JP2004221798A - Information display system and information display command system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display system capable of identifying an individual person who performs an operation, recognizing personal information of the individual person performing the operation at an information apparatus side, and displaying the requested information, in the information apparatus that can be operated by a plurality of people. <P>SOLUTION: The information display system including a terminal 20 for transmitting a signal to an information display apparatus 10 and an ID writer 30 for providing ID number information to the terminal 20, the terminal 20 is provided with: a rewritable ID reception element 23 capable of recording the ID number information via the ID writer 30; an entry section 22 for entering an operation signal to operate the information display device 10; an infrared ray emitting element 24 for emitting the operation signal including the ID number information to the information display device 10; and a sheet member 26 adhered to the rear side of a main body and on/from which the ID number information can be printed/erased. The ID writer 30 is provided with a print mechanism 32 for printing/erasing the ID number information on/from the sheet member 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an information display system and an information display command system for operating an information display device by a terminal device, and records a plurality of individuals of each person in the terminal device so that each person who operates the information display device is specified. The present invention relates to a system for displaying information by identifying the operated individual.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an information system in which a monitor is shared by a plurality of users, for example, in an Internet television to be shared, an information system in which each person can operate the television using a plurality of remote controllers has been proposed.
[0003]
According to this information system, when an Internet television is turned on by a remote controller used by each person, an identification code previously assigned to the remote controller is automatically transmitted, and the identification code received by the television is registered in the television in advance. Each user who uses the remote controller is identified by matching the identification code, and only the person who is authenticated according to the identification result can operate the Internet TV (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-99184 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the information system as described above, only the television can be operated with the identification code registered in the remote controller in advance, and only the person who is permitted to use the remote controller through the network can send data to the server. And did not perform various data processing using the information of each person.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in an information device that can be operated by a plurality of persons, identifies the operated individual, recognizes the individual information for the individual on the information device side, and displays the requested information. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information display system and an information display command system which can perform the above.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 is a terminal device 20 for transmitting a signal to the information display device 10, ID writing means for giving ID number information to the terminal device 20, An information display system having printing means for printing number information,
The terminal device 20 includes a rewritable storage device (ID receiving element 23) capable of recording ID number information by the ID writing unit, an input unit for inputting an operation signal for operating the information display device 10, An infrared light emitting element 24 that transmits an operation signal including ID number information to the information display device 10; and a sheet material 26 that can be printed and erased while being attached to the back surface of the main body.
An information display system, wherein ID number information is printed and erased on the sheet material 26 by the printing means.
[0008]
Claim 2 is an information display system having a terminal device 20 for transmitting a signal to the information display device 10 and an ID writing device 30 for giving ID number information to the terminal device 20,
The terminal device 20 includes a rewritable storage device (ID receiving element 23) capable of recording ID number information via the ID writing device 30, and an input unit for inputting an operation signal for operating the information display device 10. And an infrared light emitting element 24 for transmitting an operation signal including ID number information to the information display device 10, and a sheet material 26 attached to the back surface of the main body and capable of printing and erasing.
The ID writing device 30 is provided with a printing mechanism 32 for printing and erasing ID number information on the sheet material 26.
[0009]
Claim 3 is a set-top box 10 having a host server 15, a plurality of set-top boxes 10 having a display 11 means capable of displaying information from the host server 15 through a network, and storing the rewritable ID number information. A terminal device 20 from which an operation signal including ID number information is transmitted when transmitting a signal to the box 10; and an ID writing device 30 for providing the terminal device 20 with ID number information,
When inputting the ID number information by the ID writing device 30, a sheet material 26 for printing the ID number information is attached to the back surface of the main body of the terminal device 20.
[0010]
According to the present invention, individual information (ID number information) for an individual is written into the terminal device 20 by the ID writing means or the ID writing device 30, and an operation signal including the ID number information is transmitted from the terminal device 20. This allows the display means (information display device 10) to be operated and the printing mechanism 32 for printing and erasing the ID number information on the sheet material 26 attached to the terminal device 20 to be provided. The ID number information can be displayed on the device 20 itself, and the user can visually confirm information such as his / her ID number.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An information display command system as an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information display command system includes a plurality of information display devices (display controllers) 10 each having a display 11 for displaying various information such as a monitor, and sends a signal to the information display device 10. It is configured to include a terminal device (remote controller) 20 for transmitting, and an ID writing device 30 for giving ID number information to the terminal device 20.
[0012]
The terminal device 20 has a card-like thin shape, and is configured to store rewritable ID number information.
As the information display device 10, a set-top box (STB) having digital video playback and network functions is used, and the terminal device 20 is operated for each information display device (STB) 10 installed at an appropriate place. Thus, desired information (moving images, sounds, images, guidance information, personal information, etc.) can be displayed.
[0013]
Hereinafter, more detailed configurations of the information display device 10 and the terminal device 20 will be described.
Each set-top box (STB) constituting the information display device 10 includes a display 11, a speaker (not shown), and an infrared light receiving element 12 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is connected to the host server 15. Thus, a network is formed, and digital moving images, various images, and sounds supplied from the host server 15 can be reproduced (streamed) in real time through a high-speed network.
[0014]
The infrared receiving element 12 is for receiving a signal emitted from the infrared light emitting element 24 of the terminal device 20 and transmitting the ID number information and the operation information stored in the terminal device 20 to the host server 15.
[0015]
That is, each information display device 10 includes a data processing unit 13 that transmits and receives data to and from the host server 15 and a recording unit 14 that records data from the infrared receiving element 12 or the host server 15. Based on an operation from the terminal device 20, the host server 15 supplies digital moving images, various images, sounds, and the like to perform real-time reproduction (streaming).
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 20 has a rectangular plastic frame main body 21, an operation button section (input section) 22 disposed in a concave portion of the main body 21, and a rewritable storage built in the plastic frame main body. An ID receiving element (storage device) 23 such as an Rf-ID (Radio-frequency ID), which is a device, is provided. An infrared light emitting element 24 for transmitting operation information from the terminal device 20 to the infrared light receiving element 12 of the information display device (STB) 10 is mounted on the side surface of the frame.
[0017]
That is, the terminal device 20 includes the control unit 26 for controlling and transmitting the input data, so that the terminal device 20 receives the infrared light via the LED driver 27 based on the operation from the operation button unit (input unit) 22. The light emitting element 24 is driven to transmit data, and the ID number is detected and recorded from the ID receiving element 23.
[0018]
The Rf-ID (Radio-frequency ID) used as the ID receiving element 23 can be used as an ID transmitting / receiving element that can transmit and receive by having an antenna sensor. It is configured so that reading is possible.
Therefore, when the Rf-ID is used for the ID receiving element 23, the information display device (STB) 10 is provided with an antenna sensor (not shown) capable of receiving the ID number information of the terminal device 20. The number information can be detected by the information display device (STB) 10 on a different path from the signal from the infrared light emitting element 24, and the ID number information of the terminal device 20 can be detected from the information display device (STB) 10 side. Can be rewritten. In this case, the ID number information is directly transmitted from the ID receiving element (ID transmitting / receiving element) 23 to the information display device (STB) 10 side, so that the ID receiving element 23 and the control unit 26 in the terminal device 20 are connected. You don't have to.
[0019]
A thin sheet 25 that covers the entire frame body 21 is attached to the front side of the frame body 21, and a sheet material 28 that can be printed and erased (rewritten) is attached to the back side. .
[0020]
The operation button section 22 is an input section for inputting an operation signal for operating the information display device 10, and a main brain type switch including a plurality of push buttons is used. The operation contents of each button of the operation button section 22 are displayed on the surface.
[0021]
Each switch on which the operation content is displayed on the thin sheet 25 performs a function key of menu, release (clear), volume (volume), send (send), and execution of each function, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. After selecting a function with a function key, the cursor displayed on the display 11 is moved and a selection key is pressed to perform an operation. It has become.
The menu is a key for displaying the information menu, the release (clear) is a key for returning to the menu screen, the volume (volume) is a key for adjusting the volume, and the transmission is information. Is the key to
[0022]
The ID number information is given to the ID receiving element 23 built in the terminal device 20 by the ID writing device 30. That is, the ID writing device 30 is configured so that the back surface of the terminal device 20 can be placed on the bottom surface side, and the terminal device 20 is placed in the ID writing device 30 and connected to the personal computer 35. Various kinds of information such as ID number information written in the ID receiving element 23 of the terminal device 20 are distributed from the computer 35 side, and the ID is received by the contact type or non-contact type data supply device 31 attached to the ID writing device 30. Writing to the element 23 is performed. This writing can be repeated by deleting the already written ID number information, if any.
[0023]
The ID writing device 30 may transfer data for changing the function of the operation button unit 22 of the terminal device 20 in addition to the ID number information.
[0024]
The ID writing device 30 is provided with a printing mechanism 32 having a thermal head for erasing and recording at a portion of the terminal device 20 that comes into contact with the sheet material 28. When storing the ID number information in the ID receiving element 23 of the terminal device 20, the ID number information such as a numerical ID number 29 a or a bar code 29 b is simultaneously printed on the sheet material 28 on the back surface of the terminal device 20. Has become. Since the printing mechanism 32 has an erasing head, the erasing and rewriting of the ID number 29a and the barcode 29b on the sheet material 28 are performed simultaneously with the storage of the ID number information and the like in the ID receiving element 23. It can be carried out.
[0025]
Further, since the printing of the ID number information on the sheet material 28 can be performed simultaneously with the storage of the ID number information in the ID receiving element 23, the inconsistency between the internal information stored in the ID receiving element 23 and the print content can be checked. Can be prevented.
[0026]
The stored ID number information is transmitted from the infrared light emitting element 24 by pressing the menu key of the main brain type switch, received by the information display device (STB) 10 side, and then transmitted to the host server 15 side to transmit the ID number information. The information is configured to be queried.
Further, in the above example, the ID number information is transmitted by pressing the menu key. However, even when any key is pressed, an operation signal including the ID number information is transmitted. Good.
[0027]
In the above example, the ID receiving device 23 built in the terminal device 20 is configured to be provided with ID number information by the ID writing device 30. However, the user is manually operated on the terminal device 20 side. You can set it yourself.
In other words, the method of setting the ID number information is determined in advance, and the ID number information is input in accordance with the instruction while confirming on the display 11 of the information display device (STB) 10, and the ID number information is stored in the ID receiving element 23 of the terminal device 20. To
In this case, the printing of the ID number 27 on the sheet material 28 involves printing the ID number information once read from the ID receiving element 23 when printing by the printing function.
[0028]
Next, an example in which the above-described information display command system is used in a hospital will be described.
The ID writing device 30 is installed at the reception of a hospital or the like, and stores ID number information in the ID receiving element 23 of the card-type terminal device 20 distributed when an outpatient or an inpatient checks in. Lend to outpatients.
Since the ID number information is printed on the sheet material 26 on the back surface side of the card type terminal device 20 when the ID number information is written, when the ID number information becomes necessary at each department in the hospital, the ID number information is visually checked. Can be confirmed by
[0029]
Each information display device (STB) 10 that can be operated by the terminal device 20 is installed in a waiting room, a rest room, or a sick room in a hospital, so that a user of the terminal device 20 can access in these places. It becomes.
When accessing the information display device (STB) 10, by pressing the menu key of the terminal device 20, the ID number information is transmitted from the infrared light emitting element 24 and transmitted to the host server 15 side, and the inquiry is performed. If it is determined that the user is an appropriate user, an index screen of various information is displayed on the display 11 of the information display device (STB) 10.
[0030]
The index screen includes, for example, in-hospital information (in-hospital guidance, consultation waiting status guidance, current position of terminal user, doctor's schedule, emergency information), common information (movie / news, music, games, medical information, clock, etc.) Display), the Internet and the like are displayed, and the selected screen is set by the selection of the terminal device user. In the case of browsing software such as a movie, by detecting ID number information, it is possible to use the ID number information as billing information for the terminal device user.
[0031]
In the above example, the ID number information is recorded in the ID receiving element 23 mounted (embedded) in the terminal device 20. However, when an Rf-ID that can be transmitted and received by the ID receiving element 23 is used, a card type is used. A string-shaped strap may be attached to the terminal device 20, and an ID chip as an ID transmitting / receiving element may be attached to the strap.
[0032]
According to the information display command system described above, since the ID number information is written in the terminal device 20, when the terminal device 20 is used, the host server 15 grasps who uses the terminal device 20. Since the position where the information display device (STB) 10 is installed is known in advance, the current position of the user can be recognized.
When the ID receiving element 23 is provided with a sensor function, the host server 15 can constantly monitor and manage the position of each terminal device 20. Therefore, even if the terminal device 20 is not used. The user's position can be recognized from the nearest information display device (STB) 10.
[0033]
Since the ID number information written in the terminal device 20 is rewritable, when the user of the terminal device 20 is replaced, if the user rewrites and changes the same, the same device can be used repeatedly.
Since the ID number information is printed on the sheet material 26 on the back surface of the terminal device 20, this portion can also be used for information transfer or ID confirmation.
In addition, by using the sheet material 26 from which the printing is erasable, the printing can be repeatedly performed, which is economical.
[0034]
The information display command system described above can be used in various isolated areas (ships, amusement parks, golf courses, etc.) as well as for use in hospitals, and can obtain information anytime, anywhere, or It is effective as one of the ways to realize a ubiquitous system that can issue commands.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the information display instruction | indication system of this invention, while transmitting the individual information (ID number information) written by the ID writing device, a user is specified and a display means (information display device) can be operated. Since the ID writing device is provided with a printing mechanism for printing and erasing the ID number information on the sheet material attached to the terminal device, the ID number information can be displayed on the terminal device itself. Can be confirmed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an information display command system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information display command system according to the present invention.
3 (a) and 3 (b) show a card-type terminal device used in the information display instruction system of the present invention, wherein (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a back view.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Information display device (set-top box),
11 display, 12 infrared receiver,
13: data processing unit, 14: recording unit,
15 ... Host server,
20: terminal device, 22: operation button section (input section),
23 ... ID receiving element (storage device) 24 ... Infrared light emitting element
28: sheet material, 29a: ID number, 29b: bar code,
30: ID writing device, 31: Data supply device, 32: Printing mechanism,

Claims (3)

An information display system comprising: a terminal device for transmitting a signal to an information display device; ID writing means for giving ID number information to the terminal device; and printing means for printing ID number information on the terminal device. hand,
The terminal device includes a rewritable storage device capable of recording ID number information by the ID writing unit, an input unit for inputting an operation signal for operating the information display device, and an ID number for the information display device. An infrared light emitting element from which an operation signal including information is transmitted, and a sheet material that can be printed and erased while being attached to the back of the main body,
An information display system, wherein the printing means performs printing and erasing of ID number information on the sheet material. An information display system having a terminal device that transmits a signal to the information display device and an ID writing device that provides ID number information to the terminal device,
The terminal device has a rewritable storage device that can record ID number information via the ID writing device, an input unit that inputs an operation signal for operating the information display device, An infrared light emitting element from which an operation signal including ID number information is transmitted, and a sheet material that can be printed and erased while being attached to the back of the main body,
An information display system, wherein the ID writing device is provided with a printing mechanism for printing and erasing ID number information on the sheet material. A host server, a plurality of set-top boxes having display means capable of displaying and sharing information from the host server through a network, and storing a rewritable ID number information and transmitting a signal to the set-top box. A terminal device from which an operation signal including ID number information is transmitted, and an ID writing device for providing the terminal device with ID number information,
An information display command system, wherein a sheet material for printing ID number information is attached to the back surface of the terminal device when the ID number information is input by an ID writing device.

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