FR2613520A1 - Sequential display system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for information display in supermarkets, businesses and shops making it possible to display, in sequence and alternately, text images created by the manager of the supermarket and advertising images created remotely by an advertising department, but which cannot be altered by the manager of the shop. The system consists of a microcomputer 1 associated with an assembly for developing and monitoring the image 2, of one or more Sequential Display Systems 3 to which television sets 4 are linked 8. The images appearing on the 8 television sets 4 are identical in pairs but the four groups of two television sets display different images.

Description

- DESCRIPTION "Display System for Large Areas, Shops and Stores
The present invention relates to a video display system for large surfaces, shops and stores making it possible to display on television screens messages which may be either information messages or advertising messages.

 The use of video display techniques is developing more and more for public information in many industries (airports, SNCF stations, etc.).

 However, currently, department store managers use the posting of information on signs often hung from the ceiling when they want to announce promotions or prices to their customers.

 This display method is extremely restrictive insofar as it requires significant and long-term intervention resources when it comes to modifying or changing a display.

 The present invention aims to create a video display system leaving the manager of the big box the management of the scrolling of information on his television screen.

The advantage of this invention lies in the following points
- display of texts remotely on distant televisions and possibility of assigning 4 different images simultaneously from the same Sequential Display System,
- easy and instantaneous creation and modification of images thanks to the image development and control device. Conventional video display systems use magnetic video cassette systems, the modification of which is long and costly,
- display in sequence of text images and graphic images. Text images are created and modified by the system user using the focusing and control device,
- creation and layout of advertising images using information provided remotely by advertisers. These images can be sent by any existing telematic means (telephone network, transpac, minitel, fax).

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Advertising graphic images are created and generated at
distance by the advertising management company whatever the location
of the system (download).

- commercial interest for the manager of the supermarket
who can immediately make flash sales or clearance sales.

The present invention will be described in more detail.
using the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is an overall diagram of the system
SAGS according to the invention.

According to Figure 1, the JMG system consists of a microcomputer (1), a set of control and focusing of images (2)
one or more Sequential Display Systems (3) to which are connected
from 1 to 8 televisions (4).

The microcomputer has a connection interface to the monitor
1A, a control interface for 1B and 1C floppy drives, a
interface to the 1D system keyboard, an interface to the TV from
2A control, an interface to the 4-image Sequential Display Systems
(3). It also includes a module for connecting a line
serial telecommunications.

The set of adjustment and control 2 consists of a
TV 2A and an alphanumeric keyboard 2B. This keyboard can optionally
be deleted and replaced by the 1D system keyboard.

The Sequential Display System is a system based on
microprocessor for storing graphic images or texts
in an RA # memory having an interface for connection to the microcomputer
one interface for connection to another SAS, and four video interfaces
for connection to eight televisions 4.

It is possible, in order to increase the image storage capacity
graphics to incorporate in SAS a hard drive on which will be stored up
60 graphic pages.

The user is the sole master of the text images of which he
has. However, it has no access to graphic advertising images.

The system switches on automatically when switching on
powered devices. Different messages then appear on
the computer screen which guides the user step by step. These messages
give him access to all system functions by pressing
specific function keys of the 1D and 2B keyboards.

A- Image creation or modification
This operation allows the entry or modification of a
picture. The user can define one of 8 background colors.

For each character it has the following display attributes
. 3 colors,
16 character sizes,
flashing.

 highlights # llance.

The characters entered or the modifications made are
displayed progressively on the control screen (2A). At the end of the
layout of the image, it can be stored on the floppy disk
(1C) of the microcomputer under a name defined by the user.

B- Image playback on disc
This operation displays on the control screen (2A) an image previously stored on diskette, either to be
modified, or to be sent to a SAS.

C- Transmission of an image to a SAS
This operation transmits the image displayed on
control screen 2A) to a SAS where it will remain stored. Its display
on a television (4) will only be done if it is integrated in a sequence
display.

D- SAS image recovery
This operation displays on the control screen (2A)
an image previously sent to a SAS.

E- Definition or modification of display sequence
The user determines with this function the
images and the order of their display on a given television (4).

F- Sending of sequencing file
This operation validates and makes effective on televisions (4d
a display sequence defined previously.

G- Image deletion on disk
This operation deletes the floppy disk from the
microcomputer a previously stored image.

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H- F-in input
When the manager of the supermarket has started the sequencing of the images on the televisions (4), he can use the microcomputer (1) for other management and accounting tasks after having carried out this last operation.

Claims (5)

- CLAIMS 1 - Display System for Large Areas, Shops and Stores  characterized in that it comprises a microcomputer (1), an assembly  one or more image control and development (2)  Sequential Display Systems (3) to which 8 televisions (4) are linked 2 - Display System for Large Stores, Shops and Stores  characterized in that it alternately displays a text image created by  the store manager using the focus system and  control of images (2) and an advertising image created by an agency  advertising and stored in the Sequential Display System. (3). 3 - Display system for large areas, shops and mssåsins  characterized in that it displays four independent images one  others on TVs (4) from the same Display System  Sequential (3).  4 - Display system for large areas, shops and stores  characterized by the fact that text and advertising images appear  one after the other according to a predefined sequence and with times  different display. 5 - Display system for large areas, shops and stores  characterized by the fact that advertising images can be  loaded remotely into the Sequential Display System (3). 6 - Display System for Large Areas, Shops and Stores  characterized in that the microcomputer (1) is released for  perform other tasks when image sequencing is started.