JP2014166341A - Exhibition system for portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide commentary information on a portable information terminal for exhibition, without being associated with troublesome work, when the portable information terminal is exhibited.SOLUTION: An exhibition system for a portable information terminal includes an exhibition device 100 for being loaded with the portable information terminal 400 for exhibition, and a display device 300 for displaying commentary information on the portable information terminal. The exhibition device has communication means for transmitting identification information on the portable information terminal to the display device by communication-connecting the portable information terminal and the display device together. The display device has a display part for displaying the commentary information on the portable information terminal on the basis of the identification information transmitted from the portable information terminal via the communication means.

Description

  The present invention relates to an exhibition system for portable information terminals.

  Samples of portable information terminals are displayed in various ways at shop stores and consumer electronics mass retailers.

  Various techniques relating to such a background are known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4).

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a material display system using an IC (Integrated Circuit) tag. More specifically, the exhibition system includes an IC tag device for exhibit that is attached to the exhibit and stores the identification information of the exhibit and the description information of the exhibit. In addition, this exhibition system is attached to an exhibition stand for exhibiting exhibits, and an exhibition stand IC for writing and storing exhibit identification information read from the exhibit IC tag device and explanation information of the exhibit. Provide a tag device. In addition, the exhibition system includes a portable terminal device that is held by a viewer and receives and displays and / or outputs audio commentary information on exhibits by communicating with an IC tag device for an exhibition stand. In this way, depending on the exhibition system, the viewer can easily obtain explanations of materials of interest.

  Further, for example, Patent Document 2 describes a method for giving information about a product. More specifically, this method obtains product information about related products from a server by a dynamic notation device. This method then displays a first screen of product information on a dynamic notation device for the customer. The method then receives input from the customer by the dynamic notation device in response to the first screen. In this method, the displayed screen is changed by the dynamic notation device based on the received input. In this method, the updated product information is dynamically obtained from the server by a dynamic notation device. In this way, depending on this method, information about the product can be presented to the customer interactively.

JP 2002-092231 A JP 2012-252707 A

  The exhibition system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-151867 has the annoyance that an IC tag device that stores identification information of an exhibit and commentary information on the exhibit must be attached to the exhibit and the display stand.

  In the method described in Patent Document 2, a product must be displayed together with a notation device that displays the product information. When there are many products having similar appearances and functions, the notation for displaying the product information is displayed. There is an annoyance that it is necessary to display the device while confirming which notation device it is.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal display system that solves the above-described problems.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an exhibition apparatus includes an exhibition apparatus on which a portable information terminal for exhibition is placed, and a display device that displays commentary information on the portable information terminal. Has communication means for connecting the portable information terminal and the display device to each other and transmitting identification information of the portable information terminal to the display device, and the display device is transmitted from the portable information terminal via the communication means. A display unit that displays commentary information of the portable information terminal based on the identification information is provided.

  The above summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention. Also, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

  As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the explanation information of the portable information terminal for display without annoying work when displaying the portable information terminal.

It is a figure which shows an example of the exhibition system of the portable information terminal 400 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the electrical connection relationship of the display stand, the tablet terminal, and the portable information terminal. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the installation table 200. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a conversion device 110. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a tablet terminal 300. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the statistical information 361. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of commentary information 362. FIG. It is a network block diagram of an exhibition system. It is a figure which shows an example of the exhibition system of several portable information terminal 400a-400d. It is a figure which shows an example of the electrical connection relationship of the display stand 103, the tablet terminal 300, and several portable information terminal 400a-400d. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the converter 160 which connects several portable information terminal 400a-400d.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the claimed invention, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are described below. However, this is not always essential for the solution of the invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of an exhibition system for a portable information terminal 400 according to an embodiment.

  The exhibition system of the portable information terminal 400 includes an exhibition stand 100 and a tablet terminal 300. The display stand 100 may be an example of the “exhibition apparatus” in the present invention. The tablet terminal 300 may be an example of the “display device” in the present invention.

  The display stand 100 is a device on which the portable information terminal 400 for display is placed. An installation table 200 on which the portable information terminal 400 is placed is provided on the upper surface of the display table 100. In addition, the tablet terminal 300 is placed on the upper surface of the display stand 100. Therefore, the upper surface of the display stand 100 is inclined so that the touch panel of the placed tablet terminal 300 can be easily seen.

  The tablet terminal 300 is one type of computer product, and is a touch panel that can be operated by touching one side of a plate-shaped housing, and is a type of device that performs most operations by touching the screen. The tablet terminal 300 displays the commentary information of the portable information terminal 400.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of an electrical connection relationship between the display stand 100, the tablet terminal 300, and the portable information terminal 400.

  The portable information terminal 400 is communicatively connected to the tablet terminal 300 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable 120 provided in the casing of the display stand 100. And the portable information terminal 400 transmits the identification information of an own terminal to the tablet terminal 300 according to the request from the tablet terminal 300, for example. The USB cable 120 may be an example of “communication means” in the present invention. In the present invention, the “communication means” is not particularly limited, and may be constituted by wireless communication means such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) in addition to the above-described wired communication means such as a USB cable.

  The installation table 200 is electrically connected to the conversion device 110 of the display table 100 via a signal cable 130 provided in the casing of the display table 100. On the other hand, the tablet terminal 300 is communicatively connected to the conversion device 110 via the USB cable 140 provided in the casing of the display stand 100. Then, the installation base 200 transmits a signal to the conversion device 110 via the signal cable 130. When receiving the signal transmitted from the installation base 200, the conversion device 110 converts the content indicated by the signal into data indicating information that can be processed by the tablet terminal 300. Then, the conversion device 110 transmits the data to the tablet terminal 300 via the USB cable 140. The conversion device 110 may be an example of a “notification unit” in the present invention.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of the installation table 200.

  The installation base 200 includes an upper housing 210 and a lower housing 220. The lower housing 220 is fixed to the upper surface of the display stand 100. Further, the lower housing 220 is connected to the upper housing 210 by a cable 230. The portable information terminal 400 is fixed to the upper housing 210. The upper casing 210 may be an example of the “fixing tool” in the present invention. The lower housing 220 may be an example of the “support base” in the present invention. The connection between the upper housing 210 and the lower housing 220 is not limited to the cable 230 described above, and may be configured to be detachable by a magnet as an example.

  Usually, the upper casing 210 is supported by the lower casing 220. Then, when the viewer of the portable information terminal 400 lifts the portable information terminal 400, the upper casing 210 is detached from the lower casing 220.

  A contact monitoring circuit 221, a power supply circuit 222, and a contact interface 223 are provided in the lower housing 220. The contact monitoring circuit 221 may be an example of the “detecting unit” in the present invention.

  The contact monitoring circuit 221 is a circuit that detects whether the upper housing 210 is supported by the lower housing 220 or detached from the lower housing 220. For example, in a state where the upper housing 210 is supported by the lower housing 220, the electrical contact provided on the lower surface of the upper housing 210 and the electrical contact provided on the upper surface of the lower housing 220 are in contact with each other. If the contact monitoring circuit 221 is configured so that the contacts are in contact with each other, the contact monitoring circuit 221 detects that the upper housing 210 is supported by the lower housing 220 and the contacts are in contact with each other. If not, it is detected that the vehicle is detached from the lower housing 220.

  The power supply circuit 222 is a circuit that supplies power supplied from the external power supply 150 to the contact monitoring circuit 221.

  The contact interface 223 is an interface to which a connector of the signal cable 130 is connected.

  With such a configuration, when the contact monitoring circuit 221 detects that the upper housing 210 is detached from the lower housing 220, the contact monitoring circuit 221 transmits a signal indicating that to the conversion device 110 via the contact interface 223. When the contact monitoring circuit 221 detects that the upper housing 210 is supported by the lower housing 220, the contact monitoring circuit 221 transmits a signal indicating that to the conversion device 110 via the contact interface 223.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the conversion device 110.

  In the housing of the conversion device 110, a power supply circuit 111, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 112, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 113, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 114, a contact interface 115, a conversion circuit 116, and a USB interface 117 are provided. It has been.

  The power supply circuit 111 is a circuit that supplies power supplied from the external power supply 150 to other components such as the CPU 112.

  The CPU 112 is a device that controls each device constituting the conversion device 110, calculates data, and processes the data.

  The ROM 113 is a read-only storage device.

  The RAM 114 is a storage device using a semiconductor element.

  The contact interface 115 is an interface to which a connector of the signal cable 130 is connected.

  The conversion circuit 116 is a circuit that converts the content indicated by the signal received from the lower housing 220 into data indicating information that can be processed by the tablet terminal 300.

  The USB interface 117 is an interface to which the connector of the USB cable 140 is connected.

  With such a configuration, the conversion device 110 receives a signal indicating a state detected by the contact monitoring circuit 221 and, based on the signal, the upper housing 210 is supported by the lower housing 220 or is detached. To notify the tablet terminal 300 of whether or not it is present.

  FIG. 5 shows an exemplary configuration of the tablet terminal 300.

  The tablet terminal 300 includes a power supply circuit 310, a CPU 320, a ROM 330, a RAM 340, a wireless communication device 350, an external storage device 360, a touch panel 370, and a USB interface 380. The external storage device 360 may be an example of the “explanatory information storage unit” and the “statistical information storage unit” in the present invention. The touch panel 370 may be an example of the “display unit” in the present invention.

  The power supply circuit 310 is a circuit that supplies power supplied from the external power supply 150 to other components such as the CPU 320.

  The CPU 320 is a device that controls each device constituting the tablet terminal 300 and calculates and processes data.

  The ROM 330 is a read-only storage device.

  The RAM 340 is a storage device using a semiconductor element.

  The wireless communication device 350 is a device for communicating with an external computer.

  The external storage device 360 is a device that stores data and programs in the tablet terminal 300. Statistical information 361 and comment information 362 are stored in the external storage device 360. Here, the statistical information 361 statistically associates identification information of the portable information terminal 400 with information indicating a change in state of the upper casing 210 to which the portable information terminal 400 is fixed with respect to the lower casing 220. Stored. Further, in the comment information 362, identification information of the portable information terminal 400 and comment information of the portable information terminal 400 are stored in association with each other.

  The touch panel 370 is a device that performs input by touching the screen with a fingertip or a dedicated pen. Touch panel 370 displays commentary information of portable information terminal 400 based on the identification information transmitted from portable information terminal 400 via USB cable 120. For example, the touch panel 370 displays the comment information 362 stored in the external storage device 360 in association with the identification information transmitted from the portable information terminal 400 via the USB cable 120.

  The USB interface 380 is an interface to which the connector of the USB cable 120 and the connector of the USB cable 140 are connected.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the statistical information 361.

  Specifically, the terminal identification information, on / off, date information, and time information are stored each time the contact monitoring circuit 221 detects a change in the contact. Here, the terminal identification information is the terminal identification information of the portable information terminal 400 displayed on the installation table 200, and the on / off is the contact change information detected by the contact monitoring circuit 221.

  FIG. 7 is an example of the explanation information 362.

  Specifically, for each terminal identification information, a function explanation content of the portable information terminal 400, a specification explanation content of the portable information terminal 400, a price information content, a campaign information content, and the like can be considered.

  FIG. 8 is a network configuration diagram of the exhibition system.

  The tablet terminal 300 installed at the store is connected to the server 500 via the communication line 600. The server 500 includes a comment information database 520 that stores comment content information of the portable information terminal 400 to be displayed, and a statistical information database 510 that stores statistical information transmitted from each tablet terminal 300. The server 500 may be an example of the “external device” in the present invention.

  Each tablet terminal 300 updates the comment information 362 via the communication line 600 when the comment information database 520 of the server 500 is newly updated.

  Each tablet terminal 300 periodically transmits statistical information 361 of the exhibited portable information terminal 400 to the server 500 via the communication line 600, and the server 500 stores the information in the statistical information database 510. Store and manage centrally.

  As described above, depending on the display stand 100, it is possible to provide the explanation information of the portable information terminal 400 for exhibition without annoying work when the portable information terminal 400 is displayed.

  In addition, it is possible to provide commentary information about the portable information terminal 400 to be exhibited to the viewer almost infinitely in a limited small space.

  On the other hand, it is possible for the viewer to select and obtain only necessary information or information of interest from the provided information.

  In addition, it is possible for the exhibitor to know how much interest he / she has gained by counting the number of times the viewer has taken the portable information terminal 400 exhibited.

  Furthermore, until now, when the position of the portable information terminal 400 to be displayed has been changed, it has been necessary to move the board or panel describing the description of the portable information terminal 400 at the same time. The work at these stores can be greatly reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. For example, each of the above-described configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, and the like may be realized by integrating some or all of them, for example, by designing with an integrated circuit. For example, the installation table 200 and the conversion device 110 may be integrated and realized.

  Further, the contents included in the database structure indicate what is considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily indicate all contents on the product. Also, not all products are installed at the same time.

  Further, the control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for the explanation, and not all the control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. Actually, it may be considered that almost all the components are connected to each other.

  With respect to the above embodiment, one portable information terminal 400 has been illustrated and described in FIG. 1 and the like, but the one portable information terminal 400 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like is merely an example. That is, in the present invention, there is no reason why the portable information terminal 400 should be configured by one, and it goes without saying that a plurality of portable information terminals 400 may be displayed. Hereinafter, description of the embodiment in which a plurality of portable information terminals 400 are provided will be continued. In addition, about the structure similar to the exhibition system of said embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of an exhibition system of a plurality of portable information terminals 400a to 400d. As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of portable information terminals 400 a to 400 d mounted on the installation tables 200 a to 200 d are provided on the upper surface of the display table 103. The tablet terminal 300 displays the explanation information of each of the portable information terminals 400a to 400d.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of an electrical connection relationship between the display board 103, the tablet terminal 300, and the plurality of portable information terminals 400a to 400d. As shown in FIG. 10, the portable information terminals 400a to 400d are communicatively connected to the conversion device 160 provided in the casing of the display table 103 (shown in FIG. 9) by USB cables 170a to 170d, respectively. Then, the conversion device 160 transmits each data of the portable information terminals 400a to 400d to the tablet terminal 300 via the USB cable 140. The USB cables 170a to 170d, the USB cable 140, and the conversion device 160 may be examples of “communication means” in the present invention.

  10 are electrically connected to the conversion device 160 of the display table 103 via signal cables 130a to 130d provided in the casing of the display table 103. The installation tables 200a to 200d shown in FIG. On the other hand, the tablet terminal 300 is communicatively connected to the conversion device 160 via the USB cable 140 provided in the housing of the display table 103. And the installation bases 200a-200d corresponding to each of the portable information terminals 400a-400d transmit a signal to the converter 160 via the signal cables 130a-130d. When receiving the signal transmitted from the installation bases 200a to 200d, the conversion device 160 converts the content indicated by the signal into data indicating information that can be processed by the tablet terminal 300. Then, the conversion device 160 transmits the data to the tablet terminal 300 via the USB cable 140. Conversion device 160 may be an example of a “notification unit” in the present invention.

  Further, each of the installation bases 200a to 200d includes an upper casing and a lower casing (220a to 220d, see FIG. 11) as described above, and each upper casing is fixed to the corresponding portable information terminal 400a to 400d. Each lower housing is fixed to the upper surface of the display table 103. Each of the installation bases 200a to 200d is provided with a contact monitoring circuit for monitoring attachment / detachment between the upper housing and the lower housing. This contact monitoring circuit may be configured in the same manner as the contact monitoring circuit 221 described above, and when it is detected that the upper casing and the lower casing are detached from any of the installation bases 200a to 200d, this is indicated. A signal is transmitted to the conversion device 160 via the contact interface 223. When it is detected that the upper housing is supported by the lower housing, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the conversion device 160 via the contact interface 223. To do. Thereby, it becomes possible to detect which of the portable information terminals 400a to 400d the viewer has lifted.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of the configuration of the conversion device 160.

  In the casing of the conversion device 160, a power supply circuit 161, a CPU 162, a ROM 163, a RAM 164, a contact interface 165, a conversion circuit 166, and a USB interface 167 are provided.

  The power supply circuit 161, the CPU 162, the ROM 163, and the RAM 164 may be configured in the same manner as the power supply circuit 111, the CPU 112, the ROM 113, and the RAM 114 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 11, to the contact interface 165, the connector of the signal cable 130 from each contact monitoring circuit of the lower housings 220a to 220d corresponding to the portable information terminals 400a to 400d is connected.

  The conversion circuit 166 is a circuit that converts the content indicated by the signals received from the lower housings 220a, 220b, 220c, and 220d into data indicating information that can be processed by the tablet terminal 300.

  The USB interface 167 shown in FIG. 11 is connected to connectors of USB cables 170a to 170d corresponding to the portable information terminals 400a to 400d, respectively. In addition, the connector of the USB cable 140 connected to the tablet terminal 300 is connected. The USB cables 170a to 170d may be an example of “communication means” in the present invention. However, in the present invention, the “communication means” is not particularly limited, and instead of the USB cables 170a to 170d described above. The wireless communication means such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) may be used.

  With such a configuration, the conversion device 160 receives a signal indicating a state detected by each contact monitoring circuit, and based on the signal, the conversion device 160 includes the installation tables 200a to 200d corresponding to the portable information terminals 400a to 400d. Data for notifying which upper housing is supported by the lower housing or detached is transmitted to the tablet terminal 300 via the USB interface 167.

  The tablet terminal 300 may have the same configuration as that described with reference to FIG. 5, and the USB interface 380 of the tablet terminal 300 is connected to the conversion device 160 via the USB cable 140. The USB interface 380 is an interface for receiving a signal indicating a state detected by each contact monitoring circuit and identification information of the portable information terminal. Further, the external storage device 360 stores statistical information 361 and comment information 362 for each portable information terminal.

  As described above, in the portable information terminal exhibition system according to the present invention, a plurality of portable information terminals can be exhibited at the same time, so that a person browsing the exhibition picks up any portable information terminal. The information corresponding to the portable information terminal taken by the hand can be displayed on the tablet terminal, and the information corresponding to the portable information terminal taken by the hand can be provided to the viewer. . Further, this operation information is recorded and can be used as information for analyzing the taste and interest of the viewer.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The execution order of each process such as operations, procedures, steps, and stages in the system, method, apparatus, program, and recording medium shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before” and “prior to It should be noted that it can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the description, and the drawings, even if it is described using “first”, “next”, etc. for the sake of convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. is not.

100, 103 Exhibition stand 110, 160 Conversion device 111, 161 Power supply circuit 112, 162 CPU
113, 163 ROM
114, 164 RAM
115, 165 Contact interface 116, 166 Conversion circuit 117 USB interface 120, 170 USB cable 130 Signal cable 140 USB cable 150 External power supply 200 Installation base 210 Upper housing 220 Lower housing 221 Contact monitoring circuit 222 Power supply circuit 223 Contact interface 230 cable 300, 700 Tablet terminal 310 Power supply circuit 320 CPU
330, 730 ROM
340 RAM
350 Wireless communication device 360 External storage device 361 Statistical information 362 Explanation information 370 Touch panel 380 USB interface 400 Portable information terminal 500 Server 510 Statistics information database 520 Explanation information database 600 Communication line

Claims (8)

An exhibition device on which a portable information terminal for exhibition is placed;
A display device for displaying commentary information of the portable information terminal,
The exhibition apparatus
Communication means for connecting the portable information terminal and the display device in communication, and transmitting identification information of the portable information terminal to the display device;
The display device
A portable information terminal display system having a display unit for displaying commentary information of the portable information terminal based on identification information transmitted from the portable information terminal via the communication means. The display device
A comment information storage unit for storing the identification information of the portable information terminal and the comment information of the portable information terminal in association with each other;
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays commentary information stored in the commentary information storage unit in association with identification information transmitted from the portable information terminal via the communication unit. Exhibition system. The exhibition apparatus
A fixture for fixing the portable information terminal;
A support for supporting the fixture;
The portable information terminal display system according to claim 1, further comprising: a detection unit configured to detect whether the fixture is supported on the support base or detached from the support base. . The exhibition device
Data indicating the state detected by the detection unit is received from the detection unit, and based on the signal, data indicating whether the fixture is supported by the support base or detached is displayed on the display The portable information terminal display system according to claim 3, further comprising a notification unit that transmits the information to the apparatus. The display device
A statistical information storage unit that statistically associates and stores identification information of the portable information terminal and information indicating a change in a state of the fixture to which the portable information terminal is fixed with respect to the support base. Item 5. A portable information terminal display system according to Item 4. An external device that is communicably connected to the display device via a communication line;
The external device transmits data including identification information of the portable information terminal and commentary information of the portable information terminal to the display device,
The display device displays commentary information of the portable information terminal based on identification information transmitted from the portable information terminal via the communication means and information included in data transmitted from the external device. The exhibition system for portable information terminals according to any one of claims 3 to 5. The display device transmits data including identification information of the portable information terminal and information indicating a change in state of the fixture on which the portable information terminal is fixed to the support base to the external device,
The exhibition system of the portable information terminal according to claim 6, wherein the external device statistically manages information indicated by data transmitted from the display device. A plurality of the portable information terminals are placed on the exhibition device,
The communication means transmits each identification information of the plurality of portable information terminals to the display device,
The display system for portable information terminals according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the commentary information of the corresponding portable information terminal based on the identification information.

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