JP2003504670A - Automatic devices for providing various types of visual information - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] It has been revealed that information and images that comprehend a moving image monitor with moving images that advertise products and advertising information about chain stores that sell products for display. Is an automated system that provides; a text ad monitor to display advertising information about network products and chain stores; text containing icons to enable coupon printing of coupons provided by specific network products and chain stores Advertising touch screen; Wide disk driver to provide advertising image to text advertising monitor and output coupon print signal; Output this information, shopping, and provide general information shopping, general information, and search image To provide an ad image to impressive image ads The signaling of the body and outputs a system and coupon print terminal to monitor for; and coupon print signals, shopping, and general information printing signal receiving the corresponding printer for performing a printing operation that.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an automated system that provides information and images that are provided to users with various information regarding products that provide products and chain stores. More particularly, the present invention displays various advertising information, shopping, and general information on many monitors, which enable the user to print information and images sought information. Related to the automated system provided.

[0002]

[Description of related art]

Systems for providing image information are typically installed in public areas or within or outside public buildings. These systems still provide various advertising information, guide information, etc., text,
Provides for graphics, movies, and animated forms.

Users can search for the information they need by pressing various buttons and / or touching icons provided on the touch screen. Such systems utilize scheduled operating programs, CDs, etc.
The image information stored in the storage medium (compact disc) is displayed on the monitor.

These systems have undergone limited development for various information systems and government management network systems. However, since such an image information system has been established for users to look for image information stored on storage media, there is a limited amount of information that can be accessed (i.e. The information that can be stored is limited by the storage capacity of the storage medium).

Moreover, these systems do not provide access to real-time data, nor do they offer features such as the ability to issue coupons.

[0006]

[Outline of Invention]

The present invention was made in an effort to solve the above problems. It shows information and images on many monitors which various advertising information, shopping,
And is an object of the present invention to provide general information or provide an automated system,
Then sought information which allowed the user to print.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides information including a moving image monitor with a moving image that advertises products and advertising information related to a chain store that sells products for displaying and information. Provides an automated system to serve images; Text advertising monitors for displaying advertising information about network products and chain stores selling products stored on a wide disk; provided by specific network products and chain stores selling products Ad touch screen with various icons to enable printing of coupons of generated coupons; for providing an ad image to a text ad monitor and outputting a coupon print signal for print coupons of network products. Wide disk driver advertisement information Coupons offered by chain stores that sell products after being sought by a user operating a store ad touchscreen; and also shopping, general information, and retrieval of this information as a touchscreen switch for text ad touchscreens. The image providing is controlled on and outputting shopping and general information printing signal; and the printing signal, shopping, and general information printing is a wide disc driver and a coupon signal from the terminal system to the main body. A printer for receiving and performing corresponding print operations.

Current invention, the main body provides a chain store search image, the product is a touch screen monitor and text advertising touch screen touch screen switch on, output to the chain store whether coupon control. Signal to print the coupon according to the features of the terminal system that sold the. According to another feature of the present invention, ADSL, DSU, communication model, to prove the multi-image advertising network that the body is a terminal system.
A server having a database of advertising information, shopping, and general information, connected to the server through a communication network and displayed on a moving image advertising monitor and text advertising monitor.

Until the text advertisement touch screen is controlled to On, another feature of the present invention, the advertisement information according to the system main body display of the terminal, is simultaneously displayed on the text advertisement monitor and the moving image advertisement monitor. Displayed above. According to yet another feature of the present invention, the wide disk driver display on the text advertising monitor simultaneously on the moving image advertising monitor, where the advertising information is moving at the same time, the main body and the server communicate with the terminal system. Then I interrupted.

Still in accordance with the present invention, inspiring image advertising monitors and printers printing products selected for selling products displayed at the time of text advertising and chain store advertising coupons, selected shopping, and Yet another feature of general information was displayed on the text advertising monitor. According to yet another feature of the present invention, the telephone being a pager connected the body to a system of terminals.

According to still another feature of the present invention, the DVD connected main body to the terminal system, as the providing image connects. According to yet another feature of the present invention, one of more of the receipt vendors, telephone card vendors, public transport card vendors, rechargers, and credit card vendors are public terminal systems. Supplied to.

[0012]

[Detailed description of embodiment of preference]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an automated system for providing information and images according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

With respect to the drawings, the moving image advertising monitor 11 displays advertising information, including information about the advertising product and the chain store while offering the product. The mobile image advertisement monitor 11 compresses and extracts the advertisement information output on the DVD 23 by the terminal system. Use MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) CODEC 5 and NTSC generator 6
A body 22 that passes through an ISA (Industry Standard Structure) interface board 16.

The information is converted into a signal format suitable for display by the moving image advertisement monitor 11 or the text advertisement monitor 13, and the selector 9 is operated next, so that the moving image advertisement monitor 11 or the text advertisement monitor 13 is operated. That is when it was supplied to. At this time, the output through the audio amplifier speaker 10 means that the signal is selectively fed to the moving image advertising monitor 11 or the text advertising monitor 13 and the selector 9 which is fed to the sound signal of the television. It is possible for the TV received by tuner 7.

Advertising information displayed on moving image advertising monitor 11 is searched on moving image touch screen 12. The touch screen is integral with the moving image advertising monitor 11. The moving image touch screen 12 contains selected buttons that provide the product for outputting the coupon to a particular product and chain store.

Many icons include an image advertising screen, a stop icon to stop the temporary advertising screen, a coupon printing icon to enable printing of coupons,
Provided on moving image touch screen 12 such as moving screen select icon, next or previous screen icon, and moving image by moving various number of icons, forward or reverse selection icon. It

Advertisement information about networked products and chain stores provided by a wide disk driver 2 including a virtual keyboard and deck 1 is compressed by MPEG CODEC 5 and extracted. The NTSC generator 6 (information is converted to a moving image ad monitor 11 or a signal suitable for display during a text ad) monitors 13.

The selector 9 is then operated as described above and thus fed to the moving image ad monitor 11 or text ad monitor 13. Here, the wide disc driver 2 receives input a wide disc mounted on deck 1 to receive various information from virtual keyboard 3 and reading. Of course, if the main body 22 is converted from the wide disk driver 2 or the terminal system into a moving image advertisement monitor 11 or a signal suitable for display in the case of text advertisement, the text advertisement is 13 in the OSD generator 8 or NTSC generator 6. , And they are selected by the selector 9 for the selected feed.

The text advertisement touch screen 14 enables movement through the advertisement information displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13 and enables the search for network products,
Contains many icons for printing chain store coupons. Also, the text advertising touch screen 14 has a forward or reverse selection icon to allow the user to search through the network product advertising screens,
It includes a stop icon to stop the temporary advertising screen, a coupon print icon to enable printing of coupons, and an ON / OFF icon to control the operation of the wide disk driver 2.

A wide disk driver 2 including a virtual keyboard 3 overseeing the wide disk driver 2 and a deck 1 having a wide disk provides an advertising image on a text advertising monitor 13 and a text advertising touch screen 14 According to the operation, the advertisement information is searched for and the print signal regarding the print coupon is output to the product and the chain store.

Communication between the terminal system and the main body 22 and ADSL 44 (see FIG. 2), DS
U 43 is a cut (see Figure 2) at the same time a moving image advertising monitor 11 on the public communication network displaying 2 advertising information shown in the text advertising monitor 11. And communication modem (obtrusive), wide disk driver.

The wide disk driver 2 is installed with a scheduled program to perform this function. Information inspirational image advertising monitor 11, text advertising monitor 13 display shopping, general information, and search images from DVD23 terminal system body 22 and 8, 16
, OSD generator applied through ISA interface board MPEG CODEC 5
Outputs generator 6 and selector 9 by NTSC.

Information and output body 22 provides advertising images to moving image advertising monitor 11 and search according to operation of moving image touch screen 12 print signals for products and chain stores for print coupons. A system of terminals that advertises. 5, the text advertisement touch screen 14 is displayed on the image advertisement monitor 11 which is touching about the system of the terminal executed by the main body 22 which displays the shopping information and general information as well as the image of the information is a search following the turn. Please control so that the advertisement information displayed on is displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13 at the same time.

22 is a system of terminal that enables shopping and general information by executing control with respect to FIG. 6 to display shopping information, general information, and search image of pull-down information 22 Printed on printer 29. The system body 22 uses of the terminal which Pentium (registered trademark) processor of which has the scheduled operation program installed while performing the general operations described above.

After receiving the coupon print signal, shopping, and general information printing, output by the wide disk driver 2 and the terminal system, the main body 22 is signaling and the printer 29 prints the corresponding information. Advertising products and coupons to chain stores are moving image ad monitors 11 and printers 29 printed (in scheduled form) displayed during text ads monitor 13 and shopping that appears during text ads. General information monitors 13.

Elements of the present invention that have not yet been described include a coin identification device 4 for determining the amount of coins inserted by a user and supplying corresponding information to the system of the terminal. Body. Further, the printer terminal 15 enables connection to an external terminal.

Also, since the fingerprint recognition device 20 for recognizing a predetermined number of pre-installed fingerprints is provided, the system only operates for a particular user. The flat rotating advertising mechanism 19 is installed so that it appears external to the system and contains one or more fluorescent lights 28 (see Figure 4).

The flat rotating advertising mechanism 19 rotates a flat advertising panel that is connected to a motor to rotate the advertisement. The operation of the present invention system structured as above will now be described. The fact that the main body 22 is a terminal system is connected to the server 42 because the system of the present invention is such.

(It includes a database 46 that allows advertising information, shopping, and general information to monitor 11 for the display of moving image advertisements). And, as a result, a text advertisement monitor 13 that obtains a multi-network of image advertisements through ADSL 44, DSU 43, communication modems, and public communication networks.

After storing various shopping and general information in the database 46 advertising information, 42 the ADSL 4 by the company and the information provider, the server that provides this information to the terminal system.
4, DSU 43, communication model, and body 22 through the public communication network are provided. At this time, the server 42 and the main body 22 that display an advertisement in which information, shopping, and general information draw an image as well as those search images regarding movement while displaying an advertisement of the monitor 11 and a text advertisement are displayed on the terminal that performs bidirectional communication. The system monitors 13.

If communication is realized, between the system of server 42 and terminal on moving image advertisement monitor 11 and text advertisement monitor 13, main body 22, advertisement information, shopping, general The information, and their search image, begins to appear repeatedly in the scheduled cycle. If the On / Off icon on the moving image touch screen 12 is controlled to On,
It begins to be repeatedly displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13 in the cycle scheduled by the network product advertisement information.

The repeated cycle in which information is displayed on monitors 11 and 13 is determined by the company and the information provider. Also, when the touch screen switches of the moving image touch screen 12 and the text advertisement touch screen 14 are operated, the moving image advertisement monitor 11 and the text advertisement monitor 13 do not repeatedly display the advertisement information.

General information, except for displaying shopping information, instead of advertising information, shopping, and general information corresponding to the operation of the touch screen switches along with the touch screens 12 and 14. However, if the user starts searching for advertising information and does not work again after shopping and general information, touch screen switch for a scheduled time (eg 2-3 minutes), touching image advertising monitor 11, and text. Advertisement monitor 13 again begins to display advertisement information, shopping, and general information.

That the operation is such supervised body 22 and wide disk driver 2 by the system of the terminal. The initial screen displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13 is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the left and right sides of the text screen display advertising information, shopping, and general information searching, and formatting display moving image advertising information on moving image advertising monitor 11 in the central part of the screen. To do.

Since the text information on the text screen shown in FIG. 5 is such, after advertising the information and shopping, the discount chain store,
Service information and general information that can print shopping and general information coupons are sought using an automated system that provides information and images. The automated system that provides the information and images of the present invention can also be equipped with public telephones, digital electronic devices, automated ticket vendors, credit card vendors, cash identification devices and the like.

By installing separate programs into the terminal's system 22, extra features can be found in the body, searching for advertising information, in addition to that of shopping and general information, the government Repair information, government literature search information, etc. General information includes electronic flea market information, traffic / map information. Such extra features include public phone features, pager calling features, watches,
It includes automatic ticket sales, credit card sales, and cash identification functions.

When the advertisement information, shopping, general information, and their searched images are displayed on the moving image advertisement monitor 11 and the text advertisement monitor 13, it is the communication with the system of the terminal, The main body 22 and the server 42 are cut off; displayed on the inspiring image advertising monitor 11, the network product advertising information is 13 on the text advertising monitor and the advertising information about the network product chain store selling the product. Is displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13; that is, if the communication is cut 42, the advertisement information supplied from the system of the terminal 22 to the body 22 and the server is the system of the terminal. Away apart, network product advertising information is displayed on the moving image advertising monitor 11 Like was discontinued.

If the user controls the forward deselect icon, stop icon after searching for the advertising information displayed on the moving image advertising monitor 11, the coupon will move to print the coupon image touch screen. Printing 12 icons, the terminal system body 22 output is a print signal to coupon effect printing. Next, since the coupon print signal outputs the printer 29 in the coupon mode from the drive 22 of the system main body of the terminal, the printer 29 prints the scheduled coupon.

Further, if the user controls the forward deselect icon, stop icon after searching for network product advertisement information displayed on the text advertisement monitor 13,
A textual coupon print icon that advertises on the touch screen 14 to print a coupon, the wide disk driver 2 outputs a print signal to the effect printing of the coupon.

Next, the coupon print signal output from the wide disk driver 2 is output to the printer 29.
Drive the printer 29 in coupon mode so that the printer prints the scheduled coupon. Also, if the user controls the touch screen switch after searching for advertising information, shopping and general information displayed on the text advertising monitor 13, coupon, touch screen on to print the terminal system. In the text for advertising, the main body 22 outputs a print signal for coupon and shopping effect printing, a shopping and general information signal, and general information.

Next, since the coupon print signal outputs the printer 29 in the coupon mode from the system main body 22 drive of the terminal, the printer 29 prints the scheduled coupon. In the Add, Shop, and General Information Signal Drive, the printer 29 of information prints the mode so that the printer 29 prints the shopping and general information in a scheduled format. The information retrieval image displayed the ad monitor 13 by turning on the text touch screen switch controlling the text touch screen switch visible in the pull-down format shown in FIG.

That is, the user finishes the pull-down menu while activating the print control until he finds the necessary information at that time. The printed information will be provided in the intended format. Since a card reader can be provided in the system of the present invention, access to information is only granted to the particular user who has the card.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the pager provided with the telephone 18 is a body 22, and an LED display 1
7 is the side of the terminal system and installed the main body 22 on top of the terminal system. Therefore, it is possible to talk on the installed separate telephone lines. That is, when the number of people intended by the user who calls the LED display 17 is input,
The number is displayed so that the user can be sure of the correct input.

In addition, 26 credit card vendors 27 are more than one of public receipt vendors 24, public telephone card vendors 25, transportation card vendors, and rechargers that supply the main body 22 to the terminal system. did. Further, information terminals such as financial institutions, airlines, railway companies, etc. may be connected to the server 42 of FIG. 2 to enable the sale of various cards and services.

With the system of the present invention, advertising information, shopping, and general information can be accessed. In addition, public transportation cards, credit card sales, receipt sales such as public telephone functions, public telephone card sales, sales, and billing can be provided.

Also, unlike the conventional system, the system of the present invention can understand the parallel structural interface so that the connection of the additional device is easy, and the tail method sub-program makes it easy to use the server or client program. Amendments can be implemented. As mentioned above, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, but it is here that which may appear to those skilled in the present art as defined in the added claims. It should be clearly understood that many variations and / or modifications of the underlying inventive concept taught are still falling from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

The accompanying drawings, which incorporate and constitute part of the specification, illustrate the embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automated system that provides information and images according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a multi-image advertising network constructed using the automated system of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of a system of terminals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[Figure 4]   FIG. 4 is a schematic aspect of a system of terminals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is an example of a first screen appearing on the touch screen shown in FIG.
;

6 is an example of an active pull-down menu of the touch screen shown in FIG.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An automated system for providing information and image inclusion: A moving image monitor with moving images that advertises product and advertising information about chain stores that sell products for display; stored on a wide disk. Text advertising monitor for displaying advertising information about network products and chain stores selling products; various to enable printing of coupons of coupons offered by specific network products and chain stores selling products. Text advertising touch screen with icons; wide, disk, driver, provide, advertising
(Advertisement), image (image), text (text), advertising (advertisement), monitor (monitor
), output, coupon, print, signal, printing,
coupon, network, product, coupon, of
fer, offer, chain store, sell, product, advertisi
ng (advertisement), information (information), search (search), user (user), operate (operation), text (
Text, advertising, touchscreen and also provide the shopping, general information and search image of this information as a touch screen switch for text advertising touch screen is controlled to On and shopping. A general information print signal is being output; and a printer for receiving the coupon signal to the main body from the system of the disk signal and the terminal, which has a wide range of print signals, shopping, and general information print, and performs the corresponding print operation. 2. A system of terminals selling a store image of a chain store and a product at which point the main body supplies a search image of the chain store depending on whether the touch screen switch of the touch screen monitor and the text advertisement touch screen is controlled to On sold. Billed
The system 1 outputs a coupon print signal for printing a coupon. 3. Connected to the server through ADSL, DSU, communication model, and communication network to prove the multi-image advertising network that the main body is a system of terminals at any point, advertising information, shopping, and general. The system of claim 1 in which a server having a database of information displayed on a moving image ad monitor and text ad monitor. 4. At any point, when the advertisement information is a text advertisement, the system main body display of the terminal displayed on the moving image advertisement monitor at the same time monitors the advertisement touch screen up to text. To be done. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wide disk driver displays the advertisement information displayed on the text advertisement monitor on the moving image advertisement monitor at the same time, in which the main body and the server are terminal systems. If it was communication, it was interrupted. 6. The text advertising monitor displayed on the system text advertising monitor of claim 1, wherein the printer print coupon of the advertising product and the chain store selling the product are displayed on the moving image advertising monitor at any point. Selected shopping, and general information. 7.   At which point there is a pager (registered trademark) phone 1 connects the main body to the terminal system A billing system that continued. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the DVD provides an image at which point the main body is connected to the system of the terminal. 9. Claim 1 by more one of a receipt vendor, a public telephone card vendor, a public transportation card vendor, a recharger, and a credit card vendor.
System supplied the main body to the terminal system.