JP7179122B2 - Signage system, control method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a signage system, control method, and program.

A signage system is known in which one or more display devices are arranged at predetermined positions and information is provided to an unspecified number of viewers all at once. With such a signage system, viewers can obtain information from the signage system without having to select information by themselves.

Also, in recent years, signage systems having interactive procedures are known. By controlling the signage system through interactive procedures, it is possible to deliver content that matches the viewer's attributes, and to provide content selected by the viewer based on the program list of the content to the nearest display device. An enabling system is disclosed.

JP 2009-163715 A JP 2014-17581 A

However, according to the known signage system, the content determined by the signage system can be displayed on the display device and the content can be provided to the viewer. Information cannot be provided as content to a signage system.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a signage system, a control method, and a program with improved convenience.

(1) A signage system of one aspect of the present invention includes a display device arranged to share displayed information by viewing the displayed information by one or more people, and a wireless communication station that transmits a signal. , a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operation by an operator; and a server device that causes the display device to display shared information, and the server device designates A signage system for displaying content on a display device, wherein a wireless communication station arranged in association with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device, and obtains information storage location information from the wireless communication station, transmits a request regarding information operation by the operator of the terminal device to the destination specified by the information storage location information, and sends the information operation request from the terminal device to the destination The signage system includes a control unit that acquires a request related to the information operation transmitted to and based on the acquired request, performs processing related to the information operation.

(2) In the above signage system, the control unit controls the display of the display device so as to display predetermined first identification information, and the terminal device responds to the operation of the operator. receiving the first input identification information based on the first input identification information, transmitting information related to the first input identification information to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and receiving the first identification information displayed on the display device and information about the first input identification information acquired from the terminal device, and perform processing determined by the result of the matching.

(3) Further, in the above signage system, the terminal device receives first input identification information and second input identification information based on the operation of the operator, and receives information regarding the first input identification information and the second input identification information. 2 information about the input identification information is transmitted to the destination specified by the information storage location information, and the control unit receives the information about the first identification information displayed on the display device and the information about the first input identification information. are collated, and processing determined by the result of the collation and the information on the second input identification information is performed.

(4) Further, in the above signage system, the control unit enables the content displayed on the display device to be browsed from the terminal device according to the collation result.

(5) In the above signage system, according to the collation result, the control unit stores the content displayed on the display device in a storage area specified based on the information related to the second input identification information. Control to store.

(6) Further, in the above signage system, the terminal device transmits shared information to be shared to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and the control unit performs the The shared information transmitted from the terminal device is acquired, and controlled to store the shared information in a storage area specified based on the information storage location information.

(7) Further, in the above signage system, the terminal device transmits shared information to be shared to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and the control unit performs the Control is performed so that the shared information transmitted from the terminal device is acquired and stored in a storage area specified based on the information regarding the second input identification information.

(8) Further, in the above signage system, the control unit adds the acquired shared information to the content.

(9) In addition, in the signage system control method of one aspect of the present invention, when one or more people visually recognize the displayed information, a display device arranged to share the information and a signal are transmitted. a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation; and a server device that displays shared information on the display device, A signage system control method for displaying content specified by a server device on a display device, wherein a wireless communication station arranged in association with the display device stores information at an information storage position for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device. information is transmitted, and the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information. 1. A control method for a signage system, comprising the step of acquiring a request relating to the information operation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination, and performing processing relating to the information operation based on the acquired request.

(10) In addition, the program of one aspect of the present invention includes: a display device arranged so as to share the displayed information by one or by viewing the displayed information by one or a plurality of people; a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation; and a server device that displays shared information on the display device. In a signage system for displaying content specified by the server device on a display device, a wireless communication station arranged in association with the display device transmits information storage position information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device. Then, the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and A program for causing a computer of a signage system to acquire a request related to the information manipulation transmitted from the device to the destination and perform processing related to the information manipulation based on the acquired request. .

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the signage system, control method, and program which improved convenience more can be provided.

1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a signage system according to an embodiment; FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a procedure of processing for a request from a terminal device in the server device of the embodiment; It is a figure which shows the procedure until the terminal device of embodiment communicates with a server apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating operation until the terminal device of embodiment communicates with a server apparatus. 4 is a flow chart showing the procedure of processing for saving content according to the embodiment; It is a figure which shows the procedure of the process for preserve|saving data from a terminal device according to the request|requirement of the user U of embodiment. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of data storage processing performed by the server device 40 in response to a request to store a posted manuscript in the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a process performed by a server device in response to a request to store a posted manuscript according to the embodiment;

A signage system, an information sharing method, and a program according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a signage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Signage system]
The signage system 1 includes a signage terminal 10 (display device), a beacon 20 (wireless communication device), a terminal device 30 and a server device 40 . Each of the signage terminal 10 and the terminal device 30 may be one or more. The signage terminals 10-1 and 10-2 are examples of the signage terminal 10, and there is no limit to the number of them. The signage terminal 10-1 and the signage terminal 10-2 are simply referred to as the signage terminal 10 when the signage terminals 10-1 and 10-2 are described without distinction. Note that the beacons 20-1 and 20-2 are the same as those of the signage terminal 10. FIG.

The signage terminal 10, the terminal device 30, and the server device 40 are connected via a network. Terminal device 30 is connected to server device 40 via a network. This terminal device 30 is connected to a network by wireless communication.

The signage terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, a control unit 13, and a display unit 14, as shown in FIG. In the signage terminal 10, the communication unit 11, the storage unit 12, the control unit 13, and the display unit 14 may be provided in one housing, or a part thereof may be provided in a different housing. good too. For example, the communication unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the control unit 13 of the signage terminal 10 are configured as a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (hard disk drive), and the like. may

The communication unit 11 is connected to a network and communicates with the server device 40 under the control of the control unit 13 .

The storage unit 12 stores information to be displayed on the display unit 14 and programs and the like for causing the control unit 13 to function.

The control unit 13 controls the communication unit 11 to communicate with the server device 40 . The control unit 13 controls the display unit 14 to display information such as content obtained from the server device 40 . The control unit 13 may control the information obtained from the server device 40 to be switched in a predetermined order and displayed on the display unit 14 .

The display unit 14 includes, for example, a relatively large-screen liquid crystal display. The signage terminal 10 of the present embodiment may not have a function for a viewer to directly touch and operate. A plurality of contents are displayed on the display unit 14 while being sequentially switched in chronological order under the control of the control unit 13, for example. For example, each content is transition-displayed in order at regular time intervals, and displayed repeatedly.

For example, the signage terminal 10 of the present embodiment may display content and identification information as part of the content. The identification information includes types such as letters, numbers, graphics, and patterns, and may be configured as one or a combination of multiple types. This identification information may be switched and displayed along with the content in chronological order, or may be displayed independently of the switching of the content.

The signage system 1 may use this identification information as information for identifying content corresponding to the displayed identification information. Further, the signage system 1 uses this identification information to confirm that the signage terminal 10 displaying the content is present, that the viewer is near the signage terminal 10 displaying the identification information, and that the displayed identification information is It may be used as information for verifying what the viewer has read.

The beacon 20 periodically transmits radio signals with a predetermined signal strength. It is assumed that reception is possible within a range SA (SA-1, SA-2, etc.) determined by the signal strength of the beacon 20 as a reference.

The beacon 20 uses the above radio signal to transmit destination information and the like for the terminal device 30 to address the server device 40 . This destination information may be able to identify the server device 40 . For example, the beacon 20 communicates according to a protocol such as the EDDYSTONE (registered trademark) standard using wireless signals conforming to the BLE (Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy) standard. Protocols such as the EDDYSTONE standard can include information such as a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), which is one type of communication destination information. Note that the URL may be for specifying the location of a resource or a communication destination as defined in RFC (Request for Comments) 3986 or the like, and may include an IP address or the like indicating the specified destination. may be Note that the beacon 20 may transmit a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) instead of the above URL.

The terminal device 30 includes a communication section 31 , a storage section 32 , a control section 33 , a display operation section 34 and a wireless communication section 35 . For example, the terminal device 30 is a computer such as a personal computer, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal.

The communication unit 31 is connected to a network via a wireless communication line and communicates with the server device 40 under the control of the control unit 33 .

The storage unit 32 stores information received from the beacon 20, information to be displayed on the display/operation unit 34, information on operations detected by the display/operation unit 34, and a program (operating system (OS)) for causing the control unit 33 to function. ), application software), etc.

The control unit 33 controls the communication unit 31 to communicate with the server device 40 . The control unit 33 controls to display the information obtained from the server device 40 on the display unit of the display operation unit 34 . The control unit 33 notifies the server device 40 of information detected by the display operation unit 34 .

The display operation unit 34 includes a liquid crystal display or the like as a display unit, and may be formed as a touch panel that receives operations.

The radio communication unit 35 communicates according to a protocol such as the EDDYSTONE standard using radio signals conforming to the BLE standard. For example, the wireless communication unit 35 receives information including the URI and the like transmitted by the beacon 20 . In response, the control unit 33 communicates with the server device 40 using information including the URI received from the beacon 20 .

For example, the control unit 33 generates a message designating the URI received from the beacon 20 as the communication destination, and transmits it to the network. The control unit 33 obtains an IP address corresponding to the URI resource from a DNS (Domain Name System) or the like provided in the network, generates a packet specifying the IP address as the destination address, and communicates with the server device 40. do. For example, the terminal device 30 can browse content stored in the server device 40 or the like using a protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) using an OS or application software. For example, the content is written in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or the like. In addition to the method described above, a general method may be applied as the method for the terminal device 30 to acquire the content.

If the number of characters specifying the URI resource exceeds the number of characters defined by the protocol, the signage system 1 may use a URI shortening service. For example, even when specifying a resource exceeding the prescribed number of characters, the beacon 20 uses the URI shortening service to notify information for specifying the resource within the prescribed number of characters. becomes possible. A known method (service) may be applied to the URI shortening service, and for example, the server device 40 or another server device (not shown) may provide the same service.

The server device 40 includes a communication section 41 , a storage section 42 and a control section 43 .

The communication unit 41 is connected to a network and communicates with the signage terminal 10 and the terminal device 30 under the control of the control unit 43 .

The storage unit 42 stores information to be displayed on the display operation unit 34, identification information for collating information obtained from the terminal device 30, and the like, as well as programs for causing the control unit 43 to function. For example, the information displayed on the display operation unit 34 is an appropriate combination of text information, still images (hereinafter simply referred to as "images"), moving images (hereinafter simply referred to as "moving images"), and the like. be.

The control unit 43 controls the communication unit 41 to communicate with the signage terminal 10 and the terminal device 30 . The control unit 43 controls to display the information to be shared on the display unit of the signage terminal 10 . The control unit 43 adjusts the information displayed on the signage terminal 10 based on the information obtained from the terminal device 30 . The details will be described later.

Each device of the signage system 1 configured as described above is arranged, for example, as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, each of the signage terminals 10 is arranged at a position that can be visually recognized by one or more persons. For example, it includes a relatively large display unit provided in aisles, auditoriums, meeting rooms, stadiums, etc. of facilities.

The beacon 20 is arranged relatively close to the signage terminal 10 . The beacon 20 is arranged at least at a position where the information displayed by the signage terminal 10 can be visually recognized and at a position where the terminal device 30 can receive the radio signal of the beacon 20 .

The terminal device 30 is carried by a user, for example. The terminal device 30 becomes capable of receiving the signal from the beacon 20 when the user comes relatively close to the signage terminal 10 .

The server device 40 only needs to be connected to a network, and is not limited to a position where it is arranged, and causes the signage terminal 10 to display designated content.

Note that the terminal device 30 is restricted from receiving radio signals from the beacon 20 depending on the position of the user as described above. By receiving the radio signal from the beacon 20 , the terminal device 30 transmits information based on the user's operation to the server device 40 . The information based on the user's operation includes, for example, content, passcode, user ID, etc., as described later.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a procedure of processing for a request from a terminal device in the server device according to the embodiment.

First, based on the identification information of the signage terminal 10, the control unit 43 distributes the passcode to be displayed on the signage terminal 10 to the signage terminal 10 (S10). Note that the signage terminal 10 at this stage may be controlled to a control state in which no content is displayed, or may be controlled to a control state in which content other than the content specified in the process below is displayed.
Next, the control unit 43 determines whether or not there is a login request (S20).

If it is determined in S20 that there is a login request, the control unit 43 distributes a login screen to the terminal device 30 (S24).
Next, the control unit 43 acquires the passcode and identification information from the terminal device 30 (S26).
Next, the control unit 43 performs verification based on either or both of the identification information and the passcode, and determines whether or not the verification was successful (S28).

If the matching is successful as a result of the determination in S28, the control unit 43 selects, based on the identification information, a menu screen for allowing the user to select the target process from one or a plurality of processes (S30 ).
Next, the control unit 43 distributes the selected menu screen to the terminal device 30 (S32).
Next, the control unit 43 acquires the menu selection result from the terminal device 30 (S34).
Next, the control unit 43 executes the process selected based on the selection result of the menu (S40), and finishes the series of processes shown in this figure.

If it is determined in S28 that the collation is not successful, the control unit 43 terminates the series of processes shown in this figure.

If there is no login request as a result of the determination in S20, the control unit 43 determines the duration of the state in which there is no login request (S22), and the duration after detecting the previous login request reaches a predetermined value. The determination of S20 is repeated until the state of exceeding (timeout state) is reached. When the timeout state is reached, the control unit 43 terminates the series of processes shown in this figure.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a procedure until the terminal device 30 of the embodiment communicates with the server device 40. FIG. FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining operations until the terminal device 30 of the embodiment communicates with the server device 40. FIG. 4B(a) to (d) are examples of screens displayed on the terminal device 30. FIG.

The beacon 20 transmits the information storage location information for specifying the communication destination of the terminal device 30 at predetermined intervals independently of the processing of the server device 40 (B2, B4, B6, etc.). .

The server device 40 preliminarily adds the content to be distributed to the signage terminal 10 and the passcode to the display content. It should be noted that the server device 40 may distribute the content and the passcode on the initiative of the server device 40 (PUSH type) or on the initiative of the signage terminal 10 (PULL type). An example of the PUSH type will be described below.

For example, the server device 40 distributes the passcode to the signage terminal 10 (S10).

Next, when the user U carrying the terminal device 30 approaches the signage terminal 10, the terminal device 30 receives the information storage location information (URI) transmitted by the beacon 20 (B4). The terminal device 30 displays an image 310 on its display to indicate that the URI has been received (FIG. 4B(a)).

The user U confirms the display indicating that the URI has been received, performs an operation to request activation of viewing software such as a browser, and causes the terminal device 30 to execute the viewing software. The terminal device 30 uses the URI as information specifying the communication destination to request the data of the login screen from the server device 40 .

The server device 40 receives the above request (S20), and transmits the login screen data to the terminal device 30 (S24). The terminal device 30 acquires the login screen data from the server device 40 and displays an image 320 showing the login screen (FIG. 4B(b)).

Here, the user U inputs identification information allocated in advance in the identification information column (ID column) of the login screen shown in FIG. 4B(b). The user U confirms the passcode displayed on the signage terminal 10 and enters it in the passcode field (PW field) of the login screen. The terminal device 30 notifies the server device 40 of the input identification information and passcode.

The server device 40 receives the identification information and the passcode notified from the terminal device 30 (S26), and checks based on either or both of the identification information and the passcode (S28).

If the collation is successful, the server device 40 displays a menu screen for the user to select one or a plurality of processes corresponding to the service to be provided as the target process for the user U based on the identification information. Select (S30), and distribute the data of the selected menu display screen to the terminal device 30 (S32).

The terminal device 30 displays an image 330 (FIG. 4B(c1)) or an image 340 (FIG. 4B(c2)) including a menu for the user U to select as a menu display screen. The user U confirms the menu and selects one of the menus from the menu display screen on the terminal device 30 . The terminal device 30 notifies it to the server device 40 .

Next, the server device 40 acquires the menu selection result from the terminal device 30 (S34), and performs the following processing selected based on the menu selection result (S40).

Some application examples are described below.

[Scenario 1]
First, the case where the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 is stored for later use by a specific user U will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing for saving (storing) content in the terminal device 30 according to the embodiment. Note that the control unit 43 performs the following process based on the selection result of the menu in S34 as the process of requesting to store the content. The following process is an example of saving (storing) content in the terminal device 30 .

First, the control unit 43 clips the content distributed to be displayed on the signage terminal 10, that is, the content being distributed by the signage terminal 10 (SA42). For example, the content being distributed by the signage terminal 10 may be stored in the storage unit 42 or the like as distribution history information related to the content that the server device 40 has instructed the signage terminal 10 to distribute.

Next, based on the identification information acquired from the terminal device 30, the control unit 43 extracts content to be distributed to the terminal device 30, using label information corresponding to the clipped content, distribution time information, etc. as keys. (SA44). Details of the label information and the distribution time information will be described later.

Next, the control unit 43 stores the extracted content in a predetermined storage area (SA46), thereby making it possible to distribute the clipped content to the terminal device 30, and completes the series of processing shown in this figure. . Note that the clipped content may be the content itself distributed for display on the signage terminal 10, or may be converted from the content distributed for display on the signage terminal 10. - 特許庁For example, if the content is distributed as video information, the resolution may be adjusted (converted) to a resolution suitable for use by the terminal device 30, and the information may be thinned out in the direction of the time axis. It may be converted into a still image. Various commonly known methods can be selected as the image encoding method. It should be noted that the control unit 43 may generate the information about the content as including data such as a specific image and data described in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) corresponding to the data such as the image. By managing the information about the content in the above format, it is possible to use it as a single image information, and also to browse it using browsing software such as a browser.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned "clip" means, for example, to select the content due to the action of the user U so that the content can be used at a time and place different from the time and place where the content is distributed. It is the act of When the control unit 43 detects that this "clipping" action has been performed, the signage terminal 10 selects the content being distributed and stores information about the content in a predetermined storage unit.

Further, the above-mentioned "predetermined storage unit" may be, for example, a storage unit provided in the terminal device 30, or a storage unit of an external storage medium such as an IC card or USB memory mounted in the terminal device 30. Alternatively, it may be a storage unit placed in a cloud environment to which the user U has the right to use. As described above, the storage area for storing information about content is not limited to the storage section on the terminal device 30 side, and may be a storage area such as the storage section 42 provided in the server device 40 . As described above, it is preferable to secure a storage area that can be easily used by the user U as the "predetermined storage area". In this case, it is possible to easily secure a storage area having a capacity that satisfies the required storage capacity. By operating the terminal device 30, the user U can browse the information about the content written in the above-mentioned "predetermined storage area" within the range of the prepared storage capacity.
For example, the above content may be a file of material data to be distributed. The label information may include identification information for identifying the file. The content may be extracted using the identification information included in this label information.

The "distribution time information" is based on the time managed by the server device 40, such as the time when the server device 40 sent the content to the signage terminal 10, or the time when the signage terminal 10 was instructed to distribute the content. It can be information.
Alternatively, the “distribution time information” may be information based on the time managed by the signage terminal 10, for example. For example, the signage terminal 10 adds and records the information of the time when the content instructed by the server device 40 is displayed to the history information. Such a signage terminal 10 can identify the content displayed at that time if a specific time is specified. The server device 40 sends the desired time to the signage terminal 10 and acquires the identification information of the content displayed at that time from the signage terminal 10, thereby obtaining the identification information for extracting the desired content. be able to.
The above distribution time information may be based on absolute time, may be information associated with absolute time, or may be the elapsed time from a reference time. .

It should be noted that the control unit 43 performs processing for temporarily holding the data about the content in the storage unit 42 of the server device 40 or the like before writing it to the storage unit of the terminal device 30 or the like in a predetermined storage unit. may

As described above, the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 42 or the like in response to a request from a specific user U, so that the user U can use the content later. be possible. In this way, it is possible to use the information displayed on the signage terminal 10 for personal purposes only by performing a simple operation.

[Scenario 2]
Next, a case will be described in which content owned by user U is stored as content to be shared.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a procedure of processing for saving data from the terminal device 30 in response to a request from the user U of the embodiment. This figure omits some of the parts common to the previous figures, and mainly shows the different parts.

If the collation (S28 (FIGS. 3 and 4A)) is successful, the server device 40 performs, for example, the following process.
The server device 40 detects that the user U should be permitted to make a "save" request, and selects a menu screen suitable for the user U (S30). For example, the menu displayed on the menu screen is selected as a service suitable for the user U from among one or a plurality of services that can be provided to the user U or the like.
The server device 40 generates a menu screen for handling the selected service as a menu for the user U to select. The menu displayed on the menu screen includes a menu of "save". The server device 40 selects a display screen including "save" in the menu based on the identification information, and distributes data of the selected menu display screen to the terminal device 30 (S32). The terminal device 30 displays a menu (such as "save") for the user U to select as a menu display screen ((c1) in FIG. 4B).

The user U performs an operation of selecting “save” from the menu display screen of the terminal device 30 . The terminal device 30 detects the operation and notifies the server device 40 of the detection result. The detection result of this operation becomes the selection result of the menu.

Next, the server device 40 acquires the menu selection result (storage request) from the terminal device 30 (S34), and performs processing related to the "save request" selected based on the menu selection result (S40). , completes the series of processes shown in this figure.

By the processing described above, the server device 40 can perform the storage processing related to the storage request of the user U for the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 . Note that as shown in the image 350 of FIG. 4B(d), the terminal device 30 can access the information stored by the above storage process and display it. The display may be displayed in real time after being stored, or may be displayed afterward. By this processing, the information displayed on the signage terminal 10 can be easily stored, and furthermore, the time different from the time displayed on the signage terminal 10 or the location where the signage terminal 10 is arranged can be displayed. The stored information can be displayed on the terminal device 30 or the like as needed at a location different from the location.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of data storage processing performed by the server device 40 in response to a request to store a submitted manuscript in the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a process performed by the server device 40 in response to a request to store a submitted manuscript according to the embodiment. 8A to 8D are examples of screens displayed on the terminal device 30. FIG. For example, the control unit 43 may perform the following process based on the selection result of the menu in S34 as the process of accepting the posted manuscript of the content to be shared.

First, the control unit 43 displays a screen for inputting a contribution manuscript as an image 360 (for example, FIG. 8A), or displays a screen for confirming the purpose of the contribution as an image 370 (for example, FIG. 8A). (b)), each image data is distributed to the terminal device 30 (SB41).

Next, the control unit 43 acquires the data of the submitted manuscript specified by the user U and its purpose information from the terminal device 30 (SB42), and generates label information to be attached to the data of the submitted manuscript (SB43). .

Next, the control unit 43 generates, for example, a screen shown in the image 380 of FIG. The control unit 43 acquires the result of the selection of the delivery destination and delivery period from the terminal device 30 (SB44).

Next, the control unit 43 causes the terminal device 30 to display a screen for checking the content for distribution as an image 390 (for example, FIG. 8(d)) (SB45).

Next, upon receiving a response from the terminal device 30, the control unit 43 stores the content for distribution in the storage unit 42 (SB46), and finishes the series of processes shown in this figure.

By the processing described above, the server device 40 performs the processing related to the storage request of the user U's submitted manuscript.

According to the above embodiment, the signage system 1 includes the signage terminals 10 arranged to share the displayed information when viewed by one or more people, and the beacons 20 that transmit signals. , a terminal device 30 that receives a signal from a wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation, and a server device 40 that causes the signage terminal 10 to display display information, and the server device 40 designates The content is displayed on a display device such as the signage terminal 10 or the like.

For example, the beacon 20 arranged in association with the signage terminal 10 transmits information storage location information (URL or the like) for specifying the communication destination of the terminal device 30 . The terminal device 30 acquires the information storage location information from the beacon 20, and transmits a request for information manipulation by the operator (user U or the like) of the terminal device 30 to the destination specified by the information storage location information. The control unit 43 acquires a request related to information manipulation transmitted to the destination from the terminal device 30, and performs processing related to information manipulation based on the acquired request. Thereby, the signage system 1 can be more convenient.

Also, in the signage system 1, the control unit 43 controls the display of the signage terminal 10 so as to display the predetermined passcode A (first identification information). The terminal device 30 accepts the passcode B (first input identification information) based on the operator's operation, and transmits information about the passcode B to the destination specified by the information storage location information. The control unit 43 may compare the information about the passcode A displayed on the signage terminal 10 with the information about the passcode B acquired from the terminal device 30, and perform processing determined based on the result of the comparison. As a result, the predetermined passcode A (first identification information) is displayed on the signage terminal 10, and the passcode A displayed on the signage terminal 10, for example, starts communication between the terminal device 30 and the server device 40. It can be used for processing to

In the signage system 1, the terminal device 30 accepts the passcode B and the user IDB (second input identification information) based on the operation of the operator, and converts the information about the passcode B and the information about the user IDB into It is transmitted to the destination specified by the information storage location information. The control unit 43 may collate the information about the passcode A and the information about the passcode B displayed on the signage terminal 10, and perform processing determined by the result of the collation and the information about the user IDB. This makes it possible to control the display of the signage terminal 10 using the predetermined passcode A (first identification information), thereby enhancing convenience.

Further, in the signage system 1 , the control unit 43 may allow the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 to be viewed from the terminal device 30 according to the result of the collation. As a result, the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 can be reused, and convenience can be improved.

Further, in the signage system 1, the control unit 43 controls to store the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 in the storage area specified based on the information on the user IDB according to the result of the collation. good too. As a result, the content displayed on the signage terminal 10 can be used by a specific user U, and convenience can be improved.

Also, in the signage system 1, the terminal device 30 transmits shared information for sharing to a destination specified by the information storage location information. The control unit 43 acquires the shared information transmitted from the terminal device 30 according to the collation result, and controls to store the shared information in the storage area specified based on the information storage location information. You may Thereby, the shared information to be shared can be stored in the storage area specified by the information storage location information.

The control unit 43 may add the shared information acquired from the terminal device 30 or the like to the target content specified by the server device 40 . By adding the shared information acquired from the terminal device 30 or the like to the target content specified by the server device 40, convenience can be improved.

In the signage system 1, the following areas may be applied as storage areas for storing the above shared information or as storage areas for information related to the above "clipped content". For example, the signage system 1 may use the storage unit 32 of the terminal device 30, an external storage device (not shown), or another storage area of an external server. The storage area of an external server includes a storage area of a mail server in electronic mail services, a storage area of an SNS server in SNS (Social Network Service), and the like. The server device 40 sends the text of an e-mail or a file attached to it to a specific account of an e-mail service, stores it in the storage area of that account, or posts it to an SNS and posts it. It can be stored in the storage area of the SNS server.

A program for realizing the signage system 1 is recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in the recording medium is read into the computer system and executed, thereby enabling the server device 40 to specify the target object. Processing operations such as adding shared information to the content may be performed. It should be noted that the "computer system" referred to here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Also, the "computer system" includes a WWW system provided with a home page providing environment (or display environment). The term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible discs, magneto-optical discs, ROMs and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard discs incorporated in computer systems. In addition, "computer-readable recording medium" means a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that acts as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. , includes those that hold the program for a certain period of time.

Further, the above program may be transmitted from a computer system storing this program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in a transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" for transmitting the program means a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network or a communication line. Further, the program may be for realizing part of the functions described above. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

While several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Signage system 2... Building 10... Signage terminal 11... Communication part 12... Storage part 13... Control part 14... Display part 20... Beacon 30... Terminal device 31... Communication part 32... DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Storage part 33... Control part 34... Display operation part 35... Wireless communication part 40... Server apparatus 41... Communication part 42... Storage part 43... Control part

Claims (9)

a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A signage system including a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and causes the display device to display content specified by the server device,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
a control unit that acquires a request related to the information operation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination and performs processing related to the information operation based on the acquired request,
The control unit
displaying the first content specified from the contents on the display device, further displaying the first identification information on the display device at a predetermined timing, and then acquiring the request to display the first content; using the acquired request and the first identification information to identify that the operator has browsed the display device at the predetermined timing when the first identification information is displayed ;
wherein the predetermined timing for displaying the first identification information is determined independently of timing for switching display of the first content;
signage system. The control unit
using the first identification information to identify that the operator has read the first identification information from the display device;
The signage system according to claim 1. The control unit enables the first content displayed on the display device to be browsed from the terminal device as a second content according to the identification result.
The signage system according to claim 1 or 2. the terminal device transmits shared information to be shared to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
The control unit acquires the shared information transmitted from the terminal device according to the identification result, stores the shared information in a storage area specified based on the information storage location information, and adding the obtained shared information to the content;
The signage system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A signage system including a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and causes the display device to display content specified by the server device,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
A control unit that acquires a request related to the information operation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination and performs processing related to the information operation based on the acquired request.
with
The control unit
causing the display device to display the content and first identification information related to the content, and then obtaining the request; 1 identification information and is configured to identify,
the terminal device transmits shared information to be shared to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
The control unit acquires the shared information transmitted from the terminal device according to the identification result, stores the shared information in a storage area specified based on the information storage location information, and adding the obtained shared information to the content;
signage system. a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A control method for a signage system, including a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and causes the display device to display content specified by the server device,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
Acquiring a request relating to the information operation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination, and performing processing relating to the information operation based on the acquired request; and a first content designated from the contents. is displayed on the display device, and the first identification information is displayed on the display device at a predetermined timing, and then the request is acquired, and the first content and the first identification information are displayed. a step of identifying that the operator browsed the display device at the predetermined timing, using the acquired request and the first identification information;
including
wherein the predetermined timing for displaying the first identification information is determined independently of timing for switching display of the first content;
How to control a signage system. a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A control method for a signage system, including a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and causes the display device to display content specified by the server device ,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
a step of obtaining a request regarding the information manipulation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination, and performing processing regarding the information manipulation based on the obtained request;
causing the display device to display the content and first identification information related to the content, and then obtaining the request; 1 identification information;
The terminal device transmits shared information to be shared to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and then acquires the shared information transmitted from the terminal device according to the identification result. storing the shared information in a storage area specified based on the information storage location information, and adding the acquired shared information to the content;
A control method for a signage system including a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A signage system that includes a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and that causes the display device to display content specified by the server device,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request regarding information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
a step of obtaining a request regarding the information manipulation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination, and performing processing regarding the information manipulation based on the obtained request;
displaying the first content specified from the contents on the display device, further displaying the first identification information on the display device at a predetermined timing, and then acquiring the request to display the first content; identifying, using the obtained request and the first identification information, that the operator browsed the display device at the predetermined timing when the first identification information was displayed ;
A program for causing a signage system computer to implement
wherein the predetermined timing for displaying the first identification information is determined independently of timing for switching display of the first content;
program. a display device arranged at a predetermined position and displaying information to be shared;
a radio station that transmits a signal;
a terminal device that receives a signal from the wireless communication station and transmits information based on an operator's operation;
A signage system that includes a server device that causes the display device to display information to be shared, and that causes the display device to display content specified by the server device,
A wireless communication station arranged in correspondence with the display device transmits information storage location information for specifying a communication destination of the terminal device,
the terminal device acquires information storage location information from the wireless communication station, and transmits a request for an information operation by an operator of the terminal device to a destination specified by the information storage location information;
obtaining a request regarding the information manipulation transmitted from the terminal device to the destination, and performing processing regarding the information manipulation based on the obtained request;
causing the display device to display the content and first identification information related to the content, and then obtaining the request; 1 identification information;
The terminal device transmits shared information for sharing to a destination specified by the information storage location information, and then acquires the shared information transmitted from the terminal device according to the identification result. storing the shared information in a storage area specified based on the information storage location information, and adding the acquired shared information to the content;
A program for causing the computer of the signage system to perform

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