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The replenishment quantity for each article on a sales display is determined from the measurement of the length lefton the peg, this measurement being performed by means of either: (a) a gun which comprises an ultrasonic emitting device and an ultrasonic receiving device, these being housed in slida

The replenishment quantity for each article on a sales display is determined from the measurement of the length lefton the peg, this measurement being performed by means of either: (a) a gun which comprises an ultrasonic emitting device and an ultrasonic receiving device, these being housed in slidably adjustable mounting bezels, an aiming arrangement consisting of a lamp, a reflecting chamber, a lens, a color imparting filter and reflective ducts, as well as a rear-mounted display and a front-mounted nose, the latter being provided with ducts, a reflective tube and a recessed hooking-on component; or (b) a portable marking indicia reader which reads marking indicia placed on the sales display itself. These devices are connected, via suitable interface to a microcomputer which computes the replenishment quantity based upon the product parameters associated with the particular product and the vacant space on the peg. This microcomputer is linked to a central processing unit, a printer, a mini-cassette reader and a telephone-type acoustic coupler.

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A system for the automatic determination of the quantity of product units required to replenish the inventory on a sales display including a plurality of pegs projecting therefrom, each of said plurality of pegs including a first end mounted to a display surface and a second end projecting therefrom

A system for the automatic determination of the quantity of product units required to replenish the inventory on a sales display including a plurality of pegs projecting therefrom, each of said plurality of pegs including a first end mounted to a display surface and a second end projecting therefrom, whereby each of said plurality of pegs can carry a predetermined maximum number of said product units thereon and said quantity of product units required to replenish the inventory of each of said plurality of pegs is a function of the distance between said second ends of said plurality of pegs and the remaining plurality of said product units on each of said plurality of pegs, said system comprising marking indicia applied along substantially the entire length of each of said plurality of pegs, portable marking indicia reading means for reading said marking indicia so as to determine said distance between said second ends of said plurality of pegs and said remaining plurality of said product units on each of said plurality of pegs, and microcomputer means connected to said portable marking indicia reading means for automatically converting said determined distance into said quantity of product units by using product parameter data associated with said product units required to replenish the inventory on each of said plurality of pegs. The system according to claim 1 wherein said marking indicia comprises bar markings and said portable marking indicia reading means comprises a pencil-type reader. The system according to claim 5 further comprising coupling means and central processing means, said coupling means being capable of communicating the data obtained by said microcomputer means to said central processing means, whereby said central processing means may be utilized to supply said replenishment needs.