CA2054583A1 - Fail safe display for shelf labels - Google Patents

Fail safe display for shelf labels

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CA2054583A1
CA2054583A1 CA2054583A CA2054583A CA2054583A1 CA 2054583 A1 CA2054583 A1 CA 2054583A1 CA 2054583 A CA2054583 A CA 2054583A CA 2054583 A CA2054583 A CA 2054583A CA 2054583 A1 CA2054583 A1 CA 2054583A1
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fail safe
shelf labels
segmented
safe display
lcd device
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CA2054583C (en
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Richard H. Harris
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/0796—Safety measures, i.e. ensuring safe condition in the event of error, e.g. for controlling element
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/04—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions
    • G09G3/16—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/18—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2330/00—Aspects of power supply; Aspects of display protection and defect management
    • G09G2330/10—Dealing with defective pixels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2330/00—Aspects of power supply; Aspects of display protection and defect management
    • G09G2330/12—Test circuits or failure detection circuits included in a display system, as permanent part thereof
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S345/00—Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
    • Y10S345/904—Display with fail/safe testing feature

Abstract

Described is an electronic shelf label LCD device having a segmented liquid crystal (LC) film disposed on a plurality of segmented and non-segmented photovoltaic cells which provide power for driving the LCD device and electrical signals which are used to indicate malfunctioning LCD segments.
CA002054583A 1990-12-07 1991-10-31 Fail safe display for shelf labels Expired - Fee Related CA2054583C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/623,847 US5160920A (en) 1990-12-07 1990-12-07 Fail safe display for shelf labels
US623,847 1990-12-07

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CA2054583A1 true CA2054583A1 (en) 1992-06-08
CA2054583C CA2054583C (en) 1995-08-29

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JP (1) JP2501985B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2054583C (en)

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US5160920A (en) 1992-11-03

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