Electronic label and monitoring method, device and system thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12002386-B2
Application number	US-202017269540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2020
Priority date	Sep 18, 2019
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

An electronic label is provided, including: a first power supply unit, which is configured to supply power to the electronic label; a first control unit, which is configured to monitor at least one of a power supply voltage and a remaining power of the first power supply unit. The first power supply unit includes a first booster circuit, and is configured to turn on the first booster circuit to boost the power supply voltage when at least one of the following conditions is met: the power supply voltage is lower than a first preset voltage threshold; and, the remaining power is lower than a first preset power threshold. The invention also provides a method for monitoring an electronic label, an electronic label monitoring device, and an electronic label system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic label, comprising:
a first power supplier, configured to supply power to the electronic label; and
a first controller, configured to monitor at least one of a power supply voltage and a remaining power of the first power supplier,
wherein the first power supplier comprises a first booster circuit, and the first controller is configured to turn on the first booster circuit to boost the power supply voltage when at least one of the following conditions is met:
the power supply voltage is lower than a first preset voltage threshold; and
the remaining power is lower than a first preset power threshold,
wherein the electronic label further comprises a first alarmer,
wherein the first controller is further configured to send a first alarm instruction to the first alarmer when at least one of the following conditions is met: the power supply voltage is lower than a first preset voltage threshold; and the remaining power is lower than a first preset power threshold;
wherein the first alarmer is configured to receive the first alarm instruction and output first alarm information;
wherein
the first controller is further configured to:
acquire information of current remaining power and usage status information of the electronic label;
calculate expected remaining power according to the usage status information and power consumption corresponding to the usage status information;
compare the current remaining power with the expected remaining power; and
send a second alarm instruction to the first alarmer when a power difference between the current remaining power and the expected remaining power is greater than a preset power difference threshold; and
wherein the first alarmer is further configured to receive the second alarm instruction and output second alarm information.

2. The electronic label of claim 1 , wherein the usage status information comprises update frequency of the electronic label and service time of the electronic label, and the power consumption corresponding to the usage status information comprises power consumption for update and power consumption per unit time.

3. The electronic label of claim 1 , wherein
the first controller is further configured to send a third alarm instruction to the first alarmer when at least one of the following conditions is met: the power supply voltage is lower than a second preset voltage threshold; and the remaining power is lower than a second preset power threshold;
the first alarmer is further configured to receive the third alarm instruction and output third alarm information.

4. The electronic label of claim 1 , wherein the first booster circuit is a Direct Current (DC) converter booster circuit.

5. An electronic label, comprising:
a second power supplier, configured to supply power to the electronic label;
a second controller, configured to monitor at least one of a power supply voltage and a remaining power of the second power supplier; and
a first transceiver, configured to report at least one of the power supply voltage and the remaining power to an electronic label monitoring device, and receive at least one of a comparison result between the power supply voltage and a third preset voltage threshold and a comparison result between the remaining power and a third preset power threshold,
wherein the second power supplier comprises a second booster circuit, and the second controller is configured to turn on the second booster circuit to boost the power supply voltage when at least one of the following conditions is met:
the power supply voltage is lower than the third preset voltage threshold; and
the remaining power is lower than the third preset power threshold,
wherein the electronic label further comprises a second alarmer,
wherein the second controller is further configured to send a fourth alarm instruction to the second alarmer when at least one of the following conditions is met: the power supply voltage is lower than the third preset voltage threshold; and the remaining power is lower than the third preset power threshold;
wherein the second alarmer is configured to receive the fourth alarm instruction and output fourth alarm information,
wherein
the first transceiver is further configured to report usage status information of the electronic label to the electronic label monitoring device and receive a comparison result between current remaining power and expected remaining power of the electronic label;
the second controller is further configured to send a fifth alarm instruction to the second alarmer when a power difference between the current remaining power and the expected remaining power is greater than a preset power difference threshold; and
the second alarmer is further configured to receive the fifth alarm instruction and output fifth alarm information.

6. The electronic label of claim 5 , wherein the usage status information comprises update frequency of the electronic label and service time of the electronic label, and power consumption corresponding to the usage status information comprises power consumption for update and power consumption per unit time.

7. The electronic label of claim 5 , wherein
the first transceiver is further configured to receive at least one of a comparison result between the power supply voltage and a fourth preset voltage threshold and a comparison result between the remaining power and a fourth preset power threshold;
the second controller is further configured to send a sixth alarm instruction to the second alarmer when at least one of the following conditions is met: the power supply voltage is lower than the fourth preset voltage threshold; and, the remaining power is lower than the fourth preset power threshold;
the second alarmer is further configured to receive the sixth alarm instruction and output sixth alarm information.

8. The electronic label of claim 5 , wherein the second booster circuit is a Direct Current (DC) converter booster circuit.

9. A method for monitoring power supply for an electronic label, comprising:
monitoring at least one of a power supply voltage and a remaining power of the electronic label;
reporting at least one of the power supply voltage and the remaining power to an electronic label monitoring device;
receiving at least one of a comparison result between the power supply voltage and a third preset voltage threshold and a comparison result between the remaining power and a third preset power threshold; and
boosting the power supply voltage when at least one of the following conditions is met:
the power supply voltage is lower than the third preset voltage threshold; and
the remaining power is lower than the third preset power threshold,
wherein the method further comprises:
outputting fourth alarm information when at least one of the following conditions is met:
the power supply voltage is lower than the third preset voltage threshold; and
the remaining power is lower than the third preset power threshold,
reporting usage status information of the electronic label to the electronic label monitoring device;
receiving a comparison result between current remaining power and expected remaining power of the electronic label; and
outputting fifth alarm information when a power difference between the current remaining power and the expected remaining power is greater than a preset power difference threshold.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the usage status information comprises update frequency of the electronic label and service time of the electronic label, and power consumption corresponding to the usage status information comprises power consumption for update and power consumption per unit

Assignees

• Chongqing Boe Smart Electronics System Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xie Yunyan
• Liu Bo
• Chen Lichun

Classifications

• H02J7/855 Primary

  with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/62

  against overcurrent · CPC title

• G09F3/208 Primary

  Electronic labels, Labels integrating electronic displays · CPC title

• G08B21/185

  Electrical failure alarms · CPC title

• G09G3/16

  by control of light from an independent source · CPC title