Zebra Technologies Corporation
DYNAMIC LABEL CONTROL FOR SHELVED ITEMS

Abstract:

A method for accurate cost reporting of shelved items includes: storing a plurality of data sets corresponding to respective chutes in a facility, each data set containing (i) an item identifier, (ii) label data, and (iii) an identifier of a dynamic label disposed at a corresponding chute; receiving, from a sensor mounted at or near a first one of the chutes, a detected item identifier corresponding to a forward position in the chute that is adjacent to an edge of a shelf defining the chute; retrieving, from the repository, (i) the identifier of a first dynamic label corresponding to the first chute, and (ii) detected label data from one of the data sets containing the detected item identifier; and sending a command to the first dynamic label, the command containing the detected label data, for causing the first dynamic label to display the detected label data.