CN1668975A - Floor display system - Google Patents

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CN1668975A
CN1668975A CN 03816969 CN03816969A CN1668975A CN 1668975 A CN1668975 A CN 1668975A CN 03816969 CN03816969 CN 03816969 CN 03816969 A CN03816969 A CN 03816969A CN 1668975 A CN1668975 A CN 1668975A
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R·D·布卢姆
J·T·沃克
B·H·惠伦
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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a floor display system (100) with interactive features. The floor display system may be arranged in a public place, and be configured to display electronically modifiable arbitrary content, such as advertising or other informational content. The floor display system (100) may be configured to detect an indication of the presence or activity of a person in the vicinity, and upon detecting the indication, perform a corresponding action in response, such as generating a predetermined display or audio output.

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Ground display system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ground display system, and be particularly related to structure and the method that ground display system is applicable to multiple commercial application.
Background technology
Known many media are used for for example information of advertising message of open transmission.More usually, this medium for example adopts " vertical space ".That is, this medium is normally as lower device, for example billboard display, be installed in display and the display on the electronic installation, for example TV screen of approximate vertical and computer monitor screen on wall and the ceiling.
But for openly transmitting information, a large amount of horizontal spaces are not used.This horizontal space comprises the ground space in the public transport region, for example commercial establishment or other public building.
Here the US patent NO.6 that is hereby expressly incorporated by reference fully, 417,778 disclose a kind of system via chart display electron transport information.Disclosed a plurality of favourable remodeling and the modification that the present invention relates to this ground display system.Particularly, disclose a kind of ground display system that comprises a plurality of interaction characteristics for use in commercial or other public place.
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Fig. 1 represents the ground display system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A-2E represents the details of the floor coverings of ground display system;
Fig. 3 represents to comprise the floor coverings of " blending agent " display, and this display comprises fixing non-electronic section and dynamic electron part;
Fig. 4 represents to comprise contactless mechanism so that obtain the ground display system of identity information from identification means, and also relates to other embodiment that describes in further detail below;
Fig. 5 represents to comprise the ground display system of security feature;
Fig. 6 A-6C represents wherein the ground display system by the image projection system projects images on the floor coverings; And
Fig. 7 represents to comprise the data input/output device so that import required commodity and export the ground display system of its relevant position in commercial facility.
Embodiment
Embodiments of the invention relate to a kind of ground display system with interaction feature.Ground display system can be arranged in the public place, for example in commercial facility or other public building, and is configured to show the content that can adjust arbitrarily through electronics, for example advertisement or out of Memory content.In each embodiment, people or people's activity is arranged near ground display system can be configured to indicate, and when detecting indication, move accordingly so that respond.For example, when detecting people's indication, ground display system can produce predetermined demonstration so that response.Ground display system can further produce some predetermined audio output so that response detects the people.These and other advantageous embodiment of the present invention can give the account in greater detail below.
As mentioned above, US 6,417, and 778 disclose a kind of electron transport infosystem of utilizing chart display.More particularly, this ground demonstration can be in conjunction with a kind of modifiable electronics display plane, for example LCD.This display can be connected to computing machine, and the image that computing machine produces can show on display.Like this, can be by producing different computer pictures and showing that on display that computer picture changes the image that is presented in the display.This display can combine with the base part of a floor coverings, as is included in a groove wherein, maybe can be included on floor coverings insertion portion, the bottom surface up, surface.Selectively, display can be integrated with base part or insertion portion.Modifiable display can utilize and a plurality ofly different can be presented at figure on the display in various mode.For example, figure can be separately or two kinds of methods exemplary showing some figures in combination be presented at maybe can roll on the common fixed position of display and pass through display.
The selectable method that other change is presented at the figure on the floor coverings comprises that the use light emitting polymer produces figure and changes figure like this.Light emitting polymer can be applied to, be attached to or compoundly advance floor coverings.Light emitting polymer can use any part of floor coverings, for example on base part or the insertion portion, or on any other parts among the different embodiment of floor coverings.Light emitting polymer is known, and at United States Patent (USP) 5,945, introduction has been arranged in 502,5,869,350 and 5,571,626, and these patents combine on the whole as a reference at this.
Other selection of display is to use electric ink or electric paper.Electricity paper is that Xerox (Xerox) provides, and at United States Patent (USP) 5,723, introduces in 204,5,604,027,4,126,854,4,143,103, and these patents combine on the whole as a reference at this.Electricity paper use thousands of small, be called the wide charged beads of gyrosphere hair (Gyricon), each about people and produce pixel.Double-colored pearl embeds in the plastics backplate of the full of liquid that forms the paper surface.Each pearl half black half is white, gyrates according to electric field.Pearl be black side up or white side has determined image up.Because do not need to upgrade image, and because screen is not a back-lighting, so electric paper only uses conventional electrical to show the sub-fraction of the power supply that uses.Electromagnetism stylus and printer class equipment can be used for image is presented to paper.
Electric ink is by E Ink Corp., at 45 Spinelli P1., and Cambridge, MA02138 (E ink company) provides.Electric ink uses the microstructure display system of the microcapsules of packing into.Small microcapsules are hunted down between two plastic tabs and produce pixel.Selectively, these capsules can be injected on the surface.The result forms a kind of flexible display material.Tiny capsules is transparent, is comprising the potpourri of black ink and Chinese white fragment.Electric charge is by these capsules.Depend on static charge, paint chips float is at the top of each capsule or rest on the bottom of each capsule.When paint chips float during at the top, the surface shows as white.When they rested on the bottom, so just below ink, the surface just showed as black.Each of two condition all is static: black or white.The transparent electromagnetic grid on cover sheet surface is being controlled the shape of image.This display system for example may be wirelessly connected on the computing machine, thereby Motorola's imaging system is connected to internet, the world by for example utilizing.If a plurality of displays are used, the text on all displays can be changed by webpage at once by an editor so.
According to embodiments of the invention, can use beyond the technology described above or other technology is implemented ground display system.Ground display system 100 according to the embodiment of the invention is illustrated among Fig. 1.Ground display system 100 comprises the electronic display unit 101 relevant with floor coverings 102.More especially, display device 101 can be connected on the ground overcover 102 or by its supporting or hold wherein or relevant with it to small part.Floor coverings 102 can adopt many knot structural formulas with relevant electronic display unit 101, and by multiple different materials structure, and the particular form shown in being not limited to here.In an embodiment, floor coverings 102 and electronic display unit 101 are designed for having the occasion that pin is stepped on passage and other (for example wheeled shopping cart) passage.Therefore, floor coverings and electronic display unit can be enough durable in use, make it can repeat to trample, walk or make wheeled shopping cart or other rolling or slip object current thereon, and do not have adverse effect for floor coverings and display device.Electronic display unit can for example have durable protection overcover; this overcover can be transparent or semitransparent; so that can watch by electronic display unit; and the protection electronic display unit is not subjected to and pin or the relevant damage of other current object for example scratch, crackle, fragment, other damage of tearing or being caused by the environment dirt.Floor coverings 102 can fix on the ground, maybe can be easy to carry, and makes it can move to other occasion easily.
Fig. 2 A and 2B are respectively top or planimetric map and the sidepiece quadrature or the elevation views of floor coverings 102.Shown in Fig. 2 A and 2B, floor coverings 102 can comprise at least one inclined surface.More especially; floor coverings 102 comprises downward-sloping and leaves top surface 200 (can be the surface of the protection overcover of display device 101; a plurality of inclined surfaces 212,213,214 and 215 as shown in the figure) make the whole periphery of floor coverings provide inclined surface for the people near floor coverings.If floor coverings is placed on the passageway of commercial facility, this structure can make the pass by people of floor coverings and striden across by wheeled shopping cart of the easier quilt of floor coverings.According to each embodiment, at least a portion of display device 101 is arranged to the one or more inclined surface coplanes with floor coverings.Because display device can lift slightly, this makes that the demonstration of display device is easier and sees by built on stilts overcover certain distance or near the people of floor coverings.
Fig. 2 C-2E represents to adopt a selection mode of the floor coverings of the embodiment of the invention.Two-part structure is illustrated among Fig. 2 C-2E.Two-part structure comprises separately and roughly the same parts 220,221.Parts 220 have top surface 240 and inclined surface 225,230 and 250.Parts 221 have top surface 241 and inclined surface 226,231 and 251.Each parts 220,221 can use in ground display system separately.But shown in Fig. 2 D and 2E, two parts can combine so that be formed on the composite structure that its periphery all has inclined surface, to help more easily to stride across composite structure at edge 260,261 separately along it.
With reference now to Fig. 1,, the electronic display unit 101 relevant with floor coverings 102 can be configured to electronics and show static (do not move or change) or the dynamically graph image and the alphanumeric data of (for example roll or other motion or change) pattern.More especially, electronic display unit 101 can be connected on the controller 102 by wired or wireless device and also can adjust so that show any content that the user selects by controller 102.For example, as shown in Figure 1, electronic display unit 101 can be connected on the controller 103 via for example display driver circuit of video Graphic adapter 105.Controller 103 can comprise the electronic logic circuit of any kind, for example can be by the general purpose microprocessor of software construction, or ASIC (application-specific IC).The driver 105 of electronic display unit is can be with controller 103 integrated or in ASIC.Controller can also be to have processor and storer and have the one or more display driver circuits on circuit board and be communicated with the external world or with the single board computer of the radio parts of Data Loading in the storer.
Controller can be connected on the storage medium 104, this storage medium can be any type of medium that is applicable to the storage numerical data, comprises RAM (random access memory), ROM (ROM (read-only memory)), flash memory or other non-volatile solid-state storer, EEPROM (electricallyerasable ROM (EEROM)) or magnetic and/or optical disc memory.Storage medium 104 can be stored for example by the Control Software of controller 103 enforcements with at the video content of selecting for the demonstration on electronic console 101 under the control of Control Software.The user interface (not shown) that for example has people's computing machine of display monitor and keyboard can be connected on the controller, makes by specific user's input of for example specific control program, is configured for controller, so that produce specific demonstration and/or audio frequency output.For example the audio devices 111 of loudspeaker also can be connected on the controller 103 via sound card 110.Audio devices 11 can be exported the selection audio content that is stored in the storage medium 104 under the control of controller 103.The parts of ground display system 100 can be by power supply 114 power supplies.Ground display system also can comprise pick-up unit 113 so that the multiple interactive application of ground display system is provided, and is described in more detail as following.Pick-up unit 113 can be connected on the controller 113 and for it signal is provided.Pick-up unit can be wired or wireless with being connected of controller.
Can use the data port 106 that for example is connected on the public system bus, with data storage in storage medium 104.Only by example, bus can be USB (USB (universal serial bus)).Ground display system also can comprise wireless mouthful 107 by using wireless WAN/LAN card to use.By wireless mouthful 107, be communicated with on ground display system 100 connectable to network 125 and with network 125.Network can be the network of any kind, for example comprises the wide area network of internet (WAN) or comprises for example local area network of other ground display system (LAN).By network 125, ground display system 100 can be connected on the server computer 108 of network via wireless communication apparatus 112.Server computer 108 can be connected on the database 109.Database 109 can be stored and the relevant information of ground display system 100 operations.For example, database can comprise video and audio content and download to Control Software on the storage medium 104 of ground display system.Therefore, ground display system 100 can carry out Long-distance Control.But ground display system 100 does not need networking, and can be for example by controlling via the content and the Control Software of data port 106 partial download.Equally, though in Fig. 1, represented wireless communication method and system, can also use wired system, or combine with wireless system.
Except former described technology, the display technique that can be used for the embodiment of the invention comprises: light emitting diode (LED), Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), electroluminescent display (FED).Other display technique that can be used for this embodiment comprises optical fiber technology, and wherein electronics forms remote image and adopts the photoconduction source to be delivered on fiber array or the bundle.The remote image light source can be in floor coverings outside or inner.The display technique of other employing comprises holographic technique.In this technology, produce white light or laser hologram the outside or inner of floor coverings 102, and by being the lens focus of Fresnel lens, so that make it for the people, can on an acute angle, see display 101.
According to embodiment, the parts of aforesaid ground display system 100 can be contained in fully the inside of floor coverings 102, fully in the outside of floor coverings 102 or some parts floor coverings 102 inner and other externally.
As mentioned above, ground display system can comprise power supply 114.Electric power arrives ground display system by wall socket via cable or by the use battery supplied.Employed battery can not charge again, can charge again yet.Other the possible method that delivers power to ground display system comprises that use converts surround lighting the photoelectric cell of electric power to, and electric power can be stored in the battery or be used for directly powering for display system.Photoelectric cell for example can be included in the floor coverings, or is connected on the display via electric wire is long-range.
For the other method of ground display system 100 power supplies can for example be passed through to realize that as lower device the pressure of pedestrian who wherein tramples and relevant display device converts electric energy to from mechanical energy on floor coverings.Only by example, this can realize by piezo-electric generator or other similar device of some form.In addition, also can supply required mechanical energy so that electricity is transformed into display system near machinery or passerby's vibration in the ground.
As mentioned above, from computing machine and/or for example the wireless connections of the network of World Wide Web can be used to transmit picture material to ground display system.Wireless connections between the control electron device of computing machine or other processor and ground display system can be adopted many different technology.A kind of public technology is a wireless ethernet now, and one of them processor or computing machine are by r-f or infrared (IR) signal and another processor or computing machine communication.But radio communication line can be realized by multiple technologies and procotol.
Radiolink can be ultrasound wave, light wave (IR, visible, ultraviolet), lasercomm, radio frequency, terahertz, microwave, electromagnetism, induction coupling, static or between transmitter and receiver other form of Propagation of Energy.Except Ethernet, procotol can be that Token Ring, bluetooth modem, honeycomb and PCS are connected, perhaps the WLAN of any other type or WAN.The pattern of data transmission can comprise time-division, frequency separation or code separation, and can also be many logical or spread-spectrums.A pattern that is highly suitable for the wireless transmission of ground display system expection application is the ultrabroad band (UWB) of transmission.The expection of ground display system is commercial uses and comprises use in electronic noise environment for example, for example grocery store, department store, articles for use shop, industrial plants, dining room, hotel, airport, apartment and inhabitation place.Ultrabroad band (UWB) be transmitted in work in the environment of these types good, in other factors, because when having other electronic noise source for example machinery, long-range apparatus for door-opening, barcode recognizer, other r-f, TV, low-frequency band transmit, the power spectrum density that UWB can be low is carried out high-speed data communications on wide in range spectral range (normally 3-10 terahertz).For aerial position or orientation arbitrarily, UWB has also eliminated decay by a small margin, and this is very useful for being positioned at ground display.UWR is the adverse effect of the common how logical induction decay of the wireless technology of the narrower frequency band of opposing more effectively also.
Wireless telecommunications also can comprise other technology of learning now or learning in the future, and this technology can be used to the ground display system communication and controls this system.In addition, wireless telecommunications can be consistent with the WiFi standard.
As mentioned above, electronic display unit 101 can show alphanumeric data and graph image at least.According to selected video content, this content comprises static state, dynamic or static both independent alphanumeric data, independent graph image (for example picture) or both combinations.Dynamically alphanumeric data and image can for example roll.Alphanumeric data and graph image can be black and white or full-color.In addition, display device 101 can comprise more than one unique display: promptly the viewing area of display device can corresponding content be separated.For example, the viewing area can comprise two or more different " windows ", and each window shows different contents.The separation of this display is known in " split screen " TV for example, and is extensive use of different graphics software application, comprises " Windows " software commonly used of Microsoft.
Fig. 3 represents the possible configuration according to the electronic display unit 101 of each embodiment.In Fig. 3, electronic display unit 101 is dynamic parts of " blending agent " display.Because the part of the overall display that the last exposed surface by floor coverings 102 provides is an electronics, and another part is not, the display among Fig. 3 is the blending agent display.In Fig. 3, the non-electronic stationary of display or static part 302 combine with dynamic or changeable electronic section 101.But notice that " static state " used herein should not be equal to " nonelectronic ".In this example, fixed part reads " CAMBELL SOUP IS__OFF TODAY ".Fixed part can for example be printed on the last exposed surface of material of floor coverings 102.Dynamic part can be implemented by the electronic display unit 101 that is contained in the floor coverings, and adopts one or more described display techniques.Dynamic part can carry out the electronics adjustment so that show aforesaid arbitrary content.Content, dynamic part can show the relevant information of selling price with the commodity of for example " 30% " or " 40 minutes ".Therefore, in Fig. 2, whole chart display can be represented " CAMPBELL SUOP IS 30% ", or " CAMPBELL SOUP IS 40 CENTS OFFTODAY ".By the static state of employing device, display and the combination of dynamic part, can significantly reduce the size of the electronic section of display, therefore reduce cost.In addition, by design with handle the dynamic part of display so that by rolling or flashing message of dynamic change, also can flash or glimmer and be positioned at the light of display so that notice is attracted to display, near the people can significantly increasing is for the notice of display.
As mentioned above, the embodiment of ground display system of the present invention provide with ground display system near the people carry out reciprocation.Particularly, pick-up unit 113 can adopt many different forms, and every kind of form can detect the expression people near ground display system and movable, and causes ground display system to move accordingly so that respond.In such embodiment, pick-up unit 113 is sound detection devices.Sound detection device 113 can be arranged in floor coverings 102, maybe can be positioned on the built on stilts overcover certain distance.Sound detection device can be configured to detect the people at him or she during near ground display system, or causes the respective response of ground display system transmission.For example, sound detection device can be connected on the ground display system via wired or wireless connection, and is configured to transmit a signal on the controller 103 via this connection, starts display device 101 when detecting the approaching sound wave of assignor with box lunch.When receiving signal, controller 103 can cause the predetermined demonstration of any required content of display device 101 transmission: for example, can price or the displaying contents of advertised product.This content can be relevant with the product of newly putting on the shelf.Ground display system also can be configured to transmit the predetermined audio output of any required content, so that response is from the signal of sound detection device.Consider the above, ground display system can aggressive mode (promptly wherein the pattern of some demonstration of system's active transmission and/or audio frequency output) and fixing or static schema (wherein initiatively not producing the output of some demonstration and/or audio frequency) is operated.Near not detecting, there is man-hour to enter this static schema, so that save electric power.Ground display system can replace between aggressive mode and static schema according to the schedule of some sequencing, perhaps enters aggressive mode so that respond some signal, as mentioned above.
Sound detection device can be adjusted so that only detect the preset frequency of sound, and send enabling signal to display system so that respond.More especially, how noisy according to total environment, sound detection system can be multidirectional or shotgun microphone.Conference microphone have constant sensitivity and no matter sound from direction, and therefore very effective in quiet environment, someone is in any direction approaching so that detect.Conference microphone can be used as one or more electret microphones of placing or be embedded in the floor coverings.Though electret microphone is an example, also can use dynamically and Electret Condencer Microphone.Commercial available conference microphone comprises (only passing through example) Audio Technica MT830R, DPA Type 4060 and MMC4041.
In noisy environment, if it is approaching from specific direction perhaps to detect the people, shotgun microphone is preferred.Shotgun microphone is the microphone with orientation response performance of good qualification, and therefore compares with conference microphone, more can filter the sound from specific direction, stops the random environment noise simultaneously.The example of the commercial shotgun microphone that can obtain and can use comprises heart-shaped microphone, super heart-shaped microphone and shotgun microphone.The example of heart-shaped microphone comprises DPA  Type 4021, Earthwork  A30X and Shure  SM57.The example of super heart-shaped microphone comprises Peavey  PVM480 and Electrovoice  ND767A.The example of shotgun microphone comprise Beyerdynamic  MCE86 S.1, Sennheizer  K6 ME-66 and Shure  SM89.According to the noisy degree of environment that microphone uses, the microphone with bigger directional sensitivity is than the better result of the microphone generating with less directional sensitivity.For example, in very noisy environment, the microphone with high directional sensitivity of for example super heart or shotgun can be preferred.
In interactive another embodiment was provided, pick-up unit 113 can be a motion detection apparatus.Motion detection apparatus 113 can be positioned in the floor coverings 102, maybe can be positioned to leave on the top cover thing certain distance, for example ceiling or near near the inside of the wall the floor coverings or above.Motion detection apparatus can be configured to detect him or she as the people near ground display system, and causes the generation of respective response.For example, motion detection apparatus can be connected on the ground display system and be configured to send via this connector and start display system 101 when signal detects the approaching motion of expression people with box lunch via wired or wireless connection.Display device 101 can produce required demonstration when starting; Ground display system also can produce corresponding audio frequency output.Motion detection apparatus can be adjusted, and makes the motion near a certain zone of its detection display or the periphery.Motion detection apparatus is also directed sensitive, makes the user who for example only enters facility can trigger motion detection apparatus and corresponding display.Motion detection apparatus that can relevant use with display comprises that (only passing through example) use the motion detection apparatus of IR technology, simple radar and light beam.
Have many different modes to realize motion detection apparatus 113, it comprises that active movement detection and passive movement detect.The active movement detection system is injected environment with energy (for example light, microwave or sound) usually, and the then variation of detected energy.For example, the shop has emission usually and passes the device of light beam in space of shop access road and the light sensor of the incident light quantity of so that measuring beam relative with light beam generation.When user movement passes through light beam, it is interrupted, light sensor detects the variation of incident light quantity and can produce for example audio alarm of jingle bell.The detection system of this type can be used to notify the ground display system people approaching.Similarly, many general stores have use unusual simple form radar to detect the automatically-controlled door opening device of people near door.This system can use the transmission/reception that is arranged on the door.Radiating portion sends the microwave wireless electric flux, and waits for that the energy of reflection returns, and detects by receiving unit.In the people moved to the zone of microwave energy, it changed the amount or the reflection conduction required time of receiving unit of reflected energy, and therefore transmission/reception produces the signal that causes door to open automatically.Similar operation can be undertaken by ultrasound wave, and promptly they return and wait for echo from target, and carries out some scheduled operation according to echo.
The passive movement detection system comprises the detection infrared energy so that detect the system of motion.This system comprises the sensor of known PIR (passive infrared) sensor or pyroelectric sensor.PIR or pyroelectric sensor can for example use in the security system for the human body temperature sensitivity.Human body has about 93 skin temperature and the radiated infrared energy of wavelength between 9 and 10 microns.Therefore, sensor is responsive in wavelength is the scope of 8-12 micron usually.Sensor normally is similar to the simple electronic unit of light sensor.From the infrared energy of source radiation electron collision is left the substrate of PIR or pyroelectric sensor, and can detect these electronics and zoom into electric signal, this signal can be used to start some scheduled operation.When people's sensor of passing by, the quantity of the infrared energy in " visual field " of sensor changes fast and is convenient to and detects.Unexpected variation is used for detecting motion.PIR or pyroelectric sensor can be constructed with wide or narrow visual field.Wide visual field can for example form by place lens on sensor.Narrow visual field can not have the sensor of lens to realize by use; The visual field can need to detect in the recess or box or pipe of travel direction upper shed by sensor is placed in.Ground display system of the present invention can use any described system and method and combination thereof, does not perhaps have the system and method for disclosure here, so that realize motion detection apparatus 113.
According to other situation in the physical environment, also can there be people or people's motion to carry out reciprocation by detection according to the ground display system of the embodiment of the invention.For example, ground display system can via wired or wireless connected mode be connected to access road the door or commercial facility or other buildings other the door on.Connect by this, but the unlatching of ground display system detecting gate, and start display so that response.
In interactive another embodiment was provided, the ground display system in the commercial facility can show the information according to specific people's customization.This embodiment can comprise the mechanism that determines people's identity automatically.For example, as shown in Figure 4, also can comprise contactless input media 401 according to the ground display system 100 of the embodiment of the invention, this device can receive identity informations from the identification means 402 that the people carries.Contactless input media 401 can be wireless mouthful, and this is wireless, and mouth for example comprises receiver and be configured to receive and handle the antenna of wireless electromagnetic signal of the identity information of identification means 402 emissions.The identity information that obtains from identification means 402 is fed to controller 103 by wireless mouthful 401, and controller is then visited the database of database 109 for example so that obtain the information relevant with the people according to identity information.This relevant information can include but is not limited to: commodity of name, age, purchase history, purchase frequency, the most normal purchase etc.According to relevant information, ground display system can cause and show special relevant with the people or at people's information.Only by example, display can comprise greeting.In addition, but the controller cross reference people of ground display system buys historical and interior current available goods of commercial facility or commodity sales promotion.Buy history according to the people, ground display system can show that the nunciator is selling the information for interested some commodity of people, and the shelf location of display of commodity.In addition, ground display system can produce the reward voucher of these commodity, therefore further encourages the people to buy commodity.
The example that is used for the identification means 402 of contactless input media 401 is known as " contactless " card.Contactless card does not need that the people is actual to be imposed on the reading device.Contactless card can have aerial coil and embed the chip of card, and is configured to export the information of wireless electromagnetic signal form.When cartoon is crossed the preset range of reading device, can obtain the identity information on this type card, this reading device comprises receiver and is applicable to the antenna of reception and transaction card output signal, contactless input media 401 for example shown in Figure 4.
According to some, shown contactless card falls in the overall range of " intelligence " card.Smart card (or electronic cards) is known device, and it generally includes the computer chip of embedding and the size of conventional credit card or debit card normally.Chip generally includes microprocessor or storer, and this storer can keep operating system and the application data protected by the security feature of prior art.On current market, can obtain polytype smart card techniques.An example is a storage card.Storage card comprises memory chip and similar with floppy mini.(storage) chip of this type can be stored the information of identity information and other type, for example shop credit amount.
In other embodiments, the card that is known as microprocessor card can be used to provide people's identity so that customization shows.Microprocessor card comprise can add, the microprocessor chip of deletion, change and lastest imformation.Microprocessor card also comprises I/O port, operating system and hard disk, and therefore can roughly regard microcomputer as.
The identification card of for example described smart card, storage card and microprocessor card does not need to read by contactless mechanism shown in Figure 4.On the contrary, for example they can read by the actual reading device that makes things convenient for the place that is positioned at commercial facility that is imposed to of people.Reading device can be connected on the recognition system or become its part.Recognition system can for example be computing machine 108 and the database 109 that is connected to ground display system of the present invention.The identifying information that recognition system obtains can be followed communication to ground display system.
Need the actual card that is imposed to some type on the reading device of people can also use in ground display system of the present invention especially.This card is known as " contact " card.The contact card can have the golden chip that embeds in the card.The calorie requirement of this type inserts intellignet card fetch and directly is connected so that transmit data with actual contact point on the card.The contact card frequently is used for the application of bank, communication, medical treatment and integration (for example store car maintenance history).
The card that is known as mixing/pair card also can be used to discern for ground display system provides the people.These jigs have embedding two chips wherein: contactless chip and contact chip.Two chips do not interconnect usually.On the contrary, a common chip is used for consumer's needs, and another is used for the needs of publisher.In other embodiments, can use composite card.These cards also are known as double-interface card, and they comprise and are designed to support to contact and a chip that does not contact reader.
Use above-described technology, other embodiments of the invention can be configured to follow the tracks of the activity of people in commercial facility or other public place.In such an embodiment, the identification card that reads by described contactless mechanism of people's portability.The a plurality of ground display systems that are equipped with contactless mechanism can be arranged in the precalculated position of facility, and follow the tracks of people's activity by detecting identification card.Card can customize (promptly discerning the people) or can be general as mentioned above, and for example is connected on shopping cart or the shopping basket.The information of describing the motion that ground display system detects in detail can be recorded in the database, and businessman can be used for for example optimizing store configurations, helps identification where to place much-sought-after item and analog.Can be used for following the tracks of and carry or carry the people's of contactless recognition device the example of technology to comprise blue tooth technology, IRDA, r-f link or connect any other local area network technology of ground display system.
As well-known, some commercial facility (for example Wal-Mart and Target) and self-service store's (for example, Home Depot and Lowes) are very big, and comprise lot cargo.Therefore, be difficult to the commodity of finding that they are wanted some people of these shoppings.Therefore, in big commercial facility, find new outlets and find required commodity according to the ground display system of the present invention people that also offers help.
According to these embodiment, when entering the shop, shopper's oral (for example by using microphone and other audio recording apparatus) or manual (for example using the device of keyboard, keypad or touch monitor type) input required product or products catalogue are in machine.Machine then produces " the stroke list " that can detect by a plurality of ground display systems that are arranged on the precalculated position, shop.
The stroke list can be the device of described " smart card ", can store for example information of the products catalogue of shopper's input.Information on the stroke list can read by the contactless technology of describing in conjunction with above different embodiment.The ground display system that is distributed in the shop can be equipped contactless technology so that read the stroke list.When the shopper passed the shop and arrive different ground display systems, system can detect and read the stroke list.When detecting the stroke list and read wherein products catalogue, ground display system can be configured to show the shopper should walking to the direction of required product position.In addition, the stroke list in fact can not storage products catalogue itself.On the contrary, products catalogue or with in the single-phase corresponding out of Memory of discernible stroke can be stored in the database that surface display equipment can visit, and when detection and Identification stroke list, take out.
In another embodiment of the present invention, can provide the detection of mobile phone.Use increasing of mobile phone and mobile phone to cause many more society's frictions more and more.In many cases, the tinkle of bells of mobile phone is rude and unsuitable, and near the people bothering.Therefore, embodiments of the invention can comprise the mobile phone pick-up unit, and it uses structure shown in Figure 4, and wherein contactless input media 401 is mobile phone pick-up units.The device that can be used to detect mobile phone comprises the near field RF detecting device that for example can discern wide region RF signal.This device is known, for example detects illegal wiretapping device or " wiretap ".A commercial available example comprises MicroAlert  system, and this system can detect any device of mobile phone or transmitting RF radiation.Mobile phone pick-up unit 401 can be configured to transmit a signal to the controller 103 of ground display system when detecting the mobile phone of start.In order to respond this signal, controller can cause to form and show, this demonstration comprise expression detect start mobile phone message and/or send the warning that expression detects mobile phone.In addition, ground display system can show the requirement of mobile phone turn-off, or sends the audio request of mobile phone turn-off.Being found to embodiments of the invention described above can be particularly useful under theatre inlet, concert or performance place, cinema or other are thought the condition in unsuitable any other place of telephone rings.
Ground display system according to other embodiment of the present invention can be used for Secure Application.Be used for commercial facility so that antitheft known safety technique comprises " electron device supervision " technology of the inlet/outlet of monitoring facilities.This technology relates to uses the antenna that is placed on the door opening either side.Antenna is connected on other parts of article surveillance technology.An antenna is as transmitter, and another is as receiver.The recognition device that comprises tuned circuit can be by disturbing with detection trigger the transmission between transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna when passing wherein, and this circuit comprises inductor and capacitor, soft magnetism band or line or vibration resonance device.Each protected commodity can be by being indicated by the recognition device that is placed on the antenna detection on the inlet/outlet either side of shop in the shop.When protected commodity passed antenna, the commodity monitoring technology was discerned protected commodity, sent and reported to the police so that remind the shopper that may attempt to steal.
Above-described electronic article surveillance (EAS) technology can be combined in the ground display system according to the embodiment of the invention.In a structure for example shown in Figure 5, floor coverings 102 of the present invention can comprise along the antenna 501 of floor coverings layout and 502 so that detect the protected commodity that indicate with recognition device.Antenna is connected on other parts of article surveillance technology so that discern protected commodity.Do not stolen in order to detect protected commodity, comprised that the floor coverings of this antenna or a plurality of floor coverings can be arranged near the floor coverings of shop inlet/outlet.Therefore, when the people walks on floor coverings and attempts to carry the protected commodity with recognition device and leave the shop, recognition device can by between two antennas or near, therefore by the detection and Identification of commodity detection technique.When detecting protected commodity, ground display system can show visible warning or send the warning that can hear.Employing also can be used third antenna 503 according to the electronic article surveillance system of the ground display system of the embodiment of the invention.Third antenna can be the transmitting antenna of EAS device, and the one or more antennas in the floor coverings can be receiving antennas.In addition, third antenna 503 can be other receiving antenna, and floor coverings comprises reception and transmitting antenna.Third antenna 503 can for example be arranged on the floor coverings, hang in ceiling or from ceiling.In each embodiment, floor coverings can comprise the individual antenna with crown antenna cooperative.
In another embodiment of the present invention, floor coverings can be used in combination with image projection apparatus.In such an embodiment, floor coverings provides grenade instrumentation from certain distance projects images surface thereon.System on Fig. 6 A and 6B represent from the certain distance projects images to floor coverings.This system can for example use in the corridor of the commercial facility of for example general store.Floor coverings 608 and 609 can be placed near on near the ground 610 the shelf 601,602 of commercial facility.Grenade instrumentation 603,604 is connected on the guiding elements of for example guide track system 605,606 on the floor coverings movingly.Guide track system can for example be connected on the ceiling.Image projection apparatus 603,604 can be (only passing through example) and the similar electron projector of device that uses portable computer to demonstrate, or comprises other image projection apparatus that makes image focus on a lip-deep optical system on to set a distance.
By grenade instrumentation being connected on the system unit in conjunction with Fig. 1 explanation, the image that projects on the floor coverings can be configured to comprise described arbitrary content.That is, grenade instrumentation can be connected on controller, storage medium, the network etc., so that the control grenade instrumentation.For example, grenade instrumentation can be configured to figure and the alphanumeric information relevant with product on the adjacent shelf 601,602 are projected on floor coverings 606 and 609.
Grenade instrumentation moves along guide track system.Fig. 6 B represents the front view of right shelf 602 and associated guide tracks system 606, grenade instrumentation 604 and floor coverings 609.Grenade instrumentation 604 can manually or by known for example motor-driven pulley or sliding system in the automatic industrial automatically move along guide track system 606.Grenade instrumentation 604 can for example move to the position of the commodity front on the shelf, for it shows information needed.Corresponding floor coverings 609 can then be placed on below the grenade instrumentation 604, stands in shelf 602 fronts and towards shelf, can see image by the people.Floor coverings 609 can manually be aimed at grenade instrumentation 604, or by using photodiode and relevant detection device system to aim at automatically.More especially, more photodiode can be set in floor coverings, and grenade instrumentation can be provided with photodiode detector so that grenade instrumentation and floor coverings are correctly aimed at.Certainly adopt the structure of symmetry, wherein detector diode is positioned at floor coverings, and sends diode and be positioned on the grenade instrumentation, and floor coverings transmits a signal on the driving mechanism of motion grenade instrumentation, indicates its tram.
The combining image grenade instrumentation uses another embodiment of floor coverings to be illustrated among Fig. 6 C.Shown in Fig. 6 C, according to each embodiment, image projection apparatus 625 can be arranged in the recess 620 in the ground 610.Floor coverings 650 can be arranged on the recess and the image projection apparatus surface that 625 image projected show thereon is provided.Therefore, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 C, floor coverings 650 can be formed by " transmission " medium, makes the image that is incident upon on its lower surface 651 can see on surface 652 thereon.Image projection apparatus can move along guide rail 630.
Fig. 7 represents another embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 7, ground display system 100 can be connected on the data input/output device 700.The data input/output device can comprise the mechanism of the particular data that user's input of being used for shop client is for example handled by ground display system.For example, the data input/output device for example can comprise the speech input device 701 of microphone and/or the keyboard 702 of input alphabet numerical data.The data input/output device can comprise computing machine and software, and the voice that this software is used for importing for the user speech input device 701 carry out voice recognition processing.The data input/output device also can comprise the printer that produces printout 703.
Ground display system 100 and data input/output device can be arranged in making things convenient on the position of commercial facility.The client who visits this facility can be near the data input/output device, and this device can be arranged in and be used in a minute or the suitable height of keying in.Client can be with the catalogue of commodity and commodity by the phonetic entry speech input device, and one or more commodity are keyed in keyboard.In response, ground display system can show corresponding output, for example one or more advertisements of commodity, and/or the position of the interior one or more commodity of facility, and/or generation printout 703, the position of for example one or more reward vouchers, or clear and definite one or more commodity.
A plurality of embodiment of the present invention here describes especially and/or illustrates.But, will appreciate that above instruction covers modification of the present invention and remodeling, and within the scope of the appended claims, and do not depart from spirit of the present invention and institute's plan scope.

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1. ground display system comprises:
Floor coverings; And
The electronic display unit relevant with floor coverings;
Wherein electronic display unit is configured to show the adjustable arbitrary content of electronics.
2. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises being configured to export the audio devices that electronics can be adjusted any audio content.
3. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises being configured to detect the indication relevant with activity with people's existence and cause ground display system to carry out corresponding actions so that the testing agency of response.
4. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that testing agency comprises sound detection device.
5. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that detection architecture comprises motion detection apparatus.
6. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this action is to produce predetermined the demonstration.
7. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this action is to produce predetermined audio output.
8. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, testing agency comprises the contactless input media that is configured to receive from identification means identity information.
9. ground display system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, ground display system is configured to produce with the customization relevant with the corresponding specific people of identity information and shows.
10. ground display system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, contactless input media be configured to from commercial facility in the corresponding stroke list of at least one commodity receive information.
11. ground display system as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, ground display system is configured to show the position of at least one commodity in the commercial facility.
12. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, testing agency comprises the mobile phone pick-up unit.
13. ground display system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, testing agency comprises that the safety feature that detects the commodity in the commercial facility is so that carry out antitheft.
14. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, floor coverings and electronic display unit are configured to pass repeatedly by foot-operated and wheeled conveying device.
15. ground display system as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, floor coverings includes and helps at least one inclined surface foot-operated and that wheeled conveying device is passed repeatedly.
16. ground display system as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, floor coverings includes and helps foot-operated and wheeled conveying device is passed repeatedly around its peripheral inclined surface.
17. ground display system as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that, floor coverings forms along its edge junction two-part construction altogether, helps the composite structure around its peripheral inclined surface foot-operated and that wheeled conveying device is passed repeatedly so that form to have.
18. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, electronic display unit forms the dynamic part of the demonstration that combines with the static part that shows.
19. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that ground display system comprises network.
20. ground display system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that electronic display unit comprises at least a light emitting diode, Organic Light Emitting Diode, electroluminescent display, plasma display, Field Emission Display, ferroelectric display, optical fiber displays and holographic display device.
21. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, ground display system is by coming from the mechanical energy of the trampling power supply of passing floor coverings.
22. ground display system as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that ground display system is wirelessly connected on the network.
23. ground display system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, the ultrabroad band pattern of transmission is used in wireless connections.
24. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, electronic display unit can be at least separately or is shown static dynamic or static and dynamic both alphanumeric data and graph image in combination.
25. ground display system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that sound detection device comprises conference microphone.
25. ground display system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that sound detection device comprises shotgun microphone.
26. ground display system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, motion detection apparatus uses active movement to detect.
27. ground display system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, motion detection apparatus uses passive movement to detect.
28. ground display system as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, active movement detects device that comprises emittance and the device that detects emittance.
29. ground display system as claimed in claim 27 is characterized in that, passive movement detects and comprises the detection infrared energy.
30. ground display system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, identification means is a smart card.
31. ground display system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, ground display system is connected on the recognition system, this recognition system comprises and being configured to by actual be imposed on the reading device of identification means obtained the reading device of identity information from identification means, and wherein ground display system is configured to produce and the customization relevant with the corresponding specific people of identity information demonstration.
32. ground display system as claimed in claim 31 is characterized in that, identification means is a smart card.
33. ground display system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, the mobile phone pick-up unit comprises the near field RF detecting device.
34. ground display system as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, safety feature comprises and is configured to detect the antenna that indicates the commodity that recognition device is arranged.
35. ground display system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises being configured to receive specific user's input and producing the data input/output device of corresponding output.
36. ground display system as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, the data input/output device comprises speech recognition equipment.
37. ground display system as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, the data input/output device comprises keyboard.
38. ground display system as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, the data input/output device comprises printer.
39. ground display system as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, the corresponding output person of being to use imports the position of commodity.
40. ground display system as claimed in claim 35 is characterized in that, the corresponding output person of being to use imports the reward voucher of commodity.
41. a ground display system comprises:
Floor coverings; And
Image projection apparatus on being configured to from the adjustable arbitrary image content of certain distance projection electron to floor coverings.
42. ground display system as claimed in claim 41 is characterized in that image projection apparatus is connected on the guiding elements movingly, so that image projection apparatus is positioned on the desired location with respect to floor coverings.
43. ground display system as claimed in claim 41 is characterized in that, image projection apparatus is configured to aim at floor coverings automatically.
44. ground display system as claimed in claim 41 is characterized in that, floor coverings has the surface of white or silver color.
45. ground display system as claimed in claim 41 is characterized in that, image projection apparatus is positioned at the recess on ground, and floor coverings is arranged on the recess.
46. ground display system as claimed in claim 45 is characterized in that floor coverings comprises transmission medium.
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