JP3680474B2 - Internet electronic signage system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical Field of the Invention]
The present invention relates to the construction of an electronic signage system that utilizes Internet browser functions to display and output programs such as advertisements and guidance with appropriate contents in a timely manner and to automatically link related information with a portable terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4, an electronic signboard utilizing the browser function for the Internet is an electronic signboard apparatus 1a comprising an internet browser part and a large screen display part 7, or a portable terminal which is a portable internet browser terminal having the same function. The apparatus 21a is configured by a public dedicated communication line 40 or a dedicated server apparatus (server apparatus A) 41 connected by a dedicated communication line. The program to be provided is connected to the dedicated server device 41 by operating the electronic signage device 1a to read and input a predetermined URL (connection address name or address code) from the URL memory 4 or manually input from the operation unit 2. The program data to be provided is received. The received program data is temporarily stored in the received data memory 6. For the display output of the program, the operation unit 2 is operated to selectively read out a necessary program from the reception data memory 6, and a display screen signal is generated from the program data and displayed on the display unit 7. The mobile terminal device 21a has almost the same operation function as the above-described electronic signboard device. However, generally, the mobile display unit is a small display screen and can be used by an individual or a small number of people. Suitable for collecting information. As described above, according to the prior art, in order to provide an appropriate program in a timely manner, it is necessary that the operator always operates or the program user operates. The program provider, selection of a program to consider the most appropriate at that time will be relying on the sense of O Pele over data.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Order to provide timely and appropriate public relations program, automatically access to a dedicated server, and display the output of the program by the calendar and program determining function of providing program, an electronic signboard sheet vinegar makes it possible access to relevant information with minimal operation System construction.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a communication line control unit 5 connected to a dedicated server via a public communication line 40, and a received data memory 6 for temporarily storing data received from the dedicated server, as shown in FIGS. A browser memory 3 storing browser software for generating a predetermined display screen from the connection to the dedicated server and the received data, a URL memory 4 storing the URL of the connection destination, and the generated A program to be displayed and output is stored in advance in an Internet browser unit including a display unit 7 for displaying a display screen and an operation unit 2 for performing operation input such as connection destination selection and screen selection. A file unit 10 for playing back, an external communication control unit 11 for controlling communication with an external device, and internal operation of the browser unit by a signal input from the external communication An electronic signboard additionally provided with a section operation control section 12, a signboard system memory 8 storing an operation sequence program of the apparatus, and a control section 9 for controlling the apparatus according to the operation sequence of the signboard system memory Device 1, portable communication line control unit 26 connected to dedicated server 41 via public communication line 40, portable received data memory 25 for temporarily storing data received from the dedicated server, and connection to the dedicated server And a browser memory 23 storing browser software for generating a predetermined display screen from the received data, a URL memory 24 storing the URL of the connection destination, and a portable display for displaying the generated display screen Unit 27 and an internet mobile bra that includes an operation unit 22 for performing operation input such as selection of a connection destination and selection of a screen. A portable system memory that stores a mobile communication control unit 30 that controls communication with an external device, a received URL memory 31 that temporarily stores a URL input through external communication, and an operation sequence program of the mobile terminal device. 28, and a mobile terminal device 21 additionally provided with a control unit 29 for controlling the mobile terminal device in accordance with the operation sequence of the mobile system memory, and program data to be displayed on the electronic signboard device as a public communication line or a dedicated communication line And the related servers 42 and 43 that can be connected to the dedicated server (server device A) 41 required by the electronic signage device.
[0005]
Claims 2, 3 and 4 transmit and receive the external communication control unit 11 and the portable communication control unit 30 by digitally modulating infrared light and wirelessly transmitting optical signals by means of optical communication means for digitally modulating weak light. transceiver by radio wave communication means, a connection terminal Contact and card type provided, and communication means for transmitting a de-di- barrel signals directly through the connection terminal.
[0006]
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth claims include the related server 43 as a POS management server 43a, a sales management server 43b for managing sales and reservation sales of tickets, air tickets, travel tickets, etc., past, present and A weather data server 43c that manages weather data up to the near future and a member information server that manages member information such as members of events, members of circles, and card members.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Since the embodiment of the browser unit has been described in the above description of the prior art, it will be omitted and only the additional function unit will be described. Claim 1 provides a program including URL data for obtaining related information on the display unit 7, and when the user wants to obtain related information, the portable operation unit 22 of the portable terminal device 20 is operated to URL data is extracted from the program of the signboard device 1, the related URL data is received via the portable communication control unit 30 and the external communication control unit 11, and is temporarily stored in the reception URL memory 24. When the connection operation is performed by the portable operation unit 22, the portable control unit 29 reads the received URL, connects to the URL in the server device 42 disclosed via the portable communication line control unit 26, and data of the URL Is temporarily stored in the portable reception memory 25. The portable display unit 27 reads the received data of the reception memory 25, generates a display screen signal, and outputs the display screen signal.
[0008]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main part of one embodiment including a portable terminal according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the main part of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a digital signage device, 2 is an operation unit for performing operation input such as selection of a connection destination, selection of a screen, etc. 3 is browser software for generating a predetermined display screen from connection to a dedicated server and the received data 4, a URL memory storing the URL of the connection destination, 5 a communication line control unit for connecting to a dedicated server via a public communication line, and 6 temporarily receiving data received from the dedicated server Reception data memory to be stored, 7 is a display unit for displaying the generated display screen, 8 is a signboard system memory storing a program of the operation sequence of the apparatus, and 9 is the present apparatus along the operation sequence of the signboard system memory 10 is a file unit that stores a program in advance and reproduces and outputs the program at a required timing, and 11 controls communication with an external device. External communication controller, 12 denotes an external operation control unit for internal operations of the browser unit by signals external communication input. 21 is a mobile terminal device, 22 is an operation unit for performing operation input such as selection of a connection destination and screen selection, 23 is a connection to a dedicated server and 23 stores browser software for generating a predetermined display screen from the received data. A browser memory, 24 a URL memory for storing the URL of the connection destination, 25 a portable received data memory for temporarily storing data received from the dedicated server, and 26 a mobile phone connected to the dedicated server via a public communication line A communication line control unit, 27 is a mobile display unit that generates a display screen signal from received data stored in the mobile reception data memory, and outputs the display screen signal; 28 is a mobile system memory that stores an operation sequence program of the mobile terminal device; 29 is a control unit that controls the mobile terminal device in accordance with the operation sequence of the mobile system memory, and 30 is a communication unit with an external device. It is a Gosuru mobile communication control unit. Reference numeral 40 is a dedicated communication line or public communication line, 41 is a dedicated server (server apparatus A) that provides a part or all of the program displayed and output by the signboard device, and 42, 42a, and 42b are open servers that provide related information. Server.
[0009]
2 and 3 are omitted because they are duplicated, 13 is a program schedule memory for storing schedule data of programs to be provided, 14 is a clock unit for measuring and outputting time, and 15 is A program selection unit for selecting a program, 16 is a program data memory for storing data indicating where the program display data is, and 17 is a program selection for selecting a program by setting a selection condition when selecting the program. An operation unit 18 is a program selection condition memory for storing program selection conditions, 18a is a user data memory for temporarily storing data such as a user's age, sex, and shopping preferences, and 18b is a program use target user. A sales data memory 18c temporarily stores sales data such as sales volume for each product, sales product transitions for each time, number of visitors at the present time, and the like, and 18c stores weather data for the past, present and near future. Meteorological data memory for storing time, 19 is a simultaneous display determination unit for determining whether the data received from the server includes the status of simultaneous display, 20 is data for inputting URL data, program data, program schedule data, etc. It is an input part. 43, 43a, 43b, 43c and 43d are dedicated servers for providing related information.
[0010]
The detailed operation will be described along the signal flow, but the operation of the browser unit of claim 1 is omitted because it overlaps with the content already described in the section of the prior art, and only the additional function unit of the present invention will be described. . In FIG. 1, URL (connection address name or address code) data of an access destination of related information is described in a program provided by the signboard device. When the user of the program wants to obtain related information such as a catalog of products described in the advertisement program, a list of sources, a more detailed explanation, etc., the user operates the portable operation unit 22 of the portable terminal device 21 to operate the electronic signage device. The command data is transmitted so as to transmit the related URL to 1. This command data is modulated and output by the portable communication control unit 30. The external communication control unit 10 of the electronic signage apparatus 1 receives the signal, demodulates the command data, and the external operation control unit 12 generates related URL data from the provided program data based on the command data, and again performs external communication. Modulated and output to the mobile communication control unit 30 via the control unit 10. The portable communication control unit 30 demodulates and outputs the modulated signal as URL data, and temporarily stores it in the received URL memory 31. When the user performs an operation for obtaining the related information, the mobile control unit 29 reads the URL of the related server from the received URL memory 31, connects to the related server 42 via the mobile communication line control unit 26, and is necessary. New information data is received and temporarily stored in the mobile reception data memory 25. Based on the received data, the portable display unit 27 generates a display screen signal and outputs it to the display unit.
[0011]
By this method, the user can obtain the related information by a simple operation, and at the same time, the electronic signboard device does not have to be occupied by a specific person because the user operates the personal terminal device during the search. Communication means Naogaibu communication control unit 11 and the mobile communication control unit 30, an optical communication transceiver for wirelessly transmitting infrared light and digital modulation, radio communication transceiver for wirelessly transmitting the weak radio wave to digital modulation, or the A card-type connection terminal can be provided, and a communication means for directly transmitting a digital signal via the connection terminal can be selected.
[0012]
In FIG. 2, the electronic signage apparatus 1 selects and generates a program to be provided from read data of the reception data memory 6 storing the reception data from the dedicated server 41 and reproduction data of the program in the file unit 10 recorded in advance. Is done. Since it is difficult to receive a program with a large amount of data from a communication line, a program with a large amount of data or a program that is repeatedly provided over a long period of time is recorded in advance on a recording medium of the file unit 10, and a program selection unit 15 The program data is reproduced and output based on the instruction. The file unit 10 is appropriately selected from a recordable / reproducible drive device such as an FDD, HDD or magneto-optical disk device (MO), or a read-only drive device such as a CR-ROM or DVD.
[0013]
The program data to be provided is stored in advance in the program data memory 16, the program schedule data is stored in the program schedule data memory 13, and the calculation element data of the program selection conditions are stored in the program selection condition memory 18 in advance. The clock unit 14 measures the calendar and time, and the program selection unit selects and outputs a program from the calendar and time data and program schedule data. The display unit 7 generates a display screen signal from the data of the program and outputs it to the display device. The program selection calculation unit 15 refers to the program selection condition data 18 such as user data 18a, sales data 18b, weather data 18c, calendar and time data as parameters for program selection calculation when selecting a program to be provided in a timely and appropriate manner. Select and calculate the most suitable program.
[0014]
In order to obtain the selected program selection condition data, the related server 43 shown in FIG. The related server 43 depends on the obtained data, the POS management server 43a, the sales management server 43b for managing sales and reservation sales of tickets, air tickets, travel tickets, etc., weather data for the past, present and near future. An example of a weather data server 43c that manages the member information and a member information server that manages member information such as an event member, a circle member, and a card member can be shown.
[0015]
Based on the output of the clock unit 14, the signboard control unit 9 performs command control to periodically connect to a specific URL of the dedicated server 41 and receive program data. For the received data, the simultaneous display determination unit 19 determines whether there is simultaneous display status data. When it is determined that the received data is present, the received program is forcibly displayed. With this function, programs such as evacuation instructions, caution instructions, and notifications that require emergency display are simultaneously displayed and output on a plurality of electronic signage devices. URL data, program data, program schedule data, etc. are input from the data input unit 20.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects. The clock unit measures the time, reads the program from the file unit, the reception data memory, etc. along the program schedule table stored in the program schedule data memory, and displays and outputs it on the display unit. If necessary, a program is received from a dedicated server unit, and an appropriate program is automatically displayed and output in a timely manner by temporarily storing it in the received data memory. By using a mobile terminal device, the user can obtain related information with a simple operation, and at the same time, the electronic signage device is dedicated to a specific person because it is operated with the individual mobile terminal device during this search. You do n’t have to. With the function of the simultaneous display determination unit, programs such as evacuation instructions, caution instructions, and notifications that require emergency display can be displayed and output simultaneously on a plurality of electronic signage devices.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of one embodiment including a mobile terminal device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a main part of one embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of a server unit according to the present invention.
[4] The portable terminal device according to the prior art is including main block diagram.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic signboard apparatus 2 Operation part 3, 23 Browser memory 4, 24 URL memory 5 Communication line control part 6 Reception data memory 7 Display part 8 Signboard system memory 9 Signboard control part 10 File part 11 External communication control part 12 External operation control part 13 Program schedule data memory 14 Clock unit 15 Program selection unit 16 Program data memory 17 Program selection calculation unit 18 Program selection condition memory 18a User data memory 18b Sales data memory 18c Weather data memory 19 Simultaneous display determination unit 20 Data input unit 21 Mobile Terminal device 22 Mobile operation unit 25 Mobile reception data memory 26 Mobile communication line control unit 27 Mobile display unit 28 Mobile system memory 29 Mobile control unit 30 Mobile communication control unit 40 Public communication line or dedicated communication line 41 Dedicated servers 42 and 43 Related servers

Claims (8)

A communication line control unit for connecting to a remote server via a public communication line, a reception data memory for temporarily storing data received from the remote server, a connection to the remote server and a predetermined display screen from the received data Browser memory storing browser software to be generated, URL memory storing URL (Uniform Resource Locater) of the connection destination, a display unit for displaying the generated display screen, selection of a connection destination, In the browser part for the Internet consisting of the operation part that performs operation input such as screen selection,
A program for storing a program to be displayed and output in advance, a file unit for reproducing the program at a required timing, an external communication control unit for controlling communication with an external device, and an external operation for operating the browser unit internally by a signal input from the external communication An electronic signboard device additionally provided with a control unit, a signboard system memory storing a program of an operation sequence of the apparatus, and a control unit for controlling the apparatus along the operation sequence of the signboard system memory;
A portable communication line controller connected to a remote server via a public communication line; a portable received data memory for temporarily storing data received from the remote server; a connection to the remote server and a predetermined display based on the received data Browser memory storing browser software for generating a screen, URL memory storing the URL of the connection destination, portable display unit for displaying the generated display screen, selection of connection destination, screen In the mobile browser part for the Internet that consists of the operation part that performs operation input such as selection,
A portable communication control unit for controlling communication with an external device; a received URL memory for temporarily storing a URL input from an external communication; a portable system memory storing an operation sequence program for the portable terminal device; and the portable system memory A mobile terminal device additionally installed with a control unit for controlling the mobile terminal device along the operation sequence of
Program data to be displayed on the electronic signage device is transmitted via a public communication line or a dedicated communication line, and is configured with a dedicated server (server device A) that can be connected to a related server required by the electronic signage device,
When a program including a URL for obtaining related information is provided on the display unit of the electronic signboard device and the related information is to be obtained, the portable communication device is operated to control the external communication from the electronic signboard device. The related URL is received via the communication unit, temporarily stored in the received URL memory, and the portable control unit reads the received URL and connects to the URL in the server device disclosed via the portable communication line control unit. An Internet electronic signage system that receives data of the URL and temporarily stores it in the portable reception memory. 2. The Internet electronic signage system according to claim 1, wherein the external communication control unit and the portable communication control unit are transmitters / receivers using optical communication means that digitally modulates infrared light and wirelessly transmits it. 2. The Internet electronic signage system according to claim 1, wherein the external communication control unit and the portable communication control unit are transmitters / receivers using radio wave communication means that digitally modulates weak radio waves and wirelessly transmits them. Wherein the external communication control unit and the portable communication control unit, in claim 1, provided with a connection terminal such as a card type, characterized by a communication means for transmitting a de-di Tal signal via the connection terminals directly Internet digital signage system. The associated server and POS (Point Of Sales) management server, the URL memory to to store the URL of the POS management server, the electronic Kanban via the public communication line or a dedicated communication line to the POS management server 2. The internet electronic signage system according to claim 1, wherein the internet electronic signage system is connected and receives data such as sales information and customer information. The related server, tickets, flights, travel coupons and sales and reservation sales sales management for the server to manage, such as, to store the URL of the sales management for the server in the URL memory, the digital signage is the sales 2. The Internet electronic signage system according to claim 1, wherein the digital electronic signage system is connected to a management server via a public communication line or a dedicated communication line and receives data such as sales information and customer information. The associated server, past, present time and the meteorological data server that manages the meteorological data to the near future, the URL memory to stores the URL of the meteorological data server, the electronic signboard a public communication line to said meteorological data server 2. The Internet electronic signage system according to claim 1, wherein the Internet electronic signage system is connected via a dedicated communication line and receives weather data. Said the relevant server, a member of the entertainment, circle members, and membership information server for managing member information such as a card member, said in the URL memory to store the URL of the member information server, the electronic signboard is the member information server Internet electronic signboard system of claim 1 connected via a public communication line or a dedicated communication line, and wherein the receiving member information data.

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