JPH10143104A - Information presentation system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information presentation system which enables the exact information presentation meeting demand and the reduction of a cost at the time of distribution of contents. SOLUTION: This information presentation system is constituted by providing the system with an image forming terminal 2 which is connected via a wide-area network WN to a content provider 2, a terminal 3 for emergency information input for inputting the information generated in emergency, an external information input section 4 to which the medium information from, for example, a CATV network is inputted, a changeover switch 5 which changes over and outputs, at need, the inputted medium information and the output of the image forming terminal 2, plural reception boxes 6 which receive the output information of this changeover switch 5 and a display device 7 which displays the output information of these reception boxes. The contents and their presentation schedules exist independently and are distributed by a portable recording medium MEM or via the wide-area network WN.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display system capable of effectively displaying information to an unspecified number of people, for example, for product advertisement, guidance, communication, news reporting, education, and the like. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a waiting room of a station or an advertisement display part of a vehicle,
A large number of posters and signs for advertisement of goods or services for an unspecified number of people are displayed. Also,
In a waiting room of a hospital, a beauty salon, a pharmacy, a public procedural institution, or various event providing venues, an information guide leaflet for an unspecified user or the like is displayed. On the street, photos of various products and services are displayed on the shop's show window for the unspecified large number of people who come and go. You can see the sight that is being guided.

[0003] Since posters, information guides, photographs, and receivables (hereinafter referred to as advertisements) for advertisements can be easily created or mass-produced by using paper or the like as a medium, advertisements and the like are used. From an information presenter to an unspecified number of humans (hereinafter,
There is an advantage that the information can be simply presented to the user. However, since the content of an advertisement or the like using paper or the like as a medium is fixed, if the content is changed afterwards, the advertisement or the like must be created again from the beginning. Also, it is good if a large display area for advertisements can be secured,
For example, in the case of a public institution such as a station, the display area to which one advertiser can contract is not so large. In addition, since the content of an advertisement or the like that can be expressed on a medium is limited, there is a disadvantage that the content that the advertiser really wants to convey cannot be sufficiently conveyed to others.

[0004] On the other hand, from the standpoint of a consumer or the like, advertisements or the like having the same contents are presented for a long period of time. When viewing a large number of advertisements and the like in the display area, there is a problem that the user must walk around.

Therefore, recently, various systems for presenting information using computer system technology have been proposed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-341723 proposes an "advertising system" (conventional example 1).
This advertising system includes a display device, an input data terminal for inputting content, and a data processing device with a communication function. When an advertiser inputs content from the input data terminal, this is transmitted via a communication line. The data is transmitted to a data processing device and converted into display data. The display data is sent to the display device, and the content is displayed.

[0006] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-36399 proposes an "information display system" (conventional example 2). In this information display system, required display data, that is, content is generated by a display signal generation unit based on an information signal input from an information input unit. Further, the type of the input information is determined by comparing the information signal input from the information input unit with a predetermined information type. Based on the result of the determination, the contents are switched and output, and stored in a memory or the like for each information type. These contents are read out at any time and displayed on a corresponding display device. The information input unit can also capture an image image, and the display form can be set arbitrarily.

[0007]

Each of the above-mentioned prior arts has an advantage which cannot be realized by a paper medium or the like, but leaves the following problems. For example, in the case of Conventional Example 1,
Since the content is displayed on a plurality of display devices at the same time, if a part of the content or display order of a certain display device is changed, the content of all the display devices will be changed simultaneously. Further, since the content of the content cannot be different for each location where the display device is installed, for example, for each store, the range to which this technology can be applied is considerably limited.

In the case of Conventional Example 2, there is a problem in operation. That is, when displaying contents to an unspecified number of people, it is desired to repeatedly read and display a plurality of contents from a memory or the like. However, in the case where the content stored in the second conventional example is repeatedly displayed on another display device, a necessary operation must be performed on the data input unit each time, and it is not troublesome.

Further, in each of the conventional examples 1 and 2,
There were the following disadvantages. (1) The data input device is installed in retail stores, service member stores, police stations, municipal offices, banks, securities companies, etc., and the above-mentioned retail stores, etc. can display the contents at the time outside their original work. Since the content is created and edited, it is not always possible to quickly and accurately prepare content having a high presentation effect. (2) When distributing contents by communication means, the cost required for communication increases, and the system price cannot be reduced. (3) When a large number of contents are repeatedly displayed, a required information signal must be input each time, and a series of information cannot be automatically displayed.

[0010] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems at a stretch, enables the presenting contents of a plurality of contents to be changed at any time, enables accurate information presentation according to demand, and enables the information distribution at the time of distribution of the contents. It is an object to provide an improved information presentation technology capable of reducing costs.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an information presentation system having a plurality of information processing terminals. In this information presenting system, each information processing terminal includes a means for editing content, a schedule creating means for creating a presentation schedule of the edited content, and a content defined in the presentation schedule by decoding the created presentation schedule. And output means for outputting the specified contents in the presentation order of the presentation schedule. The edited content and the presentation schedule are edited or created in a form that can be independently moved between the information processing terminals.

It is preferable that the output means is configured to repeatedly output the content corresponding to the presentation schedule. Further, it is preferable that the display device be configured with a display device that displays images at least. This display device
Means for obtaining media information other than the edited content, and a switch for switching and displaying the obtained media information and the content are provided. As the media information, for example, information received from a commercial broadcast or information received from a CATV network is used. In this case, the switch is configured to display each received information according to the presentation schedule.

The information processing terminal, which is in charge of the operation control of the display device among the plurality of information processing terminals, includes monitoring means for monitoring the output state of the content, and automatic switching of the switch according to the monitoring result. Switching control means for performing the switching. With this configuration, for example, when the output state of the content to be displayed becomes abnormal, it is possible to automatically switch to the media information, and the convenience of the person watching the display screen is achieved. it can.

The present invention also provides an information presentation system in which the above configuration is simplified. This information presentation system,
A portable recording medium on which at least content is recorded, a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses for reading and reproducing the recorded contents of the portable recording medium, and control means for controlling the operation of each content reproducing apparatus, the control means comprising: The content reproducing apparatus is configured to be activated in accordance with a presentation order defined in a presentation schedule that exists independently of the content.

[0015]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information presentation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The information presentation system according to this embodiment includes a content provider 1, an image generation terminal 2 connected to the content provider 1 via a wide area network WN, and information for urgently generating information input to the image generation terminal 2. It requires an emergency information input terminal 3, an external information input unit 4 for inputting media information and the like from an external commercial broadcast or a CATV network, and media information from the external information input unit 4 and output from the image generation terminal 2. And a plurality of receiving boxes 6 for receiving output information of the changeover switch 5 transmitted by the communication cable LC.
And a display device 7 for displaying output information of the receiving box 6. Reference numeral MEM is a portable recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk or a CD-ROM (compact disk ROM) on which contents and the like are recorded.

The content provider 1 is, for example, a CD-
An information processing terminal that can be operated by installing a computer program recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM into an internal hard disk or the like, and a required functional block is realized by a microprocessor (not shown) executing the computer program. You. This recording medium is subject to market transactions independently of the information processing terminal.

The structure of this functional block is as shown in FIG. That is, the content provider 1 generates a content by external collection or internal planning, a content editing unit 12 that classifies and edits a plurality of generated contents, and accumulates the edited contents so that they can be read at any time. Content storage unit 1
3. a time table creation unit 14 for creating a time table that defines contents to be used, display order, display time, and the like;
A time table storage unit 15 for storing the created time tables, a schedule table creation unit 16 for creating, for example, a monthly presentation schedule table using a plurality of time tables, and a schedule table storage unit for storing the created schedule tables. 17, a function of a data output unit 18 for converting the time table, schedule table, and corresponding content into data in a format that can be processed by the image generation terminal 2 and outputting the converted data.

FIG. 3 shows a processing procedure in the time table creating section 14. The time table creation unit 14 first opens a new or existing time table (step S101), and refers to a list of contents (step S102). Specifically, a list of content titles and the like stored in the content storage unit 13 is displayed on the screen by a window operation. And
For example, a desired content is specified by a pointing device (step S103). At this time, a specific content may be selected using a search unit as needed.

For the specified content, information such as the title, display time, and classification is stored in the content storage unit 13.
From the open time table (step S104). Titles and the like can be added or modified after listing. If there is another used content, step S102
The subsequent processing is repeated (step S105), and after listing all the used contents, an ID (identification information) is given to the time table and stored in the time table storage unit 15 (step S106).

FIG. 4 shows a processing procedure in the schedule table creating section 16. Schedule table creation unit 1
In 6, the schedule table is first opened (step S201), and the display date is determined (step S20).
2). The display date is represented by, for example, YY, MM, DD (year, month, day). Next, a list of time tables stored in the time table storage unit 15 is referred to (step S20).
3). Specifically, a list of the time tables stored in the time table storage unit 15 is displayed on the screen by a window operation. Then, a desired time table is specified by, for example, a pointing device (step S20).
4), this is listed in the open schedule table (step S205). If another time table is to be used, the processing after step S202 is repeated (step S206), and after listing all necessary time tables, an ID is assigned to the schedule table, and this is added to the schedule table storage unit 1.
7 (step S207).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the time table and schedule table created in this way. In the figure, C
Is a content, TT is a time table, and ST is a schedule table. In the data output unit 18, each of them is materialized as a wide area network WN or a portable recording medium MEM independently of the content C (readable on the image generation terminal 2 side). Recording in the proper form, the same applies hereinafter). However, it is necessary that the location of the corresponding content C can be specified from the title name of the time table TT or the time table name of the schedule table ST as shown in the figure.

As described above, by making the content C, the time table TT, and the schedule table ST independent of each other, the following distribution form becomes possible. (1) When distributing content and the like from the content provider 1 to the image generation terminal 2, only the content is delivered in advance in the portable recording medium MEM, and the time table and the schedule table use the wide area network WN. Distribute by communication. In this case, the communication cost can be reduced as compared with the case where all of them are distributed as a bundle. (2) A part of the content, for example, an environmental video that can be repeatedly reused, is delivered to the image generation terminal 2 in advance,
From the content provider 1, a time table and a schedule table, and additional contents (latest contents) are transmitted by communication. By doing so, retransmission of the same information can be prevented, and the occurrence of extra costs can be suppressed. (3) The content and the timetable are sent from the content provider 1 to the image generation terminal 2, and the image generation terminal 2
Creates its own schedule table to play and display the content. However, in this case, it is necessary to provide the function of the schedule table creation unit 16 described above in the image generation terminal 2.

The reason why the item "emergency information" is provided in the time table TT shown in FIG. 5 is that when the order of the item is changed, the emergency information generated at the image generating terminal 2 as needed, For example, it indicates that information such as an emergency hospital notice is presented.

Next, the image generation terminal 2 will be described. The image generation terminal 2 of this embodiment loads the content, the time table, and the schedule table from the content provider 1 at the time of startup or in response to a command input from an operator. At this time, the same kind of content that already exists is updated, and image information is always generated based on the latest information. This image generation terminal 2 also has a CD like the content provider 1.
An information processing terminal that can be operated by installing a computer program recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM on an internal hard disk or the like, and a required functional block is realized by a microprocessor (not shown) executing the computer program; Is done. This recording medium is also subject to market transactions independently of the information processing terminal.

The configuration of the functional blocks in the image generating terminal 2 is as shown in FIG. That is, a time monitoring unit 21 that monitors the current time, a schedule execution unit 22 that executes the contents of the schedule table based on the time notified from the time monitoring unit 21, and an emergency information storage that stores emergency information such as hospital notices. Unit 23, content storage unit 2
4. An execution state monitoring unit 25 that monitors the execution state of the schedule execution unit 22, that is, the output state of the content, etc., and the content and emergency information and the media information from the external information input unit 4 according to the monitoring result of the execution state monitoring unit 25. And a function of the output control unit 26 for selecting the receiving box 6 as the output destination of the switched information. The selection of the receiving box 6 can be realized, for example, by allocating the band of the receiving box 6 to the information to be output. When outputting still images and media information, the output control unit 26 outputs these to the communication cable LC in the form of NTSC signals.

The processing procedure by the schedule execution unit 22 is as shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 7, the schedule execution unit 22 first refers to the loaded schedule table (step S301), and the time monitoring unit 2
It is determined whether the time notified from No. 1 has reached the presentation start time of the schedule table (step S30).
2). If the presentation start time has not been reached (S302:
No), an instruction is issued to the output control unit 26 to output the media information from the external information input unit 4, for example, the reception information of the commercial broadcast (step S303). On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the presentation start time has been reached (S302: Yes),
With reference to the time table defined in the schedule table (step S304), the corresponding content in the content storage unit 24 or the corresponding information in the emergency information storage unit 23 is specified (step S305). Then, it instructs the output control unit 26 to output the corresponding content or the like (step S306). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the next content exists in the time table (step S3).
07) If there is, the process returns to step S305. If there is no next content, it is determined whether or not there is a next time table (step S308). If there is, the process returns to step S304. If there is no next time table, it is checked whether the end time has been reached (step S309). If not, step S3 is reached.
It returns to 06 processing (step S309: No). That is, the process returns to the first time table in the schedule table and outputs the corresponding content and the like. This is repeated continuously until the end time is reached. If the end time has been reached (step S309: Yes), an instruction to output external information is issued (step 310).

The execution status monitoring unit 25 monitors the above-described series of processing procedures in the schedule execution unit 22. If any abnormality occurs and the content or the like is not output, regardless of the order specified in the schedule table, the external status is monitored. An instruction is issued to output information from the information input unit 4.

Returning to FIG. 1, the emergency information input terminal 3 is used to store the emergency information that is generated independently at the place where the image generation terminal 2 is installed in the emergency information storage unit 23 of the image generation terminal 2. It is a processing terminal. Since the emergency information input terminal 3 is usually operated by a so-called amateur-level person, even if an abnormal state occurs due to an erroneous operation, the operation of the entire system is not affected. The terminal 2 is provided separately from the terminal 2. Examples of the emergency information created by the emergency information creation terminal 3 include, for example, notification information for a hospital, such as a change in medical treatment content, a notice of a temporary holiday, and a notice of a change in a medical fee.

The changeover switch 5 can switch the media information from the external information input unit 4 independently of the processing in the schedule execution unit 22.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the receiving box 6.
The receiving box 6 is provided with a local information generating terminal 61 that constantly outputs local information unique to the installation site, for example, environmental images and the like in the NTSC signal format, and an image generating terminal 2 that is transmitted through the communication cable LC. And a local changeover switch 63 for receiving a signal from the external information input unit 4 or a signal from the external information input unit 4. The receiving device 62 is a tuner when the communication cable LC is a CATV cable, and selectively receives a signal in a band allocated to the receiving box 6.

The local changeover switch 63 is, for example, an intelligent type switch, and controls the state of a signal received by the receiving device 62 (the presence or absence of a horizontal synchronization signal or a vertical synchronization signal included in an output signal from the image generation terminal 2). The occurrence of a failure is autonomously detected based on the monitoring result, and the signal output to the display device 7 is selectively switched according to the detection result. The switching mode by the local switch 63 is as follows. (1) At normal times, that is, when the horizontal synchronization signal or the vertical synchronization signal is normal, the output information from the image generation terminal 2 is output to the display device 7 as it is. (2) When the changeover switch 5 and the communication cable LC are normal, but the image generation terminal 2 is abnormal, the information is switched to external input information and output to the display device 7. (3) When the changeover switch 5 or the communication cable LC is abnormal, the information is switched to the output information of the local information creation terminal 61 and output to the display device 7. By doing so, even when the content or the like does not reach the receiving box 6, some kind of video is always displayed on the display device 7, and a troublesome display state is not continued.

The display device 7 includes an image display unit and an audio output unit, displays information from the receiving box 6 on a screen, and outputs audio as needed. The image display unit has a display panel to which a band of about 6 Mbps is allocated so that a moving image or a quasi-moving image can be displayed, such as a projection type display device, a large plasma display device, and a liquid crystal display device with an optical fiber. A device for enlarged display is used.

It should be noted that the above configuration can be appropriately changed in design. For example, in the above description, the content provider 1
Merely creates contents and the like, and the image generation terminal 2 merely reproduces the contents and the like. However, the function of the image generation terminal 2 side is added to the content provider 1 or the image generation terminal 2 A function related to content creation and editing may be added. If you do this,
For example, it is possible to send and receive only a time table and a schedule table by communication, or to arbitrarily create a schedule table on the image generating terminal 2 side.
A highly flexible information presentation system can be realized.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an information presentation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the configuration of the image generating terminal 2 is simplified.

In this embodiment, the content and emergency information created by the content provider 1 are recorded on a digital video disk (DVD) and
Deliver to the side. At this time, the time table and the schedule table may be created in the image generation terminal 2 in advance, or may be created in the content provider 1 and bundled with the DVD. In the output stage of the image generation terminal 2, a plurality of disk reproducing devices 8a to 8c controlled by the image generation terminal 2 are arranged. Each of the disc reproducing devices 8a to 8c is provided with a corresponding one of the display devices 9a to 9c so as to display images or output sounds.

The image generating terminal 2 in this case functions as control means for the disk reproducing devices 8a to 8c. That is, the individual disk reproducing devices 8a to 8
8c is individually controlled to reproduce the content according to the above-described schedule table. Alternatively, the same DVD is mounted on each of the disk reproducing devices 8a to 8c,
After the operation of the first disk reproducing device 8a is started, the second disk reproducing device 8b and the third disk reproducing device 8c are activated in order in a predetermined time interval, and the same contents are reproduced in a time-series manner. 9c may be sequentially displayed. Such a reproduction mode is more effective in encouraging viewers to watch, and can be applied to advertisement display and the like.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 10 shows a configuration example of an information presentation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an information presentation system is realized by a client-server type system. That is, one server terminal SB and a plurality of client terminals CL1 to CL3 are connected by a communication cable LC1 such as Ethernet, and the above-mentioned emergency information input terminal 3 is directly connected to the server terminal SB. Elements having the same functions in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The server terminal SB is connected to the clients CL1 to CL1.
CL3 and other peripheral components (not shown) are terminals for controlling the operation or information flow. All information such as contents and schedules from the content provider are collected here, and the client terminals CL1 to CL3 are provided as necessary.
Distribute to Alternatively, the server terminal SB can function as a content provider.

The emergency information input terminal 3 is as described above, but in this embodiment, other information processing terminals (client terminals CL1 to CL3) other than the server terminal SB.
The terminal is separated from the server terminal SB so that the operation of the entire system is not affected even if an abnormal state occurs due to an erroneous operation or the like.

The client terminals CL1 to CL3 are terminals having the function of the above-described image generating terminal 2, and are activated at the time of start or upon input of a command from an operator.
And downloads the contents, emergency information, time table, and schedule table from the server, and executes necessary processing. At this time, the same kind of content that already exists is updated. The output of each of the client terminals CL1 to CL3 is switched together with the output of the external information input unit 4 by the changeover switch 51.
To 53, where one of them is selectively switched and output.

A mixing output unit 10 is disposed downstream of each of the changeover switches 51 to 53. The mixed output unit 10 multiplexes output information from each of the output changeover switches 51 to 53 and sends the multiplexed information to a corresponding receiving box 6 via a communication cable LC2 such as a wide-band CATV cable. Each receiving box 6 and display device 7 are controlled by the corresponding clients CL1 to CL3, respectively.

In the information presentation system having such a configuration,
The receiving box 6 and the display device 7 are installed at a plurality of display sites, and the client terminals CL1 to CL3 are also arranged at a plurality of management sites. The content is reproduced according to a presentation schedule unique to each management site. With respect to CL3, it is possible to realize an operation mode in which only the display device 7 and the like are installed in a plurality of display sites while being concentrated on the central management site. That is, it is possible to expand the variation of the operation mode by the number of client terminals.

[0043]

Next, an embodiment of the information presentation system of the present invention will be specifically described. The information presentation system according to each of the above embodiments is applied to a hospital information presentation system installed in a hospital and used for patient education and presentation of environmental images, or applied to an education information presentation system installed in a school and used for presentation of teaching materials. Or installed in stations and stores to apply to an advertising information presentation system that presents advertising information based on requests from advertisers, or installed in various event venues to present moving images, still images, or a mixed image of both The present invention can be applied to an event information presentation system or the like that performs the above. Further, the present invention can be applied to a system in which a personal history, career, and the like are presented using a plurality of pieces of media information at a wedding or funeral.

In any system, a plurality of contents and their presentation schedules (timetable and schedule table) are distributed from a content provider or created on the image generating terminal side. Also, there are variations in which only contents are distributed, only contents and time tables, only time tables, time tables and schedule tables, contents and schedule tables, only schedule tables, or all bundled are distributed. As described above, the distribution form includes physical distribution using the general-purpose recording medium MEM, distribution using communication means using the wide area network WN, or a combination of both. Furthermore, partial addition or replacement of content is also possible.

In the case where the distribution is performed by communication means, the wide area network W
N is a broadband transmission path suitable for transmitting moving images, still images, or a mixture of moving images and still images, for example, C
An ATV network, a satellite line, a public ATM network, or a dedicated line is used. In particular, since a CATV network can distribute a plurality of videos by frequency multiplexing, it is convenient when large-capacity content is distributed by communication means.
When a CATV network is used as the wide area network WN, the communication cable LC of the first embodiment also uses a CATV cable. Of the contents, it is effective to conserve the resources by compressing the video with MPEG1 or MotionJPEG, MPEG2, etc., recording it on the general-purpose recording medium MEM, and decompressing them when executing the schedule. It is preferable from the viewpoint of utilization.

Next, a specific operation example when the information presentation system of the present invention is applied to a hospital information presentation system will be described. In this hospital information presentation system, any of the above-described first to third embodiments can be adopted. For example, the server terminal SB and the client terminals CL1 to CL3 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. Since hospitals have waiting rooms for multiple departments,
There, a plurality of receiving boxes 6 and display devices 7 are installed. The system is activated at 8:00 in the morning, and the information presentation schedule is from 10:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 1:00 to 2:00 in the morning.

In this case, when the system is started, the changeover switches 51 to 53 select the output of the external information input unit 4 and output it to the mixing output unit 10. Thereby, the media information received from the commercial broadcast or the CATV network is displayed on the display device 7 of each waiting room until the scheduled start time is reached. At 10:00 am, reproduction and display of the content are started according to, for example, the schedule table ST in FIG. 5, and the changeover switch 5 is also automatically switched to the output of the client terminals CL1 to CL3. If information to be notified urgently occurs on the hospital side, the schedule is the corresponding item in the timetable (Emergency information column)
It will be displayed automatically when it reaches. At 12:00 pm, the changeover switch 5 selects the output of the external information input unit 4 again. Thereafter, this operation is repeated.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the presentation schedule of contents and emergency information and each content and the like can exist independently. It is possible to achieve a unique effect that it is possible to display the optimum content according to the circumstances of the presentation destination. Further, the distribution form of the contents and the presentation schedule can be varied, and in the case of using the communication means, there is an effect that the distribution can be performed according to the line performance.

Further, when an abnormality occurs in the reproduction or display process of the content, the CATV is replaced with the content.
Since the media information from the network or commercial broadcast is automatically switched and displayed, it is possible to prevent an unpleasant display state from occurring.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information presentation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of a content provider.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure in a time table creating unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure in a schedule table creation unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship among a content, a time table, and a schedule table.

FIG. 6 is a functional block configuration diagram of an image generation terminal.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure of a schedule execution unit in the image generation terminal.

FIG. 8 is a detailed configuration diagram of a reception box and a display device.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an information presentation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of an information presentation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Content provider 2 Image generation terminal 3 Emergency information input terminal 4 External information input part 5, 51-53 changeover switch 6 Reception box 7, 9a-9c Display device 8a-8c Disk reproduction device 10 Mixed output unit WN Wide area network MEM Universal recording medium C content TT time table ST schedule table SB server terminal CL1 to CL3 client terminal LC, LC1, LC2 Communication cable

Claims (9)

[Claims] An information processing terminal having a plurality of information processing terminals, wherein each information processing terminal edits information to be presented (hereinafter referred to as content), a schedule creation unit which creates a presentation schedule of the edited content, Means for decoding the created presentation schedule to specify the location of the content defined in the presentation schedule, and output means for outputting the specified content according to the presentation order of the presentation schedule, An information presentation system, wherein the edited content and the presentation schedule are configured to be independently movable between information processing terminals. 2. The information presentation system according to claim 1, wherein said output means is configured to repeatedly output contents corresponding to the presentation schedule. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is a display device that displays at least an image, and the display device includes a unit that acquires media information other than the edited content, and the acquired media information and the content. 3. The information presentation system according to claim 1, further comprising a switch for switching and displaying. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the media information is information received from a commercial broadcast, and the switch is configured to display the received information according to the presentation schedule. Information presentation system. 5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the media information is information received from a CATV network, and the switch is configured to display the received information according to the presentation schedule. Information presentation system. 6. An information processing terminal in charge of operation control of the display device, further comprising: monitoring means for monitoring an output state of the content; switching control means for automatically switching the switch according to a monitoring result; The information presentation system according to claim 3, comprising: 7. A portable recording medium on which at least content is recorded, a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses for reading and reproducing the recorded contents of the portable recording medium, and control means for controlling an operation of each content reproducing apparatus. The information presentation system, wherein the control means is configured to activate the content reproduction device in accordance with a presentation order defined in a presentation schedule that exists independently of the content. 8. A recording medium in which a computer program executed by an information processing terminal is embodied in a form readable by the information processing terminal, wherein the computer program edits a content in the information processing terminal. Means, schedule creation means for creating a presentation schedule of the edited content, means for decoding the created presentation schedule to identify the location of the content specified in the presentation schedule, and Output means for outputting according to the presentation order of the presentation schedule, so that the edited content and the presentation schedule can be independently moved to another information processing terminal. Recording medium. 9. A recording medium in which a computer program executed by an information processing terminal is embodied in a form readable by the information processing terminal, wherein the computer program records at least content in the information processing terminal. And control means for controlling the operation of a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses for reading and reproducing the recorded content of the portable recording medium, and reproducing the content in accordance with the presentation order defined in a presentation schedule that exists independently of the content. A recording medium for activating a device.