic ink can be printed, it can be included on the same surface with any other printed material. Electronic ink can be made optically stable in all optical states, that is, the ink can be set to a persistent optical state. An electronic ink display is particularly useful in low power applications because of this stability.
- An electronic display that comprises electronic ink can be created so that the optical state of the electronic ink is stable for some length of time.
- the electronic ink has two states which are stable in this manner, the electronic ink is said to be bistable. If more than two states of the electronic ink are stable, then the electronic ink can be said to be multistable.
- bistable will be used to indicate an electronic ink or electronic ink display in which any optical display state remains fixed once an electrical field applied across the electronic ink is removed.
- the definition of a bistable state depends on the application for the electronic ink.
- a slowly-decaying optical display state can be effectively bistable if the optical display state is substantially unchanged over the required viewing time.
- bistable in an electronic ink display which is updated every few minutes, a display image which is stable for hours or days is effectively bistable for that application.
- bistable also indicates an electronic ink or electronic ink display with an optical display state sufficiently long-lived as to be effectively bistable for the application in mind. Whether or not an electronic ink is bistable, and its degree of bistability, can be controlled through appropriate chemical modification of the electrophoretic particles, the suspending fluid, the capsule, and coating/binding phase.
- Another advantage of an electronic ink display is that relatively poor conductors, for example, materials with resistivities on the order of 10 - 10 ohms square, can be used as electrodes to apply an electric field to select portions of the electronic ink display, i.e., address a display element.
- Electronic ink may be coated onto practically any surface using appropriate binders such as PVCs, urethanes and silicone binders, allowing electronic ink displays to be: (1) made in large sizes (such as poster and billboard sizes) using coating techniques; (2) lightweight enough to install without an overhead crane; (3) flexible enough to bend with wind; and (4) capable of holding an image without further power draw, thereby operating economically from solar cells, batteries, or inductive power transmission.
- binders such as PVCs, urethanes and silicone binders
- Electronic ink is ideal for application in an electronic display unit of an ESPL system.
- An electronic display unit comprised of an electronic ink display possess several advantages for use as a POD label: (1) the display is reflective, and as a result, has a wide field of view and high contrast; (2) the display can be made thin, and as a result, it be made both light weight and flexible; (3) the display can be printed, and as a result, can potentially be made for a low cost; and (4) the display can be bistable, and as a result, it draws substantially no energy during display.
- such an electronic display unit could be so thin as to fit within the standard channel groove provided on supermarket gondola shelving.
- the display could be curved, either concave or convex, to provide a smooth yet attention-grabbing display. Additionally, such a display could be tilted at an angled from the vertical to provide for glare reduction, and yet still maintain a shallow enough profile to avoid interfering with removal of product from the shelves.
- the present invention provides a bistable electronic display unit, which requires substantially no power to maintain the display state, by taking advantage of the electrophoretic nature of the constituent electronic ink.
- the elaborate power transmission systems of prior ESPL systems are not required for the electronic display units of the present invention.
- the term “electrophoretic display unit” is meant to refer to the electronic display unit comprised of an electronic ink display of the present invention.
- the terms “display state” and “optical display state” are meant to refer to the visual appearance of the electronic ink display of an electrophoretic display unit. Accordingly, it is to be realized that the display state may present a visual appearance that includes, but is not limited to, such optical properties as color, reflectivity, or luminescence. Further, this visual appearance may form a "message.” As used throughout the specification, the term “message” is intended to include any type of indicia such as a number, text, or an image, alone or in combination, that conveys information. The term message includes, but is not limited to, prices, letters, words, graphics, photos, logos, bar codes, and 2D bar codes. Consequently, it is to be understood that changing the message of an electrophoretic display unit entails changing the display state of the associated electronic ink of the unit.
- the invention features a device for storing goods for sale (or rent).
- the devices comprises a storage surface having a portion for supporting the goods and an extension for displaying information about the goods, and an electronic shelf label disposed adjacent the extension.
- the electronic shelf label comprises an electrophoretic display unit providing updateable information about the goods.
- the device for storing goods further comprises a substrate disposed adjacent the storage surface extension.
- the substrate comprises a strip having a plurality of segments in electrical communication with each other. At least one segment has an electrophoretic display unit displaying information about the goods. This strip may be used, for example, to highlight the shelf and draw attention to the goods thereon.
- the electronic ink of the electrophoretic display unit is electrostatically writable.
- the storage surface is a shelf that further comprises a track along the extension and an electrostatic print head that moves along the track and automatically updates information about the goods.
- the device for storing goods further comprises a sensor in communication with an information updating unit, for receiving update signals, in electrical communication with an electrophoretic display unit.
- the sensor can comprise a microphone.
- the sensor can comprise an optical sensor.
- the sensor comprises a photodiode.
- the device further comprises a logic circuit updating the information displayed by the electrophoretic display media based on data received by the sensor.
- the device further comprises a short-range radio antenna in electrical communication with the information updating unit.
- the short-range radio antenna is capable of receiving data from a distance of no more than about 12 inches, 10 feet, or 100 feet. It is to be realized that the desired of the radio antenna will vary with the nature of the retail environment. For example, a lumber yard could benefit from an antenna capable of receiving data from about 100 feet, whereas a corner grocery store might require an antenna capable of receiving data from only about 12 inches.
- the invention features a method of updating information on an electronic shelf label.
- the method comprises the steps of: (a) providing an electrophoretic display unit comprising an electronic ink disposed on a first electrode; and (b) applying an electric field across the electronic ink to change the display state thereof.
- step (a) comprises providing an electrophoretic display unit disposed on an extension of a shelf, where the shelf has a portion for supporting goods for sale and an extension for displaying information about the goods.
- step (a) further comprises providing a strip having a plurality of segments in electrical communication with each other, where at least one segment has an electrophoretic display unit disposed adjacent one surface of a segment that displays information about the goods.
- step (b) comprises: (bl) receiving data for updating the information displayed on the electrophoretic display unit; and (b2) applying an electric field across the electronic ink based on the received data.
- step (a) comprises providing a first electrophoretic display unit in electrical communication with a second electrophoretic display unit; and step (b) comprises: (bl) transmitting data through short range radio signals from the first electrophoretic display unit to the second electrophoretic display unit; and (b2) applying an electric field across the electronic ink of the second electrophoretic display unit based on the transmitted data.
- the method further comprises the step of receiving data from a central control station at the first electrophoretic display unit and subsequently re-transmitting the data from the first electrophoretic display unit to the second electrophoretic display unit.
- the method further comprises the step of using a portable activation device to update the information displayed on the electrophoretic display unit.
- the method further comprises the step of using an electrostatic printing device to update the information displayed on a electrophoretic display unit by moving the electrostatic device along a track disposed on a shelf extension on which the electrophoretic display unit is disposed and automatically updating information displayed on the electrophoretic display.
- another object of the invention is to provide a store wide product information and price display system.
- this system comprises electronic ink signage and an ESPL system of electrophoretic display units. The resulting store wide display system permits a fully integrated system in which both electronic signage and electrophoretic display units are updateable from a single location.
- This system permits enhanced flexibility and adaptability in store signage while also ensuring store wide price consistency at the POD.
- the store wide product information and price display system is further integrated with the store POS price data system. The resulting store wide display system permits a retailer to update product information and price from a single location while ensuring that the price a consumer has been lead to believe a product costs at the POD will match the price registered at the POS.
- the invention herein focuses on the use of electronic ink to achieve beneficial effects in a retail environment. However, it is to be understood that such inventions could also be applied to analogous environments, including restaurants, banks, airports, health clubs, stadiums, and so forth; in short any space open to a number of people in which transactions are conducted, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
- Figures 1A-1D illustrate various embodiments of a device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface that employ an electrophoretic display unit.
- Figures 4A-4B illustrate various embodiments of a device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface comprising an electronic ink display strip.
- Figures 5A-5C illustrate various embodiments of a device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface further comprising an information updating unit.
- Figure 6 illustrates an embodiment of a store wide product information and price display system.
- the electrophoretic display unit 5 is disposed on the extension by flexing the display unit so that the upper and lower edges 6 and 7 of the display unit fit into the recesses 8 and 9 of the extension channel.
- the display unit 5 is flexed to form a convex display.
- the display unit 5 is flexed to form a concave display.
- a device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface 11 comprises pegs 12 for supporting goods 13 and various extensions 14, 15 on which are disposed an electrophoretic display unit 16.
- the rack 12 is a standard pegboard type. Referring to FIG.
- the first electrode 103 may be fabricated from any flexible material capable of conducting electricity such that electrodes 103, 104 may apply an electric field to the electronic ink 102.
- the first electrode 103 may be fabricated from either opaque and/or transparent materials. Suitable opaque electrode materials include, but are not limited to, solder paste, copper, copper-clad polyimide, graphite inks, silver inks and other metal-containing conductive inks. Since the first electrode need not be transparent, the first electrode 103 can be constructed to display a selected color or an optical property complementary to that of the electronic ink 102.
- the second electrode 104 may be fabricated from any transparent flexible material capable of conducting electricity such that electrodes 103, 104 may apply an electric field to the electronic ink 102.
- Suitable transparent electrode materials include, but are not limited to, conductive polymers such as polyanilines or polythiopenes.
- the electrode materials may be made soluble so that electrodes 103, 104 can be fabricated using coating techniques such as spin coating, spray coating, meniscus coating, printing techniques, forward and reverse roll coating and the like.
- electrode materials may be applied from a vapor phase, by electrolytic reaction, or deposition from a dispersed state such as spray droplets or dispersions in liquids.
- the electronic ink 102 comprises an optoelectrically active component 120, the "electrophoretic contrast media phase,” and a binder 130, the
- the optoelectronically active component 120 is an encapsulated electrophoretic material.
- the optoelectronically active component 120 comprises one or more particles 122 in a suspending fluid 124, both contained in capsules 125.
- the particles 122 exhibit surface charges and may be either positively or negatively charged.
- the particles 122 may, for example, be colored, reflective, luminescent, light-absorbing or transparent.
- the particles 122 may be colored any one of a number of colors.
- the particles 122 in a given capsule may be of a single type, or two or more different types.
- the particles may, for example, include neat pigments, dyed (laked) pigments or pigment/polymer composites.
- the capsules 125 may be of any shape and of one or more shapes.
- the capsules may, for example, be spherical, ellipsoidal, cubic, rectangular parallelepipedal, pyramidal, or irregularly shaped.
- the capsules 125 may be formed by any suitable encapsulation technique.
- a capsule 125 comprises a membrane that encapsulates the particles 122 and fluid 124.
- a capsule 125 comprises a void created in the binder 130 which encapsulates the particles 122 and fluid 124. Such voids are also referred to as capsules herein even though no encapsulating membrane is present.
- the capsules 125 may have an average diameter in the range 5 to 500 microns. In a preferred embodiment, the average diameter of the capsules 125 is in the range 50 to 300 microns. In another preferred embodiment, the capsules' average diameter is in the range of 75 to 300 microns. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the capsules 125 have an average diameter on the order of about 100 microns. Capsules this small allow significant bending of the display unit 100 without permanent deformation or rupture of the capsules themselves. The optical appearance of the electronic ink 102 itself is more or less unaffected by the curvature of the display unit 100.
- the suspending fluid 124 has a specific gravity substantially matched to the density of the particles 122. This provides a bistable display because the particles 122 do not tend to move within the capsule 125 absent an electric field applied via the electrodes 103, 104.
- a suspending fluid has a density that is "substantially matched" to the density of the particle if the difference in their respective densities is between about zero and about two g/ml. This difference is preferably between about zero and about 0.5 g/ml.
- the suspending fluid 124 is dyed.
- the fluid 124 is clear, or substantially clear, so that the fluid 124 does not inhibit viewing the particles 122 or the electrodes 103, 104 from viewpoint 101.
- the suspending fluid 124 should have a low dielectric constant. A low dielectric constant allows an electric field to be established by electrodes 103, 104 across a capsule 125 with a minimum draw of power.
- suspending fluid 124 comprises a single fluid. In other embodiments, the suspending fluid 124 comprises a blend of more than one fluid. Reactants or solvents for the microencapsulation process (oil soluble monomers, for example) can also be contained in the suspending fluid. Charge control agents can also be added to the suspending fluid.
- the suspending fluid 124 contains surface modifiers to modify the surface energy or charge of the particles 122 or bounding capsule 125.
- a preferred suspending fluid has a low dielectric constant (about 2), high volume resistivity (about 10 15 ohm-cm), low viscosity (less than 5 cst), low toxicity and environmental impact, low water solubility (less than 10 ppm), high specific gravity (greater than 1.5), a high boiling point (greater than 90°C), and a low refractive index (less than 1.2).
- the binder 130 can be selected from any suitable material. Binders are available in many forms and chemical types. Among these are water-soluble polymers, water-borne polymers, oil- soluble polymers, thermoset and thermoplastic polymers, and radiation-cured polymers. Suitable binder materials include, but are not limited to, polyurethanes, polyvinylalcohols, gelatins, polyacrylates, polystyrenes, polyvinylbutyrals, polyesters, epoxies, silicones, polycarbonates, their derivatives, and pressure-sensitive urethanes and adhesives.
- the capsules 125 contain two separate species of particles 128, 129 suspended in a clear suspending fluid, in which one species of particle absorbs light (black) 128, while the other species of particle scatters light (white) 129.
- the capsules contain more than two species of particles, within either a clear or a dyed suspending fluid to produce multiple color or full color electrophoretic displays.
- the electrophoretic display unit 100 may further comprise a flexible substrate 127 onto which the first electrode 103 is disposed or into which it is incorporated.
- the electrophoretic display unit may further comprise a flexible transparent substrate 121 disposed on or incorporated with the second electrode 104.
- Suitable substrate materials include, but are not limited to, plastics, fabrics, paper, or synthetic paper.
- an electrophoretic display unit is provided that comprises electronic ink disposed on a first electrode and an externally provided second electrode.
- the electrophoretic display unit 100 comprises electronic ink 102 disposed on a first electrode 103.
- the electric field causes particles 122 to migrate towards the electrode of opposite charge, either 103 or 104.
- the display unit displays the optical property of the particles 122 to the viewpoint 101.
- the display unit displays the optical property of the fluid 124 to the viewpoint 101.
- the display state change may be accomplished.
- the suspending fluid 124 is dyed to provide a color contrast with the particles 122.
- the suspending fluid 124 is white and the particles 122 black.
- the suspending fluid 124 is black and the particles 122 white.
- application of an electric field across the capsules 125 causes the particles 122 to move to the "top" of the capsule, FIG. 3 A, thereby displaying the color of the particle 122 to the viewpoint 101.
- the particles 122 have a density matched to the specific gravity of the fluid 124 to produce a bistable display; and as a result, the particles 122 remain at the "top" of the capsule 125 after the electric field is withdrawn.
- the electrodes may be configured so that the particles migrate to the "side" of the capsule, i.e., a "shutter mode” configuration, and thereby display an optical property of the first electrode 103 to viewpoint 101 if the suspending fluid 124 is clear.
- the amount of time for which the electric field must be applied to move the particles to the "top,” “bottom,” or “side” of the capsule can be determined from the electrophoretic mobility of the particles, the strength of the applied electric field, and the size of the capsule.
- the present invention uses an electrophoretic display unit that comprises a single long strip comprising an electronic ink display that is capable of displaying messages at many points across its width. This permits the display to be hardwired to the shelf, yet the location of the information can be shown beneath the relevant product even when the product is physically moved. In a preferred embodiment, such a strip display would be able to show bar code, SKU and price data.
- FIG. 4A one embodiment of a device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface comprising a strip display is illustrated.
- the storage surface 1 comprises a shelf 2 for supporting goods 3 and an extension 4 with a strip display 35 disposed thereon.
- the extension 4 comprises the standard channel groove provided on a standard gondola-type shelf 2.
- the strip display 35 is disposed on the extension 4 by flexing the display unit so that the upper and lower edges 6 and 7 of the display unit fit into the recesses 8 and 9 of the extension channel.
- the strip display 35 is disposed on the extension 4 by sliding the strip display into the channel groove from the end of the groove.
- the strip display comprises an electrophoretic display unit capable of displaying more than one message 37 along its length and comprising at least two segments 38 in electrical communication with each other and with independently updateable electronic ink display segments 32.
- the strip display further comprises a permanent label capable of transmitting its location to a control mechanism that in turn updates the product information or price on the portion of the strip display directly adjacent to the permanent label.
- the store employee can move a product and, simply by moving the permanent label, cause the price to be updated to the correct shelf.
- the permanent label is embedded with a unique serial code.
- an alternate or adjunct to an ESPL system of electrophoretic display units that offers yet another retail application of electronic ink is a storage surface "highlighting" display strip.
- a "highlighting" display strip 45 is capable of displaying only a small number of "pixels," i.e., display elements 48.
- the "highlighting" display strip 45 is 3 feet wide and * »" tall, the strip is split into display elements 48 that are each 3 inches wide; and thus, the strip in this embodiment contains just 12 display elements. This greatly reduces cost.
- Each display element 48 of the "highlighting" display strip comprises an electronic ink display with an "on" display state and an "off display state.
- Such display states include, for example, effects such as solid colors 49 or color patterns 50.
- a "highlighting" display strip display element may be cyclically switched “on” and “off and create a blinking effect.
- a "highlighting" display strip 45 runs along the edge 44 of product-holding display 1, and may be proportioned to fit easily into a gondola-type or other retail fixture.
- the "highlighting" display strip 45 comprises a multiple display elements 48. By activating display elements beneath certain shelf portions, the retailer may communicate product information. For example, all sale items may be highlighted by display elements displaying a red color underneath them.
- This information may be driven from a data source so that, for example, the overall length of the activated display elements corresponds to the correct width of the product facing according to "plan-o-gram" data of the store.
- the retailer may highlight sales and specials.
- the owner may highlight products that must be restocked or repositioned.
- the device for the electronic display of information on a storage surface comprising an electrophoretic display unit of the present invention further comprises an information updating unit that communicates an electrical signal to an electrophoretic display unit, or group of electrophoretic display units, to change the message displayed.
- the storage surface 201 comprises a shelf 202 for supporting goods 203 and an extension 204 with at least one electrophoretic display unit 205 disposed thereon and an information updating unit 207, 217, 227, 237, 247 in electrical communication 221, 222 with at least one electrophoretic display unit.
- the primary function of the information updating unit is to change the display state, or message, of the electrophoretic display unit 205 or units in response to an update signal.
- the information updating unit communicates an electrical signal to either, a first electrode, a second electrode, or both, of the electrophoretic display unit 205 or units to change the display state.
- the term "update signal" is meant to include any information that can be utilized by the information updating unit including, but not limited to, analog signals and digital signals.
- the update signal can comprise codes describing how the electrophoretic display unit should display or transition between messages, or any other suitable information that will cause the electrophoretic display unit 205 or units to operate as desired by the retailer.
- the script interpreter accesses specific data stored in embedded software memory and analyzes the update signal data content to cause changes and updates to the associated electrophoretic display unit or units.
- the script interpreter therefore, in one embodiment, controls the display of prices, text, images and graphics, as well as effects such as fades, wipes, wiggling, blinking, flashing, and so forth.
- a script contains a reference to time then the interpreter will fill in the appropriate value from a system clock.
- the information updating unit 237 comprises a second electrode 236.
- the second electrode 236 of the information updating unit comprises an electrostatic print head; in another, it comprises a charged stylus.
- the electrostatic print head permits very high resolution addressing of the electronic ink of the electrophoretic display unit.
- the electronic ink of the electrophoretic display unit is electrostatically writable.
- This electrostatically writable electrophoretic display unit may be incorporated with a non-electrostatically writable electrophoretic display unit, such as in a display strip, such that portions of the overall display can be updated by the electrostatic print head whereas other portions will be unaffected.
- a loudspeaker 2140 transmits update signals as sound waves 2144, preferably at a frequency outside of the range of human hearing, across the store or a region of the store. Loudspeakers could be located either in fixed locations and/or on mobile locations such as a special cart that is rolled up and down the aisles periodically.
- a customer or store employee 2145 simply speaks a command phrase and the logic circuit analyzes the sound and the information updating unit changes the display state of the electrophoretic display unit accordingly.
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