ES2238909A1 - Portable information device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable information device. The inventive device consists of a screen comprising a base structure (1) which is adequately dimensioned such as to house a power source, said source rendering the assembly autonomous, a transmitter/receiver, a connection unit with computer keyboard and the necessary hardware in order to power an information display screen (5) which is separate from the base structure (1). The aforementioned display screen (5) is disposed in a support structure (6) which is suitably raised in relation to the base structure and which is connected to said base by means of a tubular column (4) housing the power wiring for the screen (5). In addition, the assembly is supported by a rolling platform (2) which enables the position of the portable information screen to be changed easily and conveniently. In this way, the information supplied by the device is dynamic and alterable in real time and, in addition, the physical position thereof can be changed.

Description

Portable information device.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a device of information, portable type, that is, one or several screens which can be moved as many times as necessary, and which is capable of providing dynamic information, that is, a Real-time programmable and modifiable information.

The device is able to supply any type of information, such as messages from emergency supplied by the local police, civil guard, etc, alternative routes on roads due to accidents or cuts scheduled traffic, routing of people in centers transport, ports, airports, RENFE, buses or similar, movement of flows in large events or concentrations Crowds of people, route design for the right movement of human groups, such as conventions or congresses, signaling of areas cut by works and alternative routes, collaboration in emergency plan designs in buildings, areas of major works with latent dangers, commercial campaigns and marketing, direct advertising in commercial areas, creating automotive and routing areas, information base in buildings during power outage, support help in the static advertising in buildings or in exceptional situations, etc.

Background of the invention

In the field of providing information to Mentioned in the previous paragraph, they are known different solutions, among which the following:

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LED-based screens connected to the network and fixed on facades.

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Signaling indicator lights static, on roads or accesses.

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Fixed markers, without screens for advertising, totem type.

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Teleindicators of sporting events, such as markers, etc.

All these solutions present as denominator common their static character, so that they are intended for adopt a predetermined position or situation, with a information that is usually fixed, although sometimes it is cyclically changing, but not easily programmable or modifiable and in real time, to which we must also add a lack of autonomy since all these solutions require a source of external food, such as the general network of electric power supply

They are also known screens mounted on vehicles, which solve the problem of lack of mobility of previously mentioned solutions, also structured screens to base of LEDs, which present two fundamental problems, for on the one hand its association with a vehicle, with the consequent dependence of the latter, both in terms of mobility and power and what also means that the vehicle is maintained stabilized and inoperative where information should be maintained for a more or less long period of time, with the consequent and negative impact that this brings.

Description of the invention

The portable information device that the proposed invention resolves in a fully satisfactory way the problem inherent to static screens that has been done mention before and has substantial advantages of everything type in front of the screens mounted on vehicles that also Mentioned in the previous paragraph and how it will look more ahead.

To do this and more specifically the device that the invention proposes has a base structure in which a power supply, a transmitter / receiver, a unit is housed of connection and the necessary hardware to receive and supply the different operating programs to one or several screens that placed in a complementary structure of the previous one, conveniently raised to improve your display and related to the base structure by an intermediate column through which connections or screens access connections from the base structure.

The base structure may be provided with supports fixed, rolling or of any other type and the screen or screens upper can be integrated with the base structure by a housing with any configuration, which obviously leaves free the screen or the screens to display the information, the rest of the surface of said housing can be used for the implementation of advertising posters, both static and dynamic

The aforementioned screen may be of led type, of plasma or similar, preferably protected with a glass or anti-vandalism device.

A programming system associated with the hardware mentioned above allows modifying the real time the information provided by the screen (s), to adapt it to the location of the same at any time, either acting directly on the keyboard for example of the connection unit that has said screen, or remotely through the sending unit /
Receiver

There is practically no limitation in regarding the design of the aforementioned housing and the materials that participate in it, and the screen can also incorporate a anti-theft system, side brackets to connect with tapes extendable, fences or other similar and information screens portable, among any other type of accessory that is estimated suitable.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1. - Sample, according to a representation schematic in perspective, a portable information screen performed in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2. - Sample, also according to a schematic representation in perspective, a variant of realization for the portable information screen in question.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In figure 1 a screen of portable information in which a base structure participates (1) that will house inside a power supply, a transmitter / receiver, a connection unit with a computer keyboard, etc, and the corresponding hardware for information provision  to a display screen, which will be discussed later, having been represented in continuous and discontinuous line two alternatives for said base structure (1), implying that the size and configuration of it is variable, being able to base structure (1) be mounted on a rolling car (2), with wheels (3) to facilitate screen scrolling, but It can also incorporate simple supports on the ground, or even suction cups that improve fixing to it.

In this example of practical realization, of the base structure (1) emerges a column (4) materialized in a tube, being able to be this of the telescopic type, through which they are through the cables that relate the hardware hosted in the base structure (1) with the screen (5) through which it will result Visible information provided at any time, screen at your once housed in a support structure and protection of the same.

Notwithstanding the elements that just be described, ie the power supply, the sender / receiver, connection unit, hardware and display (5) can be housed inside a common housing (7), as in the case represented in figure 2, housing that may adopt any configuration according to any line of design, what has been tried to show in said figure 2 by representations in continuous and discontinuous lines corresponding to two alternatives for this purpose, incorporating In any case, a window (8) for screen display (5), which as in the previous case will be located at a notable height with respect to the plane of support of the set, to improve the display of said screen itself (5).

Especially in this case, that is in the case of existence of a housing (7) envelope of the set, the wide areas of the same outside the window (8) can be used for the implementation of advertising posters (9) with information static or dynamic

Regardless of the virtually unlimited possibilities in terms of the configuration of the housing (7), in terms of the color and type of material involved in it and in terms of the existence of supports, wheels, tracks, suction cups, etc., Screen structures can be mountable / removable, even with structured "kit" type for different ways of mounting, you can incorporate or not alarm systems, with or without anti-balancing system, acting as anti-theft, as mentioned above may vary the information " in situ " or at a distance, it can incorporate interior compartments for accommodation of the advertising posters (9), it can incorporate lateral and external hooks (10) for extensible tapes, chains or any other type of possible enclosure, it can incorporate lock elements with temporary locking at the level of its wheels or even means of hooking to the ground or any other immovable physical object, as well as any other aditame Note that it is deemed adequate for optimum screen operation.

Claims (7)

1. Portable information device, which being specially conceived as a dynamic information generating medium, with real-time and modifiable programming, is characterized by incorporating a base structure (1) that houses inside a power supply that gives the screen autonomy proper, a transmitter / receiver, a connection unit, the necessary hardware for the reception, storage and supply of dynamic information, which supplies said information to a screen (5) conveniently raised with respect to the base structure (1) to improve the viewing conditions thereof, said base structure being provided with wheels (3) for displacement on the ground, optionally replaceable by supports or even suction cups fixing thereto. 2. Portable information device, according to claim 1, characterized in that said structure is capable of being housed inside the housing (7), with any size and configuration, but provided with a window (8) for display of the screen ( 5) information provider. 3. Portable information device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the screen (5) is protected by a glass or anti-vandalism device. 4. Portable information device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the housing (7), of any suitable material, is provided with an anti-theft system, as well as lateral supports (10) for connecting with extensible belts, or fences or other units of screen. 5. Portable information device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the hardware that assists the screen itself, said information provider, is capable of being manipulated directly in the screen's own base structure, through a computer keyboard, or by remote control, via cable or through a radio or similar transmission. 6. Portable information device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the power supply that gives autonomy to the screen itself, can be replaced or complemented by a connection to the fixed electric network, and that in turn said connection can be used for charging the power supply itself. 7. Portable information device according to previous claims, characterized in that it may have one or more information supply screens.