Electronic shelf label and method of displaying remaining battery life thereof
An electronic shelf label system is provided. There is provided a method in which an electronic shelf label periodically transmits its remaining battery capacity to a server in a electronic shelf label system according to the present invention, and the server converts the battery level into a remaining battery life (time) and provides the same, so that a manager can check the remaining battery life in a management mode of the server and a terminal, and easily manage an electronic shelf label using a battery.
1. An electronic shelf label comprising:
a battery supplying power;
a communication module transmitting information regarding a remaining battery capacity of the battery to a server, and receiving information regarding a remaining battery life corresponding to the remaining battery capacity;
a display displaying product information and a price;
a user input unit receiving a user input; and
a controller checking the remaining battery capacity of the battery, and displaying the received information regarding the remaining battery life according to the user input;
wherein the information regarding the remaining battery capacity of the battery is transmitted to the server along with an Alive signal that is periodically transmitted to the server.
2. The electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the remaining battery life is received from the server, along with a reception acknowledgement signal in response to the Alive signal.
3. The electronic shelf label according to claim 2 , wherein when the reception acknowledgement signal in response to the Alive signal is not received, the controller retransmits the information regarding the remaining battery capacity and the Alive signal.
4. The electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic sensor,
wherein the user input is a magnet detected by the magnetic sensor.
5. The electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein the controller displays management information for the electronic shelf label, together with the received information regarding the remaining battery life.
6. The electronic shelf label according to claim 1 , wherein a unique identification assigned to the electronic shelf label is registered in the server,
wherein the server uses the unique identification as an address to communicate with the electronic shelf label,
wherein the controller changes a mode of the electronic shelf label into a management mode when the user input is received through user input unit, and displays on the display the unique identification and the information regarding the remaining battery life.
7. A method of displaying a remaining battery life of an electronic shelf label, the method comprising:
checking a remaining battery capacity of a battery;
transmitting information regarding the remaining battery capacity to a server;
receiving information regarding a remaining battery life corresponding to the remaining battery capacity;
displaying the received information regarding the remaining battery life according to a user input; and
periodically transmitting an Alive signal to the server,
wherein the information regarding the remaining battery capacity is transmitted together with the Alive signal.
8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising receiving a reception acknowledgement signal in response to the Alive signal from the server,
wherein the information regarding the remaining battery life is received together with the reception acknowledgement signal.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising retransmitting the information regarding the remaining battery capacity and the Alive signal, when the reception acknowledgement signal is not received in response to the Alive signal.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the electronic shelf label includes a magnetic sensor,
wherein the information regarding the remaining battery life is displayed when the magnetic sensor detects an approach of a magnet to the magnetic sensor.
11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the received information regarding the remaining battery life is displayed together with management information for the electronic shelf label.
12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a unique identification assigned to the electronic shelf label is registered in the server,
wherein the server uses the unique identification as an address to communicate with the electronic shelf label, and
wherein a mode of the electronic shelf label is changed into a management mode when the user input is received, and the unique identification is displayed with the information regarding the remaining battery life.