DK2079042T3 - Intelligent reolsystem og skilleelement - Google Patents

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DK2079042T3
DK2079042T3 DK08275041.5T DK08275041T DK2079042T3 DK 2079042 T3 DK2079042 T3 DK 2079042T3 DK 08275041 T DK08275041 T DK 08275041T DK 2079042 T3 DK2079042 T3 DK 2079042T3
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1. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem (10), konfigureret til at blive placeret på en hylde i et eksisterende reolsystem (50), hvilken hylde har en bæreflade med en længde og en dybde, kendetegnet ved, at det eftermonterbare intelligente reolsystem (10) omfatter: ét eller flere skilleelementer (20), som er indrettede til at kommunikere med en styring (30), idet hvert af det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) omfatter: en antenne (21) med et detektionsplan og; en basis til placering på bærefladen på hylden til at strække sig langs dennes dybde og opdele hylden langs længden af dennes bæreflade, idet detektions-planet for antenne (21) er i det væsentlige parallel med basis, hvor hvert af det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) er indrettet til at identificere elektronisk mærkede elementer (60-80), som befinder sig indenfor detektionsplanet for dens respektive antenne (21) og kommunikere data for de identificerede elementer til styringen (30), det eftermonterbare intelligente reolsystem omfatter yderligere en kommunikationsforbindelse (40), som forbinder hvert af det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) med styringen (30), idet kommunikationsforbindelsen (40) omfatter en transmissionsvej indrettet til at forløbe langs overfladen af hylden.
2. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 1, hvor hvert af det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) omfatter en interface (25) til forbindelse med transmissionsvejen.
3. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 2, hvor interfacen (25) er placeret i hvert skilleelement (20) således, at orienteringen af skilleelementet, når dette er forbundet med transmissionsvejen, forårsager af detektionsplanet for antennen er orienteret i en retning i det væsentlige oprettet med længderetningen for bærefladen.
4. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 1,2 eller 3, hvor transmissionsvejen omfatter en effektforsyningsindretning til at forsyne effekt til det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20).
5. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvor transmissionsvejen er en bus.
6. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvor det ene eller flere skilleelementer omfatter en akustisk og/eller visuel indikator (26), som kan styres af skilleelementet (20) og/eller styringen (30).
7. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 6, hvor det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) hver især omfatter et LCD display.
8. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 6 eller 7, hvor styringen kan trigges af en bruger til at udføre en lageroptælling for elementer på reolsystemet og, efter at være trigget er indrettet til at kommunikere med det ene eller hvert skilleelement (20) for tilvejebringelse af data for elektronisk mærkede elementer (60-80), som befinder sig i detektionsplanet for dets respektive antenne (21), idet det intelligente reolsystem (10) er indrettet til at overvåge med hensyn til ukorrekt placerede elementer og styrer den akustiske og/eller visuelle indikator (26) i et respektivt skilleelement (20) til at identificere tilstedeværelsen af et ukorrekt placeret element.
9. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvor det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) hver især omfatter et antennestyresystem (22) til kommunikation med andre af det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) og/eller til detektion af overlappende transmissionsfelter med andre antenner, idet antennestyresystemet (22) er konfigureret til at koordinere med de øvrige skilleelementer (20) for at optimere transmissionssignalstyrke.
10. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge krav 9, hvor antennestyresystemet (22) yderligere omfatter en hjælpeantenne til at overvåge for andre overlappende signaler.
11. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvor det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) hver især omfatter en RFID transceiver (24) til kommunikation med RFID tags via deres respektive antenne (21).
12. Eftermonterbart intelligent reolsystem ifølge ethvert af de foregående krav, hvor det ene eller flere skilleelementer (20) hver især omfatter: en fastgørelsesmekanisme til at fastgøre det respektive skilleelement (20) til hylden; og en bæreflade, som strækker sig langs dybden af hylden til at understøtte elementer på hylden, som læner sig imod eller ligger an mod bærerfladen.
13. Eftermonterbart skilleelement (20) til et intelligent reolsystem (10), hvilket skilleelement omfatter: en antenne (21) med et detektionsplan; en transceiver (24), som er forbundet med antennen; en basis til placering på en bærerflade på en hylde til at strække sig langs dennes dybde og opdele hylden langs længden af dennes bærerflade; og en interface (25) til kommunikation med en fjernstyring; hvor transceiveren (24) er indrettet til at modtage signaler fra detekterede elektronisk mærkede elementer (60-80), som befinder sig i detektionsplanet for antennen (21) og kommunikere data for disse signaler til styringen via interfacen.
14. Eftermonterbart skilleelement (20) ifølge krav 13, hvor interfacen (25) omfatter en trådet forbindelse til forbindelse med en bus.
15. Eftermonterbart skilleelement (20) ifølge krav 13, hvor interfacen omfatter en radio-frekvenstransceiver (24) til kommunikation med fjernstyringen.
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