JP2008051909A - Hand dryer with information provision function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an advertisement information provision method by a vocalization method with reduced sense of incongruity for a user by using the waiting time for the operation of a main body apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: In the hand dryer with an information provision function, a motor is driven so as to dry hands by detecting insertion of the hand and a speaker device providing information such as an advertisement by voice is set. The hand dryer includes a speaker which is mounted on the main body, a memory means which stores information data such as the advertisement, and a control means which reads in the information data stored in the memory means and vocalized from the speaker. The control means is adapted to change generation of the information in association with control of the motor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hand drying device in which an advertisement function is added to a conventional hand drying device.

  In recent years, toilets and washrooms in department stores, offices, public facilities, etc. require some electricity bills, but from the viewpoint of economy and ecology, such as reducing paper waste, hand instead of conventional paper towels. The adoption of dryers is increasing. However, from the viewpoint of replacing the original paper towel, the hand-drying apparatus is usually used in a single function having only a hand-drying function.

  Therefore, in order to add functions to the hand dryer and expand the application, it has a built-in fan motor that blows out hot air to dry hands, and the fan motor is installed in the hand dryer installed on the wall of the toilet. A technology is disclosed in which an advertisement is started by human body detection by providing a display for displaying information such as device usage, news, weather forecasts, and fortune telling to the user during operation. (Patent Document 1)

  In addition, in a microcomputer that drives a display device incorporated in the main device, information such as advertisements can be updated in a removable memory, and display of the display device is started when the operation of the main device starts. An information transmission display device has been proposed. (Patent Document 2)

  Furthermore, a dryer body having a control means for controlling hot air blowing from a blowing outlet for blowing hot air under a predetermined condition, electronic display means capable of electronically displaying desired information, and display on the electronic display means There has been proposed an installation-type dryer that includes information storage means capable of storing information for the purpose of displaying information stored on the information storage means on an electronic display means in conjunction with hot air blown by the dryer body. (Patent Document 3)

  In addition, user detection means for detecting a person using a faucet as a human body detection sensor in the hand dryer, and based on the detection signal of the detection means, the use of the hot air dryer is controlled by sound and / or light. A technology of a hot air dryer provided with a drying arousing means for arousing a plug user is disclosed. (Patent Document 4)

  Furthermore, a blower, an electric heater, and a sensor are built in the cabinet, and it is configured so that hot air is blown out by bringing a hand close to the blowout opening that opens on the lower side of the cabinet, and a sheet-like light emitting plate on the front of the cabinet In addition, an air towel with an advertising signboard has been proposed in which a light-transmitting sheet on which a required display of advertising characters, pictures, etc. is printed with light-shielding ink on the front surface of the light-emitting plate is superposed. (Patent Document 5)

  In addition, a speaker is provided in the cabinet, and the speaker is connected to a cable for in-house cable broadcasting to reproduce sound, and a volume adjustment knob for adjusting the reproduction volume is provided on the outer surface of the cabinet. In addition, air towels having a structure with advertisement display and voice advertisement functions have been proposed. (Patent Document 6)

  Further, the display control means for displaying information on the display means based on the received data usually displays predetermined information on the display means based on the received data, and when an emergency occurs. The alerting means is activated and emergency information is displayed on the display means, and the emergency information is displayed according to the installation position of the toilet and the type of emergency. Toilet information display devices have been proposed. (Patent Document 7)

Further, in an advertisement fee determination system for determining an advertisement fee when displaying an advertisement on a monitor installed in the vicinity of each toilet, based on the detection means, which detects the start and end of use of each toilet, A calculation means for calculating the number of users and the usage time of each toilet, a usage status quantification means for quantifying the usage status of each toilet according to the number of users and the usage time, and installation of each toilet Installation environment quantification means for quantifying the environment based on a table ranking the installation environment, and advertisement value quantification for quantifying the advertisement value of each toilet based on the quantified usage status and installation environment There has been proposed an advertisement fee determination system having means and an advertisement fee determination unit for determining an advertisement fee based on the quantified advertisement value. (Patent Document 8)
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-136196 JP-A-5-323894 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-171016 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-328072 Noto 3047618 Noto 3082723 gazette JP 2004-141417 A JP 2004-152180 A

  In the above, in Patent Document 1, when the fan motor of the hand dryer is operated, only the information on the display is shown to the user, and when the advertisement information provider wants to provide the advertisement immediately at the present time, In addition, there is no disclosure or suggestion about a method that can easily provide on-demand information.

In Patent Document 2, the information display timing is such that display of the information transmission display device is started by starting the operation of the main body of the information transmission display device, and the transmission information stored in the memory device of the microcomputer by the maintenance unit. Although there is a description that the display data can be arbitrarily rewritten by rewriting and updating the contents of, the on-demand quickly and easily when the advertising information provider wants to provide the advertisement immediately There is no disclosure or suggestion about a method that can provide this information.

    Patent Document 3 describes that information storage means such as a magnetic tape and an optical disk is used to provide mini-knowledge and product information to the user by utilizing the drying time of the hand. There is no disclosure or suggestion of a method that can provide on-demand information quickly and easily when it is desired to provide an advertisement.

    In Patent Document 4, a plurality of flaps of different colors on the front and back surfaces are rotatably provided on the surface of the casing 1, and each flap is inverted by the detection signal of the first sensor so that the color changes. A method that can promptly and easily provide on-demand information when the advertising information provider wants to provide an advertisement immediately at the present time, although it has urged hand drying after detecting the faucet user. There is no disclosure or suggestion about.

    In Patent Document 5, a light-transmitting sheet printed with a light-shielding ink is superposed on the front surface of a sheet-like light emitting plate disposed on the front surface of a cabinet, and contents such as advertisements, advertisements, or public information are displayed in front of air towel users. Although there is a description that is presented in a light-emitting state, there is no disclosure or suggestion about a method that can provide on-demand information quickly and easily when the advertising information provider wants to provide an advertisement immediately There is no.

    Patent Document 6 only describes that a blower, an electric heater, a sensor, and a speaker are built in an air towel cabinet for installing a public toilet, and a liquid crystal display is provided on the front of the cabinet for displaying contents such as advertising characters and pictures. There is no disclosure or suggestion of a method that can provide on-demand information quickly and easily when an advertisement information provider wants to provide an advertisement immediately.

  In Patent Document 7, the display means normally displays predetermined information on the display means based on the received data, and when an emergency occurs, the alert means is activated and the display means is used for emergency. However, there is no disclosure or suggestion of a method that can provide on-demand information quickly and easily when the advertising information provider wants to provide an advertisement immediately. .

  In Patent Literature 8, when calculating the number of users and usage time for each private room of a toilet, the rank value is multiplied by the number of toilet gender, building area, building type, number of floors, and number of installation environments by day of the week. There is a description that calculates, but there is a description that the advertisement content to be viewed in each private room is determined by the application from the advertiser, it is quick when the advertising information provider wants to provide the advertisement immediately In addition, there is no disclosure or suggestion of a method that can easily provide on-demand information.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a hand provided with a motor that drives a blower fan to detect insertion of a hand and dry the hand, and a monitor device that provides information such as advertisements by video. The hand dryer is a display monitor attached to the main body, first storage means for storing base advertisement information data such as an advertisement as a background image, and superimposed on the base advertisement information. Second storage means for storing main advertisement information data such as text and control means for reading the information data stored in both storage means and displaying it on the monitor, the control means being stored in the second storage means The base advertisement information in the first storage means associated with the main advertisement information data thus read is read and superimposed.

  Thereby, the advertisement provider can easily provide the on-demand advertisement information to be provided in a timely manner without having a high skill for creating the advertisement information. That is, it is difficult to create advertisement information in how to create an image or a moving image that is the background of the advertisement information. In other words, for example, if udon shop is an advertising provider, even if there is a desire to provide udon for half an hour as a udon noodle service from now on, it is created as advertising information. If you try to do this, you will not only struggle with the part other than the advertising message you really want to convey to the customer, such as the image of a fox udon or the location of a shop, but you will also create this for each advertisement It was very difficult to do, and it took a lot of man-hours. However, according to the present invention, if only an image part as a background is created in advance by asking an advertising agency or the like and stored in the first storage means in advance, the advertisement provider can The main advertising information part such as “Today, from 12:00 to 13:00, half-time time service is being implemented!”, Which is advertisement information that is simply composed of simple text information and the like. Created and stored in advance by hand-drying device just by creating and storing it in the second storage means when it is desired to provide an advertisement by associating which base advertisement information to use with the main advertisement information to be provided Since the associated base advertisement information is selected from the base advertisement information stored in the first storage means and the advertisement information is provided in a superimposed manner, it is possible to provide an advertisement message that is easily and timely transmitted to the customer. Not only can an excellent effect of being able to provide superior advertising information in a visual order that can provide advertisement information attached configuration also the background image. In addition, in the case of hand dryers installed in places such as toilet booths and washrooms, in addition to being a shared facility, advertising information may be due to factors such as location problems and the number of installations. As a data updater, there is a strong demand for shortening the update time required for storing advertisement information, in addition to simplifying the trouble of creating and updating a lot of advertisement information. In that respect, according to the present invention, since the base advertisement information and the main advertisement information are separated, the first storage means storing the base advertisement information, which tends to be heavy in data, and the update of the main advertisement information in which the freshness of information is important Since it is possible to change the frequency, it is possible to optimize the time for creating the advertisement information data and the update frequency, and the update time can be made in a very short time because the normal data update can be made to the main advertisement information with light data Also, it is possible to achieve a highly practical effect that advertisement information can be quickly stored in many hand dryers.

Further, in claim 2, in the hand dryer with an information providing function according to claim 1, when the base advertisement information is stored in the main advertisement information stored in the second storage means, the first Regardless of the presence or absence of the base advertisement information stored in the storage means, the advertisement information is provided using the main advertisement information and the base advertisement information stored in the second storage means.
Thus, when providing advertisement information, depending on the content of the main advertisement information, it is preferable to create and provide a separate advertisement suitable for the main advertisement information instead of the base advertisement stored in the first storage means. In addition to updating the main advertisement information in the first storage means and adding it to the main advertisement information at the timing you want to provide, you can also create base advertisement information that is the best background to it at the same time. As a result, the advertisement information can be surely used, and the usability of the advertisement information provider can be further improved.

Furthermore, in Claim 3, it is a hand dryer with an information provision function of Claim 1, Comprising: The said 1st memory | storage means is provided by the memory | storage means which can be attached or detached freely, and is provided with the 2nd memory | storage means The advertisement information is registered through a wireless communication device provided in the hand dryer.
According to this, it is practically difficult to install a separate LAN cable or the like in the toilet booth or the like to the hand dryer. On the other hand, in the method of storing the advertisement information in the hand dryer only with the transportable memory. When it is desired to provide advertisements according to requests from many advertisement providers, storing them in the memory at that timing and transporting them to the hand dryer for storage are also inconvenient. Providing on-demand information along the way is difficult. However, according to the present invention, since the base advertisement information with heavy data and low on-demand elements is stored in the storage means that can be transported to the first storage means, the load caused by wireless communication can be greatly reduced. On the other hand, only the main advertisement information with high on-demand request is obtained through the wireless device and stored in the second storage means, so that the on-demand information can be provided to the customer promptly with good timing. Since the data capacity is light, such as text information, the load due to wireless communication can be reduced.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to the first aspect, the second storage means can also be transported, and the first storage means and the second storage means are provided independently. I did it. As a result, the two storage means can be managed separately.

  Further, in claims 5 and 6, it is the hand drying apparatus with information providing function according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in the second storage means is deleted when a predetermined condition or a predetermined time zone is passed. To do. This is a clear distinction in the present invention so that the main advertising information without base advertising information is valuable to a certain condition at a certain time, and then has no value and is not versatile. Thus, the data in the second storage means can be automatically organized.

  Furthermore, in Claim 7, it is a hand dryer with the information provision function of Claim 3, Comprising: A radio | wireless communication apparatus is connected with a server via a network, and the said server corresponds to an information provision place from a contractor. The identification information of the hand dryer, the provision time zone, and the background image selection information are received, and the information is provided in the second storage means via the wireless communication device. Thereby, the provider of the advertisement information uploads the advertisement information to the server when it wants to provide the main advertisement information to be provided, and the server stores the main advertisement information via the wireless communication device for the corresponding hand dryer. The provider of the advertisement information can provide the advertisement information more easily, and can reliably store the advertisement information in the second storage means on demand. .

  Further, in claim 8, the hand drying device with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein when the association information related to base advertisement information is not set in the main advertisement information, a background screen set in advance is set. Is read and the main advertisement information is superimposed on this. Accordingly, it is possible to respond to a request that the provider of the advertisement information simply provides only the main advertisement information without requiring a background, and the usability of the advertisement information provider can be further improved.

  Further, in claim 9, the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to claim 3, wherein after the advertisement information is provided, the advertisement information provider is notified that the advertisement information has been provided. Because of this, because of the characteristics of the advertising device called the hand dryer, it is not a matter of providing advertisements to many people, but because it is a form that is pinpointed to people who use the hand dryer. If it sees as a provider of advertisement information, it cannot judge whether a hand dryer is used and advertisement information was really provided, and it is difficult to judge the effect by advertisement provision. However, according to the present invention, since it is possible to understand whether or not advertisements are provided, it is possible to quickly carry out strategies such as increasing the number of hand-drying devices that provide advertisements as needed, or controlling the frequency of provisions to increase. It is possible to maximize the benefits of providing advertisements with a hand dryer.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, components having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand dryer with an information providing function according to the present invention. The hand drying apparatus 1 with an information providing function according to the present invention is provided with a monitor 5 and a speaker 13 as information providing functions as external features as compared with a conventional hand drying apparatus.

The hand drying device 1 includes a main body casing 2, an opening 3 is provided at the lower front surface of the main body casing 2, and hand drying for inserting a hand into the back of the opening 3 of the main body casing 2 for drying is performed. A chamber 4 is provided. A monitor 5 is provided above the hand drying chamber 4, and a blower 8 that is rotated by a heater 6 and a motor 7 is built in the monitor 5. The air flow supplied from the blower 8 blows downward from the inside of the hand drying chamber 4, and a nozzle 9 for blowing hot air from the heater 6 to the hand inserted into the hand drying chamber 4 is provided at the ceiling of the hand drying chamber 4. Is arranged. A sensor 10 for detecting a hand inserted into the hand drying chamber 4 is disposed on the ceiling of the hand drying chamber 4, and a water receiving portion 11 and a drain port 12 are provided at the bottom of the hand drying chamber 4. Provided.

  When a hand is inserted into the hand drying chamber 4, the sensor 10 detects it and the blower 8 is automatically activated to blow air toward the hand inserted into the hand drying chamber 4. Dry your hands by blowing away water or evaporating it. When the hand is removed from the hand drying chamber 4, the sensor 10 detects that there is no hand in the hand drying chamber 4 and automatically stops the blower 8. The water blown from the hand is received by the water receiver 11 and collected from the drain port 12.

  In addition, a monitor 5 is attached to the main body casing 2 of the hand dryer 1 and a speaker 13 is attached to a side surface thereof, so that images and images are projected on the monitor 5 and at the same time music and voice are played from the speaker 13. . In addition, a slot 14 in which a memory card can be freely inserted and removed is provided on the side surface of the main body casing 2, and a radio device 15 is provided inside the main body casing 2.

  In the above, for example, when using separate memory cards with two or three types of data, the slot 14 stores data in two or three times from the one with a single connector that can hold only one memory card. Alternatively, a built-in dual connector that can store two or three memory cards, or a plurality of slots 14 in the casing 2 and each memory card may be inserted into a separate slot.

  The sensor 10 needs a function for detecting insertion / extraction of a hand, and for example, an infrared sensor can be used. The infrared sensor includes a pyroelectric infrared sensor and a photodiode infrared sensor. For the purpose of detecting hand insertion, a pyroelectric infrared sensor, particularly a fine motion detection type is preferable.

  The specifications of the monitor 5 are preferably flat panel displays from the viewpoint of space, and among them, those having drip-proof properties, for example, waterproof properties equivalent to JIS waterproof protection class 6 water resistance type or more are preferable. In particular, in consideration of image resolution, market price, etc., it is conceivable to employ, for example, a TFT active matrix driving type liquid crystal display. As a basic configuration, an LCD backlight unit can be used, but a front light unit type liquid crystal device can also be used.

  The speaker 13 is preferably a drip-proof speaker. For example, a drip-proof speaker whose surface is drip-proof or a ceramic speaker can be used.

  FIG. 2 is a view of the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to the present invention as seen from below. A filter 17 is provided on the back side of the hand dryer 1, and an air volume changeover switch 18, a heater on / off switch 19 and a main power switch 20 are provided on the bottom surface. The reason for concentrating the switches in this portion is to prevent data from being tampered with by making it difficult to see from the front.

  As a procedure for operating the apparatus, first, the main power switch 20 is turned on to power on the system. Next, when the outside air is low due to the outside air temperature, the heater on / off switch 19 is turned on. Further, when the air volume is strong or weak by default, the air volume selector switch 18 is adjusted to set an optimal air volume.

  In the above, when a wet hand is inserted into the opening 3 and detected by the sensor 10, the blower 8 operates, and the air sucked into the main body of the hand dryer from the filter 17 is guided to the heater 6 from the fan of the blower 8. Then, warm air heated by the heater 6 blows out from the nozzle 9 and hits the wet hand.

  FIG. 3 shows a system example of the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to the present invention. The entire system is controlled by the CPU 21. The CPU 21 can be rewritten with a ROM (Read-Only-Memory) 22 that stores firmware such as system files used when the power is turned on, and retains stored contents even when the power is turned off. A possible RAM (Random-Access-Memory) 23 is connected.

  In the case of the present invention, the RAM 23 functions as a first storage means for storing base advertisement information data such as an advertisement serving as a background image. A memory card 16 is used as the second storage means for storing main advertisement information data such as text superimposed on the base advertisement information.

  In addition to this form, the RAM 23 may be used as first and second storage means, and a plurality of slots 14 are further provided in the casing 2 so that the first and second storage means can be mounted in each slot 14. For example, a third storage unit that stores information provided as it is read may be mounted in the slot.

  Here, as long as the memory card 16 storing the advertisement information is always inserted, there is no problem even if the memory contents are erased when the power is turned off. Needless to say, the advertisement information to be stored may be a hard disk instead of the RAM in view of the large amount of data.

  The CPU 21 is connected to various input / output devices via the interface 24. The CPU address line is limited. For example, a CPU having an 8-bit address space selects a maximum of 256 peripheral devices by combining a chip select signal and an address signal and using an address decoder circuit. Since access is possible, there is no problem in controlling 10 peripheral devices as in the present embodiment.

  The input system includes the sensor 10 for detecting hand insertion described in FIG. 1, the air volume changeover switch 18, the heater on / off switch 19, and the main power switch 20 illustrated in FIG. 2, and the output system includes a monitor. 5, audio output to the speaker 13, heater 6 control signal output, and blower 8 control output.

  Further, as an input / output system, there are a memory slot 14 and a radio 15. As the memory card 16 used for the memory slot 14, for example, an SD card with a write protect function, an inexpensive CF card without a write protect, a PCMCIA card, a USB memory, or the like can be used. A storable disk such as a DVD may be used.

  After the memory card 16 is inserted into the memory slot 14, necessary data is downloaded to the RAM 23 by the CPU 21, so that the memory card 16 can be removed from the memory slot 14 after downloading. This makes it possible to reuse the memory card 16 for male and female toilets and multiple hand dryers installed on different floors and in different locations. The running cost as a prevention and system can be reduced.

  Even when the memory card 16 is inserted, the download is automatically started. After the memory card 16 is inserted, the download is automatically started after the operator confirms the download. May be. Alternatively, the memory card 16 may be always inserted into the memory slots 14 and 15 without downloading, and the necessary information may be of a type in which the memory card 16 is always accessed to retrieve data. . Further, the information in the RAM 23 may be deleted when the power is turned off, and the information in the memory card 16 may be downloaded to the RAM 23 each time the power is turned on.

  When a USB memory or SD card with a Bluetooth (registered trademark) control function is used as the memory card 16, the memory slots 14 and 15 themselves are connected at a short distance by a Bluetooth (registered trademark) or NFC (Near Field Communication). By using a wireless interface, it is also possible to perform data communication using a non-contact type interface.

FIG. 4A shows a storage area of the memory card 16 to be inserted into the memory slot 14 and a data format of each piece of data stored in the storage area. More specifically, two storage areas F101 and F102 are generated in the memory card 16, and the first area F101 is an area for writing feedback information. The CPU 21 counts and records information such as the filter replacement time, the hand dryer 1 failure information, and the number of times each advertisement data is provided. The count value is temporarily stored in the RAM 23 and stored in the memory card 16. When is inserted, the CPU 21 writes data in the area F101 of the memory card 16. Thus, the management data of the administrator of the hand dryer 1 and the advertisement provider can be made useful.
The second area F102 is an area for storing base advertisement information.

  The base advertisement is an image such as a still image or a moving image that is a background of so-called advertising information, for example, a map of a store, an overview photo, or a moving image made according to the content of the advertisement. Therefore, since the base advertisement is generally present for each provider who provides the advertisement, there are a number of base advertisements suitable for the provided advertisement, and the plurality of base advertisements are stored in this area F102. Has been. Although the base advertisement will be described later, it is not necessarily required for each advertisement. It is configured so that a general-purpose base advertisement can be used as a background even if the advertisement provider does not set it. The base advertisement may be written in the memory card 16 as non-erasable and always downloaded, or may be saved in a state where it is always written in the ROM or RAM. Further, a plurality of base advertisements can be registered so that even the same advertisement provider can change the base advertisement as a background according to the time zone, day of the week, and advertisement content. The CPU 21 of the hand-drying device 1 with information providing function extracts an advertisement corresponding to the selection condition based on the main advertisement from among the plurality of base advertisements so that the advertisement as desired by the advertisement provider is obtained. The base advertisement will be selected and provided.

  The reason why the base advertisement is set in this manner is that, for example, when an udon store provides an advertisement, the content of the advertisement (main advertisement) is, for example, “in time service! Kitsune udon 300 yen!” If you are thinking, you can easily create the content of the advertisement with this character, but also create the background to display this character, such as the name and location of the store, the phone number, the image of fox udon together Is not only time consuming but also difficult without data creation skills, so it's likely that you won't be able to offer ads easily. However, you can create and register in advance one base advertisement, for example, a dedicated advertising company, and store name, location, phone number, and the image of the udon store and the image of the udon. If you make only the main advertisement such as text information that will be the contents of the advertisement at any time, you can provide a visually superior advertisement by overlaying it with the registered base advertisement, so it is extremely time-consuming It is aimed at producing the effect that it is possible to provide advertisements easily and inexpensively.

  Next, each data file of the base advertisement stored in the second area F102 is ruled in advance so as to have the six basic data F102a to F102f, and conforms to the determined format. Has been built. Specifically, male / female attribute information F102b, provision period and time zone information F102c, installation address information F102d, adult / child attribute information F102e, and display form information F102f are associated with the base advertisement information F102a. It is comprised so that it may become.

More specifically, the base advertisement information F102a serving as the background of the image that is the center of the data, and F102b to F102f as data associated with the image information of the F102a are incorporated as data. For example, a format such as a WMV (Windows (registered trademark) Media Video) data format, an AVI data format, a Quick Time data format, a Flash Video (FLV) data format, or an MPEG data format can be used as the F102a.
In the present invention, as the information stored in the second area F102, base advertisement information F102a and installation address information F102d are essential information, and other information may be omitted.

  The base advertisement information F102a stores data such as an illustration depicting a store image serving as a base advertisement and a store photo of the store, as described above. Above, it is displayed by being superposed by layer processing. As a result, there is no need to re-create the base advertisement that has a low background for each advertisement or the need for frequent changes, and the time, cost, and skill burdens of the advertisement provider can be eliminated. Is a thing

  In the male / female attribute information F102b, identification data indicating whether the data data of the base advertisement information F102a is suitable for men or women is input. As a result, for example, data for men is used in a male toilet booth, and data for women is used in a female toilet booth.

  The provision period and time zone information F102c is identification information that enables the advertisement provider to define in what time zone and until what time the data of the base advertisement information F102a is to be used. For example, not only can summer base advertisements be used in winter, or base advertisements that are optimally created during the day can be used in the middle of the night. Since the advertisement can be easily provided in consideration of the optimal advertisement at night, an excellent effect that the advertisement effect can be easily enhanced can be achieved. In addition, it cannot be overemphasized that the information for judging whether the identification information of a date, a day of the week, or the like is suitable for the present situation is held in advance by the hand dryer 1 as information.

  The installation address information F102d is data for identifying which apparatus of the hand dryer 1 installed in a plurality of places is desired to provide the data of the base advertisement information F102a. Specifically, if 10 hand dryers 1 are installed in a department store, for example, as a men's clothing store, a customer who comes to purchase men's clothing, in other words, this gentleman The customer who is on the floor with the clothing store is the largest target customer, and therefore usually wants to provide information with the hand dryer 1 of the male toilet on this floor. In that case, the addresses of the hand dryers 1 of the two male toilets on this floor are determined in advance as, for example, 7 and 8, while the advertisement information is provided by 7 and 8 This address number is registered in F102d. Thus, a desired advertisement is provided at a desired place. More specifically, the address of the hand-drying device 1 with information providing function installed in the children's clothing department and the address of the hand-drying device 1 with information provision function installed in the women's clothing department are changed in advance, and each address is changed. If you register it in F102d in association with the base advertisement you want to provide, information on the data for women installed in the monitor 5 of the hand dryer 1 with information provision function installed in the children's clothing department and data for women Since it can be displayed on the monitor 5 of the hand dryer 1 with a providing function, a high advertising effect can be expected.

  The adult / child attribute information F102e is information for identifying whether data based on the data of the base advertisement information F102a is to be provided to an adult or a child. By using this, for example, if the hand dryer 1 with information provision function is installed in a men's toilet booth installed on the floor where there is a men's clothing department, a boy who came to a department store in his family When entering, for example, by identifying whether it is an adult or a child at the insertion position of the hand, adults can be provided with information in line with men's clothing, and children can be provided with advertising information on male children's clothing. Appropriate data advertisements can be displayed on the monitor 5.

  The display form information F102f allows the advertisement provider to define how to display the base advertisement information, for example, by flowing from right to left or displaying it as a moving image after 2 seconds of rest. This makes it possible to easily increase the visual impact of advertisements.

  FIG. 4B shows a data format of main advertisement data accommodated in the memory card 16 inserted into the memory slot 15. Here, as described above, the main advertisement data is the content of the advertisement itself, in other words, the content that the customer wants to convey to the customer as an advertisement. For example, characters such as “Udon 400 yen time service in progress!” We believe that information is the main thing. F201 is an area for storing the main advertisement data, and data corresponding to the number of advertisements provided by the advertisement provider is stored in F201. Each data file of the main advertisement is determined in advance as a rule so as to have nine basic data F201a to F201i, and is constructed according to the format.

The main advertisement data registered and stored in the area F201 is generated with ten basic data F201a to F201j, and the main advertisement information F201a and identification information related to the main advertisement information are associated with each other below. Specifically, male / female attribute information F201b, provision period and time zone information F201c, installation address information F201d, adult / child attribute information F201e, display form information F201f, advertisement payment fee information F201g, and advertisement time information F201h , Repeat time information F201i, and base advertisement information F201j to be selected are registered as identification information.
As described above, in the present invention, as the information stored in the area F201, the main advertisement information F201a and the installation address information F201d are essential information, and other information may be omitted.

  In the main advertisement information F201a, as described above, data related to the content itself that is desired to be transmitted as an advertisement such as introduction of special service items on the day of the shop that is the main advertisement and time service information for a specific time is stored. This data and the above-mentioned base advertisement data F102a are superimposed and displayed on the monitor 5, so that a visually impactful advertisement can be easily created and provided in a timely manner.

  In the male / female attribute information F201b, identification data indicating whether the data of the main advertisement information F201a is suitable for men or women is input. Thus, for example, content for men is used in a male toilet, and content for women is used in a female toilet.

  The provision period and time zone information F201c is identification information that enables the advertisement provider to define in what time zone and until what time the data of the main advertisement information F201a is to be used. For example, inconveniences such as the summer main advertisement being used in winter and the one-hour time service advertisement schedule being used all the time can be solved. Conversely, as an advertising provider, it is possible to easily provide advertisements that are optimal for summer, winter, and time services, so it is possible to produce an excellent effect that the advertising effect can be easily enhanced. is there.

  The installation address information F201d is data for identifying which device of the hand dryer 1 in which a plurality of pieces of data of the main advertisement information F201a are set to be provided. Specifically, if 10 hand dryers 1 are installed in a department store, for example, as a men's clothing store, a customer who comes to purchase men's clothing, in other words, this gentleman The customer who is on the floor with the clothing store is the largest target customer, and therefore usually wants to provide information with the hand dryer 1 of the male toilet on this floor. In this case, the addresses of the hand dryers 1 of the two male toilets on this floor are determined in advance as, for example, 7 and 8, while the advertisement information is provided by 7 and 8 By making this address number registered in F201d, an advertisement is provided at a desired place. More specifically, the address of the hand-drying device 1 with information providing function installed in the children's clothing department and the address of the hand-drying device with information provision function installed in the women's clothing department are changed in advance, and each address is changed. If you register in F201d in association with the main advertisement that you want to provide, information on the content for women installed on the monitor 5 of the hand dryer 1 with the information provision function that installed the content for children in the children's clothing section Since it can be displayed on the monitor 5 of the hand dryer 1 with a providing function, a high advertising effect can be expected.

  The adult / child attribute information F201e is information for identifying whether the content based on the data of the main advertisement information F201a is to be provided to an adult or a child. By using this, for example, when the floor where the hand drying device 1 with information providing function is installed in the men's toilet is a men's clothing department, when a boy who comes to a department store in the family enters the men's toilet, By identifying whether it is an adult or a child at the insertion position, information according to men's clothing can be provided to adults, and advertising information on men's children's clothing can be provided to children. It can be displayed on the monitor 5.

  The display form information F201f allows the advertisement provider to define how to display the main advertisement information, for example, by flowing from right to left or displaying it as a moving image after 2 seconds of rest. This makes it possible to easily increase the visual impact of advertisements.

  The advertisement payment fee information F201g describes how much the advertisement provider has paid for providing the advertisement of the main advertisement information F201a. This is because many people who paid a lot of advertisement fees For example, if there are 10 main advertisements to be provided at the same time, the advertisements are provided in order from the person with the highest payment of the advertisement fee, and The frequency of providing advertisements changes in proportion to the payment ratio, in other words, the person who paid a high advertising fee can be identified and judged so that it is offered in a time zone where the usage frequency is high and many are provided. It is.

  The advertisement time information F201h has a structure in which advertisement time information is input, and the number of seconds of the advertisement can be known as a whole. When hot air mode setting or high-speed mode setting is set, the hand-drying time is fast and the user's use time is short, so that the advertisement for the shorter time can be extracted and provided from the data. It is. In short, the advertisement provider can create the short version 10 seconds and the long version 15 seconds separately even if the same advertisement is the same as necessary, regardless of how the hand dryer mode is set. Will be able to provide advertisements to.

  Also, as a different method, if the advertisement information is made in 14 seconds and the mode is in the high-speed mode, the advertisement is displayed with an average usage time of 10 seconds for hand drying in this mode. The CPU 21 of the hand dryer 1 controls to perform fast-forward reproduction so that the process ends. In any case, the advertisement is optimally provided according to the time information registered in F201h. On the other hand, it goes without saying that an advertisement made in 5 seconds may be displayed slowly so as to be 10 seconds. In that case, since it becomes difficult to hear the sound, it is preferable to stop providing it, or it is possible to take measures such as not correcting the advertisement information with the sound. If the advertisement information is a still image, the advertisement image is provided as a 10-second still image in the high-speed mode or the warm air mode, and the advertisement image is provided as a 15-second still image in other modes. Needless to say, display such as scrolling or superimposing may be performed as necessary.

  The repeat time information F201i is used as identification information for determining whether or not to repeat according to the end time by inputting a time condition for repeating.

  In detail, in the hand drying apparatus 1, the hand is generally dried in about 15 seconds, but there are some people who use it until it is completely dried according to the user's preference. There are a variety of people, such as those who take a response such as wiping with a handkerchief after blowing off, and it can be said that the time until one person inserts and removes hands varies. So, assuming that you ended your hand in 3 seconds, the ad will finish in 3 seconds, even if it ’s 15 seconds, and it ends without providing the main part of the ad. However, the next advertisement will be provided to the next person, and as a provider of the advertisement that was terminated early, it is impossible to perceive the merit of paying the advertisement. End up.

The identification information of F201i has been devised so that this can be solved, and the advertisement provider can perceive the merit of providing the advertisement to the apparatus by paying money. Specifically, F201i can be set up to a maximum of 15 seconds within the advertising time of 15 seconds MAX, and if it is up to half of 7 seconds, no additional charge is set, but 7-10 seconds, It is devised so that the additional advertising fee is increased in 11 seconds to 13 seconds and 14 seconds to 15 seconds. After the last 14 seconds, it is assumed that the advertisement fee will be tripled by simply adding it.
For example, if the advertisement provider pays an additional fee and registers for 9 seconds, which is more than half, and F201i, the use of the user's hand dryer is completed in 9 seconds or less. When the user leaves without seeing all the advertisements, the same advertisement is repeated and provided again to the next person so that the advertisement provider can surely feel the merits of providing the advertisement. As a result, the user wants to communicate with the advertisement within the repeat time, for example, by incorporating the information “350 yen during udon time service!” At least once within the repeat time. You can get a sense of usability and merit, such as being able to convey the essence of what you want to convey even if no advertisement is provided.

  However, if the user's usage time is so short that 3 or more people happen to happen, repeating 4 times may even lose the advertising opportunity of other advertising providers. It is desirable to provide an upper threshold value that sets the number of repeats to 3 times. In this embodiment, the repeat time is set as an advertising fee interlocking method. However, when it is uniquely finished in about half the time of 7 seconds or less, it may be repeated up to 3 times. It ’s good.

  As described above, the advantage of providing advertisements can be surely sensed even with a device that does not have a stable use time until the end, such as a hand-drying device that can provide the customer with the content of the advertisement that it wants to convey reliably. It will be understood that in the style of providing advertisements using the device 1, it is extremely important for practical use.

  Next, in F201j, information for identifying which of the base advertisement information F102a is used is incorporated. This is because the main advertisement is the content of the advertisement that you want to convey, such as text, but it is natural that you want to display this advertisement information in layers, with your own store image and store name registered It is the base advertisement information. By specifying the base advertisement that you have registered (if you have registered multiple yourself, you can specify one of them) with F201j, the main advertisement will be displayed on the background image of the specified base advertisement information. The information of is displayed overlaid. Therefore, the advertisement according to the image of the advertisement provider can be surely provided to the user. If no base advertisement information is specified in F201j, the CPU 21 of the hand dryer 1 is configured to use a base background image that is always registered in the ROM 22 or RAM 23 as a general-purpose background image. The base background image may be a solid single color or registered in advance as a general-purpose image.

  The control contents of the hand dryer 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail below using a control flowchart. This control program is roughly divided into a main program and an auxiliary program shown in FIG. As the auxiliary program, an information transfer program (S101 to S109) for downloading advertisement information or the like from the memory card 16 shown in FIG. 6 to the RAM 23 of the main body, the use status of the hand dryer 1 shown in FIG. Information providing program (S201 to S208) that feeds back management information such as the type and number of times to the administrator, and advertisement discrimination that determines which advertisement is provided by the discrimination program shown in FIG. A program (S301 to S407) and a deletion program (S501 to S505) for automatically deleting from the RAM 23 unnecessary files whose advertisements to be provided have expired as shown in FIG.

  Roughly speaking, if the memory card 16 is inserted into at least one of the memory slots 14 and 15 and the information transfer is selected, the information transfer program is activated and the memory card 16 is provided with an information providing function. The advertisement information is downloaded to the setting area of the RAM 23 of the apparatus 1, and in the main routine, the advertisement information determined based on the determination program is sequentially provided to the user in synchronization with the insertion of the hand.

  On the other hand, if a special operation that has been determined in advance and cannot be performed is entered, the information providing mode is entered, and the number of advertisements that are information other than the base advertisement or the main advertisement, the usage state of the hand dryer, The monitoring information of the CPU 21 is provided to the monitor 5 so as to be fed back, and when the confirmation end instruction is received, the processing is ended. Further, when the advertisement information downloaded in the RAM 23 has passed the advertisement provision time limit determined by the advertisement provider, the advertisement information is automatically deleted in order to expand the registerable area in the RAM 23. Is.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main program stored in the read-only memory ROM 22 as a system program by the CPU 21 according to the present invention and called up whenever necessary.

  When the program is started in step M101, it is determined in step M102 whether or not it is SSR. This means that it is confirmed whether or not the hand insertion sensor 10 is ON. If the sensor 10 is ON, the manual drying fan operating flag is set to F = 1 in step M103.

  After the flag is set to F = 1 in step M103, in step M104, the CPU 21 sends them to the fan motor 7 and the heater 6 and drives them to start drying the user's hand.

  If the CPU 21 determines any trouble such as the fan motor 7, the heater 6, and various sensors, it is determined as a failure in step M105a and the process proceeds to M105a. The CPU 21 performs a process of stopping the fan motor 7 and the heater 6. In addition, in step M105b, no matter what advertisement is provided, the CPU 21 interrupts on the monitor 5 and is processed with the highest priority, and continues to display a message indicating a failure. The operation of the drying device is stopped. At the end of the flow, the manual drying device 1 does not operate the fan motor 7 or the heater 6 unless a countermeasure such as resetting with a power source is taken.

  Next, when it is confirmed in step M105 that the fan 8 and the heater 6 are operating normally, in step M106, a timing advertisement for providing an advertisement in synchronization with the insertion of the hand is performed. At this time, first, the timing advertisement is displayed on the monitor 5 with a delay of 0.5 seconds after the energization process to the fan motor 7 is executed, and the sound is played from the speaker 13. This is because it is necessary to output sound from the speaker at a level that can overcome the noise of the fan 8, so that the fan motor 7 operates and the operation sound of the fan 8 and the fan motor 7 is surely generated in the toilet booth. By outputting the sound from the speaker 13 in a state where the user is present, the user is not surprised by the large advertisement sound, or does not feel uncomfortable or angry.

  Further, the content of the timing advertisement provided in M106 is configured to read the advertisement data determined and prepared by the discrimination program shown in FIG. 9 and provide it in the main program. After providing the timing advertisement, the process proceeds to M107 and returns.

  Next, if the sensor 10 for determining hand insertion is OFF in the determination of M102, the process branches to step M102a. The state that comes to this routine may be the state immediately after the drying operation of the user's hand is completed, or the routine may proceed to this routine when the hand dryer 1 is not used. The state immediately after the hand-drying operation is completed is in the state of F = 1. This state will be described below as an example.

  First, when it comes to this routine, since it is necessary to end the timing advertisement currently provided to the monitor 5, the end processing is entered in M102a. The timing advertisement is provided by display and voice. When the advertisement information is stopped, the timing advertisement is stopped first, and then the fan motor 7 and the heater 6 are stopped at F102b after a waiting time of 0.5 seconds. It is configured as follows. Stopping after 0.5 seconds is the same aim as the processing with M106, and the sound of the timing advertisement needs to be set larger than the sound of the fan motor 7, so in a small toilet booth In the state after the noise of the motor 7 and the fan 8 disappears, it becomes uncomfortable, so that the timing advertisement is surely stopped in the situation where the fan motor 8 is rotating. In this case, both the sound and the display are stopped at the same time for 0.5 seconds before the fan motor 7 is stopped. On the other hand, when providing the timing advertisement, the operation is started after the operation of the fan motor 7 is delayed. However, there is a problem in providing the sound from the speaker 13 and only providing the sound may be stopped first or delayed, and the display of the timing advertisement on the monitor 5 is uncomfortable due to timing deviation. What is necessary is just to synchronize with the motion of the fan motor 7 so that there may be no.

  Next, in step M102c, BCM processing is started. This is very disappointing that nothing is displayed on the screen of the monitor 5 when the timing advertisement is stopped, and there are many customers in the toilet booth even when the hand dryer 1 is not used. Therefore, in addition to the timing advertisement linked to the operation of the hand-drying device, a normal advertisement that is continuously displayed on the monitor screen 5 is provided. The set regular advertisement is displayed. The normal advertisement may be incorporated from the beginning in the ROM 22, or may be stored as a normal advertisement in the RAM 23 so that it can be updated. The advertisement provider wants to provide an advertisement as a timing advertisement. However, if it is possible to provide an advertisement after determining whether to provide an advertisement as a normal advertisement, the convenience can be further improved.

  Next, the flag is checked in step M102d. If F = 1, the number of times of use of the hand dryer and the number of times of use of the provided advertisement (number of times of provision) are updated in step M102e, and the current date and time are stored in the RAM 23. To memorize. As a result, information as shown in FIG. 13 based on the information providing program shown in FIG. 7 can be fed back to the administrator. If the flag is not F = 1 in step M102d, the flag is not 0 immediately after the operation of the hand dryer 1, so the flag in step M102f is 0. Similarly, after updating with F = 0, the process returns in M107.

  In step M102e, the management information of the CPU 21 such as the number of uses of the hand dryer 1 and the number of uses of the advertisement is updated. The update date and time is updated and stored in the RAM 23. Then, the process proceeds to step M102f, F = 0 is substituted for the flag, and the process returns at M107.

  First, the processing of the information transfer program will be described based on FIG. In this program, when the memory card 16 containing the base advertisement is inserted into the memory slot 14 or when the memory card 16 containing the main advertisement data is inserted into the memory slot 15, the advertisement information stored in the memory card 16 is displayed. The received data file is configured to automatically download the base advertisement and the main advertisement into the specified area of the RAM 23 by the processing of the CPU 21.

  First, in step S101, the system enters a standby state. Next, in step S102, it is confirmed whether or not the memory card 16 has been inserted into the first memory slot 14 or the second memory slot 15. The process proceeds to step S203, and if the memory card 16 cannot be confirmed in any of the memory slots 14 and 15, the process proceeds to step S109 and returns.

  If the memory card 16 can be confirmed, the presence or absence of the memory card 16 in the first memory slot 14 is confirmed in step S103. If it is confirmed that the memory card 16 is inserted in the first slot 14, the process branches to step S103a to check whether the data in the memory card 16 is base advertisement information.

  If the data in the memory card 16 is base advertisement information, the process proceeds to step S106, and a conformity determination is received. If the data in the memory card 16 is not base advertisement information, the process proceeds to step S103b to monitor a stored data difference error. 5 is instructed to insert the memory card 16 in which the base advertisement is stored in the first memory slot 14, and the process proceeds to step S109 to return.

  In step S103, if the memory card 16 cannot be confirmed in the first memory slot 14, the process proceeds to step S104, and it is confirmed whether or not the memory card 16 is inserted in the second memory slot 15.

  If it is confirmed in step S104 that the memory card 16 is inserted in the second memory slot 15, the data in the memory card 16 inserted in the second memory slot 15 is advertised in step S105. It is confirmed whether or not the main advertisement information is appropriately created by the main party. When it is confirmed in step S105 that the data of the memory card 16 inserted into the second memory slot 15 is the main advertisement information, the suitability is determined in step S106, and the second slot 15 is determined in step S105. If the data of the memory card 16 inserted into the main advertisement information is not the main advertisement information, the process branches to step S105a to display a stored data difference error on the monitor 5, and stores the data of the main advertisement information. An instruction is given to insert the card 16 into the second memory slot 15, and the process proceeds to step S109 to return.

  In step S106, (b) Validity of provision period based on DD, M / F, and AD registered in the data of the base advertisement information and main advertisement information, and (b) male / female attribute and registration The compatibility is determined for three points: comparison confirmation with the value and (c) confirmation of the installation address.

  In step S107, according to the condition confirmed in the conformity confirmation in step S106, the data matching the condition is determined from the data in the memory card 16, and only the data corresponding to the area of the RAM 22 of the CPU 21 shown in FIG. 3 is downloaded. Is done.

  FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of an auxiliary program related to the information providing program. When it is time to execute the information providing program in step S201, first, in step S202, it is confirmed whether the heater switch 19 has been turned ON / OFF three times in succession. If not, the process proceeds to step S208 and returns.

  In step S203, it is confirmed by confirming whether the infrared sensor 10 for detecting hand insertion has been turned ON / OFF three times in succession, that is, whether the hand has been continuously put in and out, which is an operation that cannot be performed normally. If so, the process proceeds to step S204, and if not confirmed, the process proceeds to step S208 and returns.

  In step S204, information that is monitored and recorded by the CPU 21 is monitored from the normal operation mode to the administrator from the normal operation mode by confirming the operation modes that cannot be normally performed in steps S202 and S203. 5 to intervene in the information providing mode that feeds back through 5. In this information provision mode, data stored and managed by the CPU via the main program described later on the monitor 5 in step S205 is analyzed and displayed based on a predetermined display form. Is for displaying on the monitor 5 the image of FIG.

  After displaying information on the monitor 5, check whether the sensor 10 for detecting manual insertion is ON for 10 seconds or more. If it is less than 10 seconds, the display of FIG. 13 is continued. Proceeding to S207, the display of FIG. 13 is terminated, and the stored data stored for displaying this information is cleared, thereby shifting from the information providing mode to the normal mode and returning.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B are discrimination programs. This determination program determines which timing advertisement should be provided at present based on various types of identification information. If there are a plurality of timing advertisements to be provided as a result of the determination, identification information F201g regarding advertisement payment fee information is determined. This is a program that determines the provision order based on the program.

  When the program is started in step S301, the flag F is confirmed in step S302. If F = 1, the process proceeds to step S303, and if F = 1, the process proceeds to step S401 in FIG. 9B.

  In step S303, among the identification information associated with the main advertisement information F201a, DD provision period and time zone information F201c, AD installation address information F201d, A / C adult or child attribute information F201e, air volume The location information is searched from the advertisement information grouped earlier according to the information content such as the setting of the changeover switch 18 and the heater on / off switch 19.

  In the above, after identifying the AD installation address information and M / F male / female attribute information from the memory card 16, only the relevant base and main advertisement data in the RAM 23 have already been downloaded. Since the unrelated data is not stored in the RAM 23, in step S303, it is not necessary to search for identification items regarding the installation address information of AD and the male / female attribute information of M / F.

  In step S304, if it is determined based on the search for advertisement information based on the identification information in step S303 that there is main advertisement information to be provided at the present time as a timing advertisement that meets the search conditions, the process proceeds to step S305. If there is no suitable main advertisement information to be provided as the timing advertisement, the process branches to step S304a, where provision of the normal advertisement information stored in advance is changed to registration of the timing advertisement and registered.

  As preparation, from the area storing the base advertisement information of the RAM 23 based on the main advertisement information of the data F201a stored in the RAM 23 of the normal advertisement and the BA identification information F201j associated with the main advertisement information F201a. The base advertisement information of the compatible F102a is read out, and registration preparation is made so that the main advertisement information can be superimposed on the base advertisement information and displayed.

  In addition, the normal output is prepared by releasing the voice output means. This is because the timing advertisement is a form of advertisement provided in conjunction with the driving operation of the fan motor 7 of the hand dryer 1, so that there is a person who is surely watching the advertisement, so that the advertisement effect is enhanced. In addition to the effective provision of audio, it is devised to switch the main advertisement information provided according to the manual insertion timing of the person, so there is a change in the advertisement and it feels noisy to listen to the same words many times This is because the possibility is low.

  On the other hand, the timing for providing the normal advertisement includes not only the state in which the hand dryer 1 is used, but also the state in which the dryer 1 is not used, and is formally continuously flowing down. . Therefore, when voice is used in combination with the normal advertisement, there is a problem that there is no noise of the fan motor 7 and the fan 8, and only the voice of the advertisement is noticeable and very noisy. If you have makeup or stool in your house, you will stay in the toilet booth for a relatively long time, so you will not only feel noisy when you hear the same advertising message over and over, Since there is a possibility of disgusting the worst advertising company, the sound is turned off and only the display is provided. When the setting registration for providing the normal advertisement information is completed, the process returns.

  In step S305, whether there is a plurality of pieces of main advertisement information to be provided as timing advertisements is confirmed by identification information such as DD. If it is determined that there are a plurality of pieces of advertisement information to be provided as timing advertisements, the process proceeds to step S306. If there is only one timing advertisement to be provided, the process branches to step S307.

  In step S306, the routine proceeds when there are a plurality of timing advertisements to be provided in the current time zone. Here, the main advertisement of each of the plurality of timing advertisements is arranged in any order by the hand dryer. This is a routine for determining and storing the order in which the information is provided in conjunction with the operation. Furthermore, for example, when there is information to be provided as five timing advertisements, the order of 1 to 5 is not simply set, but proportional to the ratio of the advertisement payment fee based on the identification information F201g regarding the advertisement payment fee information of PAY. In this way, the provision order is set so that the provision frequency ratio of advertisements with a large advertisement fee is increased.

  For example, if the main advertisement A is paid twice as much as the advertising fee, the order is set so that the possibility of providing at least twice as much as the other main advertisements is increased. In short, how many times the hand dryer 1 operates during that time period can be estimated based on past data, but it cannot be said that it will operate reliably, so it is twice as much as other advertisements based on past frequency As described above, the order of provision is determined so that advertisement merits can be perceived.

  In addition, the order of timing advertisements is not only changed in a way that is linked to the advertisement fee, but those who pay a lot of the advertisement fee are arranged so that they are given priority in the time period when the advertisement merit is high. The This is because the frequency of toilet use is high, and in the business district, the frequency is very high at noon, so the advertisements provided during such times are only for those who use the hand dryer 1 Rather, there is a possibility that people who are going to use the drying apparatus 1 next will see and hear, and the possibility of hearing information even if not all people in the toilet booth will see It can be said that the advantage of advertisements that are offered once is extremely high. Therefore, if a large amount of advertising fee is paid, it is provided in an advantageous time zone with priority so that such secondary effects can be perceived.

  In order to be able to do this, the RAM 23 of the hand dryer 1 has a time zone area for each day of the week based on the usage frequency information monitored by the CPU 21 in order to provide feedback to the administrator on the usage frequency and other information. It is programmed to measure and store the frequency of use every time, and to automatically consider the timing advertisement provision order based on this stored data. By storing this determined provision order and sequentially registering it in the next step S307, timing advertisements are provided according to the order determined by this program for each operation of the hand dryer 1 in the main program. It is what.

  In step S307, as described above, this is a routine for preparing and registering a timing advertisement provided when the hand dryer 1 is operated next time. By registering the timing advertisement here, the main plum is hand-dried. An advertisement can be provided directly according to the image of the advertisement provider during operation of the device 1. First, if there is only one main advertisement to be provided during this time period, there is nothing to think about, and base advertisement information is extracted based on the main advertisement to be provided and the identification information of the BA associated with the main advertisement Then, it is stored in advance in a high-speed RAM or the like, and the main advertisement is quickly superimposed on the base advertisement based on the DI information and prepared and registered so that it can be displayed according to the image of the advertisement information provider. .

  In addition, since the data prepared here are provided for children as shown in the next step of S309, the child uses the hand dryer 1 during this time period. In step S307, two items are prepared for the next timing advertisement, one for adults and the other for children. If the base advertisement information to be selected by BA is not registered in the main advertisement information to be provided, general-purpose background base data stored in advance in ROM 22 or RAM 23 is used, and the main advertisement is superimposed on this. It has been prepared in advance to be provided in the form. This makes it easy for ad providers who do n’t need to be visually involved or want to serve ads easily, without having to prepare a base ad. It can be said that it is extremely effective because it can be done.

  Next, in step S308, it is determined whether the user's hand has been inserted. If not inserted, the process proceeds to S308a and returns. When the insertion of the hand is detected, the process proceeds to S309. At this step, the insertion height of the hand is detected by the sensor 10, and it is estimated from the insertion position of the hand whether it is an adult or a child. The timing advertisement prepared for adults is immediately registered in step S311 and the timing advertisement registered in the main program process is provided. On the other hand, if the hand insertion position is low, it is determined that the child is a child, and the child's timing advertisement prepared in the same manner is immediately registered in step S310, and the child registered in the main program processing. Timing advertisements are provided.

  If there is no timing advertisement for children or adults that should be provided at this time, the same advertisement should be registered so that one of the existing advertisements is provided in the same manner regardless of the determination in step S309. It has become. In this case, the adult and the child are determined at the hand insertion position, but the size of the hand may be determined based on the position and arrangement of the infrared sensor, and if the hand is small, the child may be determined. In addition, since it only changes the type of advertisement to be provided, it does not cause harm etc. and it does not require so high accuracy for judgment of children and adults. However, no trouble will occur. After executing the processing of S310 and S311, a flag indicating that the hand dryer 1 is operating is set to 1 in step S312 and the process returns.

  If F = 1 set in S312 is detected in step S302 in FIG. 8A, the process branches to step S401 in FIG. 8B. Here, it waits for the sensor 10 that detects the insertion of the hand to be turned off, and while it is being inserted, the process proceeds to S401b and returns to a state where it is continuously monitored that the hand is removed. In this state, the timing advertisement continues to be provided on the monitor screen 5, and in the basic routine, even if the current timing advertisement is completed, if the drying action of the hand continues, the same timing advertisement is provided. It is configured to return and continue to provide. This is a device that keeps watching the next advertisement even after the hand drying action is over, so as not to bother the following user. In that sense, once the timing advertisement has been provided to the end, it may be considered that the advertisement display is stopped from the monitor screen 5. On the other hand, if the hand is pulled out and the sensor 10 is turned off, the process branches to step S402.

  In S402, the time from the time when the sensor 10 that has inserted the hand into the hand drying chamber 4 is switched from the ON state to the OFF state in which the hand is removed is measured, and this measurement time is determined in advance. If the sensor 10 is turned on after the hand is inserted again within a short time, for example, the determination time T1 of 1.5 seconds, the process branches to step S403, and the hand must not be detected even after the time T1 has elapsed. For example, it is estimated that the user who has dried his hand until now has gone away and replaced with the next person, branches to step S402a, and basically cancels the registration of the timing advertisement with the current setting. Become. The reason is that if the usage time of the user who is currently drying his hands is too short, the advertisement provider may have been terminated without telling the advertising message, so the disadvantage As a countermeasure, based on the RT repeat time information F201i, it is determined whether or not it has been completed within the repeat time, and if it is over the repeat time, the registration of the current timing advertisement is canceled. If it is within the repeat time, the same timing advertisement is continuously registered without unlocking the registration. The upper limit is configured to repeat registration up to three times. Thereafter, the flag during operation of the hand dryer is changed to F = 0 in step S402b, and the process returns in step S402c. The point is that if you remove your hand from the drying device 1 and put it in again because it is not dry again, it will be done within 1.5 seconds, so that the next person will be replaced after that time. In order to change the provided content, the currently registered advertisement is deregistered, and the process returns to register the next timing advertisement.

  On the other hand, the state in which the process has proceeded to step S403 is a case where the hand is pulled out and the hand is inserted again within 1.5 seconds. Don't be. (In 1.5 seconds, it is impossible to shorten the time required for the user to change.) For the same user, various functions are added and displayed on the monitor screen 5. It is configured so that various functions can be used by the user.

  The additional function will be described. After the hand is reached within 1.5 seconds, it is confirmed whether the sensor has been switched ON / OFF more than 102 times continuously within a specified time T2 (about 2 seconds). In other words, it is determined whether the hand has been put in and out twice within 2 seconds, or whether the hand has been put in and out three times in S404. Here, it is needless to say that it is devised not to proceed directly to S404a if there is a second operation even though it is in the middle of the third operation in step S403. If it is determined in S403 that the sensor 10 has been turned ON / OFF twice, the process branches to step S403a and further additional information on the provided timing advertisement is displayed on the monitor 5 to further increase the advertisement of interest. It is devised so that information can be obtained. Additional information may be a map that allows the advertiser to go to the advertiser's store from the current time, a telephone number, or a menu if the timing advertiser is a restaurant or the like. Switching is made so that this additional advertisement information is registered. In the case of such a request for additional advertisements, there is a high possibility that the hand is put in and out after the drying of the hand is finished, so the fan motor 7 and the heater 6 are intentionally driven to consume power. It is also possible to stop because there is no need to make noise. Also, during times when toilet booth usage is very crowded, performing these additional advertising functions can cause inconvenience such as the use of hand dryers and crowded people. It can be said that it is more preferable to allow the function to be used manually or automatically so that the function cannot be used on a day of the week or a time zone where it is not preferable to use the function.

  If the sensor switch ON / OFF count is detected three times in step S404, the process branches to step S404a. Here, it is an additional browsing function that allows the user to fast-forward timing advertisements other than the timing advertisement provided this time and provide them to the user. It has come to offer. Of course, this function is not used when there is no other timing advertisement to be provided, and it can be considered that there is no timing advertisement to be provided. In addition, when there are a lot of timing advertisements to be provided, it takes time to devote the hand-drying device 1 even if it is fast-forwarded and provided. Also, it may be desirable not to use this function in the same manner as in the previous function in a time zone where the frequency of use is high.

  In step S405, it is confirmed whether or not the insertion time of the hand is equal to or shorter than a specified time (T0) such as within 1 second. In other words, it is a state where the hand is put in again and pulled out. If the insertion time of the hand is less than or equal to the specified time (T0), the process branches to step S406, and the repeat mode is registered without deleting the timing advertisement set and registered so that the same advertisement is provided again. It will continue. As a result, the user can respond to the request to view the same advertisement again. In any case, the movement of the hand to use these functions is very unnatural for the act of drying the hand as clearly described above, and it is used without affecting the drying action of the hand. The user's request for advertisement is confirmed, and information that meets the request can be surely provided. Furthermore, when adding these functions, it is very cost-effective to use a method that can be judged without difficulty by the current system of putting in and out of the hand without providing a special switch for the hand dryer 1. It can be said that it is a merit.

  Finally, in step S405, when the insertion time of the hand exceeds the specified time (T0), the situation that comes to this routine is the same person because the hand has not been sufficiently dried after pulling out the hand once. It is the most suitable situation to think that this is the situation where the hand is inserted again and dried, and there are various ways of thinking in this case. In the present embodiment, in the state where the process branches to step S405a, the next advertisement constructed in S306 is set and registered, and then the process returns in step S407. However, if the same user is provided with a timing advertisement that exceeds an additional 10 seconds for additional drying to make up for under-drying, the hand drying will end immediately and the user will leave. There is a possibility that it will be finished without being able to tell what you want to tell as an advertisement, there is a possibility that it will become an advertisement at the next timing, or the next person will wait for a long time while continuing to watch new advertisements even though the hand has dried It is also possible that there will be an adverse effect of Therefore, the idea of not changing and registering the timing advertisement in the step of S405a can be considered.

  FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the deletion program. The purpose of this is to automatically delete unnecessary advertisement information from the main body memory (RAM 23) after the period for which DD is to be provided, so that new advertisement information can be downloaded one after another without any special work. It is a function to do.

  When the deletion program is started in step S501, the SCH process is executed in step S502, and the provision period and time zone information F102c of the date / time information and the association information DD of the main and base advertisements and / or the main advertisement set in the CPU 21. If the advertisement period and time zone information F201c is searched and old advertisement information that does not match the current date and time is detected in step S503, the unnecessary advertisement information that has become aging in step S504 is deleted. It progresses to S505 and returns.

  Here, if unnecessary advertisement information that has been aged in step S503 is not detected, the process branches to step S505 and returns.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a network system in the present invention. The wireless device 15 built in the hand dryer 1 with the information providing function is connected to the first network 25 wirelessly and communicates with the management server 26. An advertisement database 27 is connected to the management server 25, and advertisement data and the like are transmitted to the wireless device 15 at a predetermined time. The advertisement data and the like are stored in the internal memory of the hand dryer 1 with an information providing function.

  On the other hand, the contract shop 30 transmits the main advertisement data as text data or the like to the management server 26 through the second network 29 such as a token ring. The management server 26 stores the sent data in the advertisement database 27 and communicates offline with the radio device 15 at a predetermined time.

  Further, the feedback information of the hand dryer 1 with the information providing function can be collected by being written to the memory card 16 via the card slot 14, and the first network 25 is transmitted from the wireless device 15 in the same manner as the advertisement data. It is also possible to transmit to the management server 26 through the centralized management.

  As for the first network 25, for example, an existing mobile phone network may be used, and if the location near the installation place of the hand dryer 1 with an information providing function is set as a hot spot. Communication using a network using the wireless LAN Internet is also possible. If an internet phone such as Skype (registered trademark) is used for the radio 15, a unique access number can be obtained free of charge, so that even if the number of hand dryers with information providing functions increases, the existing fixed telephone network It is also possible to reduce the overall maintenance cost compared to using a mobile phone network.

  FIG. 11A is a screen display example of only the base advertisement. As described above, the base advertisement is a background image created exclusively for each advertisement provider such as a store that provides the main advertisement, and is basically configured to be used in common regardless of the contents of the main advertisement. It is what. Also, depending on the advertisement provider, there is general-purpose base advertisement information that can be used in common regardless of one or more advertisement providers in advance for an advertisement provider who wants to provide an advertisement without own base advertisement. Stored. The base advertisement is assumed to use relatively heavy data such as a full view of the store, a photo inside the shop, or an illustration, so the chef of the restaurant who produces the main advertisement himself creates the base advertisement. However, it is not only cumbersome but also requires skills, so it can be said that a business model that is commissioned and created by a company that undertakes advertising from an advertising provider is optimal.

  FIG. 11B is an example of content based on the main advertisement data. A time service from 12:00 to 13:00 is provided at the restaurant ◎◎ in front of the 4th floor elevator, and all products are provided at a uniform price of 650 yen. It is information content to advertise.

  FIG. 10C shows an example of a screen on which the base advertisement (a) and the main advertisement (b) are superimposed and displayed on the monitor 5. This makes it possible to reuse the base advertisement that does not need to be updated at least every time the advertisement is provided. On the other hand, it is easy to create the main advertisement that you want to change after examining the contents for each advertisement provided. It is possible to provide a mechanism for providing an advertisement that is very easy to use. In other words, it has made it possible for ordinary people who want to provide advertisements to be able to provide them at low cost in a timely manner without having special skills.

  FIG. 12 shows an example in which a mode in which a power switch is turned on and off by a special operation such as turning on and off and a mode for recording an address code related to a place installed in the RAM 23 of the hand dryer 1 is displayed. is there. This address setting is not a problem if it is basically set once when the hand dryer 1 is constructed. However, it goes without saying that you can change this screen as needed. On the screen, the setting items, the setting changing method, and the current setting contents are listed in order, and the time information is obtained from the CPU 21 for the time. For the purpose of saving the time and effort of setting, it is also possible to reset the clock function connected to the CPU 21 at an appropriate timing by incorporating a radio clock module.

  Specifically, it is registered whether the hand dryer 1 is installed in a male toilet or a female toilet so that the identification information of M / F male / female attribute information F102b and F201b can be discriminated. It will be memorized. In this screen mode, if the fan motor 7 is driven once, it will be memorized as a male toilet, if it is driven twice intermittently, it will be memorized as a female toilet, and if operated three times, In the common space for men and women, there is no discrimination between men and women, and a state in which both data are displayed regardless of attributes is registered. Next, in order to identify AD installation address information, instead of the concept of the installation location where the hand dryer is a male toilet or a female toilet, for example, how many floors the hand dryer is installed is registered. In this embodiment, it is possible to have one address out of 30 addresses. By separating this from the identification of male and female toilets, you can have 60 addresses of 30x2, and you can set different addresses for 60 hand dryers, so basically, Even in a place where many drying apparatuses 1 such as department stores are installed, different addresses can be set. This setting can be changed depending on the number of times the heater switch 19 is turned on / off. Here, the male toilet No. 12 is set, and for example, it can be determined that it is the hand dryer 1 in the male toilet of the south toilet booth of the men's clothing department on the 4th floor.

  In the above setting, each setting may be set by software as in the present embodiment, and setting items such as a male toilet and a female toilet that are expected to be changed can be set by hardware such as a switch. Configuration is also conceivable.

  For the display of the setting mode screen, for example, an air volume changeover switch 18, a heater on / off switch 19, and a main power switch 20 shown in FIG. A method of switching to the screen display by detecting by the CPU 21 by ON / OFF operation is also conceivable. Furthermore, by inserting a memory card 25 containing a special command, the CPU 21 can directly execute the command and execute the mode. It is also possible to set.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a feedback information display screen performed by the information providing program shown in FIG. On the left side of the screen, a frequency distribution table of the number of uses with the horizontal axis as the time axis is displayed. On the right side of the screen, the following contents are displayed as feedback information. This content is written in a dedicated file F101 in which feedback information of the memory card 16 is stored at the timing when the memory card 16 is inserted into the memory slot 15. For reference, the information provided and written to the memory 16 is
● Today's usage count 350 times ● Total usage count since last time 2800 times ● Maximum usage time period 12:00 to 14:00 175 ● Per capita usage time average 15 seconds Maximum 35 seconds Minimum 3 seconds ● Filter replacement period 12 days remaining ● Failure information None ● Advertisement offer status Ad 1: Offer start date: June 1, 2006- Presently offered 20 times Specifically, the ad offer status is the number of times the above-mentioned ads were offered for each ad, and the offer The configured time zone is displayed.

  With respect to the feedback information display screen, for example, an air volume changeover switch 18, a heater on / off switch 19, a main power switch 20 and the like shown in FIG. It is conceivable to provide the screen display by detecting it by the CPU 21 by performing an ON / OFF operation.

  FIG. 14A is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the motor rotation speed and the sound volume. In the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function of the present invention, the rotation setting of the motor 7 is set in two steps, “low” (dashed line) and “high” (solid line). As shown in the figure, the motor 7 that drives the blower 8 generates a relatively loud sound during low-speed operation (broken line), and the volume decreases when the motor 7 is operated at high speed (solid line).

  FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between motor drive time and volume. In the hand drying apparatus with an information providing function of the present invention, the rotation setting of the motor 7 is set in two steps, “low” (dashed line) and “high” (solid line). When the motor 7 for driving the blower 8 is set to “low” during low-speed operation, the volume of noise is relatively large, and when it is set to “high” for high-speed rotation operation, the volume of noise is relatively low. Dotted arrows indicate the relationship between FIGS. 14A and 14B. That is, in both the “low” and “high” settings, no noise is generated for a few seconds immediately after the motor 7 starts operation, and the noise volume of the motor 8 increases as the rotational speed increases thereafter.

  In the above, the output from the speaker 13 is matched to the characteristics of the motor 8 shown in FIG. 5B, and no sound is output from the speaker 13 for a few seconds immediately after the motor 7 starts operation. The output sound from 13 is gradually increased.

  Further, when the operation of the motor 8 is stopped, the output from the speaker 13 is gradually lowered until the motor 8 is in the low rotation speed region, and the rotation of the motor 8 is stopped after the sound becomes silent.

  As described above, even if the environment in which the hand drying apparatus 1 with the information providing function is installed is quiet, the sound of the speaker 13 is emitted as the noise of the motor 8 increases, and the volume of the speaker 13 is decreased. Since the operation of the motor 8 is stopped, only the speaker 13 does not sound strangely noisy at the installation location.

  Even in public toilets in existing buildings, it is possible to exchange necessary data only by inserting and removing a memory card without carrying out a large-scale LAN construction, and it is possible to provide an optimal advertisement according to the TPO.

The perspective view of the hand dryer with the information provision function by this invention The internal structure figure of the hand insertion part of the hand dryer with the information provision function by this invention Example of a block diagram of a hand dryer with an information providing function according to the present invention (A) Data format example of a memory card inserted into slot 1 in the present invention, (b) Data format example of a memory card inserted into slot 2 Main program example of the present invention Information transfer program example of the present invention Information providing program example of the present invention Main flowchart example of discrimination program of the present invention Sub-flow chart example of discrimination program of the present invention Example of deletion program of the present invention Network system example of the present invention (A) Single advertisement example of base advertisement (b) Data example of main advertisement (c) Image example in which base advertisement and main advertisement are superimposed Setting mode screen display example Example of feedback information screen (A) Schematic diagram showing relationship between motor rotation speed and volume (b) Schematic diagram showing relationship between motor drive time and volume

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hand dryer with an information provision function, 2 ... Main body casing, 3 ... Opening part, 4 ... Hand dryer, 5 ... Monitor, 6 ... Heater, 7 ... Motor, 8 ... Blower, 9 ... Nozzle, 10 ... Sensor, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Water receiving part, 12 ... Drain part, 13 ... Speaker, 13a ... Amplifier, 14 ... Memory slot, 15 ... Radio equipment, 16 ... Memory card, 17 ... Filter, 18 ... Air volume change switch, 19 ... Heater ON / OFF switch 20 ... Main power switch, 21 ... CPU, 22 ... RAM, 23 ... ROM, 24 ... Interface.

Claims (9)

A hand-drying device provided with a motor that drives a blower fan to detect insertion of a hand and dry the hand, and a monitor device that provides information such as advertisements by video, the hand-drying device having a main body A display monitor attached to the display, first storage means for storing base advertisement information data such as an advertisement serving as a background image, and second storage for storing main advertisement information data such as text superimposed on the base advertisement information. Storage means and control means for reading the information data stored in both storage means and displaying the information data on the monitor, the control means being a first memory associated with the main advertisement information data stored in the second storage means A hand-drying apparatus with an information providing function, wherein the base advertisement information in the means is read and displayed in a superimposed manner. 2. The hand dryer with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein when the base advertisement information is stored in the main advertisement information stored in the second storage means, the base stored in the first storage means A hand dryer with an information providing function, which provides advertisement information using main advertisement information and base advertisement information stored in the second storage means regardless of presence or absence of advertisement information. 2. The hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein the first storage means is provided by a storage means that is detachable and transportable, and the second storage means is provided in the hand drying apparatus. A hand-drying apparatus with an information providing function, wherein advertisement information is registered through a wireless communication device provided in the apparatus. The hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein the second storage means is also transportable, and the first storage means and the second storage means are provided independently. A hand dryer with an information provision function. The hand drying apparatus with information providing function according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in the second storage means is deleted under a predetermined condition. 2. The hand dryer with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in the second storage means is deleted after a predetermined time period. . The hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication device is connected to a server via a network, and the server includes identification information of a hand drying apparatus corresponding to an information providing place from a contractor. A hand dryer with an information providing function, which receives a provision time zone and background image selection information and registers main advertisement information in the second storage means via the wireless communication device. The hand dryer with an information providing function according to claim 1, wherein when the main advertisement information has no setting of association information related to base advertisement information, a background screen set in advance is read, and A hand dryer with an information providing function, characterized in that advertisement information is superimposed and displayed. 4. The hand drying apparatus with an information providing function according to claim 3, wherein after the advertisement information is provided by the hand drying apparatus with the information providing function, the advertisement information is provided to the advertisement information provider via the wireless communication device. A hand dryer with an information providing function characterized by notifying.