Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
  • B60R11/02—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
  • B60R11/0229—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes
  • B60R11/0235—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes of flat type, e.g. LCD
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
  • H04N7/00—Television systems
  • H04N7/18—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
  • B60R2011/0001—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position
  • B60R2011/0003—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position inside the vehicle
  • B60R2011/0012—Seats or parts thereof
  • B60R2011/0017—Head-rests
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
  • B60R2011/0001—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position
  • B60R2011/0003—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position inside the vehicle
  • B60R2011/0029—Floor, e.g. side sills, fire wall
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
  • B60R2011/0042—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by mounting means
  • B60R2011/008—Adjustable or movable supports
  • B60R2011/0085—Adjustable or movable supports with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
  • B60R2011/0089—Adjustable or movable supports with adjustment by rotation in their operational position around three axes, i.e. universally mounted
  • B60R2011/0091—Adjustable or movable supports with adjustment by rotation in their operational position around three axes, i.e. universally mounted the article being mounted on a flexible shaft
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
  • B60R2011/0096—Theft prevention of articles

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for automatically broadcasting at least one video program in a vehicle, in particular in a fleet of vehicles used for the transport of passengers in a given geographical area, as well as a device intended to be installed in a vehicle. for the implementation of this process.
• It may preferably be a fleet of taxis, but also a fleet of vehicles used for a shuttle, for example between an airport and a city center, a fleet of vehicles used to transport visitors to an establishment , a company, an exhibition, or even transportation for hotel guests, etc.
• GB-A-2 144 682 describes a taxi equipment
• the object of the invention is to eliminate the aforementioned drawbacks and to propose a method for automatically broadcasting at least one video program in a vehicle, which allows a passenger to attend a program adapted to a short journey.
• the subject of the invention is a method of automatic broadcasting of at least one video program in a vehicle, characterized in that it consists:
• the method consists in dividing the video program into a succession of announcements, for example event announcements relating to a determined geographical area, for example announcements of shows, sporting events, more generally tourism, to be assigned to each announces a broadcast number, to memorize the broadcast number of the last announcement that was broadcast before a broadcast interruption, to start broadcasting the video program from the announcement with the following broadcast number, at the next loading of a passenger.
• the method can consist in memorizing the broadcast number of the last announcement which was broadcast in full before the interruption of broadcasting, in order to repost an announcement the broadcasting of which was interrupted before the end of the announcement.
• the method consists in broadcasting the video program in passive mode with respect to the passenger, in verifying that a predetermined duration, corresponding for example to the average duration of a race, has elapsed from the launch. of the broadcast, to interrupt the broadcast of the video program, when said predetermined duration has been exceeded, to switch to interactive mode, the mode interactive consisting in displaying at least one selection menu on said screen, to allow the passenger to select one or more pieces of information from that broadcast in passive mode, and to start broadcasting a video subroutine relating to information selected in response to a selection made by the passenger, and to redisplay a selection menu at the end of the broadcasting of the selected video sub-program.
• the method can consist in verifying, in passive mode, after the broadcasting of each advertisement, if the aforementioned predetermined duration has been exceeded, in switching to interactive mode when this duration is exceeded and in passing to the broadcasting of the next announcement, when this duration has not yet been reached.
• the method consists in verifying, in interactive mode, whether the selection of given information has been made by the user on a displayed menu, and in resuming the broadcasting of the following advertisement, in passive mode, if no selection of information is detected after another predetermined time from the menu display.
• the method can consist, in interactive mode, in selecting on said menu the broadcasting of a previous announcement, and in re-displaying said selection menu after the broadcasting of said previous announcement.
• the method consists in broadcasting the same greeting announcement, at each launching of broadcasting by detection of loading of a passenger, before broadcasting the announcements of the video program.
• the method can also consist in displaying on the screen a menu for selecting languages in response to a detection of passenger loading, before launching the broadcasting of the video program associated with said language, and in launching the broadcasting of the video program in a default language, in the absence of language selection by the user after a predetermined period.
• the method consists in stopping the broadcasting during the course of an advertisement, by muting the sound and freezing the image on the screen, in response to an action by the user on a pause means, and resuming the broadcasting of the announcement, at the very place of the interruption, during a new action of the user on said pause means or in the absence of action after a predetermined period.
• the method can consist in stopping the broadcasting during an announcement, by muting the sound and putting the screen to sleep, in response to a user action on a standby means, and reactivating the screen and to resume broadcasting at the very place of the interruption, when an action by the user is detected on said standby means or in the absence of action on it after a predetermined duration.
• the method consists in memorizing in a central control unit on board the vehicle, parameters relating to the broadcasting of the video program in the vehicle, in the presence of a passenger, for example the duration of broadcasting, the ad numbers broadcast, time broadcast, any video sub-programs selected.
• the method consists in putting the screen to standby, when the vehicle is started, and after each detection of unloading of the passenger, and in deactivating the screen after each cut in the supply of the vehicle.
• the method consists in transmitting the abovementioned parameters remotely, by radio, with a view to statistical processing of the data.
• the invention also relates to a video device intended to be installed in a vehicle, for the implementation of the method defined above, comprising an electronic broadcasting means for broadcasting at least one video program, a display screen connected to said broadcasting means for display the broadcast video program, and a central control unit capable of sending a command to start broadcasting or to interrupt broadcasting, to the electronic broadcasting means, characterized in that it includes means for detection of the presence of a passenger in the vehicle, said detection means being connected to the central control unit to generate thereon a broadcast request signal in response to a detection of passenger presence, and a signal of broadcast interruption request in response to a lack of passenger presence detection.
• the presence detection means comprise at least one ultrasonic transmitter and at least one ultrasonic receiver, the presence of a passenger being detected by a variation in the frequency of the echo received by the receiver with respect to a predetermined setpoint frequency as a function of the distance from the obstacle, in the absence of a passenger.
• the transmitter and the receiver can be unidirectional or volumetric.
• the device comprises a box on which the display screen is articulated, said screen being able to be folded against a wall of the box in the rest position, said box containing said electronic diffusion means, the central control unit and the presence detection means, said housing being mounted on a support base which is intended to be fixed in the vehicle.
• the box includes a selection keyboard for the passenger, said keyboard comprising a first key called "pause”, serving both to validate the selection of information in a menu, to pause on the image and to remove pause, a key called “sleep”, to put the screen to sleep and to reactivate the screen, and two selection keys, one to move a cursor on the screen in one direction, the other to move the cursor in the opposite direction.
• the aforementioned electronic broadcasting means comprises a digital video recording medium player. It can also be provided that the central control unit is connected to a data transmission unit, for transmitting remotely, over the air, parameters related to the broadcasting of announcements in the vehicle, or even for broadcasting video programs remotely. in the vehicle.
• the aforementioned support base comprises two pairs of feet, each pair of feet being fixed on the opposite inner side rails of the two front seats of the vehicle, said front seats being able to move between the feet of each aforementioned pair.
• the presence detection means can be constituted by the taximetering or occupancy signaling system of a taxi.
• FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view in exploded perspective of the device of Figure 1;
• FIG. 3 is a schematic rear elevation of the driver's compartment of a motor vehicle equipped with the device according to a second embodiment of the invention;
• FIG. 4 is a partial schematic perspective view of Figure 3, without the diffusion unit;
• - Figure 5 is a perspective view of the diffusion housing of Figure 3;
• FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the device of the invention.
• FIGS. 7A and 7B are functional block diagrams of the means for detecting the presence of a passenger, according to two alternative embodiments of the device of the invention.
• the video device according to the invention comprises a player 1 installed in the luggage compartment 2 of a vehicle 3 belonging to a fleet of taxis.
• the player 1 contains in service a video recording medium 4.
• all taxis such as 3 of the same fleet, that is to say for example belonging to the same company and operating in a same defined geographic area, such as a large city and its surroundings are equipped with the same reader 1, containing at a given time the same recording medium 4 on which an identical program is recorded.
• the recording medium 4 is replaced by a new medium recorded with an updated program.
• the program preferably consists of a succession of sequences for announcing shows that are or will be playing in the determined geographical area, or of sporting events planned in the determined geographical area.
• the recording medium 4 is, for example, a digital video disc known by the abbreviation "DVD”.
• the video device comprises a user sub-assembly 6 including, on the one hand a support 7, and on the other hand, an extra-flat screen 8.
• the support 7 comprises, at a first end, a mounting 9 for fixing to the vertical adjustment bars 11 of the headrest 12 of a front seat 13 of the vehicle 3.
• the support 7 comprises a flexible body 14 elongated in the form of an arm, which extends behind the front seat 13 of the vehicle.
• the body 14 is deformable manually and retains after each deformation the new shape which has been given to it.
• the support 7 At its end opposite to the mount 9, the support 7 comprises a connection shoe 16 (see also Figure 2) for the screen 8.
• the screen 8 has on its rear face 17 a complementary connection shoe 18.
• the shoes 16 and 18 are used both for removable fixing of the screen 8 to the support 7 and at the same time for complete electrical connections of the screen 8 with the rest of the video device according to the invention.
• the shoe 16 of the support 7 defines a substantially vertical slide with a dovetail profile 19.
• the slide 19 from the top is open at its upper end and terminated at its lower end by two stops 21.
• the shoe 18 linked to the screen 8 has a complementary profile, in the form of a dovetail slide, capable of slidingly engaging in the slide 19 from above until two abutment faces 22 bear against the two stops 21 of the shoe 16.
• the lower edge 23 of one of the lateral faces of the shoe 18 is supported on a ramp 24 of a lock 25 and pushes this lock into a retracted position against a spring not shown.
• the latch 25 When the abutment faces 22 of the shoe 18 bear against the stops 21 of the shoe 16, the latch 25 is located opposite a keeper 27 provided in the corresponding lateral face of the shoe 18. Consequently, the latch 25, biased by its spring, engages in the keeper 27 and locks the screen 8 on the support 7.
• the lock 25 is associated with a lock barrel making it possible to retract the lock 25 by means of a removable key 28.
• the support 7 makes it possible to have the screen below the level of the lower edge 34 of the glass surfaces of the vehicle, therefore in a position where the screen 8 does not obstruct visibility for the driver.
• the screen by its arrangement behind the driver's seat 13, can in no case constitute a source of dangerous distraction for the driver.
• electrical contacts 29 provided on the back of the shoe 18 are pressed, for example elastically, against corresponding contacts 31 provided on the front face of the shoe 16.
• the video device also comprises at least one loudspeaker 38 placed on the rear shelf 39 of the vehicle, therefore behind the rear seat 33.
• the loudspeaker 38 is connected to the video player 1 by an electrical line 41 comprising, not shown, supply wires and at least one sound signal wire.
• the video player further comprises a control input 42 connected by at least one wire 43 to a terminal 44 of a light occupancy indicator 46 of the taxi.
• a program is recorded every week on a series of recording media 4 and then the media 4 are given to the fleet operator so that they can insert each into the reader 1 of one of the fleet vehicles to replace the expired support 4.
• the reader 1 first proceeds with its own initialization comprising an adjustment to a predetermined level of the sound volume produced by the amplifier integrated in the reader 1, and on the other hand a positioning of the read head at the start of the sequence on the recorded medium 4. It can either be provided that the reader is placed at this stage at the start of the recorded program, in particular if the program has only one sequence, or else let the reader simply return to the beginning of the sequence which was being played at the end of the previous passenger's journey.
• the reader 1, the screen 8 and the loudspeaker 38 are activated and the display 53 takes place.
• the passenger can, by means of the control button 32 (FIG. 1), reduce or increase the sound volume from the predetermined level established by the initialization step 51.
• the action on the control button 32 is transmitted by the one of the wires 36 (FIG. 2) to the video player 1 (FIG. 1) whose amplifier correspondingly reduces or increases the power of the audio signal sent to the loudspeaker 38.
• the driver must act on the taximeter 47 to stop the totalization of the cost and then to repeat the light indicator 46 of the ignition state signaling the availability of the vehicle.
• the driver can remove the screen 8 using the key 28 ( Figure 2) to prevent the presence of the screen 8 from causing a risk of burglary of the parked vehicle.
• the key 28 is removed from the shoe 16, which prevents the passengers from extracting the screen 8 and in particular from stealing it.
• the invention is not limited to the example described and shown.
• a human presence sensor in the passenger seat area in the vehicle.
• the output of this detector is then connected to the control input of the player or other audio video signal source.
• a radio-transmitted signal receiver instead of a reader, one can use a radio-transmitted signal receiver, over the air or from a satellite. This avoids having to physically change the media recorded in the vehicle.
• several programs corresponding to different sectors could be planned in the same geographical area. The receiver could for example automatically choose the program corresponding to the sector in which the vehicle is at all times, according to the result of a position calculation using the GPS system.
• Figures 3 to 8 there is shown a second embodiment of the device of the invention.
• a motor vehicle 53 is shown diagrammatically in dashed lines, as well as a driver's front seat 62 and a passenger front seat 63.
• the driver's front seat 62 is slidably mounted on two parallel rails 60a, 60b, extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and arranged respectively towards the outside and the inside of the vehicle.
• the front passenger seat 63 is mounted on parallel rails 61a and 61b disposed respectively towards the outside and the inside of the vehicle.
• the dashed steering wheel V of the vehicle 53 is shown in broken lines in FIG. 3. The steering wheel V is also visible in FIG. 1.
• a support base 57 which consists of four feet 57a and a central base 57b.
• the feet 57a extend substantially radially outwards and downwards, from the base 57b, so that said base 57b constitutes a raised platform with respect to the floor of the vehicle, so as not to interfere with the central passage of the vehicle transmission shaft.
• the front passenger seat 63 has, on its inner side, two feet 63a between which is fixed on the rail 61b a foot 57a of base 57, so as to allow the longitudinal movement of the seat 63, to adjust the seating position of the passenger.
• the base 57 is fixed between the passenger compartment P and the driver's compartment C of the passenger compartment of the vehicle (see FIG. 1) and, more precisely, between the two front seats 62, 63 of the vehicle.
• the housing 56 On the base 57b of the base 57 is fixed a housing 56, for example by means of two screws which pass through the base 57b and the bottom 56d of the housing 56 (see FIG. 5).
• the housing 56 has a front wall 56a oriented towards the passenger compartment of the vehicle and downwards, at an angle of approximately 60 ° relative to the horizontal.
• the protective panels of two loudspeakers 58 which are housed in the housing 56 are visible, as well as two sets of transmitters and / or receivers of ultrasound 55.
• the upper wall 56b of the housing 56 is substantially at right angles.
• the front wall 56a comprises four keys 64 to 67 respectively serving for the standby function, for moving a cursor up a screen 68, for moving the cursor down the screen 68, and for pause or validation function.
• the set of keys 64 to 67 constitutes a reduced keyboard for controlling the broadcasting, as explained below.
• the keys 64 to 67 can be constituted by push buttons, known per se.
• a hinge pin 69 carrying a ball joint connecting to the screen 68.
• the screen 68 can be moved by the rear passenger of the vehicle to improve the visualization of the screen.
• the screen 68 can also be folded against the front face 56a of the housing 56.
• the housing 56 can be articulated on a vertical axis relative to the base 57 and for the screen 68 to be articulated by a horizontal hinge to the upper wall of the housing 56.
• the buttons 65 and 66 allow the user to adjust the sound volume of the broadcast
• the buttons 65 and 66 allow information to be selected from a menu displayed on the screen, the selected information then being validated by pressing the button 67.
• the rear wall 56c of the housing 56 is substantially concave in order to provide sufficient space towards the front of the passenger compartment for the driver to operate a gear lever 50 or the handbrake, without being hindered by the housing 56.
• the bottom wall 56 ⁇ l of the housing 56 can be provided with a suitable locking means, to prevent a passenger from carrying the housing 56 during its unloading.
• the housing 56 is intended to contain the ultrasonic transmitters / receivers 55, a central control unit 52 consisting for example of a microcontroller known per se, a player 51 for digital video disc (DVD) can be associated with an integrated image decompression card, the speakers 58 and the keys 64 to 67 of the keyboard.
• the central unit 52, the reader 51 and the screen 68 are supplied with energy by the electric storage batteries 60 of the vehicle.
• the central unit 52 can be connected to a data transmission unit 54 on board the vehicle, on the periphery of the housing 56.
• This data transmission unit 54 (for example a GSM device of a taxi) is intended to communicate with over-the-air distance, as indicated by the arrow in broken lines, in FIG. 6, with a center 59 for processing statistical data of the broadcast which will not be carried on the vehicle.
• the presence detection means 55 is intended to remotely detect the presence of a passenger in the passenger compartment P of the vehicle.
• the central unit 52 is connected to an amplifier 70 which is in turn connected to the passenger presence detector 55 comprising two transmitters and two unidirectional ultrasonic receivers.
• the housing 56 comprises, on each side, both a directional transmitter and a directional receiver for detecting the presence of the passenger to the right or to the left of the housing 56 in the passenger compartment.
• each unidirectional transmitter transmits an ultrasonic wave to the rear seats 33 of the vehicle and the associated receiver receives the reflected wave in echo, with a frequency different from the emission frequency, which makes it possible to determine the distance between the presence detection means 55 and the rear seats 33 of the vehicle.
• the frequency of the reflected wave is stored as the set frequency.
• the ultrasonic wave reflected by the passenger will have a frequency different from the set frequency, which will indicate to the central control unit 52 the presence of a passenger.
• the presence detection means 55 will also detect a different echo, due to the variation in distance, when a passenger has not necessarily been loaded into the vehicle.
• the central control unit 52 is connected, on the one hand, to a switch 70a which is connected, in turn, to a volumetric ultrasonic transmitter 55a, and on the other hand, to an amplifier 70b which is in turn connected to a volumetric ultrasonic receiver 55b.
• the housing 56 can simply contain a volumetric transmitter and receiver.
• Such a volumetric detection system makes it possible to detect movements in the passenger compartment P of the vehicle, which makes it possible to distinguish the presence of luggage from that of a passenger.
• the transmitter 55a like the receiver 55b, substantially covers the entire passenger compartment of the vehicle.
• the speakers 58 are preferably directional emission, so that the sound does not reach the driver of the vehicle, so as not to interfere with his driving.
• the screen 68 could be a touch screen, making it possible to select, in interactive mode, the various information on the menus displayed, instead of using the aforementioned buttons.
• step 71 the driver starts the vehicle, establishing contact with the accumulator batteries 60, which has the effect of powering the central control unit 52, the reader 51 and the screen 68, as indicated in step 72.
• step 72 the broadcasting device is initialized, by recording in a "Taxi" file, the date and time of starting of the vehicle, by incrementing the unit by number of starts of the vehicle, since the last data transfer to the statistical processing unit 59, and by putting the screen 68 to sleep, for example by letting appear on the screen a logo broadcast by a screen saver. If the vehicle is turned off by the driver, in step
• step 73 all the files relating to the broadcasting are stored in the internal memory of the central control unit, and are stored, in addition, the date and time of contact cut-off as well as the duration of operation of the device between the starting the vehicle and switching off the ignition, in the aforementioned "taxi" statistical file, as indicated in step 74 of memorizing the parameters.
• steps 73 and 74 are shown only between start-up 71 and initialization 72, the ignition can be cut at any time during the operation of the device of the invention.
• the device includes a loop for detecting the possible presence of a passenger in the vehicle. If no passenger is detected by the aforementioned detection means 55, the screen remains in standby.
• step 76 corresponds to the display by a subroutine, of a language selection menu L1 to Ln.
• a subroutine of a language selection menu L1 to Ln.
• the passenger can move a cursor on the menu displayed on the screen, to select one of the languages proposed L1 to Ln, as indicated in boxes 77 and 78.
• the index n can be any integer greater than or equal to 2.
• a user action on the key 67 known as pause validates the selection of the language. If no validation is carried out after a predetermined period, for example one minute, as indicated in step 79, the device will take the language L1 by default, as indicated in step 80.
• the language L1 is the broadcast language of the video program, while the other languages are subtitle languages of the video program, as indicated in box 81.
• the video program When a language is selected, by voluntary action of the user , or by default, the video program always broadcasts the same greeting, with for example a duration of approximately five to seven minutes, in step 82. Then, the device triggers the launch of the video program, for a sequence maximum of approximately twenty minutes, from an Announcement whose number is stored in the variable Fsq, as indicated in step 83.
• the selection of this language will be stored in a customer file, in an internal memory of the central control unit.
• the reception announcement may, for example, include a sequence of presentation of the operation of the device and a sequence of presentation of the taxis hosting this device in their vehicles.
• step 83 the central control unit initializes a time variable tsq, to check the maximum duration of the sequence of twenty minutes, as explained below.
• This tsq variable will also be stored in the client file at the end of the broadcast, as explained below.
• step 84 at which the advertisement An is broadcast.
• the central control unit checks whether there is an interruption of the broadcast, during this announcement, in step 85.
• Three different types of interruption can occur, according to three internal subroutines preprogrammed in the central control unit.
• a first type of interruption is the detection of unloading of passengers by the detection means 55, as indicated in step 86. If such an unloading is detected, the device cuts off the sound and puts the screen on standby when step 87, then stores in step 88 in the variable Fsq, the announcement being broadcast An, in order to allow it to be replayed during a subsequent loading of passengers. The device then returns just before the aforementioned step 75.
• the detection of passenger unloading has priority, in the same way as the contact cut-out 73, because it can occur at any time during the broadcast.
• step 89 Another type of interruption is the actuation by the user of the button 67 known as pause in step 89.
• Such selection of the pause button causes, in step 90, a sound cut off and a stop of the image on the screen.
• the Announcement of the Announcement is memorized in step 91. Then, if no action is detected after a period of time for example three minutes, in step 92, or if a new action on the pause key is detected in step 93, the device resumes broadcasting of the image and sound, in step 94.
• Another type the button is pressed
• step 95 Pressing this key has the effect of putting the screen on standby and muting the sound in step 96.
• the announcement An is memorized at step 97. Then, if no action on the standby button is performed by the user after a period of time, for example ten minutes, as indicated in step 98, or else if the user actuates the standby button in step 99, the device reactivates the screen in step 100, before resuming broadcasting in step 94.
• an announcement counter increments the variable An by one unit, in step 101. Then, the central control unit checks, in step 102, whether the aforementioned variable tsq is greater than or not greater than a predetermined duration, for example twenty minutes, which corresponds to the duration maximum of a sequence, in passive mode. If this duration is not reached, the device returns to step 84, by broadcasting the announcement An which has been incremented by one.
• step 102 If the maximum duration of the sequence is reached or exceeded in step 102, the number of the advertisement incremented in step 101 is stored in the variable Fsq, in step 103.
• step 104 We then go into interactive mode, in displaying on the screen a menu for selecting themes T0 to Tn, in step 104.
• the selection and validation of a theme is carried out in a similar manner to the selection and validation of a language, in steps 76 to 79 above.
• step 105 If no theme validation occurs after a predetermined duration, for example of the order of five minutes, as indicated in step 105, the device returns to step 83, to broadcast again a sequence of twenty minutes, starting from the announcement following the last announcement broadcast in the previous sequence.
• a predetermined duration for example of the order of five minutes
• FIG. 8B we will now refer to FIG. 8B, to describe, in detail, the device in the interactive mode.
• the menu displayed in step 104 can, for example, offer a choice from the themes T0 to Tn, which can be selected in steps 106 and 107, for example museums, shows, cinema, etc., as well as an option back to step 108.
• the variable An is decremented by one unit, as indicated in step 109, to allow the diffusion of the ad that was previously broadcast.
• the device verifies that the announcement number is indeed greater than zero, to avoid a malfunction of the program relating to the assignment of a negative value. If this value was negative, the variable An would then take the value of the stored variable Fsq, as indicated in step 111. Then, the device broadcasts the announcement An in step 111, before returning to the display of the menu for selecting the themes in step 104. By selecting the return key in step 108 again, the passenger can thus play backwards all of the announcements broadcast, in passive mode. On the other hand, if the user selects one of the themes T0 to
• the theme thus validated is stored in the customer file of the central control unit. Then, the device displays on the screen a menu for selecting subjects specific to the previously selected theme, as indicated in step 113. For example, for the theme TO relating to museums, the subjects displayed T0S1 to TOSn relate to the different museums that can be visited in Paris. An option back to step 114 is available, to return to the theme selection menu. When one of the subjects is selected and validated in steps 115 and 116, the device then displays a menu for selecting information II to In, in step 117. The subject thus selected is also stored in the aforementioned client file.
• the information II and In relating to the subject selected in the preselected theme may relate, for example, to the replay of the announcement relating thereto, to the opening dates of the museum concerned, to the entrance fee, etc.
• An option back to step 118 is also available to return to the selection of subjects.
• the device When one of the items of information II to In is validated in steps 119 and 120, the device then broadcasts the information selected l ⁇ in step 121, before returning to the display menu of the selection of information in step 117.
• the selected information is stored in the aforementioned customer file.
• the video program comprises three successive sequences of twenty minutes, each sequence comprising a plurality of announcements, having variable durations, for example of the order of thirty seconds each.
• the box 56 may include a backup battery, for saving the storage of the broadcast parameters, when the vehicle's ignition is switched off.
• the support and connection base of the box to the vehicle must be strong enough, so as not to come off, in the event of a frontal impact from the vehicle.

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