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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
David Bartlett, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Scott Hommel, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Michael Reynolds, Cambridgeshire, GB;
David Alexander Butler, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Peter John Kelly, Cambridgeshire, GB;
David Bartlett, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Scott Hommel, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Michael Reynolds, Cambridgeshire, GB;
David Alexander Butler, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Peter John Kelly, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Intrasonics Limited, Harston, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A signalling system is provided which can be used to update the prices of goods which are electronically displayed on supermarket shelves (). The signalling system comprises a first signalling device having an input terminal for receiving electrical message data received from a central computer system (), a spread spectrum encoder for encoding the received message data and an electroacoustic converter () for converting the encoded data into corresponding acoustic signals and for transmitting the acoustic signals into a transmission medium. The signalling system also comprises a second signalling device () having means for receiving acoustic signals from said transmission medium and for converting the received acoustic signals into corresponding electrical signals, a spread spectrum decoder for decoding the received signals and a message regenerator for regenerating the message data transmitted by the first signalling device from the signals output by the decoder.