Electronic label system for displaying prices in a sale outlet

摘要

The invention concerns an electronic label system comprising a central station and a plurality of distributed electronic labels, and communication means in particular wireless communication means for transmitting data particularly price data from the central station labels. This invention is characterized in that each label comprises a set of price registers and a set of coefficient registers and including a display unit comprising at least tow price displaying zones, and the data transmitted from the central station to a label comprise instructions fro assignment between a computed price equal to the price contained in the price register multiplied by a given coefficient, and a zone displaying a given price. Time-out instructions are also provided. The invention is useful in particular for displaying prices in shops.