Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
  • G09F15/0006—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels
  • G09F15/0043—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels connected to a receptacle of public utility, e.g. a waste receptacle
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
  • A24F19/0057—Ash-trays tiltable, e.g. for emptying
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
  • A24F19/0092—Fixing means for ashtrays on other objects
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
  • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
  • A24F19/10—Ash-trays combined with other articles
  • A24F19/105—Ash-trays combined with other articles with ornamental objects
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F23/00—Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F27/00—Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
  • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
  • G09F27/00—Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
  • G09F2027/001—Comprising a presence or proximity detector

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a multimedia device and / or interactive for use outdoors. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multimedia and / or interactive terminal intended to be used as street furniture.
• the "street furniture” is a term that refers to the objects installed in the public space of a city to meet the needs of users. This includes, for example, rest furniture (benches, benches, seats, tables), objects contributing to the cleanliness of the city (garbage cans, baskets, public toilets), public lighting equipment (street lamps, candelabra ), information and communication materials (street signs, display of municipal or cultural information, orientation tables), objects useful for the circulation of vehicles or the limitation thereof (barriers, terminals , time stamps, bicycle racks, traffic lights), but also grids, guardians, and tree corsets or shelters for public transport users.
• ashtrays can serve as support for information or advertising messages.
• Such ashtrays may include only one advertising message, for example in the form of a luminous sign as described in document US2359685, or in the form of a poster or advertising card as described in document US4427016.
• advertising ashtrays may include several messages, posters or objects, as described in US2690552, US2005109355, US2005016551, and FR131730.
• the new antitobacco legislation implemented in many countries result in a ban on smoking in all public places and oblige people wishing to smoke to do so outside buildings, and more generally on public roads.
• the ashtrays information carrier described above are only suitable for indoor use and therefore do not allow information messages to reach smokers.
• such indoor ashtrays (in-door) do not have the vandalism and / or weather resistance required for outdoor use (out-door).
• the present invention aims to propose a solution that can reach a target audience, smokers for example, by providing information messages or advertising messages in multimedia form.
• the present invention aims to provide a multimedia and / or interactive outdoor device and a multimedia terminal and / or interactive outdoor, which do not have the disadvantages of the prior art.
• It also aims to provide a multimedia device and / or interactive outdoor and a terminal multimedia and / or interactive outdoor that make streets cleaner.
• It also aims to provide a multimedia device and / or interactive outdoor, and a multimedia terminal and / or interactive outdoor resistant to vandalism and / or weather.
• It also aims to provide a method of broadcasting an information message that does not have the disadvantages of the state of the art. In particular, it aims at providing a method of broadcasting an information message that makes it possible to reach a particular audience.
• the present invention discloses an external multimedia device, which can also be an interactive device, which comprises a box having a front face and a rear face comprising a screen, computer processing means and / or storage and / or transmission of multimedia information, communication means, power supply means, air conditioning means and a front window present on part of the front face of the box.
• the multimedia outdoor device comprises one or some combination of several of the following features: the multimedia device further comprises one or more speakers, - the means air-conditioning means comprise ventilation means and / or heating means, the ventilation means comprise ventilation openings arranged in the walls of the box or at least one fan, the heating means comprise one or more electric heating resistors,
• the air conditioning means furthermore comprise at least one heat sensor measuring the temperature within the box,
• the heat sensor controls the ventilation or heating means as a function of the measured temperature
• the multimedia device further comprises means for detecting the presence of the targeted public;
• the communication means are of wired or wireless type, the communication means comprise a modem using a mobile telephone network;
• the computer means (5) comprise a computer motherboard and / or a screen card.
• the screen has a diagonal dimension of 12.1 to 42 inches
• the rear face of the box comprises on its inner part fixing means for fixing the internal elements of said box
• the fastening means are fasteners on which are fixed the internal elements of said multimedia device
• the fastening means are clips or screws
• the rear face of the box comprises on its outer part fasteners for fixing said multimedia device on a wall or on a stand
• the box is made of aluminum or stainless steel
• the front window has antireflection properties
• the front window is unbreakable, - the front window is made of plastic or glass.
• the present invention also discloses an outdoor multimedia terminal comprising the device outdoor multimedia according to the invention and street furniture.
• the multimedia outdoor terminal according to the invention comprises one or some combination of several of the following characteristics:
• the street furniture is an outdoor ashtray
• the ashtray comprises a body, a container and a cigarette extinguisher
• - the container is attached by its lower part to the body of the outdoor ashtray so as to be able to pivot around from said lower part to empty
• the container comprises an extraction handle
• the container is made of aluminum; the cigarette extinguishing device is a grid or an aluminum plate; the body of the exterior ashtray comprises means for attaching said outdoor ashtray to an outdoor multimedia device.
• the present invention also discloses the use of the multimedia terminal according to the invention for broadcasting targeted messages intended for a targeted audience.
• the use of the multimedia outdoor terminal according to the invention comprises one or some combination of several of the following characteristics:
• the targeted messages are anti-smoking messages intended for a smoking public
• the visual or audio messages are previously stored in the memory and / or a hard disk of the means for storing and broadcasting information, or directly broadcast via the means Communication.
• FIG. 1 shows schematically the multimedia device according to the invention.
• Figure 2 shows a side view of the multimedia device according to the invention.
• Figure 3 schematically shows a view of the interior of the box of the multimedia device according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 schematically shows the plate on which can be attached the multimedia elements of the multimedia device according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 schematically shows a compartment of the box which comprises the components of the multimedia device according to the invention.
• FIG. 6 schematically represents the sealed cover of the multimedia device according to
• FIG. 7 schematically represents the device enabling the protection of the device for closing the lid of the multimedia device according to FIG.
• FIG. 8 schematically shows the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 9 schematically shows the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 10 shows a cross section of a first embodiment of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 11 schematically shows a cross section of a second embodiment of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 12 schematically shows the ashtray container of the first embodiment of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 13 schematically shows the body of the ashtray of the first embodiment of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 14 schematically shows the front panel of the ashtray closure of the first embodiment of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal 1 according to the invention.
• Figure 15 schematically shows the cigarette extinguishing device of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• Figure 16 shows a side view of the cigarette extinguishing device of the ashtray of the multimedia terminal according to the invention.
• the multimedia terminal and / or interactive outdoor (or street furniture device) combines interactive communication means and a waste container.
• the communication means are constituted by a video screen where dynamic information (eg advertisements, videos, clips, ...) are presented and electronic means of communication with or without wire to communicate with a waiter.
• means for regulating the temperature and in particular electrical resistances of the fans or notches allowing natural ventilation are provided.
• a shielding of the communication means is provided.
• the container waste consists of an ashtray.
• the ashtray has a substantially longitudinal shape composed of a hood of two superimposed half ellipses.
• the street furniture includes an ashtray tank that can be emptied.
• the street furniture also includes a hinged metal plate that keeps the tank closed until the hood is fully open.
• the cover once opened, at an angle of more than 90 °, raises the tank and allows the metal plate to pivot on its axis.
• the opening axis of the cover is located at a height greater than the opening axis of the tank plate.
• locking means are provided so as to avoid the opening of the cover and the closure of the ashtray hood inadvertently.
• the multimedia outdoor device comprises a box 2, preferably of metal, advantageously of steel or aluminum, preferably of 0.8 mm thick. 'thickness.
• the caisson 2 comprises a screen 4, computer means 5, communication means 6, power supply means 7, air conditioning means 8.
• the multimedia device may further comprise one or more loudspeakers 10.
• the box 2 comprises a front face 12 and a rear face 13 ( Figure 2).
• the front face 12 comprises a front window 9 which protects the screen 4. This is a transparent, unbreakable glass. Preferably, it has antireflection properties.
• the window 9 may be made of any suitable material, preferably it is made of plastic or glass. Preferably, it is an unbreakable glass pane 10mm thick.
• the window includes several layers of glass of different thickness and a layer of silicone between the different layers of glass.
• the window 9 and or the box 2 may comprise a device 14 ( Figures 3 and 7) for maintaining and / or opening the window 9 or the box 2 in order to access the interior. of the caisson 2.
• the front face 12 of the box 2 is integral with the box 2 and comprises an opening in which the window takes place.
• the window 9 may include any suitable means that can allow its opening, such as means of the hinge type.
• the window 9 is secured to the front face of the box 2 which itself is not secured to the box 2, but said front panel of the box 2 further comprises means 14 suitable for its opening , for example means of the hinge type.
• the window 9 replaces the front face 12 of the box and its opening is by any suitable means, for example of the hinge type.
• the rear face 13 of the box 2, on its inner part, may include fasteners for fixing the various elements of the multimedia device 1 which are inside the box 2, such as the computer means 5 or the screen 4.
• These fasteners can be any suitable means of attachment. This may be, for example, fastening elements welded to box 2.
• the internal elements of the multimedia device are fixed on a plate 15 which is arranged in a compartment 19. which comes to take place in the box 2.
• the plate 15 ( Figure 4), which may be for example an aluminum plate 3 mm thick, comprises attachment means 16 for fixing the various multimedia elements of the multimedia device 1, and means 17 to 18 of the plate 15 to the compartment 19.
• the plate 15 further comprises air conditioning means 8 formed by ventilation openings 11.
• the compartment 19 ( Figure 5) comprises a means 20 for maintaining the the plate 15, for example an angle iron, fastening means 21 and 22 of the compartment on the caisson 2 and possibly fixing means 23 for attaching the multimedia outdoor device 1 to the ground, or to a piece of street furniture, for example an outdoor ashtray.
• the compartment 19 further comprises air conditioning means 8, which may be ventilation openings 11.
• the box 2 further comprises ventilation openings 11, holes 24 for fixing the fastening means 28 of the device 14, said fastening means 28 may be for example a piano hinge ( Figure 7).
• the box may further comprise a U-shaped element 25, welded to the box 2 and which fits into the opening 30 of the device 14 ( Figure 7), for the attachment of the cam of a lock.
• the casing 2 may further comprise fastening means 27, and optionally an opening 26, cooperating with the opening 29 of the device 14, allowing the passage of the casing 2 of the communication means 6, for example a antenna.
• the outdoor multimedia device 1 can be fixed on a wall, or placed on a foot or mat.
• the outer portion of the rear face 12 of the box 2 comprises any suitable fastening means.
• the outdoor multimedia device 1 further comprises fastening means 23 for fixing the multimedia device outside to a street furniture element, for example to an outdoor ashtray.
• the screen 4 of the multimedia device according to the invention is of any suitable format and of adequate size, preferably of a 4/3 format, preferably of a size of 12.1 to 42 inches.
• it is a 17 inch TFT screen.
• Screen 4 is any suitable screen that can operate 24 hours a day.
• the screen 4 may furthermore comprise one or more loudspeakers 10.
• the computer means 5 are all appropriate computer elements for controlling the loading and / or storage and / or broadcasting of images, videos and / or or sounds broadcast on the screen 4. It may be a computer comprising a motherboard, a microprocessor, RAM, for example RAM type, or a plurality of hard disks, a graphics card compatible with the screen 4 and a communication interface of the wired type or not. Preferably, it may simply be a motherboard comprising a microprocessor and / or a graphics card. Preferably, the motherboard directly controls the screen 4, for example by means of a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) cable, advantageously via a LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) cable.
• DVI Digital Visual Interface
• LVDS Low Voltage Differential Signaling
• the images and / or the broadcasted videos are stored in the memory and / or hard disk of the computer means, or are directly broadcast on the screen 4 following their reception via the communication means 6 without being previously stored in computer means 5.
• the term "means of communication” means means for circulating data. between the computer means 5 of the device according to the invention and one or more users and / or remote computers.
• the communication means 6 may be wired or wireless type. It can be any means allowing to have a stable connection with a user and / or remote computer, and to have a transfer of data at high speed.
• the communication means 6 use a telephone line, satellite, or an internet connection.
• the communication means 6 comprise a modem, preferably a modem that uses the mobile telephone network.
• the communication means 6 can use wireless Bluetooth or WIFI technologies.
• the communication means 6 may be means forming an integral part of the computer means 5, advantageously, they are separated from the computer means for ease of maintenance and / or replacement in case of failure.
• the power supply means 7 comprise any device capable of supplying electricity to the various elements of the multimedia device according to the invention.
• the power supply means 7 comprise a power supply unit coupled to an external electrical network.
• the connection to the external electrical network is for example via an electrical cable passing through an anchor point of the multimedia device to a wall or a mat.
• the power supply means 7 comprise an autonomous power source, such as for example one or more batteries or a photovoltaic solar power device.
• the air conditioning means 8 are any suitable means that verifies, increases or decreases the temperature in the box. This is any suitable means for maintaining a given operating temperature of the multimedia device 1.
• the air conditioning means 8 comprise openings, grids or ventilation holes 11, arranged on one or more walls of the box 2 and / or compartment 19 and / or plate 15.
• These ventilation openings 11 include any suitable opening allowing the passage of air, but not allowing access to the interior of the box to limit the possibility vandalism.
• the particular arrangement of the ventilation openings 11, as well as the volume of air created between the box 2 and the compartment 19, allow natural ventilation and air circulation in the box in order to dissipate the heat.
• the air conditioning means 8 further comprise one or more fans.
• the fan or fans may be arranged in all parts of the box 2. In cooperation with the ventilation openings, the fan or fans create an air flow that rises from the bottom of the box 2 upwards or the upper outer edges of the box 2 and thus allow better heat dissipation.
• the air conditioning means 8 further comprise at least one detector or heat sensor.
• the heat sensor or sensors can directly control the fan or fans, for example to stop, trigger, increase or decrease the strength of the fans, or via the computer means 5 of the multimedia device 1. For example, as soon as a heat sensor detects a temperature of the chamber 2 too high, the fan force is increased and the air circulation amplified.
• the cooperation between the fans and the particular arrangement of the ventilation openings makes it possible to cool the caisson 2 without having to resort to a complex air-conditioning device involving a freon-type refrigerant.
• the air conditioning means 8 further comprise a heating resistor for heating all or part of the box 2.
• the heating resistor can be controlled directly by the heat sensor or sensors or be controlled by the computer means 5 of the multimedia device 1.
• said heating resistor can operate in cooperation with the fan (s) and / or the ventilation openings of the box.
• the multimedia device according to the invention may further include speakers 10 and broadcast music or sound messages in relation or not with the images broadcast by the screen 4. These speakers can be an integral part screen 4, computer means 5, for example a computer, or be a separate element of the other elements of the box 2.
• the multimedia outdoor device has the advantage of being resistant to vandalism and / or weathering. It also has the advantage of being easy maintenance.
• the casing 2 opens, for example by its front face, advantageously via the front glass 9, which provides access to the screen 4, but also to the elements inside the casing 2
• the computer means 5 and / or the communication means 6 and / or the air conditioning means 8 are fixed to the box 2 by means of clips, which allows them to be easily replaced by unclipping them.
• the outdoor multimedia device 1 is associated with all any piece of urban furniture, preferably it is associated with an outdoor ashtray 41 to form an outdoor multimedia terminal 40 (Figure 8).
• the outdoor ashtray 41 ( Figures 9 and 10) comprises a body 42, a container 46, an opening panel 49, comprising a closure device 50, and a device 52 for extinguishing a cigarette or a cigarette. butt.
• the outdoor ashtray 41 may furthermore comprise means 54 for attaching the ashtray to the external multimedia device 1.
• the means 54 are metal tubes, made of stainless steel for example, which fit into the means 23 of the external multimedia device 1.
• the body 42 is made of any suitable material, preferably of weather-resistant material and / or vandal and / or fire, preferably metal, preferably aluminum or stainless steel.
• the body 42 comprises a housing 45 in which is positioned the container 46 and means 43 and / or means 55 for fixing said body 42 on a wall, a foot or a mat.
• the body 42 further comprises means 44 which cooperate with the means 54 for fixing the ashtray to the multimedia outdoor device 1.
• the container 46 is any suitable receptacle for storing ash and cigarette butts. .
• it is a metal receptacle, preferably aluminum, having any suitable shape.
• the container 46 has on its upper part an opening 48 which cooperates with the device 52 for the collection of ashes and butts.
• the container 46 is fastened by its lower part to the body 42 by any suitable means creating an axis around which the container 46 can swing. By releasing the closure device 50, the container 46 pivots on its axis and the emptying of said container 46 is done automatically by gravity.
• the container 46 is positioned in the housing 45 of the body 42, said housing
• Figure 14 comprises a closure device 50, a means 51 for retaining said panel 49 by means of a cable, for example a braided type cable of stainless steel, and possibly a hinge, for example a type hinge piano, attaching to the lower edge of the panel 49 and allowing its opening to the front.
• the emptying of the container 46 is effected by the opening of the panel 49, and the extraction of the container 46 from the housing 45 of the body 42 is done with a handle integral with the container 46.
• the container 46 is then removed entirely of the body 42.
• the handle takes place in the housing 47 of the container 46.
• the outdoor ashtray according to the invention has the advantage of being easy to maintain. It allows an employee of a public or private institution, or any other person responsible for its cleaning, to empty the container 46 in a minimum of movements and time.
• the outdoor ashtray 41 has the advantage of being easy to maintain. It allows an employee of a public or private institution, or any other person responsible for its cleaning, to empty the container 46 in a minimum of
• the municipal employee needs only one hand to open the opening panel 49 and emptying the container 46 is done automatically by gravity.
• the municipal employee opens the opening panel 49 with one hand, grasps with the other hand the handle of the container 46, the extract of the body 42, empty it and put it back in place, then close the opening panel 49 of the body 42.
• the handle can be of any form suitable for the right-handed. Nevertheless, the handle can be of any suitable form, especially for an ambidextrous grip.
• the closure device 50 of the opening panel 49 may be any suitable closure device. Preferably, it is a latch or a lock.
• Figures 15 and 16 comprises a plate 56, preferably of metal, preferably a corrugated plate or perforated.
• the plate 56 is inclined to allow ashes and butts to fall into the container 46 via the opening 57.
• the device 52 further comprises a plate 58 preventing the introduction of large objects other than cigarettes.
• the device 52 also comprises a fold 59 in which the closure device 50 of the opening panel 49 blocks the panel 49.
• the device 52 further comprises means 60 for fixing said device to the body 42.
• the originality of the present invention also lies in the fact of providing a multimedia device, to provide street furniture, for example an outdoor ashtray, to associate said multimedia device with said outdoor ashtray and broadcast visual and / or sound messages.
• the multimedia terminal of the invention combining a multimedia device 1 to the outdoor ashtray 41, has a synergistic effect. Indeed, the multimedia terminal 40 makes it possible to reach a particular audience more effectively than an outdoor multimedia device, or a piece of street furniture, used separately.
• the attention of passers-by, or onlookers is either captured using the street furniture 41 on the multimedia device 1, and therefore on the messages that are broadcast, is captured using the multimedia device 1 41.
• the street furniture 41 captures the attention and holds the audience that one seeks to touch, and the multimedia device 1 broadcasts the information or message to the public to reach.
• the multimedia terminal according to the invention has a much greater impact than conventional billboards; indeed, smoking a cigarette takes a long time, usually about four minutes, so during this lapse of time, the smoker remains in front of the ashtray and therefore in front of the multimedia outdoor device. During the time required to smoke a cigarette, the smoker is available to receive informational messages or commercials. The effectiveness of the message and communication, whether advertising or otherwise, is thus improved.
• the multimedia terminal 1 holds the smoker near the urban ashtray 41 which avoids throwing the ashes and / or the butt on the ground. Thus, it allows on the one hand to make the streets cleaner, and therefore reduce the frequency of cleaning which saves time and money, and on the other hand it allows to participate in the protection of the environment.
• the outdoor multimedia terminal comprises means for detecting the presence of the target audience near the multimedia terminal.
• these detecting means take the form of a noise detector or a motion detector.
• the means for detecting the presence of the target audience makes it possible to adapt the content of the visual or sound information broadcast according to the presence of a user of the outdoor multimedia terminal.
• the outdoor multimedia device 1 and / or the outdoor multimedia terminal 40 broadcasts any kind of information (or messages) that can be varied and different in time. It can be static or animated images, accompanied or not by a sound message or video sequences, accompanied or not by an audible message.
• the information may be, in addition to antitobacco messages, advertising messages, messages of general interest, emergency messages, weather information, sports results, the agenda of the city where the multimedia device is located or the terminal multimedia, video clips, commercials or messages of general interest.

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