ITRM20130114A1 - IT SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION AND IMAGES IN RELATIONS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND USERS - Google Patents

Description

â € œComputer system for the management and transmission of information and images in relations between Bodies and Usersâ €

TEXT OF THE DESCRIPTION

The subject of the present invention is a system consisting of two or more monitors, TV monitors, TVs or displays, with multiple screens (multiscreen) variously positioned: opposite or side by side, designed and built to view an image or text, simultaneously on two or more opposite or side by side sides, when the monitor, television monitor, television or display has two or more flat surfaces, on each of which a screen is placed. They are an integral part of the system ì programs (software) for the management of images, texts, forms, etc., visible on two or more screens, for each specific sector of application. The monitor, television monitor, television or display, inserted to replace or supplement the current computer systems in use, is made up of two or more screens A, B, C, D (such as in a portable PC, fig.

10) and opposite each other, inclined or side by side so as to allow two or more users, placed in front of the diagrams, to comfortably view the same image or text, with the audio part in common or multiple (directional) oriented towards the users, like the schemes. In the portable PC, according to a version of the present system, fig. 10, there are four surfaces or sides available, therefore: one is intended for the classic keyboard, and three are used for as many schemes. If one or more touch screen schemes are present, then there are four schemes.

As is known, in all relations between the Entity (banks, public offices, etc.) and the User (customer in general), they take place between two natural persons, one of whom has all the communication systems (audio-video) and control (keyboard, mouse, touch screen tablet or electronic pen, while the other (the customer) has difficulty following what is exposed to him, having no visual reference and with audio that is not always understandable.

Moreover, if the whole relationship between the two subjects takes place exclusively by voice, the difficulties increase with strong misunderstandings and waste of time; finally, even the privacy is compromised, and the situation is even more complex when there is the need to manage (entry of confidential codes, such as for electronic signature, etc.). It is therefore necessary to give the customer or user the possibility to follow on a â € œmonitorâ €, that is the one in front of him, every step on the conduct of his practice or banking operation, so that he has total understanding, transparency, respect privacy and time saving, and last but not least a better functioning of electronic signature, fingerprint, and other complex operations. This system consists of two or more integrated screens, of the latest or first generation (because the present patent provides for another two), by the respective current but integrated electronic circuits, by the programs or software, which are also integrated. and the specific sector (as a third element) of reference: all three are the solution to many current problems, and can find valid application in an almost infinite number of sectors of daily life. We indicate a list of sectors, not in a limiting sense, bearing in mind that the system allows both (or more) interested parties to view all the information and documents in real time:

1- Banks, for all banking operations, and relations between official and customer, facilitating even the most complex operations (electronic signature, etc.).

2- Poste, for all postal operations, connected between official and customer. (viewing of documents relating to payments, collections, etc.).

3- Fisco, for all information and payment operations, between the official and the taxpayer (viewing of the documents on both sides, the subject of the meeting).

4- Ticket offices, at airports, railway stations, travel agencies, etc. between employee and traveler (real-time verification of personal and travel data).

5- Health, for all operations connected to the inside of the structures and those between the health structure and the patient (viewing the medical records with the patient, analyzes, etc.).

6- Schools and Universities, for all relationships between teachers and students, including exams and competitions.

7- Research and planning, in the relationships between research and planning groups.

8- Meteorology, in relations between researchers and between meteorologist and viewers on TV.

9- Lottomatica, in relations between manager and player, for the compilation of bets.

10- Electronic road and motorway billboards, to display the same (or other) locality or caution warnings on the rear side too, written from right to left, in order to read them correctly, when the driver, after passing the sign, and looking in the rearview mirror, it will read â € œSlow downâ €: this is an â € œextension of informationâ €.

11- Stock Exchange, for widening the sources of information (it also improves the complexity of the spaces).

12- Sport, in all sporting events, when the multiple vision of the images and the information of data and events are useful.

13- Large-scale distribution, notices on the products displayed and view at the checkout of the products purchased (the double vision of the goods purchased, allows a better relationship of trust between seller and customer).

14- Furniture, for solutions on dividing walls and environments, (a two-faced TV placed in the partition or in a large room, allows the viewing of the same or different programs on both sides).

15-Video games, here the imagination has no limits: we start from the naval battle.

16- Videoconferencing, the new system allows, in addition to the current methods, also an expansion of the existing potential, due to the double interaction, possible on every two-faced computer.

The system, object of the present invention, includes: the design and construction of the monitor, television monitor, TV or other audiovisual device, according to well-defined standards, that is: monitor with liquid crystal LCD screen with LED backlighting of the type â € œsideâ € or with â € œluminous carpetâ € which is the most recent, and which allows, by means of a microprocessor, â € œlocai dimmingâ € to intervene on the various areas of the backlight. In addition, the TFT active matrix LCD screen can be used for both monitors and TVs and represents the current state of the art.

Even the plasma screen PDF (Plasma Display Panel) allows the construction of large monitors and TVs (over 32 inches) with very bright images and wide viewing angles. In addition, very thin materials can be used.

Also in this case, together with the one stated above, they allow the construction of the monitor, television monitor, television or display, â € œBifrontâ €, according to the object of the present invention. The design and construction of the monitor with two or more screens in the various configurations, according to current technology, (not in a limiting sense) can be carried out, not necessarily by doubling everything, but by powering the two (or more) monitors with a single wiring diagram and electronic components, but redesigned to include all the functions already known, plus those necessary for the new multiscreen system, namely: the management and control of the main screen (for reference only), by means of keyboard, mouse and other control systems (a kit of all monitors), such as touch screen and electronic pen, and other monitors connected as from a control room.

What has been written constitutes a summary of the current state of the art of construction of monitors and TVs, and of integrated electronic circuits (ie redesigned to manage more monitors), which is not limiting, but which is intended to indicate immediate feasibility. of innovation, already from today, for the use, according to the object of the present invention. The new system (which can be integrated more and more) can also use the screens of the next generations indifferently, starting with the OLED models (ultra-thin film), which allow greater performance, with increasingly smaller dimensions, weights and costs.

Today three degrees of design are possible, according to a research process that we can define in three stages, or three generations of the system, without establishing a limit that does not exist, all aimed at obtaining monitors, monitors-TVs, TVs or displays with double or more opposing, multiple and adjustable screens (according to the Pan and Tilt mode) increasingly evolved, together with increasingly specific software, to obtain greater performance and services, and today not yet definable, for each sector. And so the whole system, we repeat, runs on three indivisible components: multi-screen monitors (hardware complete with accessories), management programs (increasingly advanced software), for the customized use of monitors, and the specific sector of application that can request more services from the new system.

CONSTRUCTION

The typical system (first generation) includes: the construction of a monitor, monitor-TV, (also portable PC or other) with compact screens, inserted in a central container, together with electronic, integrated circuits, i.e. a single circuit to power the two screens, and electronic components and materials, currently in use. The monitor with two fixed or mobile screens that we describe, as already mentioned, is for indicative and not limiting purposes. The central container with the two opposite LED-backlit LCD screens are mounted on the two sides of the container, while the electrical and electronic components (inputs and outputs) are placed in the lower part, and facing downwards, to reduce the minimum the total thickness of the two coupled screens: at most the total thickness will be twice that of one.

All the outputs for the connectors (Scart, USB, VGA, HDMI and mains power cables, etc.) will almost all be single, as if they were for a single screen, as well as the speakers, are also placed in the lower part and face down, or front. The Central Unit and the control systems with keyboard, mouse, etc. or a touchscreen complete the configuration of the two or more screens system. Redesign of the system (second generation), with two or more screens for monitors, monitors-TVs or TVs, identifying new components and common electronic circuits for several (integrated) screens, for the control of two or more screens, even new ones generation, to reduce dimensions, weights and costs. That is, a â € œSuper Compactâ € System. Ultimately, compared to the state of the art, in addition to the advantages already highlighted, there would be a cheaper and simpler construction than the cost of two separate monitors or TVs.

The second element of the system, that is the software, derives from the one already in use (specific for a single sector) but modified to manage and expand the new reality, i.e. two monitors for two subjects, to which to give maximum efficiency and potential IT, in compliance with transparency, trust and privacy, completed by the introduction of the digital signature and fingerprint. The greater IT potential also means the possibility, for the customer of a bank, to enter his secret codes on his keyboard and view the progress of the operation on his monitor, not only for the electronic signature and what has already been said, but also many other operations that are carried out today at the ATM. Therefore interactivity expands much more than has been thought to date.

The third element of the system is the application sector for which the software and configuration of the monitor with two fixed or adjustable screens has been customized and expanded. Finally, depending on the field of application, the system described is integrated with Security: of the environment in which officials and customers work, by inserting a video camera and a microwave into the monitor (one or more) for surveillance of the environment. of work, even 24 hours a day, all managed by the same software as the main system ..

Fig. 1 shows the block diagram with the modifications, according to this patent: you can see (in the darker boxes) both monitors A, B, C, D (two or more), with camera, video camera and microwave, the digital signature and the reading of the fingerprint, and finally the advanced software related to each application sector. From fig. 1 the added components (dark boxes) form the software / method, which allows the operation of the invented screen according to the reference sector, both with the same and different images. That is, independence of the information transmitted and displayed, since the software / method also allows the independence of the actions on the respective keyboards and mice of the two screens. This peculiarity is consequent to the processing mode which is of the multiprogram type (multitasking), ie several programs that can be executed with currently. The running program can be temporarily interrupted and replaced by another program. There are operating software (MAC) that implement functionality for each type of application that does not depend on the processor. For the software / method a different architecture, with Pentium processor, can support both Windows (single user) and for example Linux (multiuser). For this reason, both in the current situation and above all in the reformulation of new software, it is possible to implement, in the new software / method (multi-user), an equal multifunctionality for each sector. Furthermore, being multitasking, the official can manage the programs, according to the relationship with the customer, ie the same images and data on the two screens, or different from one screen to another. The new software / method system is based on multi-users, no longer understood between independent subjects, but between those interested in the same topic, ie the program in execution. The officer therefore in front of the customer is able to show him all the operations on the files that concern him, such as viewing, creating or destroying, reading, modifying, writing, copying and printing. Furthermore, the new Software / method system, with reference to fig. 1, for the completeness of the components, can perform, especially in areas open to the public, video surveillance, and alarm with its environment saturated microwave, in full compliance with CENELEC / ATEX standards. Finally, the new software system / method, as shown in fig. 1, for the components with which it is equipped, it can, when the conditions oblige it (closed or reserved environments that do not allow direct vision between officer and customer), allow videoconferencing between officer and customer, easier than that via the internet, that require encrypted communications.

Figures 2 and 3 show an example of a monitor, TV monitor of the adjustable type from zero to 180 °, to adapt it to the configuration of the workplace and / or the environment: new or existing. For example, when in front of a bank or post office, there is a queue of people waiting, and you want to guarantee privacy.

The fìg. 4 represents a monitor with fixed screens for the classic installation of the system, in a public environment, complete with a security system consisting of a video camera and microwave (on one or two sides, for 180 or 360 ° and manageable by the same basic system) and with suitable keyboard (multimedia and interactive with fingerprint reader) and mouse on both sides, for managing the electronic signature and fingerprint. All this can be applied to any system configuration. We refer to fig. 4 to illustrate an application example.

Fig. 4a is mentioned in the description of the system, as an example applied in a bank. Therefore, the keyboard used by the customer is also equipped with the fingerprint reader.

Fig. 4b shows a block system, mentioned in the example of application in a bank.

The fìg. 5 shows an adjustable monitor on the vertical plane (tilt) which in the system allows the best adaptation to the working environment. Fig. 6 shows the application of the system to post office operations: in the example, the compilation and control of postal bills. Fig. 7 shows the application of the system in ticket offices: in the example the compilation and control of plane tickets. Fig. 8 shows another application of the system in banks: in the example the compilation and control of a bank transfer. Fig. 9 represents the use of the system in the offices of the tax agencies: in the example, the payment folder in view for both the official and the taxpayer.

Fig. 10 shows, by way of non-limiting example, the system in a multi-screen portable PC, allowing the use of the four surfaces, for many possibilities of use.

Fig. 11 an example of a portable PC with two screens that can be oriented in many directions, to adapt it to all work environments as another application and system configuration.

The different images represent the possibility of managing even different images, and with specific software. Fig. 12 shows another example of a portable PC, with four mobile screens, as a further application extension of the system. Fig. 13, represents a practical application of the system in a portable PC, allowing the possibility of using the four surfaces (keyboard, screens, or Touch screen).

Fig. 14, shows the possibility of applying the system to tablets and the like with software suitable for the services of the two screens and its rotation, from vertical to horizontal, and vice versa.

Fig. 15 another application of the system to Smartphones and the like, with new software for managing the two screens.

OPERATION

The system consisting of the double-faced monitor, with screen A and B is placed between two (or more) operators, for example (application and non-limiting) between a bank official and his customer, both have a keyboard and a mouse, fig. 4a. The officer turns on his monitor and displays the data concerning the customer present; at that point he sends them to view on the other screen, that is the one placed in front of his client. From that moment on, all the data concerning the case between bank and customer are visible, in real time, to both interlocutors, furthermore the presence of the audio, coming from the speakers, placed at the bottom or in the front, completes the maximum of the Efficiency of the system, in terms of clarity of information, rapid understanding of data, and much shorter times to complete the operation. For the first time it takes place in full compliance with the current regulations relating to transparency and privacy. Fig. 4b, shows a block diagram on one of the most delicate operations that the new system can manage in a simple way and in full compliance with the rules on transparency and privacy, i.e. confidentiality and authentication (attestation of one's identity), with the use of passwords, fingerprints and smart cards: fig. 4b shows the use of public and private keys: the public key is inserted in a â € œdirectoryâ € which certifies its belonging to the user himself, while the private key is kept confidential by the user. The various controls through coding, decoding and encryption phases, allow advanced electronic signature (digital signature when it is mandatory for the supply of goods and services), fingerprint reading (on the keyboard or other reader), so like other recognition and authentication systems, all thanks to the application of the Video-Audio system, which simultaneously use the two subjects, official and user. Furthermore, having the two interlocutors a suitable keyboard, that is interactive and with the fingerprint reader and a mouse (both wireless), they can interact more extensively than in the past, because no more dialogue between official and computer but between official, user and computer, and therefore two operators using the same computer. Thus, for the first time, new possibilities are created, such as filling in forms (bank transfers, etc.), electronic signature, digital imprinting, etc. In addition, the screen in front of the customer (it can also be the same as that of the official), with its video camera and microwave, ensures a high degree of safety for people and areas, and this safety can continue even during closing hours, that is for 24 hours. The system is not limiting, because using a â € œtouchsceenâ € screen, the user can interact directly on his screen for filling in forms and other practices. The multi-screen system (compact or adjustable) adopts a â € œcustomizedâ € information principle for the best working relationship between two or more people, also guaranteed with the use of different types of screens and software, always remaining within the scope of this patent.

In conclusion, the system ensures maximum trust, transparency, speed, privacy, and mutual satisfaction, immediately and over time, in relations between the Entity and the User. The one described is only an application example of the software system / method. The use of specific software for each reference sector (we have indicated 16 not in a limiting sense), combined with extremely adoptive hardware (use of screens in many configurations), allow the solution of many problems related to simplification, privacy and safety.

SYSTEM EVOLUTION

1 - The â € œSystemâ € arises from a series of analyzes on the functioning of Banking, Postal, other Public and Private Services, and in all those relationships, identified between Officer and Customer, professional and customer, etc. Relationships that take place daily around a desk, or in front of a counter, where one person has all the technological means available (official) and the other (customer, user, etc.) does not have the opportunity to adequately follow the his practice. The results of this report are negative if you think about the transmission of information (voice only), the clarity, transparency, privacy, duration of the operation: for the customer, and for the entire line in front of the counter, or waiting for your turn.

The â € œMulti-screen systemâ € integrated into the existing system or in replacement, is the solution to all problems. The compact integrated screen monitor system does not yet exist applied in banks, post offices, public and private offices, railway stations, airports, shopping centers, furniture, etc. and therefore the problem exists in all those relationships between subjects placed one in front of the other and when it is useful (because the system is not limiting) to inform many people with one or more multi-screen monitors.

2- The Monitor, Monitor-TV, TV and Display of the Multiscreen type, constitutes a ring of the System, formed, in the simplest system, by a compact, flat and thin block, with two opposite surfaces, on which to see the same image, the same numerical data, etc., in real time. The two images are managed by a single integrated electronic circuit and by one or more software (another system ring) to provide all the management options, specific to each sector (third system ring), and relating to the relationship between the official and customer, including the use of touch screens.

The Multiscreen Monitor was created primarily for this purpose, and for many other applications and services; all this in the same space occupied by the traditional monitor, on the desk or in front of the counter. It can therefore be said that, compared to the current state of the art, only one monitor is claimed (monobloc or adjustable) which allows double the number of services in the same space, and for more people, also extending interactivity beyond the current borders.

3- Finally, the â € œResigningâ € of the system with multi-screen monitors, as a third generation, can be done through a new â € œbasic designâ € with OLED panels and new integrated schemes. Thus was born a new system with multiple integrated screens, obtained from a redesign (basic and not of application) which establishes a new frontier of the state of the art, because it solves multiple communication problems (with reduced costs and space) between people. physical and more; a system that, in public (but also private) environments, also performs another task: safety for people and for the environments in which the system is present.

Claims (1)

CLAIMS 1- An audiovisual system consisting of two or more screens (see fig. 4), placed on both sides, of the same container, or adjustable between them on the vertical and horizontal plane, called monitor, monitor-TV, TV, or display â € œMultiscreenâ €, from one or more multimedia and interactive keyboards, from one or more mice, from one or more software for the management of more images and information on the screens, placed in front of two or more interlocutors, and from the reference sector , such as banks, post offices, agencies, professional offices, which determine the configuration and type of work place for two or more interlocutors, in sectors listed for indicative purposes only, and in all those relationships between two or more subjects who have a various titles, the need to communicate in a clear, complete, transparent way, and with respect for privacy. The system includes the use of safety devices, integrated in the management software, consisting of a video camera and a microwave and used in particular environmental and safety conditions for the public and for the employees. 2- Audiovisual system according to claim 1, consisting of a monitor, monitor-TV <"> Bifronteâ € and external components, such as a fixed central unit (inside the monobloc monitor) or external, or as in a portable PC , with multiple screens, figs. 10, 1 1.12.13 from one or two keyboards, one or two mice and another (video camera and microwave), for managing programs and carrying out surveillance and security operations. 3- Audio visual system, according to claims 1 to 2, characterized by the possibility that the central unit is also inside the screen holder container, for managing the programs. 4- Audiovisual system, according to claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the operating programs inserted in the central unit (PC), give the same images and audio that can be listened to and seen simultaneously, on the two opposite screens and can be managed by the same officer . The central unit, whether it is inside the monitor assembly or outside of them (in a remote position), figs. 2. 3, 4, 4a, 5, also manages, in addition to the reference programs for the application sector, also those relating to the safety devices placed on the monitors 5- Audiovisual system according to claims 1 to 4 characterized by the fact that the images and texts can be the same or different on the two screens, and can be managed by both interlocutors, for specific needs, such as for example the acceleration of the practice and it applies to all sectors of application; the operating programs inserted in the central unit (PC) give the same images and audio that can be heard and seen simultaneously, as well as different, on the two opposite screens that can be managed by the same official. 6- Audiovisual system according to claims from to 5, consisting of two monitors. opposing TV monitors, multi-function, TV and management programs, with keyboard functions (touch screen) and surveillance and security devices, incorporated in tablets and the like. Smartphon and the like, figs. 14 and 15. The images and texts can be the same or different on the two screens, and can be managed by the official or by both interlocutors, using a mouse keyboard, according to specific needs, such as on a monitor-TV. that of seeing administrative or technical data or programs on the one hand, and seeing a television program on the other; this is possible in many areas of application of the system, including integrated, surveillance and security devices. Figs. 2, 3. 4, 5. 10. 1 1 12, 13. 14 and 15. 7- Audiovisual system according to claims 1 to 6 characterized by the fact that several monitors, monitors-TVs and TVs are present in the same room or work area, in various configurations, the same or different from each other, for the needs of the workstations and places open to the public. The applications are many and not limiting, because there are many sectors of application, Fig. 1, and therefore, the configurations are equally many to provide each specific sector with the greatest potential that the system allows, and which increase when they are present. integrated devices (video cameras and microwaves) for the surveillance and safety of the public, employees and goods present in large or small premises. CONSIDERATIONS OF THE INVENTION The system is the result of a basic research, it is flexible and applicable to many sectors as indicated in the diagram in fig.1, not in a limited sense. Among these sectors, for example in banks, the activities are many and range from simple bank transfers, Fig. 8, to more complex ones, Fig. 4b, in which confidentiality is fundamental, when identification is required, and '' authentication using the Word Pass and the electronic or graphometric signature (also useful for the elderly), i.e. operations for which the system solves, because it allows perfect and immediate interaction between: the official, who sends the message to the Central Bank , and opens the site, the user who inserts the Pass Word (one or more), these arrive at the Central Bank, which confirms the identification; therefore the practice can take place in full confidentiality, transparency and faster times, between the official and the user. The monitor in front of the user will be increasingly widespread, not only in the bank but also in other offices such as the Post Office Fig. 6, for the Revenue Agency Fig. 9, for ticket offices in general Fig. 7. Double-faced electronic signs on Highways, etc. Fig. 1, in which the rear part can also be read by the rear-view mirror (written as for the ambulance). The system finds full application in every sector indicated in fig, 1 not in a limiting sense, both for the greater potential that the new and possible software allow, and because the presence of the safety devices, integrated in the system and managed by the new software , will increase the number of applications in other sectors as well (such as video surveillance, security, cinema and television). In the examples of implementation shown in figures 4 and 5, the hardware part of the system is composed of: two opposing screens, electrically connected to each other, and equipped with all the connectors for external connections in and out, the opposing speakers , keyboards and mice, one or more video cameras and one or more microwaves. The set of all hardware components, electrically or wirelessly connected (Wi-Fi, etc.), are managed by one or more software according to the application sector. In the example of figs. 4 and 5 the space between the two screens can be used by the Central Unit, for maximum compactness and minimum overall dimensions of the system. Hardware and software are of the new generation, because new and greater are the solutions to solve current problems, first of all the approach between two subjects of which one has all the means available and the other that must receive a service. , nothing: the solution of a monitor (equal or larger) available, for example, to the elderly user, who can see and read enlarged and with an audio (even in privacy headphones) suitable for him, for a service which concerns him and on which he must give consent or not, becomes a generational leap. The greatest potential of the system comes from research in the workplace and from the analysis of relationships between subjects with different responsibilities, with different needs, for a common clarity, transparency, privacy and security. The new system manages more subjects and services than in the past, and therefore the evolution and novelty lies in the new hardware components, in the new software, and in the use of new technologies, the result of a different and advanced research and basic design. The novelty lies in the fact that the double-faced monitor, placed in small or large rooms, on trains, in stations, airports, shopping centers, or in the home, transmits images from the current 180 ° to almost 360 °: reachable with multiple screens and orientable. Figs. 2 and 3. Finally, and not in a limiting sense, the presence in the integrated system of video cameras and microwaves, outside, in the comics or inside the screens, Figs. 4, 4a, 5, guarantee a security system based on: detection, processing, transmission (Wi-Fi, telephone network, electrical network, internet, optical fibers, etc.) and management of data from a PC, fixed or portable, from Tablet, from Smartphone and similar, single or double-faced, with automatic connection to the surveillance and intervention bodies. Security is extended, not in a limiting sense, with the integration into the system of a GPS localization device, and transmission to the control and intervention centers. All this within this computer system for the management and transmission of information and images. Figs. 1 to 15.