JP2015225612A - Digital signage system and signage device to be used for the same, program for digital signage information server, program for signage device, and program for portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital signage system for displaying information for residents of a facility at a signage device installed in the facility, and for providing the information to the portable terminal of each of the residents.SOLUTION: A digital signage system is configured such that a signage information server and a signage device set for each facility where residents are living and the portable terminal of each of the residents and a management device installed in the management company of the facility are connected, therein notice information is displayed at the signage device and the portable terminal. The signage information server includes: storage means for storing facility information, notice information, management company information and resident information; management information processing means for allowing storage means to store the facility information of the facility and the notice information in association; signage processing means for transmitting the notice information with notice control information to the signage device; and portable terminal processing means for transmitting the notice information stored in the storage means to the portable terminal under a predetermined condition.

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital signage system for facilities such as apartments where a plurality of residents live. Specifically, a digital signage system that displays information for residents of a facility on a signage device provided in the facility and provides the information to the resident's mobile terminal, a signage device used therefor, a program for a digital signage information server, and a signage device The present invention relates to a computer program and a mobile terminal program.

Conventionally, in collective housing (apartments) where a plurality of residents live, a bulletin board has been set up in order to inform the residents of guidance and communication items, and a paper with various information posted on the bulletin board. It was.
On the other hand, a system for electrically distributing bulletin information has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). Patent Document 1 describes an electronic bulletin board system in which screen information of a bulletin board created by a center device is transmitted to a plurality of terminal devices installed in an apartment house or the like via a general public line, and stored and displayed. . Patent Document 2 describes a digital signage distribution system that changes the display contents of digital signage installed in public facilities or the like to the owner information of the owner who owns the portable terminal nearby. Yes.

JP-A-10-285572 JP2013-161360A

  However, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 1, when there is a plurality of bulletin information, the display is switched at a predetermined time, so the resident can immediately confirm the necessary bulletin information. It was not suitable for. Moreover, the system as disclosed in Patent Document 2 is intended for display by digital signage, and it has not been studied to display the posted information on a portable terminal of a resident away from the facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and displays information for residents of a facility on a signage device provided in the facility and provides it to the portable terminal of the resident and a digital signage system used for it It is an object to provide a signage device, a digital signage information server program, a signage device program, and a portable terminal program.

1. A signage information server, a signage device installed in each of one or a plurality of facilities where a plurality of residents live, a portable terminal of each of the residents, and a management device placed in a management company of the facility are communication networks. Connected to the digital signage system for displaying the posted information in each facility on the signage device of the facility and the portable terminal of the resident of the facility, wherein the signage information server includes facility information of each facility, Storage means for storing and storing the posting information for each facility, the management company information of each management company and the resident information of each resident, and the posting information for each facility by the management device, Management information processing means for associating the facility information of the facility with the posted information and storing the information in the storage means, and storing in the storage means for each facility The signage processing means for transmitting the posted information to the signage device installed in the facility together with the posting control information for controlling the posting, and the portable terminal of the resident for each facility, Mobile terminal processing means for transmitting the bulletin information for the facility stored in the storage means under the conditions of, wherein each signage device transmits a display device and the signage information server to the signage information server And posting information acquisition means for receiving the posting information, and posting control means for controlling the display of the display device based on the posting control information attached to the received posting information. A digital signage comprising portable posting means for displaying the posted information received from the signage information server on a portable terminal of a person Stem.
2. The management information processing means causes the management device to input instruction information including an urgency level and an importance level for each posting information, and the signage processing means, based on the instruction information, displays the display order of the posting information, Creating the posting control information including the display time and the display format; The digital signage system described.
3. The signage information server causes the management device to create notification information for the resident for each facility and stores the notification information in association with the facility information and stores the notification information in the storage unit, and the storage unit stores the notification information Notification means for transmitting notification information to the resident's portable terminal and storing the response information in the storage means in association with the notification information when receiving response information for the notification information from the resident's portable terminal; Response processing means for browsing and processing the response information by the management device. Or 2. Digital signage system as described in.
4). The facility information includes signage device identification information for identifying and authenticating the signage device, the management company information includes management device identification information for identifying and authenticating the management device, and the resident information includes the residence information Resident identification information for identifying and authenticating a person, and the signage information server associates the facility information and the management company information, and the facility information and the resident information with each other in the storage means. Said 1 to memorize. Thru 3. The digital signage system as described in any of the above.
5. 1 above. Thru 4. A signage device connectable to the signage information server according to any one of the above, a display device, and posting information acquisition means for requesting the signage information server to transmit the posting information and receiving the posting information; A signage device comprising: posting control means for controlling display of the display device based on the posting control information attached to the received posting information.
6). A signage information server, a signage device installed in each of one or a plurality of facilities where a plurality of residents live, a portable terminal of each of the residents, and a management device placed in a management company of the facility are communication networks. Is a digital signage information server program for displaying the posted information in each facility on the signage device of the facility and the mobile terminal of the resident of the facility, the facility information for each facility, for each facility A storage function for storing and storing posting information, management company information of each management company and resident information of each resident, and the posting information for each facility is input by the management device. Management information processing function for storing information and the posted information in association with each other, and controlling the posting of the stored posted information for each facility Signage processing function to be transmitted to the signage device installed in the facility together with the posting control information for the facility, and the resident for each facility to the portable terminal for the facility stored in a predetermined condition A digital signage information server program comprising: a mobile terminal processing function for transmitting the posted information.
7). The management information processing function causes the management device to input instruction information including an urgency level and an importance level for each posting information, and the signage processing function is based on the instruction information, the display order of the posting information, 5. Create the posting control information including display time and display format. The program for the digital signage information server described.
8). A notification information creation function for creating notification information for the resident for each facility by the management device and storing the notification information in association with the facility information, and the notification information stored in the storage unit in the portable terminal of the resident A reply function for transmitting and storing the reply information in association with the notice information when the reply information for the notice information is received from the mobile terminal of the resident, and a reply for viewing and processing the reply information by the management device And 6. a processing function. Or 7. Program for digital signage information server described in 1.
9. 1 above. Thru 4. A signage device program that enables connection with the signage information server according to any one of the above, and a display function for displaying on the display device, and periodically sending the signage information server to the signage information server A post information acquisition function for receiving the post information, and a post control function for controlling display of the display device based on the post control information attached to the received post information. A signage device program.
10. 1 above. Thru 4. A portable terminal program that is connectable to the signage information server according to any one of the above, and has a portable bulletin function for displaying the bulletin information received from the signage information server.
11. A notification display function for displaying the notification information received from the signage information server; an answer transmission function for operating the mobile terminal to create the answer information; and transmitting the created answer information to the signage information server; 10. comprising the above. The portable terminal program described.

  According to this digital signage system, a signage information server, a signage device installed for each of one or a plurality of facilities where a plurality of residents live, a mobile terminal of each of the residents, and a management company of the facility are installed. The signage information server stores facility information of each facility, posted information for each facility, management company information of each management company, and resident information of each resident, respectively. Storage means for storing information, management information processing means for inputting the bulletin information for each facility by the management apparatus, and storing the facility information and the bulletin information in the storage means in association with each other, and the storage means for each facility stored in the storage means Signage processing means for transmitting the bulletin information together with the bulletin control information for controlling the bulletin board to the signage device installed in the facility, The signage device includes a display device, a signage information server that requests the signage information server to transmit the bulletin information, receives the bulletin information, and the bulletin control information attached to the received bulletin information. Since it is provided with a posting control means for controlling the display, it is possible to display information to be notified to the residents in an appropriate manner in a timely manner on the signage devices installed at the entrances of the facilities such as the housing complexes. become. In addition, the signage information server includes portable terminal processing means for transmitting bulletin information for the facility stored in the storage means on a predetermined condition to the portable terminal of the resident for each facility. Since it has portable bulletin means for displaying the bulletin information received from the signage information server, even if the resident is out of the office and cannot see the signage device, the portable terminal held by the resident The posted information can be displayed in a timely manner in an appropriate manner. In addition, by the management information processing means provided in the signage information server, for each management company that manages each facility, it is possible to easily create and edit the posting information to be displayed on each facility and its resident's mobile terminal, Prompt provision and management of guidance and communication items are facilitated, and the burden on each management company can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, each facility information, resident mobile terminal information, various posted information, each management company information, and the like are managed and processed collectively by the signage information server, which makes it easy to increase the security of information.

  The management information processing means causes the management device to input instruction information including an urgency level and an importance level for each posting information, and the signage processing means is configured to display a display order, a display time, and a display time of each posting information based on the instruction information. When creating the posting control information including the display format, the signage information server displays the display order, the display time, and the display format (posting) for the signage device according to the urgency and importance for each instructed posting information. It is possible to control the display mode of information (size, distribution, highlighting, etc.). Thereby, for example, urgent and important information can be controlled to be always displayed in a telop format. In addition, by determining the degree of urgency and importance for each indicated bulletin information based on predetermined conditions, appropriate bulletin information is sent to the resident's mobile terminal, and a display mode that matches the degree of urgency and importance Can be displayed.

  The signage information server is configured to cause the management device to create notification information for a resident for each facility and store it in the storage unit in association with the facility information; and the notification information stored in the storage unit When the response information for the notification information is received from the resident's mobile terminal, the response information is stored in the storage means in association with the notification information, and the response information is viewed and stored by the management device. When the response processing means to be processed is provided, it is possible to more reliably notify the resident of circulation information, meeting information, and the like. In addition, since the response information such as confirmation of confirmation, approval / disapproval, attendance, etc. for the notification is obtained from the resident and can be viewed at the management company, the burden on the management company can be greatly reduced.

  The facility information includes signage device identification information for identifying and authenticating the signage device, the management company information includes management device identification information for identifying and authenticating the management device, and the resident information includes the residence information Resident identification information for identifying and authenticating a person, and the signage information server stores facility information and management company information and facility information and resident information in the storage means in association with each other. Can transmit each posted information to an appropriate signage device and a portable terminal, and can ensure information security in the digital signage system.

  According to the signage device that can be connected to the signage information server, information that is installed at the entrance of each facility such as a housing complex and should be notified to the resident can be displayed in a timely manner in an appropriate manner.

  According to the digital signage information server program of the present invention, a function suitable for the signage information server can be realized on a computer.

  According to the portable terminal program connectable with the signage information server, it is possible to realize a function of displaying the posted information in a timely manner in an appropriate manner on the portable terminal held by the resident of the facility.

The present invention will be further described in the following detailed description with reference to the drawings referred to, with reference to non-limiting examples of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. Similar parts are shown throughout the several figures.
It is a block diagram showing the structure of a digital signage system. It is a block diagram showing the structure of a signage apparatus. It is a block diagram showing the structure for posting and notifying to a portable terminal. It is a block diagram showing the structure of a management apparatus. It is a block diagram showing the structure of a signage information server. It is a figure for demonstrating the information accumulate | stored and memorize | stored in a digital signage system. It is an example of the creation screen of the posting information in a management apparatus. It is an example of the creation screen (following the previous figure) of the bulletin information in a management apparatus. It is an example of the creation screen (following the previous figure) of the bulletin information in a management apparatus. It is an example of the creation screen of the posting information for portable terminals in a management apparatus. It is an example of the edit screen of the posting information in a management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the posting information acquisition process in a signage apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the posting process of the posting information in a signage apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the posting information acquisition process in a portable terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the posting process of the posting information in a portable terminal. It is a display example of bulletin information. It is a display example of bulletin information.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The items shown here are for illustrative purposes and exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are the most effective and easy-to-understand explanations of the principles and conceptual features of the present invention. It is stated for the purpose of providing what seems to be. In this respect, it is not intended to illustrate the structural details of the present invention beyond what is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the present invention. It will be clear to those skilled in the art how it is actually implemented.

1. Configuration of digital signage system This digital signage system is a system for posting information to residents living in the facility for each facility such as a housing complex, and the information to be posted is managed by the facility Can be created by the management company. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a digital signage system according to the present embodiment. The digital signage system 1 includes a signage information server 2, a signage device 6 installed for each facility 60 in which a plurality of residents reside, Each portable terminal 8 of a resident 80 resident in each facility 60 and the management device 4 placed in the management company 40 of the facility 60 are connected by the communication network 9, and the posting information in each facility 60 is used as the signage of the facility 60. While displaying on the apparatus 6, it is comprised so that it may display on each portable terminal 8 of the resident 80 of the said facility 60. FIG.

The “facility” is intended to be a facility that is used separately or continuously by a certain number of people regardless of the period. The type and number of facilities 60 are not particularly limited, and examples include apartment houses, dormitories, schools, and hospitals. Preferably, an apartment house (a condominium, an apartment, a dormitory, etc.) where a plurality of residents live can be mentioned.
The “resident” is not limited as long as it is a person who uses the facility. All or part of the users for each facility is called a resident (80). Residents 80 may be further grouped by building, area, department, or the like.
The “management company” intends a person who manages each facility 60. The management company includes companies and management associations entrusted with management of the facilities, management departments of the facilities, managers, etc., and the form and number are not particularly limited. For example, there may be a plurality of management companies 40, or one management company 40 may be a person who manages a plurality of facilities 60.

  The signage device 6, the mobile terminal 8, and the management device 4 are connected to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9. The configuration of the communication network 9 is not particularly limited, and may be a general network such as the Internet or a dedicated communication line. The mobile terminal 8 may be connected via a mobile phone network or the like.

(Signage device)
The signage device 6 is a device that is installed in a common part of a resident such as an entrance (entrance, lobby) or passage of the facility 60, and displays information notified to the resident of the facility 60 by characters or images. The number and specific configuration of the signage devices 6 installed for each facility 60 are not particularly limited. The signage device 6 is connected to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9.
As shown in FIG. 2, the signage device 6 includes a display device 62, a bulletin information acquisition unit 64, and a bulletin control unit 66. Moreover, the memory | storage means 65 can be provided for the storage of bulletin information, and the process by said each means.

The display device 62 provided in the signage device 6 is not particularly limited as long as it can display arbitrary text, images, and the like. Examples of the display device 62 include a liquid crystal display, an EL display, an LED display, and electronic paper.
The bulletin information acquisition unit 64 is a unit that requests the signage information server 2 to transmit bulletin information and receives the bulletin information. The bulletin information acquisition means 64 can be configured to request transmission of bulletin information periodically.
The posting control means 66 is a means for controlling the display of the display device 62 based on the posting control information attached to the received posting information and displaying the posting information.
Each of the above means can be configured on a controller or a computer capable of communication via the communication network 9 and display control of the display device 62, for example, a dedicated controller, a personal computer (PC), etc. It can also be configured.

  The signage device 6 can be connected to the signage information server 2 on the controller or the computer as described above, and has a display function for displaying on the display device 62, and periodically sends posting information to the signage information server 2. A signage device program comprising: a bulletin information acquisition function for requesting and receiving bulletin information; and a bulletin control function for controlling display of the display device 62 based on bulletin control information attached to the received bulletin information Can be realized.

(Mobile device)
Each resident's mobile terminal 8 downloads the program for the mobile terminal of the digital signage system 1, and then the downloaded program can be executed. By installing the mobile terminal program, the mobile terminal 8 can include the following units.
Each mobile terminal 8 is provided with mobile bulletin means for displaying the mobile bulletin board information transmitted from the signage information server 2 on the display 82 provided in each mobile terminal 8. The portable bulletin board can be configured to store the received bulletin information and perform selection and display in accordance with the operation of the user of the portable terminal 8. The specific configuration of the portable bulletin means is not particularly limited.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the portable bulletin means can be constituted by portable bulletin information acquisition means 84, storage means 85, portable bulletin control means 86, and the like. In that case, the portable terminal 8 acquires the bulletin information for the portable terminal transmitted from the signage information server 2 by the portable bulletin information acquisition means 84, stores it in the storage means 85, and stores the bulletin information for the user by the portable bulletin control means 86. Depending on the operation, it can be displayed on the display 82 of the portable terminal 8.

  The portable terminal 8 can further include notification display means 87 and answer transmission means 88. The notification display unit 87 is a unit that displays the notification information to the resident transmitted from the signage information server 2 on the display unit 82 according to the operation of the user of the portable terminal 8. The answer transmitting unit 88 is a unit that causes the user of the mobile terminal 8 to operate to create answer information for the notification information, and transmits the created answer information to the signage information server 2.

The portable terminal program is a portable terminal program that can be connected to the signage information server 2. On the portable terminal 8, the portable bulletin means (portable bulletin information acquisition means 84, storage means 85, portable bulletin control means 86. Etc.) can be provided.
Further, the portable terminal program can include a notification display function for executing the notification display unit 87 and an answer transmission function for executing the answer transmission unit 88 on the portable terminal 8.

  The communication method and configuration of the mobile terminal 8 to be used are not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a general mobile phone terminal, a tablet terminal, and a notebook personal computer (PC). The communication network 9 is the Internet, and the mobile terminal 8 is preferably a terminal device that can be connected to the Internet, such as a so-called smartphone or tablet terminal. The portable terminal 8 is not limited to a portable terminal, and may be a desktop PC mainly used for stationary use, a so-called kiosk terminal, or the like.

(Management device)
The management device 4 is placed in each management company 40 and creates bulletin information displayed on the signage device 6 for each facility 60, portable bulletin information displayed on each portable terminal 8 held by the resident of the facility 60, and the like. -A device for editing. In addition, the management device 4 can be configured to create / edit notification information to be notified to the mobile terminal 8 so that the response information returned from each mobile terminal 8 can be browsed and aggregated.
The number and specific configuration of the management devices 4 installed for each management company 40 are not particularly limited. The management device 4 can be configured using, for example, a general PC. Further, as the management device 4, a portable terminal held by a person in charge of a management company, a manager of a facility, or the like may be configured to be usable.

The management device 4 is connected to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9, and includes a display operation means 41 and a server access means 42 using a display device and an operation input device, as shown in FIG. The access means 42 can be connected to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9, and the display operation means 41 can be configured to use functions such as the management information processing means 24 of the signage information server 2. Then, the management device 4 includes information editing means 44 for creating and editing the posting information for the signage device, the posting information for the portable terminal (both may be the same), and the notification information for the portable terminal. I have. By this information editing means 44, facility information, management company information, resident information, etc. can be registered in the signage information server 2 in advance, and the registered information can be maintained.
Further, the management device 4 can be provided with answer information processing means 46 for connecting to the signage information server 2 and browsing the answer information received from the mobile terminal 8.

(Signage information server)
As shown in FIG. 5, the signage information server 2 stores facility information of each facility 60, posted information for each facility 60, management company information of each management company 40, resident information of each resident 80, and the like. The storage means 3 for storing, the management information processing means 24 for inputting the posting information for each facility 60 by the management apparatus 4 and storing the facility information of the facility 60 and the posting information in the storage means 3 in association with each other, and the facility 60 A signage processing means 26 for transmitting the posting information stored in the storage means 3 to the signage device 6 placed in the facility 60 together with the posting control information for controlling the posting, and a resident for each facility 60 Mobile terminal processing means 28 for transmitting the posting information for the facility 60 stored in the storage means 3 under a predetermined condition.

The management information processing unit 24 can be configured to perform processing and control using a management device communication unit 240 that communicates with each management device 4 via the communication network 9.
The signage processing means 26 can be configured to perform processing and control using a signage communication means 260 that communicates with each signage device 6 via the communication network 9.
The portable terminal processing means 28 can be configured to perform processing and control using portable terminal communication means 280 that communicates with each portable terminal 8 via the communication network 9.

As shown in FIG. 6, the storage means 3 is configured with a database that stores various information used by the digital signage system 1 such as facility information 36, posted information 31, management company information 34, and resident information 38 in association with each other. can do.
The individual facility information 36X is information related to the individual facility 60X, and the items and contents to be stored are not limited as long as the facility 60X can be specified. For example, information such as a name of the facility 60X, an identification code, an address, and a school district where the facility is located can be included.
The facility information 36X can include signage device information for specifying one or more signage devices 6 installed in the facility 60X. The signage device information can include, for example, the number (identification code) of the signage device 6, an authentication number required for authentication by the signage information server 2, and other arbitrary information.

The posting information 31 is information posted on the signage device 6 and posted on the portable terminal 8 under a predetermined condition. The bulletin information for the signage device 6 and the bulletin information for the portable terminal 8 may be the same or may be distinguished as being directed to any one of them. That's it.
The specific items and contents of the individual bulletin information 31n are not questioned. The individual bulletin information 31n includes net bulletin information (including character information and arbitrary images, sounds, videos, etc.) and bulletin control information necessary for controlling the bulletin (for example, relative display order). Relative display time, display format, etc.). Also, management information (for example, target facility, target area, type, creator, creation date, posting start date, posting end date, etc.) for specifying and managing each posting information 31n can be attached. Further, when creating the individual bulletin information 31n, it is possible to attach instruction information indicating the degree of urgency, importance, and influence. Information indicating the necessity of transmission of the posting information 31n to the mobile terminal 8 may be attached as instruction information.
The posting information 31 is accumulated and stored in the storage unit 3 in association with each facility 60.

  The content of the posting information 31 is arbitrary, for example, information on faults and inspections in the facility 60, information on repairs in the facility 60 (see FIG. 16), information on occupancy of elevators accompanying work such as resident moving, Information on management union meetings, etc. (see FIG. 17), guidance information on the date of taking out the garbage, communication in the event of a disaster, etc. The format of these information is not limited and may be text information or image information or the like may be added.

The management information processing means 24 is configured to create the contents of the posting information 31n by the management device 4x placed in the management company 40x that manages the facility 60X that performs the posting. A portable terminal or the like possessed by a person in charge of management or the like can be used as the management device 4x. Also, some items (for example, creator, creation date and time) of the management information attached to the posting information 31n can be automatically added by the management information processing means 24.
Further, the management information processing means 24 can be configured to allow the management device 4 to browse, edit, change, and the like the list of bulletin information 31 and individual contents.

The management company information 34 is information registered in advance to identify each management company 40.
The individual management company information 34x is stored in the storage unit 3 in association with each facility 60. The specific items and contents of the management company information 34x do not matter. For example, name, identification code, person name / identification code / password, telephone number, etc. The management company information 34x can include management device information for identifying and authenticating one or more management devices 4x installed in the management company 40x. When a portable terminal or the like is used as the management device 4x, information on the portable terminal or the like can be included as management device information in order for a person in charge or the like to create / browse the posted information 31 or the like.

The resident information 38 is information necessary for communication with the portable terminal 8 possessed by the resident of each facility, and is registered in advance.
The individual resident information 38n is stored in the storage unit 3 in association with each facility 60. The resident information 38n can be appropriately grouped according to a residential area or the like such as a building (building) or a floor. The specific items and contents of the resident information 38n do not matter. For example, the name and address of the resident n, the address of the mobile terminal 8, the identification code, the password, the type of the mobile terminal 8, and the like can be given.

  Further, in addition to the bulletin information 31, the storage means 3 includes information notified to residents of each facility 60 or a specific group (for example, guidance to related parties such as circulation items, questionnaires, meetings, etc.) as notification information. 32 can be stored. The individual notification information 32n is stored in the storage unit 3 in association with the facility 60X. The specific items and contents of the notification information 32n do not matter. The individual notification information 32n includes net notification information (including character information and arbitrary images, sounds, moving images, etc.) and display control information (for example, a relative display order) necessary for controlling the display. , Display format, etc.). Also, management information (for example, facility, group, type, creator, creation date / time, notification start date, expiration date, etc.) for specifying and managing the notification information 32n can be added. In addition, when creating the individual notification information 32n, instruction information indicating the degree of urgency, importance, influence, etc. can be attached.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the signage information server 2 can be provided with a notification information creating means 242 so that the management information 4n is created by the management device 4x placed in the management company 40x that manages the facility 60X. Further, the notification information creating means 242 can be configured to allow the management device 4 to browse, edit, change, etc., a list of the notification information 32 and individual contents.

  In addition, in the storage unit 3, a reply from the resident to the notification information 32 can be stored as the reply information 33. The individual answer information 33n can be stored in the storage means 3 in association with the notification information 32n. The specific contents of the answer information 33 are not limited, and may be, for example, an answerer (resident), answer date / time, answer contents, and other arbitrary matters. The content of the response can include, for example, information such as answers to questionnaires, attendance at meetings, etc., whether posted information or notification information with high importance has been browsed, or the like.

The signage information server 2 includes signage processing means 26 and portable terminal processing means 28, as shown in FIG.
The signage processing means 26 selects the currently effective information from the posting information 31 stored in the storage means 3 in association with the facility 60, and sends it to the facility 60 together with the posting control information for controlling the posting of the posting information 31. It is comprised so that it may transmit to the signage apparatus 6 installed. The posting control information is information for designating a display mode such as a posting cycle, a relative time, a relative size, and an emphasis / telop format for the signage device 6. The posting control information may be the instruction information itself input from the management device 4 or may be generated by the signage processing means 26 based on the input instruction information (importance, urgency, influence, etc.). It can also be configured.

  The portable terminal processing unit 28 is configured to transmit the posting information for the facility 60 stored in the storage unit 3 to the resident portable terminal 8 for each facility 60 under a predetermined condition. The “predetermined condition” refers to a condition for selecting bulletin information related to a resident from the bulletin information. For example, it may be set as the instruction information whether or not the bulletin information 31n is to be transmitted to the portable terminal 8. Further, based on the contents of the instruction information such as the importance level and the urgent level for each bulletin information 31, the mobile terminal processing means 28 may set necessity of transmission, transmission timing, retransmission condition, and the like. In addition, when the target area of the posting information 31n is a school district or the like, the mobile terminal processing means 28 transmits the address registered in the resident information 38 only to the resident mobile terminal 8 in the school district. If the target area of the bulletin information 31n is a specific building or floor of the facility 60, the portable terminal of the resident who matches the building or floor included in the address of the resident information 38 Transmission to only 8 can be performed.

In addition, the signage information server 2 can include a notification unit 282 and an answer processing unit 244.
The notification unit 282 transmits the notification information 32 stored in the storage unit 3 to the resident portable terminal 8 and receives the response information 33 for the notification information 32 from the resident portable terminal 8. Can be stored in the storage means 3 in association with the notification information 32.
The response processing unit 244 is connected to the management device 4 by the management device communication unit 240, and can be configured to cause the management device 4 to perform processing such as browsing and counting of the response information 33.

  Further, in addition to the management information processing means 24, the signage information server 2 receives management company information 34 of each management company, facility information 36 of each facility, and resident information 38 of each resident from each management device 4. Registration information processing means 29 for registering in the information server 2 can be provided. Thereby, it becomes possible to improve the security at the time of registration of each said information.

The facility information 36 includes signage device identification information for identifying and authenticating the signage device 6 installed in the facility, and the management company information 34 identifies and manages the management device 4 managed by the management company. It is preferable to include management device identification information for authentication, and the resident information 38 preferably includes resident identification information for identifying and authenticating the resident. In communication via the communication network 9, the signage information server 2 authenticates the signage device 6 with the signage device identification information (by the authentication means provided in the signage communication means 260), and authenticates the management device 4 with the management device identification information. (By the authentication means provided in the management device communication means 240), the mobile terminal 8 is authenticated by the resident identification information (by the authentication means provided in the mobile terminal communication means 280), and the security of the information can be maintained. .
In the signage information server 2, the facility information 36 and the management company information 34, the facility information 36 and the resident information 38 can be associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 3.

The specific configuration method and connection method of the signage information server 2 are not particularly limited. For example, the signage information server 2 can be configured by one or more computers, and the number and configuration thereof are not particularly limited. Each computer may be connected by a communication network. The configuration of the communication network and the mutual connection method are not particularly limited.
Further, regardless of the computer used, it can be constituted by a general computer including a CPU, a memory, an input / output and communication interface, a storage device such as a hard disk, and the like. The storage means 3 may be configured separately. The main control processing in each means of the signage information server 2 and control processing such as data transmission / reception between each means are executed by the CPU.

(Program for digital signage information server)
Each means of the signage information server 2 applied to the digital signage system 1 can be realized as a program for executing each means on the computer. The digital signage information server program is a computer constituting the signage information server 2, in which the facility information 36 of each facility 60, the posted information 31 for each facility 60, the management company information 34 of each management company 40, and the residence of each resident A storage function for accumulating and storing person information 38, a management information processing function for executing the processing of the management information processing means 24, a signage processing function for executing the processing of the signage processing means 26, and the portable terminal processing And a mobile terminal processing function for executing the processing of the means 28.

The management information processing function causes the management device 4 to input instruction information including the urgency and importance for each bulletin information 31, and the signage processing function displays each bulletin information 31 based on the directive information. The bulletin board control information including the order, the display time, and the display format can be created.
The digital signage information server program further includes a notification information creating function for executing the processing of the notification information creating means 242, a notification function for executing the processing of the notifying means 282, and a reply for executing the processing of the answer processing means 244. A processing function can be provided. Also, a registration information processing function for executing the processing of the registration information processing means 29 can be provided.

2. Operation of digital signage system (registration of management company information, facility information, resident information)
The management company 40 connects the management device 4 to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9. In order to connect the management apparatus 4 to the signage information server 2, an identification code (ID) and a password are input, and authentication is performed by the signage information server 2 (management apparatus communication means 240 or registered information processing means 29). (Hereinafter the same). After the authentication, the signage information server 2 can register the management company information 34 by the registration information processing unit 29 or the management information processing unit 24. Similarly, facility information 36 including signage information about each facility 60 managed by the management company 40 and the signage device 6 of the facility 60, and resident information 38 regarding the resident's mobile terminal 8 for each facility 60, etc. Can be registered. The signage information server 2 (registered information processing means 29 or management information processing means 24) stores the inputted information in the storage means 3 in association with each other.

(Create bulletin information or notification information)
The management company 40 can appropriately connect the management device 4 to the signage information server 2 (management information processing means 24). When the management information processing unit 24 requests the management company 40 to create the bulletin information 31, the management information processing unit 24 displays, for example, as shown in FIGS. Let it be created. Instruction information including the urgency level and the importance level can be input for each posting information 31.
The contents displayed on the management device 4 and the creation items are arbitrary and are not particularly limited. In this example, after specifying the target facility 60, as shown in FIG. 7, the display type (display sample or the like), the format (image layout), the image, the title, or the like is input. Also, the display time, telop, etc. are specified. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8, the contents of the bulletin board (subtitle, text, etc.) are created. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to specify a posting background, an animation, a posting start date, an end date, and the like. When a portable terminal or the like is used as the management device 4, it can be created simply as shown in FIG.

When the target facility 60 is designated as described above, a range or the like in the facility 60 may be designated. For example, if a building (building) in the facility 60 or a range in units of floors is registered as facility information, the posting range can be set in units of buildings or floors and in groups of residents in that range. Such designation of the range is suitable for posting information limited to that range, for example, inspection of equipment or implementation of cleaning.
Moreover, only the posting of the posting information regarding the site of the housing complex can be displayed by using the housing complex unit or the like. Furthermore, using the school district unit is suitable for posting information provided by school district unit. In addition, if the municipality is in units of administrative districts, it is suitable for posting information on services such as garbage collection dates.

  The creation items in the above example include net information (title, text, etc.) to be posted and instruction information (image layout, display time, telop setting, etc.) such as the posting method. In order to simplify the creation of bulletin information, the urgency level, importance level, influence level, etc. of the bulletin information may be input as instruction information. The signage information server 2 can determine the display mode of the posting layout, display time, telop, etc., based on the instruction information such as the urgency level / importance level. Further, information such as the creator and the creation date can be added by the management information processing means 24.

The management company 40 may connect the management apparatus 4 to the signage information server 2 (notification information creation means 242) as appropriate, and create notification information 32 to the resident's mobile terminal 8 in the same manner as the posting information 31. it can.
Individual bulletin information 31 or notification information 32 created as described above is accumulated and stored in the storage means 3. The posting information 31 and the notification information 32 stored in the storage unit 3 can be browsed, edited, changed, and the like for each facility 60 by the management device 4 of the management company 40. For example, FIG. 11 is a display screen of the management apparatus 4 for enabling editing of individual bulletin information by a list of bulletin information 31.

(Posting on signage equipment)
The signage device 6 (posted information acquisition means 64) is connected to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9. The signage information server 2 can be connected to the signage device 6 by transmitting its own identification number, authentication code, etc. and receiving the signage information server 2 (signage communication means 260) authentication (hereinafter the same). To do). After the authentication, the signage information server 2 (signage processing means 26) is stored in the storage means 3 in association with each facility 60 or every fixed range thereof, and the posting information 31 within the valid period is stored in the signage device 6 It is transmitted to the signage device 6 together with the posting control information for controlling the posting. The signage device 6 can display the net content (text, image, etc.) of the posting information 31 on the display device 62 based on the received posting control information.

The posting information acquisition means 64 of the signage device 6 can be connected to the signage information server 2 at a fixed period and request transmission of the posting information 31. The period is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, about 5 to 10 minutes. The bulletin information 31 may be periodically transmitted from the signage information server 2 to the signage device 6. Further, the signage information server 2 may transmit the bulletin information 31 to the signage device 6 every time the bulletin information 31 is updated.
The posting information 31 from the signage information server 2 to the signage device 6 can be transmitted by putting together a plurality of posting information 31 to be posted at that time and attaching the posting control information. The posting control information is information for instructing the signage device 6 on the display order of the plurality of posting information 31, the display layout, the display time, the display format such as telop, and the like.

The signage device 6 (the bulletin information acquisition unit 64) can set various display conditions for displaying the received plural bulletin information 31 on the screen of the display device 62. For example, it may be set so that each bulletin information is sequentially displayed for a certain time and all bulletin information is displayed. Further, the layout may be set so that a plurality of pieces of bulletin information are simultaneously displayed on one screen.
Further, display conditions can be set for each bulletin information based on the number of bulletin information 31 and the bulletin control information attached to the bulletin information 31. For example, by comparing the importance attached to each bulletin information 31 with a predetermined value, the size distribution on the screen, the size of the characters, the color scheme, the length of the display time, the display frequency according to the importance. Etc. can be set. Highly important information can be set to display in a prominent manner for a relatively long time or to increase the frequency of display in order to inform the resident of the contents of the posting more reliably. Further, when the urgency assigned to the bulletin information 31 is higher than a predetermined value, even if other information is displayed on the display device 62 in order to notify the resident of the contents of the bulletin earlier, one of the screens is displayed. It can be set so that it is always displayed on the screen, or always flows as a telop. Moreover, it is possible to set so that characters and figures such as “important” and “emergency” are displayed for information with high importance and urgency.
The signage device 6 (posting control means 66) can display the posting information on the display device 62 in accordance with the set conditions.

12 and 13 show examples of processing in the signage device 6.
FIG. 12 shows processing by the bulletin information acquisition unit 64. First, the signage information server 2 is connected at regular intervals (steps S11 to S12), and the bulletin information 31 at that time is collectively acquired (S13). Next, conditions for displaying the individual bulletin information 31 are set based on the number of bulletin information items and the bulletin control information included in the bulletin information 31 (S14). When the display conditions are set for all the bulletin information, all the bulletin information and the display condition setting information are stored in the storage means 65 (S15). And it returns to step S11 so that the posting information 31 may be reacquired after a fixed time.

FIG. 13 shows processing by the posting control means 66. The posting control means 66 refers to the setting information stored in the storage means 65 in step S15, and acquires the posting information to be displayed first (S21). Then, the posting information is displayed on the display device 62 (S22), and the display is continued for a time set as a display condition (S23).
When the display time of the bulletin information has elapsed, the setting information stored in the storage means 65 is referred again to obtain the bulletin information to be displayed next (S24), and the bulletin information is displayed on the display device 62 (S22). ). The bulletin board control means 66 repeats this and displays up to the last bulletin board information. When the display of all the bulletin information is completed, it can be displayed again from the first bulletin information.

(Posting on mobile devices)
In the portable terminal 8, portable bulletin information acquisition means 84 connects to the signage information server 2 via the communication network 9. Connection to the signage information server 2 can be performed by transmitting an identification number, an authentication code, etc. from the portable terminal 8 and receiving authentication of the signage information server 2 (portable terminal communication means 280) (hereinafter the same). ). After the authentication, the signage information server 2 (portable terminal processing means 28) carries the bulletin information 31 stored in the storage means 3 by grouping for each facility 60 in which the resident resides or for each predetermined range. The information is transmitted to the portable terminal 8 together with the posting control information for controlling the posting on the terminal 8. In the mobile terminal 8, the mobile bulletin board control means can display the bulletin information 31 on the display 82 based on the received bulletin control information.

  The mobile bulletin board information acquisition means 84 of the mobile terminal 8 can connect to the signage information server 2 at a constant cycle and request transmission of the bulletin board information 31. It is also possible to request transmission only when new bulletin information 31 exists. The period is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 5 to 10 minutes, for example. Further, the signage information server 2 may transmit the bulletin information 31 toward the mobile terminal 8 when the bulletin information 31 is updated. Further, it is possible to connect to the signage information server 2 and request transmission of the posting information 31 by operating the portable terminal 8.

  When requested by the portable terminal 8, the portable terminal processing means 28 of the signage information server 2 collects a plurality of bulletin information 31 to be posted on the portable terminal 8 at that time, and sends the bulletin control information with the bulletin control information. Can be. The posting control information is information that instructs the portable terminal 8 about the display order of the plurality of posting information 31, the display layout, the display time, the display format such as the telop, and the like, as in the case of the signage device 6. The bulletin control information may be instruction information designated at the time of creation of each bulletin information 31 or may be generated by the portable terminal processing means 28 based on the instruction information such as urgency / importance designated at the time of creation. Also good.

The posting information 31 posted on the portable terminal 8 can be information selected according to a predetermined condition. The signage information server 2 (portable terminal processing means 28) transmits to the mobile terminal 8 only the bulletin information that is instructed to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 8 when the individual bulletin information 31 is created and is within the expiration date. Can be. Further, the signage information server 2 (portable terminal processing means 28) compares the urgency level and the importance level instructed at the time of creating each posting information 31 with a predetermined value, and only the posting information 31 having a high urgency level or importance level is obtained. It is possible to transmit to the mobile terminal 8.
Note that the mobile bulletin board information acquisition means 84 includes, for example, information on the urgency level in the bulletin information 31, and pops up on the display 82 of the mobile terminal 8 when the urgency level is higher than a predetermined value. In addition to performing display and the like, it is possible to call attention by generating sound, turning on a notification lamp, vibrating, or the like.

  Further, the portable terminal processing means 28 refers to the resident information 38, and when the target area of the posted information 31 is a school district or the like, the portable terminal processing means 28 is a portable terminal of a resident whose address is the resident information 38 in the school district. If the target area of the posting information 31 is a specific building or floor of the facility 60, the building or floor included in the address of the resident information 38 matches. Transmission can be performed only to the resident's portable terminal 8.

  When the mobile bulletin board control means 86 is executed by operating the mobile terminal 8, the mobile bulletin board control means 86 can create a list of the bulletin information 31 stored in the storage means 85 and display it on the display device 82. . When the posting information 31 with high importance or urgency is included, it can be displayed in a list or the like together. From the list of bulletin information displayed on the display device 82, any bulletin information 31 in the list can be selected by a resident's operation. Then, the portable bulletin board control means 86 displays the text and image of the selected bulletin information 31 on the display device 82.

14 and 15 show examples of processing in the mobile terminal 8.
FIG. 14 shows processing by the mobile bulletin board information acquisition means 84. The portable bulletin board information acquisition means 84 is connected to the signage information server 2 (S42) due to the various factors as described above (in step S41 in the figure, every predetermined time). Then, the bulletin board information 31 for the portable terminal 8 at that time is acquired collectively (S43) and stored in the storage means 85 (S44).

FIG. 15 shows processing by the portable bulletin board control means 86. The portable bulletin board control means 86 acquires all the bulletin board information 31 stored in the storage means 85 (S51). The portable bulletin board control means 86 can set various methods for displaying the individual bulletin board information 31 on the display 82 of the portable terminal 8 based on the bulletin board control information included in the bulletin board information 31. For example, the display order of the individual bulletin information 31, the display method based on the importance / urgency of the individual bulletin information 31, and the like can be set.
Then, by operating the portable terminal 8, the portable bulletin board control means 86 can display a list of the bulletin information 31 stored in the storage means 65 on the display 82 (S52). The bulletin information 31 having a high degree of importance may be changed in color or thickened so that it is more prominent than other bulletin information when displayed as a list. Then, the posting information 31 to be displayed can be selected by operating the portable terminal 8 (S53), and the selected posting information 31 can be displayed on the display 82 (S54). The above steps S52 to S54 can be arbitrarily repeated. Also, the bulletin information 31 having a high degree of urgency can be displayed using a notification area that is always displayed.

(Notification to mobile terminal and response processing)
The notification information 32 can be transmitted to and displayed on the portable terminal 8 using the notification means 282 of the signage information server 2, the notification display means 87 on the portable terminal 8, and the like in the same manner as the bulletin information 31 described above.
In the portable terminal 8, the notification display means 87 that has acquired the notification information 32 received by the portable bulletin information acquisition means 84 notifies the resident that the notification information 32 is present by pop-up display, sound, notification lamp lighting, vibration, or the like. be able to. Then, the notification information 32 is displayed on the display unit 82. The notification display unit 87 causes the response transmission unit 88 to be executed when the notification information 32 includes instruction information for requesting a response.

  The reply transmission means 88 can display a reply column on the display device 82 and allow the resident to input a reply or the like. After the input is completed, the response transmission unit 88 transmits the input response as the response information 33 to the notification unit 282 of the signage information server 2. The notification unit 282 appropriately adds necessary information such as respondents, answer date and time, and stores the information in the storage unit 3 in association with the notification information 32.

  The management company 40 can use the management device 4 to connect to the answer processing means 244 of the signage information server 2 and browse the answer information 33 stored in the storage means 3. At this time, the answer processing means 244 performs various processes such as filtering using the options of the answer information 33, the address of the resident, etc., or generating a graph for each option, and allows the results to be viewed. It can also be done. Further, the status of transmission / non-transmission of the response information 33 for each resident who has sent the notification information 32 can be aggregated and the results can be viewed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. As an example of the present digital signage system, the signage device 6 and the portable terminal 8 are connected to the signage information server 2 to acquire the posting information and the notification information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the signage information server 2 is used as the signage device. Alternatively, bulletin information or notification information may be transmitted by connecting to a portable terminal.
Further, in the embodiment, when the signage information server 2 is connected, all the bulletin information and notification information are received at one time. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Only unposted bulletin information and notification information may be received.
Further, although the embodiments have mainly described the digital signage system for condominiums, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present digital signage system can be applied to various facilities such as schools, hospitals, tenant buildings, and the like.
In addition, the signage information server 2 can include an emergency information processing unit that receives information from another information system that distributes information of a high degree of emergency such as a disaster. When receiving the distributed information, the emergency information processing means can generate bulletin information with a high degree of urgency including the information in the display content and immediately transmit it to each signage device 6. The posting control means 66 of each signage device 6 can immediately display the received posting information with a high degree of urgency on the display device 62. Furthermore, the emergency information processing means transmits bulletin information with a high degree of urgency to each portable terminal 8, and each portable terminal 8 can be displayed on the display 82 by the portable notice control means 86.

1; Digital signage system,
2; signage information server, 24; management information processing means, 26; signage processing means, 28; portable terminal processing means, 29; registration information processing means, 242; notification information creation means, 282; notification means, 244; ,
3; storage means,
4, 4x; management device, 40, 40x; management company, 41; display operation means, 42; server access means, 44; information editing means, 46;
6, 6X; signage device, 60, 60X; facility, 62; display device, 64; bulletin information acquisition means, 66; bulletin control means,
8, 8X; portable terminal, 80, 80x; resident of facility, 82; indicator, 84; portable bulletin information acquisition means, 86; portable bulletin control means.

Claims (11)

A signage information server, a signage device installed in each of one or a plurality of facilities where a plurality of residents live, a portable terminal of each of the residents, and a management device placed in a management company of the facility are communication networks. A digital signage system that displays the information posted in each facility on the signage device of the facility and the mobile terminal of the resident of the facility,
The signage information server
Storage means for storing and storing facility information of each facility, posting information for each facility, management company information of each management company, and resident information of each resident,
Management information processing means for causing the management device to input the posting information for each facility, and storing the facility information of the facility and the posting information in association with each other;
Signage processing means for transmitting the bulletin information stored in the storage means for each facility together with the bulletin control information for controlling the bulletin board to the signage device installed in the facility;
Portable terminal processing means for transmitting the posted information for the facility stored in the storage means to the portable terminal of the resident for each facility under a predetermined condition;
With
Each of the signage devices includes a display device,
Posting information acquisition means for requesting the signage information server to transmit the posting information and receiving the posting information;
Posting control means for controlling display of the display device based on the posting control information attached to the received posting information;
With
A digital signage system comprising portable posting means for displaying the bulletin information received from the signage information server on the portable terminal of the resident. The management information processing means causes the management device to input instruction information including the degree of urgency and importance for each posting information,
2. The digital signage system according to claim 1, wherein the signage processing unit creates the posting control information including a display order, a display time, and a display format of each of the posting information based on the instruction information. The signage information server
Notification information creation means for creating notification information for the resident for each facility by the management apparatus and storing the notification information in association with the facility information;
The notification information stored in the storage means is transmitted to the resident's mobile terminal, and when the reply information for the notification information is received from the resident's mobile terminal, the response information is associated with the notification information Notification means for storing in the storage means;
Reply processing means for viewing and processing the reply information by the management device;
A digital signage system according to claim 1 or 2. The facility information includes signage device identification information for identifying and authenticating the signage device, the management company information includes management device identification information for identifying and authenticating the management device, and the resident information includes the residence information Resident identification information for identifying and authenticating the person,
The digital signage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the signage information server stores the facility information and the management company information, and the facility information and the resident information in the storage unit in association with each other. system. A signage device connectable with the signage information server according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A display device;
Posting information acquisition means for requesting the signage information server to transmit the posting information and receiving the posting information;
A signage device comprising: posting control means for controlling display of the display device based on the posting control information attached to the received posting information. A signage information server, a signage device installed in each of one or a plurality of facilities where a plurality of residents live, a portable terminal of each of the residents, and a management device placed in a management company of the facility are communication networks. Is a digital signage information server program for displaying posted information in each facility on the signage device of the facility and the mobile terminal of the resident of the facility,
A storage function for storing and storing facility information of each facility, posting information for each facility, management company information of each management company, and resident information of each resident,
A management information processing function for inputting the posting information for each facility by the management device, and storing the facility information of the facility and the posting information in association with each other;
The signage processing function for transmitting the stored bulletin information for each facility together with the bulletin control information for controlling the bulletin board to the signage device installed in the facility;
A portable terminal processing function for transmitting the posted information for the facility stored under a predetermined condition to the portable terminal of the resident for each facility;
A digital signage information server program characterized by comprising: The management information processing function causes the management device to input instruction information including an urgency level and an importance level for each posting information,
The digital signage information server program according to claim 6, wherein the signage processing function creates the posting control information including a display order, a display time, and a display format of each posting information based on the instruction information. A notification information creating function for storing the information associated with the facility information by creating the notification information for the resident for each facility by the management device;
The notification information stored in the storage means is transmitted to the resident portable terminal, and when the reply information for the notification information is received from the resident portable terminal, the reply information is stored in association with the notification information. Notification function to
An answer processing function for viewing and processing the answer information by the management device;
The program for digital signage information servers according to claim 6 or 7. A program for a signage device that enables connection with the signage information server according to claim 1,
A display function for displaying on the display device;
A posting information acquisition function for periodically requesting the signage information server to transmit the posting information and receiving the posting information;
A bulletin board control function for controlling display of the display device based on the bulletin board control information attached to the received bulletin information;
A program for a signage device, comprising: A program for a portable terminal that enables connection with the signage information server according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A portable terminal program comprising a portable bulletin board function for displaying the bulletin board information received from the signage information server. A notification display function for displaying the notification information received from the signage information server;
An answer transmission function for operating the portable terminal to create the answer information and sending the created answer information to the signage information server;
The program for portable terminals of Claim 10 provided with.