FI107198B - Elements for presenting information - Google Patents

Description

107198

ELEMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

The invention relates to an element for displaying information, which element comprises a frame, spaced-apart rolls and a web containing information and movable between rollers, whereby the information is visible, and identification marks are placed on the web for tracking the movements of the web. and a sensor device for detecting the identification marks 10 is disposed on the body.

Information exchange elements are used to display one or more of several advertisements, advertisements, publications or other material displayed in traditional objects, such as public or corporate indoor and outdoor exhibitions, sports grounds, e.g. hockey sticks, showrooms, showrooms, highways, airports, or department stores. Currently, devices are used where the web is wound from one roll to another as one roll is pulled and the other roll is rotating freely and any web tensioning is effected by means of a spring-loaded tensioning roll or by rotating motors in different directions.

In currently available devices, the position where the web 25 is intended to stop is indicated by a separate attachment to the web.

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? with this character. However, current motion, such as its speed, distance and even direction, does not provide reliable information on current equipment. A further disadvantage is that when the equipment is used, it is not known reliably what information is displayed and the information-containing web cannot be controlled in the desired manner.

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It is an object of the invention to provide an element which eliminates the drawbacks associated with the present elements. It is a particular object of the invention to provide an element in which the speed, direction and distance of the web movement and the position of the information can be accurately determined and reliably determined, and can be used to control and control an entity comprising one or more advertising elements.

The object of the invention is achieved by an element characterized by what is claimed.

In the element according to the invention, the identification marks are at least two codes placed on the web, one of which is for measuring the speed, direction and distance of the web movement and the other is the positioning code of the information on the web. These two sets of codes allow the web movements to be accurately tracked and to display certain information over a certain length of time.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the codes are numeric codes represented by coding columns formed by bar codes, and the detector is an optical or electromagnetic detector. Such an arrangement enables the motion of the web to be reliably detected and the locations of the information on the web 20 accurately determined.

According to the invention, the numeric codes are preferably binary, BCD, or hex code of a certain length, or similar codes, with leading and trailing characters added to the beginning and end.

In addition, the codes are preferably arranged such that they are in phase shift with each other. This enables the information to be correctly targeted to the sensor device.

In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to: - the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the element of Fig. 1, and partially opened; shows an overall system using elements according to the invention.

The element 1 according to Figs. 1 and 2 includes a frame 2 with a transparent window 8 on one side. There are two spaced apart rolls 3, one at the top and the other at the bottom. The element includes an information web 4 which can be wound on the rolls and movable between the rolls. The rolls 3 are removably secured and are easily interchangeable in a manner known per se for replacing the web. When the web is between the rolls, the information on the web at that point is visible through window 8. The element further comprises motors 9 for rotating the rollers. The element 1 has a microprocessor 10 by means of which the element 1 can be independently adjusted and controlled. The electronics are housed in a housing li behind the web for easy maintenance. The housing li has manual / auto-guide devices and forward / reverse switches for the web 4, which makes changing and removing the web 4 easy. Also housed in the housing 11 is a measuring sensor 7 which acts as a detector device.

The element is made up of pipes and the protective plates are plastic plates. The plastic of the window, depending on the application, is a double-layer or one-layer plastic. - 9 of the motors 9 are fastened to the end plates of the element. The motors 9 rotate the gears 12 and by means of the rollers 3. The number of motors rotating the rolls can be reduced by using the same motor to control several elements.

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As shown in Figure 3, a code comprising two coding columns 5, 6, one of which is so-called, is placed at one end of the web 4. the clock signal and the other 6 is the web information signal. Each image sheet on the web has a middle mark 6a and a numeric code 6b at the top of the previous image (above). At the bottom of the sheet is the number code 6c for this sheet. The middle marks can be located at the top or bottom of • r 107198 4, depending on the location of the sensors. The clock signal can be used to measure the direction of movement of the web, the speed of movement and the distance traveled. The information signal includes information about the web stopping locations, 5 per page code, and each image on the web. The numeric code is an application-specific binary, BCD or hex code of a certain length, and the like, with a so-called "start" and "end". start and end characters. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the numeric code is a 6-bit binary code, but longer codes 10 are also possible.

The clock signal 5 and the information signal 6 are at a desired phase shift with each other. In this application, the phase shift is 90 °, but it may vary in different applications. Each web-15 has a film-specific code that identifies the web being used and an image-specific code that identifies that image. This procedure provides for the immediate rectification of a defective web position caused by a power failure or other failure. The edge stop character 20, i.e. the middle character, may be encoded in some way, thereby verifying that the character is correct.

The data signal is read either on the descending or rising edge of the clock signal. The center-to-center distances of numeric codes and middle characters may vary depending on the application. r: Colors and dimensions of code characters may also vary.

The clock and data signals are read either optically or electromagnetically by means of a measuring sensor 7. The measuring sensor measures the length 30 at certain intervals from the code marks on the web 4, whereby the web can be positioned wherever desired and track its movement and speed.

The solution of Fig. 4 uses a microcomputer 14 with element software 35 to control the communications network 15. The element or elements 1 are connected to the network and the microprocessors in the elements are controlled through the network, allowing centralized and flexible element management. . Microprocessors control the motors of the elements so that the webs can be continuously driven at the desired speed from end to end. In addition, 5 desired web positions can be held in place, and pre-selected positions can be run with stops of the desired length. The advantage of the former is the minimization of element mechanics and the greater availability of equipment.

The elements according to the invention can be used to build complex systems, for example in a hockey stick. In addition, it is possible and easy to change the information roll webs to a different information web roll.

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The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment shown, but may vary within the scope of the inventive idea defined by the claims.

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Claims (4)

107198 An element for displaying information, which element (1) includes a body (2), rolls (3) spaced from the body and spaced at the distance 5, and a web (4) containing information and movable between the rolls (3), the information is visible, and identification marks (5, 6) are placed on the web for tracking the movements of the web, and a sensor device (7) 10 for detecting identification marks is placed on the body, and the identification marks (5, 6) are codes (5, 6) the second code is a location code (6) for information on the web, characterized in that the second code (5) is for tracking the speed, direction and distance of the web movement, and this code is constituted by codes spaced apart from its operations and that the information locating code (6) is in a different coding column. 2. The element enligt patent krav 1, an encoder (5,6) and an encoder som presenteras med hjälp av codningsspalter som utgörs av streck coder (7), an optisk eller electromagnetic encoder sensor. Element according to Claim 1, characterized in that the codes (5, 6) are numerical codes represented by coding columns formed by bar codes, and the identification device (7) is an optical or electromagnetic identification sensor 25. 3. Element enligt patentkrav 2, kännetecknat av att kodema (5, 6) har placerats ä att de är fasförskjutna i förhällande account. Element according to Claim 2, characterized in that the codes (5, 6) are arranged such that they are in phase shift with one another. Element according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the numerical codes (5, 6) are binary, BCD or hex codes of a certain length or similar codes, with leading and trailing characters added to the beginning and end. 7 107198 1.Element för presenterande av information, till flash element (1) hör en ram (2), i ramen placerade, sig on avant frän varandra befinnande valsar (3) och ett band (4), i flash link har placerats och som bandworms (3), Information pä Information Information kan Information, Information,,,, plac plac, pä plac plac en 5 en 5 en (5, 6) att) att en 5 en band en band en plac en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 en 7 5,6) business bandet (4) placerade coder (5,6), av band den ena koden en localiseringskod (6) för information i bandet, kännetecknat av att den andra koden (5) super control band, rörelsehastighet, - riktning och fardväg och denna kod utgörs av i bandet pätt avänständ frän varandra placerade (7) har anordnats att controllerer continuigt, och att en localiseringskod (6) för information befinner sig i en annan kodningsspalt. 4. Element enligt face av patentkraven 1-3, kännetecknat av att numerododema (5, 6) binary, BCD-eller hexakoder med en slang eller motsvarer coder, i början eller slutet av lively har lagts till start- och stopptecken.