JP2002373167A - System and method for providing information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for providing information which enable a meticulous advertising activities coherent to a place or a region and adaptive to each environment as necessary. SOLUTION: This information providing system is provided with a video monitor 121 arranged in a portable or mobile medium for displaying a plurality of pieces of information including at least picture information, a semiconductor memory 122 for storing a plurality of pieces of information, a selection control part 123 for selecting the specific information from those information, and for making a video monitor 121 display it, a GPS device 124 for detecting the position of the portable or mobile medium as position information, and an information selecting means 111 for acquiring the position information from the GPS device 124, and for outputting a selection signal based on this position information. When acquiring the selection signal, the selection control means 111 makes the video monitor 121 display the prescribed information corresponding to the selection signal from the plurality of the pieces of information stored in the semiconductor memory 122.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing an advertisement, an information providing method, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, video advertisements and information transmission devices in public spaces are installed on the walls of buildings or in vehicles of public transportation, and are used by consumers who walk around the city or use public transportation. , The building where the video advertisement was installed,
The advertisement effect was obtained by viewing a predetermined position inside the transportation.

[0003]

However, the places where these advertisements and information transmission devices are installed are limited, and the recreation areas such as the sea and mountains, the city center, the business district, the event venue, etc. It was difficult to carry out detailed advertising activities that closely corresponded to a variety of places and areas, such as

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is an information providing system and an information providing method capable of performing a detailed advertising activity that is close to a place or a region and that can sequentially respond to each environment. The aim is to provide a method.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 1) includes a plurality of media including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium. Information display means for displaying information, storage means for storing the plurality of pieces of information, selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, Position detecting means for detecting the position of the movable medium as position information, and information selecting means for acquiring the position information from the position detecting means and outputting a selection signal to the selection controlling means based on the position information. The selection control unit, upon acquiring the selection signal, causes the information display unit to display predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from a plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage unit. Is Temu.

Further, a second aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 2)
Comprises at least information display means provided on a portable or movable medium, for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information, a storage means for storing the plurality of information, and selecting from the plurality of information. Selection control means for displaying a specific thing on the information display means, position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, and obtaining the position information from the position detection means Then, based on this, communicate with a second device having an information selection means for outputting a selection signal to the selection control means, the selection control means, when the selection signal is obtained, the information display means, A first device that displays predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from a plurality of pieces of information stored in a storage unit.

Further, a third aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 3)
Further includes a movement amount detection unit that detects a movement amount of the medium, and the information display unit changes a relative display position of the information on the medium according to the detected movement amount. 2 is a first device of the present invention.

Further, a fourth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 4)
Is the first device according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the movement amount detecting means is an acceleration sensor.

A fifth invention (corresponding to claim 5)
Is a first device according to a second aspect of the present invention, wherein the medium includes a flexible base and a display unit for displaying the information fixed on the base.

A sixth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 6)
Is the first device according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the medium has a plurality of combinations of the base and the display surface.

A seventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 7)
Is the first device according to the fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention, wherein the medium is used by being mounted on a bag.

An eighth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 8).
Is the first device of the second invention, wherein the medium is supportable by one or both shoulders of a human.

The ninth invention (corresponding to claim 9)
Is a second device for obtaining the position information from a first device having at least information display means for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium, Storage means for storing information of a plurality of pieces of information, a selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, and a position of the portable or movable medium as position information. Position detecting means for detecting, and information selecting means for obtaining the position information from the position detecting means and outputting a selection signal to the selection controlling means based on the position information, wherein the selection controlling means A second device that, when acquired, causes the information display means to display predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from a plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage means.

A tenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 10) is a step of displaying a plurality of pieces of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium, and storing the plurality of pieces of information. Performing the step of selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one in the displaying step; detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information; and detecting the position. Means for obtaining the position information from the means, and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the position information, and when the selection signal is obtained, from the stored plurality of information, An information providing method for displaying predetermined information.

An eleventh aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 11) is that the plurality of pieces of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium of the information providing system of the first aspect of the present invention. Information display means for displaying, storage means for storing the plurality of pieces of information, selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, the portable or movable All or one of position detecting means for detecting the position of the medium as position information, and information selecting means for acquiring the position information from the position detecting means and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the position information. This is a program for causing a computer to function as a unit.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 12), a plurality of pieces of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium of the first apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention. This is a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of information display means to be displayed.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 13), in the second device of the ninth aspect of the present invention, a storage means for storing the plurality of pieces of information, Selection control means for displaying a specific thing on the information display means, position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, and acquiring the position information from the position detection means. A program for causing a computer to function as all or part of an information selection unit that outputs a selection signal to the selection control unit based on this.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method according to the tenth aspect, wherein a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium is provided. A step of displaying, a step of storing the plurality of pieces of information, a step of selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one in the step of displaying, and the position of the portable or movable medium, A program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of a step of detecting as position information and a step of obtaining the position information from the position detection unit and outputting a selection signal to the selection control unit based on the acquired information. is there.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 15), in the information providing system of the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium is stored. Information display means for displaying, storage means for storing the plurality of pieces of information, selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, the portable or movable All or one of position detecting means for detecting the position of the medium as position information, and information selecting means for acquiring the position information from the position detecting means and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the position information. A medium that carries a program for causing a computer to function as a unit, and is a medium that can be processed by a computer.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 16), a plurality of pieces of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium of the first apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention. A medium that carries a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of an information display unit to be displayed, and is a medium that can be processed by a computer.

A seventeenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 17) is the second device of the ninth aspect of the present invention, wherein the storage means for storing the plurality of pieces of information is selected from the plurality of pieces of information. Selection control means for displaying a specific thing on the information display means, position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, and acquiring the position information from the position detection means. A medium carrying a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of an information selection unit that outputs a selection signal to the selection control unit based on the medium, wherein the medium can be processed by the computer. Medium.

According to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention (corresponding to claim 18), in the information providing method according to the tenth aspect, a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium is stored. A step of displaying, a step of storing the plurality of pieces of information, a step of selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one in the step of displaying, and the position of the portable or movable medium, A program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of a step of detecting as position information and a step of obtaining the position information from the position detection means and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the information is stored in a program. A medium that is carried and can be processed by a computer.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 100 includes an advertisement transmission instruction server 110, and an advertising terminal 120 that can communicate with the advertisement transmission instruction server 110.

In the advertisement transmission instruction server 110, the information selection means 111 has a selection signal table described later, and transmits and receives information to and from the advertisement terminal 120. Communication between the advertisement transmission instruction server 110 and the advertisement terminal 120 is performed by a wireless line. The wireless communication may be performed by a public network line such as the Internet or a dedicated line laid independently. good. Hereinafter, communication is performed via the Internet.

In the advertising terminal 120, the video monitor 121 is a means for displaying video information, and the semiconductor memory 122 is a video information displayed on the video monitor 121 detachable from the main body of the advertising terminal 120. Is stored in the semiconductor memory 122 on the basis of an input from the information selection unit 111 to the video monitor 121.
The device 124 is means for outputting the current position of the advertising terminal 120 as position information to the advertisement transmission instruction server 110 based on data from an external GPS satellite. The display correction unit 126 corrects the display position of the video information displayed on the video monitor 121 based on the signal from the posture detection unit 126.

Next, FIGS. 2A and 2B show the advertisement terminal 1.
It is a figure which shows typically 20 general form. As shown in the figure,
The advertising terminal 120 includes a housing 200 and a shoulder strap 211 that the wearer 210 provided on the housing 200 can carry on both shoulders and support, and is implemented by a liquid crystal display or the like. The display surface 121a of 121 is visible from the back side of the wearer 210. A GPS antenna 212 for the GPS device 124 to communicate with the GPS satellites and a GPS device 1
24 and the selection control unit 123, the information transmission support server 110
And a communication antenna 213 for communicating with the communication device.

The operation of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described below, whereby the first device, the second device, and the information providing method of the present invention will be described. An embodiment will be described.

First, the wearer 210 uses the advertisement terminal 1
20 and move to a predetermined place. In this case, it is assumed that the predetermined place is the coast, and the wearer 210 moves to a place where there are vacationers enjoying the sea bathing and the like.

On the other hand, in the advertising terminal 120, the GP
The S device 124 always operates, and confirms the current position of the advertising terminal 120 carried by the wearer using the coordinates transmitted from the GPS satellites and the map built in the GPS device. The current position is always output to the advertisement transmission instruction server 110 as position information.

In the advertisement transmission instruction server 110, when the information selecting means 111 acquires the position information of the advertising terminal 120, it generates a selection signal based on the acquired information and outputs it to the advertising terminal 120.

Here, an operation in which the information selecting means 111 generates a selection signal will be described. Information selection means 111
As shown in FIG. 3, the information selection unit 111 previously has a list of information corresponding to the position information acquired by the advertising terminal 110 as a selection signal table 300, and the information selection unit 111 With reference to 300,
The information corresponding to the input position information is selected, and this is output to the advertising terminal 120 as a selection signal.

In this case, the position information has the content "coast", and the information corresponding to this in the selection signal table 300 is "soft drink". A selection signal having the information of "drinking water" is output to the advertising terminal 120.

Next, in the advertising terminal 120, when the selection control unit 123 receives the selection signal from the advertisement transmission instruction server 110, based on the selection signal, it selects a predetermined data from the plurality of data stored in the semiconductor memory 122. Is selected and read out, and the video monitor 121 is
Output to In this case, the information of the selection signal is “soft drink”, and the advertisement information of “soft drink” is output to the video monitor 121.

The video monitor 121 displays the data output from the selection control section 123 as advertisement information including video.

Next, even when the wearer 211 leaves the coast and moves to a place such as a mountain area, a city center, or a suburb on foot or using transportation, the GPS device 124 keeps the position of the advertising terminal 120 constantly. It is tracking and continues to send its position information to the advertisement transmission instruction server 110. The advertisement transmission instruction server 110 transmits a selection signal having different contents according to the current position given by the position information from the advertisement terminal 120, and the advertisement terminal 120 has different contents each time the advertisement terminal 120 receives the selection signal. The advertisement information is output to the video monitor 121. In the case of the selection signal table 300 shown in FIG.
Since the selection signals corresponding to the location information of “mountain area”, “city center” and “suburb” are “environmental protection”, “new product announcement” and “large-scale retail store”, the same advertising terminal 120 Depending on the location, different types of advertising information will be provided, such as an opinion advertisement on "environmental conservation", a "new product announcement" campaign, and an advertisement on a "large retail store" sale. At this time, the plurality of data stored in the semiconductor memory 122 can be read out corresponding to all the selection signals described in the selection signal table 300 in the information selection unit 111.

Next, FIGS. 4A and 4B show the wearer 211.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for schematically explaining a state in which the advertising terminal 120 worn by the device is displaying advertising information. As shown in FIG. 4A, the display surface 12 of the advertising terminal 120
1a, when the wearer 211 is standing upright, displays advertising information in the same manner as a standing signboard or a fixed display.

On the other hand, when the wearer 211 is walking, as shown in FIGS.
When the display terminal 11 is slightly moved up and down by the size d, the advertising terminal 120 is also slightly moved up and down accordingly.
1a also slightly moves by the same size d ', and the displayed advertisement information is hard to be seen by others.

Therefore, in the advertising terminal 120, the posture detecting unit 125 detects the fine movement d caused by the movement of the wearer 211, and follows the movement to follow the display.
6 shifts the display position of the advertisement information displayed on the display surface 121a by a minute movement d in advance and displays it. Thus, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the video displayed on the display surface 121a moves by the fine movement d in the display surface 121a even if the advertising terminal 120 has the fine movement d. Because it is displayed, it can be seen from the outside that it is substantially stationary.

Actually, the wearer 211 slightly moves in the left and right direction, and the advertising terminal 120 also slightly moves in the left and right direction.
The correction for the fine movement in the horizontal direction is performed in the same manner as in the case of the vertical direction. However, in the above description, only the fine movement d in the vertical direction is shown as an example for simplicity. Also, the wearer 211 tilts the posture left and right, and the display surface 12
Even when 1a is obliquely inclined along the plane including the display surface 121a, the direction of the displayed image may be similarly corrected.

Although it is desirable to use an acceleration sensor as the posture detecting unit 125, an optical gyro or the like may be used.

In the above operation, the operation by the wearer 211 is only the turning on and off of the power of the advertising terminal 120, and all other operations are automatic operation in the advertising terminal 120 and remote operation by the advertising transmission instruction server 110. It has been realized as. Therefore, the advertisement terminal 120 is provided to the wearer 211.
, And simply place it in any location, the wearer 2
An advertisement having different contents according to the eleventh action range can be automatically changed and displayed on the advertising terminal 120.
As a result, it becomes possible to develop advertising activities that are closely related to places and regions and that correspond to each environment. In particular, since the present embodiment is a mobile type system, advertisement and gazette activities can be performed even in places where it was conventionally difficult to install advertisements, such as scenic spots, mountain trails, and shores (or at sea).

The advertisement terminal 120 can perform its original work even when worn by a worker of an existing home delivery service or the like, without being bothered by the operation. In addition, it becomes possible for the wearer 211 to play the advertisement video while actually demonstrating the product targeted for the advertisement information.

The advertisement information displayed by the advertisement terminal 120 has a large data amount because it contains image information and video information. However, since the advertisement information is written in the semiconductor memory 122 in advance, the advertisement transmission is performed. Only a selection signal is transferred from the instruction server 110. This has the effect of reducing the cost caused by the transfer and the load on the wireless line compared to the case where the advertisement information is directly transferred from the advertisement transmission instruction server 110. If the semiconductor memory 122 is separately collected and rewritten with new data, or replaced with another semiconductor memory in which new data has already been written and used, the content of the advertising information to be displayed can be updated. it can.

(Embodiment 2) Next, an advertisement providing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is basically equivalent to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Has the same configuration as that of the advertisement providing system described above, but differs only in the configuration of the advertising terminal 120.

FIG. 6 shows an advertising terminal according to the present embodiment.
(A) and (b). In FIG. 6A, an advertising terminal 600 has sub-display bodies 602a, 602b, and 602c having independent sub-display surfaces 601a, 601b, and 601c, respectively, which are realized by a liquid crystal display or the like. It has a configuration in which it is joined at the flexible joining portions 603a and 603b, and the sub-display bodies 602a to 602c
Is bent around the joints 603a and 603b. Also, the sub-display bodies 602a to 602c
Has a fixing member 604 including fixing fasteners 605a and 605b, which are realized by, for example, a belt or a string, at both ends. Further, the sub-display bodies 602a to 602a
02 has a flexible configuration in which a portion that desires the sub-display surfaces 601a to 601c is flexible.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, using the fixing member 604, the advertisement terminal 6 is attached to a human body or a bag.
By fixing 00, the advertisement terminal 600 can be moved together with the human body or the bag. However, FIG. 6B is a diagram of the advertising terminal 600 viewed from the side where the sub display surfaces 601a to 601c are not provided.

The advertising terminal 600 has a sub-display body 602a with the flexible joints 603a and 603b as fulcrums.
602c are bent, and each sub-display body 602a-60
Since 2c is curved, it can be attached in close contact with the shape of a human body or bag having irregularities or roundness. Thereby, the burden on the wearer who wears the advertising terminal can be reduced.

Further, the advertising terminal 600 displays advertising information using the plurality of sub-displays 602a to 602c, and thus has an advertising effect that it is easier to attract the attention of the consumer than a single screen. At this time, the sub display surface 601
Each of a to 601c may display the same advertisement information, or may display different advertisement information. However, display of the same advertisement information and different advertisement information is realized by having a plurality of video monitors 121 or being able to display a plurality of screens in the internal configuration of the advertising terminal shown in FIG. . In particular, when different advertisement information is displayed, the selection control unit 123 outputs data having different contents corresponding to the same selection signal from the semiconductor memory 122, and outputs each data as an advertisement signal. I do.

The operation of the advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment as described above is covered by the advertisement fee paid by the advertiser 130 shown in FIG. In addition, the advertiser 130 may supply, as the advertisement information, data to be written to the semiconductor memory 122 or the semiconductor memory 122 itself to which the data has been written. Since the advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment is a small system using a mobile terminal, it does not require a large-scale device and can reduce initial investment and maintenance cost. In addition, since the moving image information having a large capacity is supplied by the semiconductor memory, it is possible to reduce costs for communication. For this reason, the advertisement fee can be set at a low price, and it is possible to correspond to a small-scale advertisement. Further, the advertisement providing system according to the present embodiment enables a community-based advertising activity, achieves high efficiency by narrowing down the advertisement target, and also realizes the advertiser 13
A value of 0 can be dealt with on a store basis, so a large expansion of the base can be expected.

Further, the advertising terminal 12 according to the first and second embodiments
As in the case of 0 or 600, the types of advertising terminals are diverse, such as the design of the housing. Therefore, the operator of the information transmission instruction server 110 determines that the external device manufacturer 140
And a contract for specially manufacturing the advertising terminal, and the supply (purchase, lease, etc.) of the advertising terminal may be received from this contract. Accordingly, the advertising terminal can be constantly upgraded to one having a new design and performance according to the freshness of the advertising information, and the effect of the advertising can be further enhanced.

Further, the present embodiment does not need to cover a wide area, as described above, but is limited to a local place desired by the advertiser 130, such as a shopping district or an event activity. Advertising activity becomes possible. Here, FIG.
FIG. 11 shows another example of the selection signal table 300 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, even when the advertising place is limited to Osaka city, the population distribution and the age group distribution vary depending on the city. For example, if the location information indicates "Minami", it is considered that there are many young people. Therefore, the information serving as the selection signal is “restaurants and bars that can be enjoyed casually”. On the other hand, if the location information indicates "Kitashinchi", it is considered that the age is high (salaryman class), and the information serving as the selection signal is "a restaurant / bar that can be enjoyed casually".

In the above embodiment,
The advertisement providing system 100 is an example of the information providing system of the present invention, and includes a video monitor 121 and a display correction unit 126.
Is an example of the information display means of the present invention,
Reference numeral 22 denotes an example of the storage means of the present invention.
3 is an example of the selection control means of the present invention,
Reference numeral 24 denotes an example of the position detecting means of the present invention, the information selecting means 111 is an example of the information selecting means of the present invention, and the posture detecting section 125 is an example of the moving amount detecting means of the present invention.

The video monitor 121 and the display correction unit 126 in the advertising terminal 120 and the sub-displays 602a to 602c are examples of the first device of the present invention, and the GPS device 124 and the semiconductor memory 1 in the advertising terminal 120 are used.
22, selection control unit 123, and advertisement transmission instruction server 1
The information selection unit 111 in 11 is an example of the first device of the present invention. The casing 200 is an example of the medium of the present invention, and the sub-displays 602a to 602c are examples of the base of the present invention, and include the display surface 121a and the sub-display surface 601a.
Reference numerals 601c to 601c are examples of the display unit of the present invention.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. For example, the first device of the present invention is realized only in the advertising terminal 120, and the semiconductor memory 122, The selection control unit 123 and the GPS device 124 may be provided in the advertisement transmission instruction server 110.
Further, the semiconductor memory 122 and the control selection unit 123 may be included in the advertisement transmission instruction server 110.
The storage means is not limited to a semiconductor memory, but may be an optical disk or a hard disk. Further, the advertisement information may be transmitted between the advertisement terminal 120 and the advertisement transmission instruction server 110.

The information display means or display section of the present invention has been described as being a liquid crystal display.
An RT, a plasma display, or the like may be used. Also,
Projection type display means such as a projector may be used.
In this case, the information can be displayed on a wall of a room when used indoors, or on a wall of a building or a mountain or fog when used outdoors. In addition, characters and pictures may be drawn using a laser.

Further, the housing 200 or the sub-displays 602a to 602c of the advertising terminal including the first device of the present invention.
Has been described as being held by the wearer 210 on both shoulders or being movable by being worn on a bag, but a shoulder bag stabilized by being carried on one shoulder Shape or a belt bag shape held on the waist by a belt. Further, the mobile phone may be carried as a mobile phone. Moreover, the structure which can be attached to clothing and ornaments may be sufficient. In short, the medium of the present invention is not limited by its specific configuration as long as it is portable or movable.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made assuming that advertisement information is provided. However, the information of the present invention is not limited to general advertisements, and may include traffic information, bulletins, It may include general information such as opinion advertisement.

According to the present invention, the functions of all or a part of the information providing system, the first device, and the second device (or devices, elements, circuits, units, and the like) of the present invention are executed by a computer. And a program that operates in cooperation with a computer.

Further, the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute all or some of the steps of the above-described information providing method of the present invention, the program being operated in cooperation with the computer.

Further, the present invention is a medium carrying a program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of the functions of all or part of the information providing apparatus of the present invention, and is readable by a computer. Further, the read program is a medium that executes the function in cooperation with the computer.

The present invention is a medium carrying a program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of the operations of all or a part of the above-described information providing method of the present invention. The read program is a medium for executing the operation in cooperation with the computer.

It should be noted that some means (or an apparatus,
Elements, circuits, parts, etc.), some steps of the present invention (or
Process, operation, action, etc.) means several means or steps of the plurality of means or steps, or a part of functions or a part of one means or step. It means operation.

Also, some devices (or elements,
"Circuit, unit, etc." means some of these devices, or some means (or element, circuit, unit, etc.) in one device. Or
It means a part of function of one means.

The present invention also includes a computer-readable recording medium on which the program of the present invention is recorded.

Further, an embodiment of the program of the present invention may be an embodiment in which the program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and operates in cooperation with the computer.

One usage of the program of the present invention may be a mode in which the program is transmitted through a transmission medium, read by a computer, and operates in cooperation with the computer.

The computer of the present invention described above
It is not limited to pure hardware such as a CPU, but may include firmware, an OS, and peripheral devices.

The recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission mechanism such as an optical fiber and the Internet, light, radio waves, and sound waves.

Therefore, as described above, the configuration of the present invention may be realized by software or hardware.

[0071]

As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, an information providing system or the like which can be closely attached to a place or an area and can perform a detailed advertising activity corresponding to each environment sequentially can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an advertisement providing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an advertising terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a selection signal table 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the advertising terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the advertising terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an advertising terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the selection signal table 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 advertisement providing system 110 advertisement transmission instruction server 111 information selection means 120 advertisement terminal 121 video monitor 122 semiconductor memory 123 control selection unit 120 124 GPS device 125 attitude detection unit 126 display correction unit 130 advertiser 140 device manufacturer

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. An information display unit provided on a portable or movable medium for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information; a storage unit for storing the plurality of information; and selecting from the plurality of information. Selection control means for displaying a specific thing on the information display means; position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information; and detecting the position information from the position detection means. Information selection means for acquiring and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the acquired information. The selection control means, when acquiring the selection signal, stores the plurality of information stored in the storage means in the information display means. An information providing system for displaying predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from the information of (1). 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: an information display unit provided on a portable or movable medium for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information; and a storage unit for storing the plurality of information; Selection control means for selecting and displaying a specific thing on the information display means; position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information; and detecting the position from the position detection means. The communication device communicates with a second device having information selection means for acquiring information and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the information. When the selection control means acquires the selection signal, the information display means A first device configured to display predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from a plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage unit. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving amount detecting unit configured to detect a moving amount of the medium, wherein the information displaying unit displays a relative display position of the information on the medium according to the detected moving amount. The first device according to claim 2, wherein the first device is changed. 4. The information providing system according to claim 2, wherein said movement amount detecting means is an acceleration sensor. 5. The first apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the medium includes a flexible base, and a display fixed on the base for displaying the information. 6. The first device according to claim 2, wherein the medium has a plurality of combinations of the base and the display surface. 7. The first device according to claim 5, wherein the medium is used by being mounted on a bag. 8. The first device according to claim 1, wherein the medium can be supported by one or both shoulders of a human. 9. A second device for acquiring the position information from a first device having at least information display means for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium. A storage unit that stores the plurality of pieces of information; a selection control unit that selects from the plurality of pieces of information and causes a specific one to be displayed on the information display unit; and a position of the portable or movable medium. Position detecting means for detecting as position information; and information selecting means for obtaining the position information from the position detecting means and outputting a selection signal to the selection controlling means based on the position information. A second device that, upon obtaining the selection signal, causes the information display means to display predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal from a plurality of pieces of information stored in the storage means. 10. A step of displaying a plurality of pieces of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium; a step of storing the plurality of pieces of information; Displaying in the display step, detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, acquiring the position information from the position detecting means, and performing the selection based on the acquired position information. Outputting a selection signal to a control means, wherein, when the selection signal is obtained, predetermined information corresponding to the selection signal is displayed from the plurality of stored information. 11. The information providing system according to claim 1, provided on a portable or movable medium, for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information, and storing the plurality of information. Storage means, selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, and position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information And a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of information selection means for obtaining the position information from the position detection means and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the position information. 12. A computer as the whole or a part of the first device according to claim 2 and information display means provided on a portable or movable medium for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information. Program to make it work. 13. The second device according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of pieces of information are stored in said storage means, and said plurality of pieces of information are selected from said plurality of pieces of information to be displayed on said information display means. Control means, position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, acquiring the position information from the position detecting means, and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the acquired position information. A program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of the information selecting means. 14. The information providing method according to claim 10, wherein
A step of displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium, a step of storing the plurality of information, and selecting from the plurality of information,
Displaying a specific thing in the displaying step, detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, acquiring the position information from the position detecting means, and A program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of a step of outputting a selection signal to selection control means. 15. An information display means for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium of the information providing system according to claim 1, and storing the plurality of information. Storage means, selection control means for selecting from the plurality of pieces of information and displaying a specific one on the information display means, and position detection means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information And a medium carrying a program for causing a computer to function as all or part of an information selection unit that obtains the position information from the position detection unit and outputs a selection signal to the selection control unit based on the position information. So,
A medium that can be processed by a computer. 16. A computer as the whole or a part of the first device according to claim 2 and information display means for displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium. A medium carrying a program for functioning, the medium being capable of being processed by a computer. 17. The second device according to claim 9, wherein the storage unit stores the plurality of pieces of information, and a selection is made from the plurality of pieces of information to display a specific one on the information display unit. Control means, position detecting means for detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, acquiring the position information from the position detecting means, and outputting a selection signal to the selection control means based on the acquired position information. A medium carrying a program for causing a computer to function as all or a part of the information selecting means, which can be processed by the computer. 18. The information providing method according to claim 10, wherein
A step of displaying a plurality of information including at least image information provided on a portable or movable medium, a step of storing the plurality of information, and selecting from the plurality of information,
Displaying a specific thing in the displaying step, detecting the position of the portable or movable medium as position information, acquiring the position information from the position detecting means, and A medium carrying a program for causing a computer to execute all or a part of a step of outputting a selection signal to a selection control means, the medium being capable of being processed by a computer.