JP5640360B2 - Display system and operation method of display system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system, a store, and a method for operating the display system.

  In recent years, as an application example of digital signage, there is a technology in which a display is installed outwardly in a store window of a store such as a convenience store and information such as advertisements is sent to passers-by.

  Here, Patent Document 1 describes an image forming apparatus that can freely move the position (height direction, left-right direction) of a display. This image forming apparatus is configured to change the position of the display in accordance with an operation from the viewer for the purpose of moving the display to a preferable position corresponding to the position, posture, etc. of the viewer.

JP-A-9-230798

  In digital signage, the position of a display is important in order to deliver information provided through the display to more people. If the display is arranged at a position that is easily noticeable, more people can see the display, so that information can be provided to more people.

  When a display is installed outward in a store window of a store such as a convenience store, the target of information provision is a passerby outside the store. In such a case, it is preferable to arrange the display at the height of the eyes of a standing person.

  On the other hand, it is desirable to improve the prospects of store windows such as convenience stores, especially those that are open late at night. For example, when an incident occurs in a store, if the prospect of the show window is improved, a passerby outside the store can notice the situation occurring in the store and report it to the police.

  As described above, it is desired to improve the prospects of store windows such as convenience stores for crime prevention. However, if a display is installed on the shop's show window so that it can be easily seen by passers-by outside the shop, a sufficient prospect cannot be secured.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is a display means for disposing a display outwardly in a store window of a store such as a convenience store, and it is an object to provide a display technology that sufficiently satisfies the requirements for digital signage and the requirements for crime prevention. To do.

  According to the present invention, a display that is attached outward to a store window of a store, a drive unit that supports the display and moves the display up and down, and a position determination unit that determines a height at which the display is disposed. Control means for controlling the driving means so as to position the display at the height of the display determined by the position determining means, the position determining means for determining the height of the display There is provided a display system comprising: acquisition means for acquiring the determination material data; and determination means for determining the height of the display using the determination material data acquired by the acquisition means.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the store provided with the said display system is provided.

  Further, according to the present invention, the acquisition step of acquiring the judgment material data for determining the height at which the display that is attached outward to the store window of the store is determined, and the judgment material data acquired in the acquisition step A display system comprising: a determining step for determining the height of the display by use; and a driving step for moving the display up and down so as to position the display at the height of the display determined in the determining step. A method of operation is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is a display means which arrange | positions a display outwardly in the shop window of a shop, Comprising: The display technique which fully satisfy | fills the request | requirement as a digital signage and the request | requirement on crime prevention can be provided.

It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the display system of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating an example of the display system of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating an example of the display system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the drive part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the drive part of this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the operation | movement method of the display system of this embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows an example of the operation | movement method of the display system of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  Note that each unit constituting the display system of the present embodiment includes a CPU, a memory, and a program loaded in the memory of an arbitrary computer (a program stored in the memory from the stage of shipping the apparatus in advance, a CD, etc. (Including a program downloaded from a storage medium, a server on the Internet, etc.), a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program, and an interface for network connection, and any combination of hardware and software. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus.

  Also, the functional block diagram used in the description of the present embodiment shows functional unit blocks, not hardware unit configurations. In these drawings, the display system of the present embodiment is described as being realized by one physically separated device, but the means for realizing it is not limited to this. That is, two or more physically separated devices may be connected by wire or wirelessly, and the display system of the present embodiment may be realized by the plurality of devices.

  First, an outline of the display system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The display system of this embodiment attaches a display outward to a show window of a store such as a convenience store. Then, the height at which the display is arranged is changed according to the current time or the number of customers in the current store.

  According to such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, in a situation where it is desired to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention (for example, late at night), A window view can be secured. On the other hand, in situations where it is not particularly desirable to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention purposes (eg daytime), the display position of the show window is set to the height of the passer's line of sight and displayed on the display. This makes it possible for more passers-by to see the information they have.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, in a situation where it is desired to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention (for example, late at night), the visibility of the show window is secured by increasing the position of the show window. You can also.

  That is, a display technology that sufficiently satisfies the requirements for digital signage and crime prevention is realized.

  Next, the configuration of the display system 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the display system 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the display system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a display 10, a drive unit 20, a position determination unit 30, and a control unit 40. The position determination unit 30 includes an acquisition unit 31 and a determination unit 32. Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be described in detail.

  The display 10 is attached outwardly to a shop show window. The display 10 can be a so-called high brightness type liquid crystal display or plasma display, for example. If such a display 10 is used, the viewer can fully recognize the content displayed on the display 10 even in a bright environment illuminated by sunlight. As a result, the requirements for digital signage can be fully satisfied. The size of the display 10 is not particularly limited, but may be about 46 inches, for example.

  Here, the store to which the display 10 is attached is a store having a show window, and is not particularly limited as long as it is desired to improve the prospect of the show window for crime prevention. To do. For example, it may be a convenience store, a supermarket, a department store, a rental video store, a gas station, a restaurant such as an internet cafe, a karaoke store, or the like. In addition, this illustration is an example to the last, and the shop of this embodiment is not limited to these.

  The drive unit 20 is configured to support the display 10 and move the display 10 up and down. The means for supporting the display 10 and the means for moving the display 10 up and down are not particularly limited, and any means can be used.

  For example, the driving unit 20 supports the fixing unit 21 and fixes the display 21 using screws or hooks as shown in FIGS. 4B and 5B. And a motor (not shown) serving as a power source for moving the fixed portion 21 up and down. FIG. 4B is an example in which the display 10 is supported so as to be horizontally long, and FIG. 5B is an example in which the display 10 is supported so as to be vertically long. 4A and 5A show a state in which the drive unit 20 supports the display 10. FIG.

  As another example of the drive unit 20, the display 10 may be supported using a frame fixed to an arm extending from a ceiling in the store. Or you may support the display 10 using the flame | frame fixed to the base arrange | positioned on the floor in a shop. And you may implement | achieve moving the display 10 up and down by moving the flame | frame which is supporting the display 10 up and down using a prior art. For example, a motor may be used to change the length of the arm or base on which the frame is fixed. These are merely examples, and the configuration of the drive unit 20 of the present embodiment is not limited to these.

  The position determination unit 30 determines the height at which the display 10 is disposed. The position determination unit 30 includes an acquisition unit 31 and a determination unit 32 in order to realize this configuration.

  The acquisition unit 31 acquires determination material data for determining the height of the display. As the judgment material data, for example, the current time can be considered. The acquisition unit 31 is not particularly limited as means for acquiring such judgment material data, but for example, data indicating the current time may be acquired from a clock built in the display system 1.

  In addition, as the judgment material data, the current number of customers in the store to which the display 10 is attached can be considered. The acquisition unit 31 is not particularly limited as a means for acquiring such judgment material data. For example, in the case of a store where an entrance and an exit are provided independently, it is realized by using a human sensor. May be. Specifically, human sensors are arranged at the entrance and the exit of the store. And the acquisition part 31 counts the number of the present customers in a store while using the information acquired from this sensor to recognize the entrance and exit of the person to the store. In this way, the acquisition unit 31 may acquire data indicating the number of current customers in the store.

  In addition, as means for acquiring data indicating the number of current customers in the store, the acquiring unit 31 may be realized by using a security camera that captures the state of the store entrance. Specifically, the acquisition unit 31 acquires and analyzes in real time image data recorded on a security camera that captures the appearance of the store entrance. Then, the person in the image data is recognized and specified, and the moving direction of the specified person is tracked using the image data before and after the person. Then, based on the direction of the identified person's movement, it is possible to obtain data indicating the current number of customers in the store by judging the number of people entering and leaving the store and counting the number of people in the store. May be.

  Other means may be realized by using infrared thermography. Specifically, the acquisition unit 31 images the entire store using infrared thermography. And the acquisition part 31 recognizes the person in this image data using this image data in real time. And the acquisition part 31 may acquire the data which show the number of the present customers in a store by counting the number of recognized persons. In addition, even if acquisition part 31 realizes acquisition of the data which shows the number of present customers in a store by photographing the appearance of the entrance of a store with infrared thermography, and processing similar to the means using the above-mentioned security camera Good.

  The determination unit 32 uses the determination material data acquired by the acquisition unit 31 to determine the height at which the display 10 is disposed.

  Here, the height of the display 10 that is attached outwardly to the store window of the store is in the range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m, more preferably 1.5 m or more and less than 2 m, so that more passers-by can see it. It is better to be in the range. If it is such a range, the display 10 will be located in the height of a passer's eyes. As a result, more passersby can see the information displayed on the display. The “height of the display 10” here is the height of the lower side position of the display 10 (the same applies hereinafter). However, it is an arbitrary design matter which position of the display 10 is used as a reference to define the height of the display 10. For example, the height of the display 10 may be defined based on the height of the upper side position of the display 10.

  Further, the height of the display 10 is in a range of less than 1 m or 2 m or more, more preferably in a range of less than 0.8 m or 2.2 m or more in order to improve the visibility of the show window to which the display 10 is attached. It is good to do. In such a range, the display 10 is almost out of the height of the passersby's eyes, and the view of the show window is improved.

  Therefore, the process in which the determination unit 32 determines the height at which the display 10 is arranged using the determination material data may be, for example, the following process.

  When the acquisition unit 31 acquires data indicating the current time as determination material data, the determination unit 32 determines the height of the display 10 according to the current time.

  For example, in the first time zone where it is not particularly desired to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention, the determination unit 32 sets the height of the display 10 to a range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m (or 1.5 m or more and 2 m). May be determined within a range of less than. In the second time zone in which it is desired to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention, the determination unit 32 sets the height of the display 10 to a range of less than 1 m or 2 m or more (or less than 0.8 m or 2 .. (range of 2 m or more).

  The first time zone may be a time zone in which the number of shop assistants and the number of customers are relatively large. Alternatively, the first time zone may be a time zone around the store is bright. For example, the first time zone may be a time zone from 6 o'clock to 22 o'clock, or a time zone from 7 o'clock to 21 o'clock.

  The second time zone may be a time zone in which the number of shop assistants and the number of customers are relatively small. Or the 2nd time slot | zone may be a time slot | zone when the periphery of a shop becomes dark. For example, the second time zone may be a time zone from 22:00 to 6 o'clock, or a time zone from 21:00 to 7 o'clock.

  The first time zone and the second time zone may be a concept that changes within one year. For example, the first time zone and the second time zone may be determined according to the sunrise and sunset times. That is, the time zone from sunrise to sunset may be the first time zone, and the time zone from sunset to sunrise may be the second time zone.

  Next, when the acquisition unit 31 acquires the current number of customers in the store where the display 10 is attached as the determination material data, the determination unit 32 determines whether the display 10 has the current number of customers in the store. Determine the height.

For example, when the number of current customers in the store is a predetermined number or more, that is, when it is not particularly desired to improve the visibility of the show window for crime prevention, the determination unit 32 determines the height of the display 10. You may determine in the range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m (or the range of 1.5 m or more and less than 2 m) . When the number of current customers in the store is less than a predetermined number, that is, when it is desired to improve the view of the show window for crime prevention, the determination unit 32 reduces the height of the display 10 to less than 1 m. Or you may determine in the range of 2 m or more (or the range of less than 0.8 m or 2.2 m or more) . The predetermined number of customers is an arbitrary design item, and may be arbitrarily determined within a range of 1 to 10 people, for example.

  The determination unit 32 holds in advance data indicating the first time zone and the second time zone, and data defining the height of the display 10 in each of the first time zone and the second time zone. In addition, the above configuration may be realized by using these data. In the case of a configuration in which the first time zone and the second time zone are dynamically changed, the determination unit 32 transmits the data indicating the first time zone and the second time zone that are dynamically changed to wired or wireless. May be configured to be able to be acquired from an external device through the communication, and the latest data acquired may be held. For example, the determination unit 32 may acquire the sunrise and sunset times every day from an external device. In addition, the process which determines the height of the display 10 according to the number of the present customers in a store can be implement | achieved according to the above.

  The control unit 40 controls the drive unit 20 so that the display 10 is positioned at the height of the display 10 determined by the position determination unit 30. That is, when the control unit 40 acquires information indicating the height of the display 10 determined by the position determination unit 30, the control unit 40 is configured to send a control signal to the drive unit 20 according to this information. And the drive part 20 moves the display 10 up and down according to this control signal, and changes the height which arrange | positions the display 10. FIG.

  The display 10 has an arbitrary height in the range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m (or a range of 1.5 m or more and less than 2 m) and a range of less than 1 m or 2 m or more (or less than 0.8 m or 2.2 m). The controller 40 may be configured to be located at any one height in the above range), and the control unit 40 may control the drive unit 20 to move the display 10 to any one of them. In this way, since it is not necessary to strictly control the height of the display 10, a simple configuration can be achieved.

  Next, an operation method of the display system of this embodiment will be described.

  The operation method of the display system according to the present embodiment includes an acquisition step of acquiring determination material data for determining a height at which a display that is attached outwardly to a shop show window is arranged, and the determination acquired in the acquisition step A determination step of determining the height of the display using material data; and a driving step of moving the display up and down to position the display at the height of the display determined in the determination step. Have.

  Hereinafter, an example of the operation method of the display system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, a process in which the display system changes the height of the display according to the current time will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S10 (acquisition step), the display system acquires current time data as determination material data.

  Next, in step S20 (part of the determination step), the display system determines whether the current time has not changed from the first time zone to the second time zone, or is changed from the second time zone to the second time zone. It is determined whether the time has been changed to 1 time zone.

  For example, the display system compares the acquired current time data with the time data of the boundary between the first time zone and the second time zone (hereinafter referred to as “boundary time data”). Specifically, a case is considered in which the first time zone is from 6:00 to 22:00 and the second time zone is from 22:00 to 6:00. In this case, the boundary time data is 6:00 and 22:00. When the present time is the first time zone, the display system uses the time data at 22:00, which is the end time of the first time zone, in the boundary time data, , Compare the obtained current time data. On the other hand, when the current time is the second time zone, the display system uses the time data of 6 o'clock that is the end time of the second time zone, and this boundary time data and the acquired current time Compare data in size. If the acquired current time matches the boundary time data as a result of the size comparison, the display system changes from the first time zone to the second time zone, or from the second time zone to the first time zone. It is determined that the time period has been changed to step S30 and the process proceeds to step S30 (YES in S20). On the other hand, if the result of comparison between the boundary time data and the acquired current time data is a mismatch, the display system returns to step S10 and repeats the above process (NO in S20). This process is merely an example, and may be realized by other processes.

  In step S30 (part of the determination step), the display system determines the height at which the display that is attached outwardly to the shop show window is arranged.

  For example, the display system preliminarily stores data (for example, 1.5 m) that determines the height of the display in the first time zone and data (for example, 0.8 m) that determines the height of the display in the second time zone. ). And according to this data, the display system may determine the height of the display.

  In step S40 (driving process), the height of the display attached outwardly to the shop show window is changed. Then, it returns to step S10 and repeats the said process.

  Next, a process in which the display system changes the height of the display according to the number of customers in the current store will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S10 (acquisition process), the display system acquires data indicating the number of customers in the current store as determination material data.

  Next, in step S20 (part of the determination step), the display system determines whether the current number of customers is greater than or equal to a predetermined number or less than a predetermined number. Then, after that, it is determined whether or not the result of the determination is the same as the immediately preceding determination result (the determination result whether it is greater than or equal to the predetermined number or less than the predetermined number).

  For example, the acquired data indicating the number of current customers is compared with data indicating a predetermined number. Then, it may be realized by determining whether or not the result of the size comparison is the same as the result of the previous size comparison held. If the result of the determination is different from the previous determination result, the display system proceeds to step S30 (YES in S20). On the other hand, if the result of the determination is the same as the previous determination result, the display system returns to step S10 and repeats the above process (NO in S20).

  In step S30 (part of the determination step), the display system determines the height at which the display that is attached outwardly to the shop show window is arranged.

  For example, the display system preliminarily stores data (for example, 1.5 m) that defines the height of the display when the number of current customers in the store is a predetermined number or more, and the number of current customers in the store. Data that defines the height of the display when is less than a predetermined number (eg, 0.8 m) is held. And according to this data, the display system may determine the height of the display.

  In step S40 (driving process), the height of the display attached outwardly to the shop show window is changed. Then, it returns to step S10 and repeats the said process.

According to the display system of this embodiment and the store equipped with this display system, the display is arranged outwardly in the store's show window while sufficiently satisfying the crime prevention requirements, and this display is used. Various information can be sufficiently provided to passers-by outside the store.
Hereinafter, examples of the reference form will be added.
1. A display that attaches outward to the shop's show window,
Driving means for supporting the display and moving the display up and down;
Position determining means for determining a height for arranging the display;
Control means for controlling the drive means to position the display at the height of the display determined by the position determining means;
Have
The position determining means includes
Obtaining means for obtaining judgment material data for determining the height of the display;
Determining means for determining the height of the display using the determination material data acquired by the acquiring means;
Display system.
2. In the display system according to 1,
The acquisition means acquires the current time as the determination material data,
The determination system is a display system that determines the height of the display according to a current time.
3. In the display system according to 2,
The determining means includes
In the first time zone, the height of the display is determined to be in a range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m, and in the second time zone, the height of the display is determined to be less than 1 m or in a range of 2 m or more.
4). In the display system according to 3,
The display system wherein the first time zone is a time zone from 6 o'clock to 22:00 and the second time zone is a time zone from 22:00 to 6 o'clock.
5. In the display system according to 1,
The acquisition means acquires the number of current customers in the store with the display attached as the judgment material data,
The display system, wherein the determining means determines the height of the display according to the number of current customers in the store.
6). In the display system according to 5,
The determining means includes
When the number of current customers in the store is a predetermined number or more, the height of the display is determined to be in a range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m, and the number of current customers in the store is less than a predetermined number Is a display system for determining the height of the display in a range of less than 1 m or 2 m or more.
7). A store provided with the display system according to any one of 1 to 6.
8). An acquisition step of acquiring judgment material data for determining a height at which a display that is attached outwardly to a shop window is arranged;
A determination step of determining the height of the display using the determination material data acquired in the acquisition step;
A driving step of moving the display up and down to position the display at the height of the display determined in the determination step;
A method for operating a display system comprising:

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display system 10 Display 20 Drive part 21 Fixing part 22 Guide part 30 Position determination part 31 Acquisition part 32 Determination part 40 Control part

Claims (7)

A display that attaches outward to the shop's show window,
Driving means for supporting the display and moving the display up and down;
Position determining means for determining a height for arranging the display;
Control means for controlling the drive means to position the display at the height of the display determined by the position determining means;
Have
The position determining means includes
Obtaining means for obtaining judgment material data for determining the height of the display;
Determining means for determining the height of the display using the determination material data acquired by the acquiring means;
Have
The acquisition means acquires the current time as the determination material data,
The determination means determines the height of the display according to the current time, and determines the height of the display so that the visibility of the show window is good in a time zone where the periphery of the store is dark . The display system according to claim 1,
The determination means is a display system that determines the height of the display to the level of the eyes of the passerby during a time zone in which the periphery of the store is bright. The display system according to claim 2,
The display system in which the height of the view of the show window is less than 1 m or 2 m or more, and the height of the eyes of the passerby is 1 m or more and less than 2 m. A display that attaches outward to the shop's show window,
Driving means for supporting the display and moving the display up and down;
Position determining means for determining a height for arranging the display;
Control means for controlling the drive means to position the display at the height of the display determined by the position determining means;
Have
The position determining means includes
Obtaining means for obtaining judgment material data for determining the height of the display;
Determining means for determining the height of the display using the determination material data acquired by the acquiring means;
Have
The acquisition means acquires the number of current customers in the store with the display attached as the judgment material data,
The display system, wherein the determining means determines the height of the display according to the number of current customers in the store. The display system according to claim 4,
The determining means includes
When the number of current customers in the store is a predetermined number or more, the height of the display is determined to be in a range of 1 m or more and less than 2 m, and the number of current customers in the store is less than a predetermined number Is a display system for determining the height of the display in a range of less than 1 m or 2 m or more. Computer
A position determining step for determining a height at which a display attached outwardly to a store window of a store is arranged;
A control step of controlling driving means for holding the display so as to position the display at the height of the display determined in the position determination step;
Run
In the position determining step,
An acquisition step of acquiring judgment material data for determining the height of the display;
A determination step of determining the height of the display using the judgment material data acquired in the acquisition step; and
In the acquisition step, the current time is acquired as the determination material data,
In the determining step, the height of the display is determined according to the current time, and the height of the display is determined to be a height with a good view of the show window in a time zone where the periphery of the store is dark. How the system works. Computer
A position determining step for determining a height at which a display attached outwardly to a store window of a store is arranged;
A control step of controlling driving means for holding the display so as to position the display at the height of the display determined in the position determination step;
Run
In the position determining step,
An acquisition step of acquiring judgment material data for determining the height of the display;
A determination step of determining the height of the display using the judgment material data acquired in the acquisition step; and
In the acquisition step, the current number of customers in the store with the display attached is acquired as the judgment material data,
The operation method of the display system, wherein in the determining step, the height of the display is determined according to the number of current customers in the store.

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