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Method for detecting and reporting failures in EPL systems
Assignee: NCR Voyix Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-27
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2017-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A method for handling failures in an electronic price label (EPL) system which automatically diagnoses failures, and which may additionally automatically contact a support organization. The method includes the steps of transmitting a status request to a communications base station (CBS) and to an EPL by a computer, receiving a status reply from the CBS and the EPL by the computer, comparing the status message to fault data within a fault data file stored within a storage medium by the computer, and determining from the comparison whether a fault in the system has occurred.
Inventors
- 👤 John C. Goodwin, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/22; G06F11/2294; G06F11/2205; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0283; G06Q30/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for monitoring a glass within an electronic price label (EPL) for a crack comprising the steps of: transmitting a status message to the EPL by a computer; transmitting an answer message containing a description of the glass to the computer by the EPL; comparing the description of the glass to fault data within a fault data file stored within a storage medium by the computer; determining from the comparison whether the glass has the crack; and if the glass has the crack, transmitting a fault message indicating that the glass has a crack to a support organization.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for monitoring a glass within an electronic price label (EPL) for a crack comprising the steps of: transmitting a status message to the EPL by a computer; transmitting an answer message containing a description of the glass to the computer by the EPL; comparing the description of the glass to fault data within a fault data file stored within a storage medium by the computer; determining from the comparison whether the glass has the crack; and if the glass has the crack, transmitting a fault message indicating that the glass has a crack to a support organization.
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