MXPA00006629A - Public telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a public telephonewhich in addition to providing the functions of current telephones, provides a display area where advertisements and/or public information messages may be displayed and enables the public telephone to connect with network of computer like an Internet. The present invention provides a public telephone including a main frame;a telephone part consisting of a handset, a coin or card insertion slot, an amount indicator, a coin return indicator, and a dial keypad;and a display part consisting of a display item for advertisements or public information messages, and a display area on the main frame to contain a display item, a light box, a liquid crystal display, a box of keeping which can put prints. The present invention may be applied for, using as a coin, card, or coin and card, sending exclusive, sending and receiving of message, all kinds of public telephone.

Description

PUBLIC TELEPHONE DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a public telephone which, in addition to providing the functions of common telephones, provides an on-screen display area where advertisements and / or messages can be displayed for public information and allows to the public telephone to connect with a network of computer like the Internet Generally, a public telephone contains through its main structure, a handset, a support of handset, a slot of insertion of card and / or currency, a groove of return of currencies , a quantity indicator and a keyboard to mark more special function buttons (referred to herein as "access buttons"). Notwithstanding the simplicity of the functions of ordinary telephones compared to their size (generally the dimensions of card type x H x D = 300x450x240 mm), the fact that the various elements are scattered through the main structure causes that common phones occupy a large amount of space to serve their purpose. Therefore the space occupied by current phones is finally a waste in terms of efficient space utilization. Today, there is a large number of publications of all types of brochures or information documents (called descending impressions). These provide a person with useful information keeping you up to date with the information of the company. These are accommodated in the position on the street and can get up. The post has the problem that it can destroy the beauty of the city and may suffer theft or damage because it is located on the street. It is not sufficiently distributed on account of the cost that is established. The impressions in the post have the problems that are blown by the winds and get wet by the rains or snowfall. Meanwhile, due to the fact that a large number of people use public telephones, and that users observe the phone for a long time while making a call, and that public telephones are usually located in areas where a large number of people pass by. and with that it easily attracts the attention of the passer-by, the public telephone is itself an excellent medium for advertisements. Previous attempts to use public telephones for advertisements were usually placed on a small advertisement sticker on the corners or other open areas of the main structure of the telephone. However, the effectiveness of such advertisement methods was usually deficient and they were also prone to receive resentment for degrading the appearance of public services. And, if you can connect to an Internet by public phone, you can easily communicate to all sides without expensive equipment. The present invention is described to solve the aforementioned problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a public telephone which, in addition to providing the functions of the common telephones, provides an exhibition area where the announcements and / or information messages public can be deployed. It is another object of the present invention to provide a public telephone that has a housing box which can accommodate impressions such as brochures, informational documents. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a public telephone that can be contacted with the computer network as an Internet. To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a public telephone comprising: a telephone part consisting of a main structure, a handset, a card insertion slot and / or coins, a quantity indicator, a return slot of coins, and a section of access buttons; and an exhibit portion consisting of an exhibit article for advertisements and / or public information messages, and an exhibit area in the main structure to contain the exhibit article.

The present invention is characterized in that it has the exhibition area and has the telephone part located on the area other than the exhibition area of the main structure. Screen items may be advertisements and / or public information messages of arbitrary cardboard material and are either gummed on the display area or applied to allow installation and removal so that two or more advertisements are displayed alternately. Additionally, display articles may also be made to be displayed with a light box (allowing illumination of the displayed article) and installed to permit removal by a combination means. In addition, the present invention has a main structure divided into two parts, one is for a telephone part, the other is for a housing box which can accommodate impressions such as brochures, informational documents. In addition, the present invention provides a public telephone that has a housing box which can accommodate impressions such as brochures, informational documents. In addition, the present provides a public telephone comprising a handset, a coin or card insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot, and an access button section that includes a telephone part, and a part of exhibition that shows the messages, the part of exhibition is characterized by having a part that reproduces image and LCD which indicates a signal of execution on the board of an execution machinery. The display part includes a sensor that perceives an execution at the end or a part of the image reproduction that is not working now, a part of memory that remembers announcements in advance of the work during the fixation period when it is in the state of impediment or coiled, a converter switch which provides an output signal of the part reproducing the image or an output signal of the memory part selected by the memory part. It is used for recording media. Video tape or laser disk (LD or CD). The memory part is characterized by the semiconductor part of the memory and the part that reproduces the image, the part that reproduces the image is in the main structure of the phone and the LCD panel is exposed outside the main structure. The present invention provides a public telephone comprising a main telephone structure; a telephone part that includes a telephone, a coin or card insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot, and an access button section; a part of communication by computer, a part that selects the function to select either the telephone function or the computer communication function, a conversion part to operate the telephone or computer communication according to the selection, a part of the computer which charges the communications, an LCD panel to represent a message on the part of the computer, a keyboard to insert a letter on the computer part. It additionally includes a disk drive to insert or extract a file in the computer part additionally. The keyboard is an internal part but is exposed when a communication function is selected. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure Ib is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention with an attached display article. Figure 2a is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2b is a perspective view showing a lighting box based on the second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3a is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3b is a perspective view showing a lighting box based on the third embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5a is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5b is a block diagram showing the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6a is a perspective view showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6b is a block diagram showing the sixth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings. , the desired operational mode of the present invention will now be explained. Figure la is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention. According to Figure la, the public telephone includes a handset 11 located on the left portion of a main structure 10, a telephone part 12 consisting of a coin insertion slot and / or card, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot and access buttons integrated and aligned on the left portion of the main structure, allowing the rest of the available area to be used as display area 13. The advertisements and / or public information messages may be integrated entirely on the display area 13 or an exhibition board 15 with a separate message may be attached (with reference to Figure Ib). The display board 15 is joined or separated from the main structure 10 so that two or more advertisements are alternately displayed therein. For example, the main structure 10 is in its predetermined portions formed with combination grooves and the display board 15 is on its rear side formed with protrusions corresponding to the grooves so that they are combined or separated. Figure 2a is a perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention and showing a modification in the display area compared to Figure la. As in the first embodiment, the second mode has the handset 11 located on the left portion of the main structure 10, the telephone part 12 consisting of the insertion slot and / or card, the quantity indicator, the return slot of coins, and the access buttons integrated and aligned on the left portion of the main structure, the display area 13 is located on the other portion of the main structure, a full pair of L-type slideways 14a, 14b are located on the upper and lower edges of the display area 13. An exhibit board 15 is inserted horizontally to realize the present invention. Figure 2b shows a light box 16b with internal lighting which can be inserted in place of the display board 15. The light box 16 has a display effect superior to the bulletin board and allows the internal installation of neon signs, fluorescent lamps and other illuminations. You can also set LCD (liquid crystal display), put colorful ads or messages using other services such as VTR. The light box can be inserted and removed as required by having a groove designed on its upper and lower sides (with reference to Figures 2b-16) with the same width. than those of the folded areas of the lateral rails. The light box can be installed to increase the display effect when required, and when they are removed, the display boards can be installed in their place. For the purpose of installing the light box 16 over the display area 13, the main structure 10 should include an on / off switch for the light box 16. The manufacture of the light box 16 can be easily done by the respective manufacturer of the respective business field with relative ease, and the electrical connections required to install the light box 16 in the public telephone of the present invention can be made with the current technologies of the respective field. Although the slide rails are installed over the display area 13 for the mode, any other method can be used to ensure the firm installation and easy removal of the display boards or light boxes. The manufacture of the light box can be easily done by the respective manufacturer of the respective field of business with relative ease and the electrical connections required to install the light box in the public telephone of the present invention can be done with the current technologies of the respective field . Figure 3a shows the third embodiment of the present invention and shows a modification in the insertion of the display article compared to the second embodiment with reference to Figure 2a. As with the first and second, the third mode includes the handset 11 located in the left position of the central unit 10, the telephone part 12 consisting of a slot for inserting coins and / or card, quantity indicator, coin return slot, and buttons of access integrated and aligned on the left portion of the main structure. However, a pair of L-type slide rails 17a, 17b are located on the left and right edges of the display area 13, and another L-type slide rail is located on the lower edge of the display area. A display board can be inserted vertically to realize the present invention. The third embodiment also allows the insertion of a light box 18 with internal lighting instead of a display board 15 as seen in Figure 3b. The light box 18 has a slot on its left and right sides (with reference to Figure 3b-18) with the same width as those of the bent areas of the left and right slide rails. The main structure 10 must include an on / off switch for the light box. Although a limited number of embodiments are described, the present invention can be performed in other forms and methods as well. Therefore, the concept and scope of the patent application included in this document is not limited to the application to the examples described above. According to Figure 4, the fourth embodiment shows the handset 11 located on the left portion of the main structure 10, the telephone part 12 consisting of a card or coin insertion amount indicator, coin return slot, and access buttons integrated and aligned on the left portion of the main structure, allowing the rest of the available area to be used as a housing box 19. This housing box 19 can accommodate prints such as brochures or informational documents. The housing box 19 can be attached to the telephone by a screw or a rivet or a body can be made with the telephone. This can be done with current technologies from the respective field. Figures 5a and 5b relate to the establishment of the LCD in the display part of the first, second and third modes. Figure 5a shows the outer construction, establishment of an LCD display execution part 21 and a part 23 that reproduces the image. VTR / LD / LDP is used for the image execution part 23. Figure 5b is a block diagram that is composed of the part 31 reproducing image to reproduce the advertising film with VTR / LD / CD, a memory portion 33 whose film is remembered before functioning during the fixation period when it is in the impeding or rewinding state, an LCD 39 which selectively indicates a signal reproducing from the part 31 reproducing the image or a signal from the memory portion 33, a sensor 35 that detects an execution of VTR / LD at the final, a converter switch 39 that provides an output signal to the part 31 that reproduces the image or an output signal of the memory portion 33 with LCD 39 selectively. The part 31 that reproduces the image is a general VTR or LDP. But it is desirable to exclude unnecessary functions (eg, recording, capture, fast forward) to decrease costs. And it is desirable that the part 31 that reproduces the image and the operational part in it is internal so as not to allow it to be used by ordinary people. It is desirable that the operational part include an LCD on / off switch 39 because it is attached to a display panel on the LCD that is turned off. Memory portion 33 is only for output and announcement when the part 31 that reproduces the image does not move. This can be remembered by the semiconductor of the execution memory or the part that reproduces the second image. The sensor 35 serves to let the memory portion 33 work when it is rewinding the Video tape / Laser disk, a disk unit 53 that can send a message to the diskette. The conversion switch 37 selectively provides an output signal from the part 31 that reproduces the image or an output signal from the memory portion 33 to LCD 39 according to the signal from the sensor 35. It is preferable that a retransmitter be used for "turn on and off according to the sensor output signal 35.

Figures 6a and 6b show a public telephone of a sixth modality. According to Figures 6a and 6b the public telephone can be connected to the Internet and to various types of networks because a communication computer is on the telephone. Figure 6a is an external view of the public telephone. A 25 LCD board, a 26 keyboard, a switch 28 of function and a disk unit are arranged in the place where the display area is arranged in the first, second and third modes. The public telephone according to the sixth modality includes a telephone part 45 and a part 46 of computer communication to communicate the computer. In addition, the public telephone includes a function selection part 41, a conversion part 43 for selecting the telephone part 45 or the computer communication part 46. Part 46 of computer communication is similar to the general computer in its construction. As shown in Figure 6b, the computer communication part 46 includes a computer part 47, a keyboard 49 for inserting a letter, an LCD 51 for representing the output signal of part 47 by computer and a unit 53 of disk to transmit the information "stored on the diskette.

The function selection part 41 can use a voice transmission system whose function is chosen automatically when the handset is lifted can use the LCD 51 for the function that it chooses. This can be achieved by using a computer program 47, this can be done with current technologies of the respective field. The user chooses a function with the conversion part 43 according to the message of the function selection part 41. The conversion part 43 is used by the switch of the function selection part 28 in Figure 6a. It is desirable that a relay be used because it can control the telephone part 45 and the computer communication part 40 at a low voltage. It is effective that SSR is used rather than PCR because a wave can be reduced. It is desirable that the computer communication part 47 have computer communication compositions, but it is programmed to calculate the tariff and message which sounds the alarm of the elapsed time corresponding to the coin inserted. The present invention shows a disk unit 53 which sends a file using the public telephone. The disk unit 53 can raise or lower a file when the user inserts a floppy disk into a disk drive. It is desirable that the keyboard 49 be distributed when the computer communication function that is internal at the usual time is selected. The system that secures the keyboard can be released by the broadcast signal from the conversion part 43, or it can be used by people who pull a keyboard like a drawer. The system that ensures the keyboard can be worked by the solenoid or the clutch that is made to work by an automatic electrical signal, this can be done with the current technologies of the respective field. Although the present invention is described with a few operational examples, but another type of form can be worked on. For example, it may be composed of computer communication and advertisement, indicating an advertisement image on the LCD at the usual time. Po computer communication on the LCD when selected for computer communication. As in the preceding description, a public telephone of the present invention with display mechanisms in addition to the common telephone mechanisms will increase the efficiency of utilization of the public telephone space. In other words, through the installation of the public telephone of the present invention in public areas, a more effective means of announcing public information will be offered, while the installation in private companies and recreational services will offer a more effective means to represent them. company announcements and "promotional" ads.

The advertisements in the public telephone of the present invention will also attract the attention of the users and the people who expect more effectively than those represented anywhere, thus having a deeper effect compared to other advertisements. In addition to the public telephone of the present invention it will have in itself a decorative effect, increasing the image and beauty of the surroundings, the office, and the city. The public telephone that has a housing box to put the prints, can get rid of the damage of the paper station and can distribute brochures widely. And the public telephone that hires a computer communication network like the Internet lets us use an Internet anywhere easily.

Claims (20)

1. CLAIMS 1. A public telephone with an exhibition function that includes: a main structure; a telephone part consisting of a handset, a coin or card, an insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot, a numeric keypad; and a display part for advertising messages, characterized in that the front side of the main structure is divided into two parts of different size, the telephone part is accommodated in the small part, where the display part is accommodated in the large, and includes an advertising board as to be displayed alternately two or more ads, a plan that is attached to the advertising board and the means to combine, to join or to disengage the advertising board to the plane.
2. 2. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for attaching the advertising board to the plane is an adhesive tape.
3. 3. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the advertising board is formed in the plane which is completely integrated in the exhibition area. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for joining the advertising board to the plane is the plural sliding rail which is opposite each other in the plane for attaching the advertisement advertising board and the advertising board. Advertising is inserted through the sliding rail. 5. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the advertising board is operated to display a message by an electric light device which radiates an electric light. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the main structure includes the interruption means for turning on / off the display part. The public telephone according to claim 1, characterized in that the advertising board is a form and the means for attaching the advertising board to the plan is a housing box for placing the prints and is arranged in the plan. 8. A public telephone with a display function comprising: a main structure; a telephone part consisting of a handset, a coin or card, an insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot, a numeric keypad; and a housing box for receiving the impressions, characterized in that the main structure is divided into two parts, the telephone part is arranged in a part, wherein the housing box is arranged in a region to maintain the impressions. except the region from which the telephone part is arranged. 9. A public telephone with a display function comprising: a main structure; a telephone part consisting of a handset, a coin or card, an insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a coin return slot, a numeric keypad; and the display means for displaying a message, characterized in that the display means includes a part that reproduces a movie to reproduce advertisements stored in a recording medium to be displayed; and a liquid crystal display to display a signal reproduced from the part that plays the movie. The public telephone according to claim 9, characterized in that the display means further include: a sensor part for detecting whether the recording medium is completely reproduced or if the part reproducing the film does not work; a part of memory which are reminder announcements in progress to the work during the fix period when it is in the prevented or rewind state; and a converter switch for selectively providing an output signal of the part reproducing the film or an output signal of the memory portion to the liquid crystal display. 11. The public telephone according to claim 9 or 19, characterized in that the recording medium is a video tape or a laser disk. The public telephone according to claim 10, characterized in that the memory part is a semiconductor memory device. 13. The public telephone according to claim 10, characterized in that the memory part is a part that reproduces a movie. The public telephone according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the part reproducing the film is in the body of the main structure, and the liquid crystal display is exposed outside the main structure. 15. A public telephone that has functions of telephone and communication by computer, a public telephone characterized in that it comprises: a telephone part that includes a handset, a coin or card insertion slot, a quantity indicator, a return slot of coins, a numeric keypad; a part that selects function to select both the telephone or communication with the computer, a conversion part to selectively turn on / off the telephone part or the computer communication part; and computer media that includes a computer part, a display part to display a message and a keyboard to insert a letter to the computer part. 16. The public telephone according to claim 15, characterized in that the computer communication means additionally includes a disk unit for inserting a file from and for the output file for the computer. The public telephone according to claim 15, characterized in that the keyboard is exposed only when the function for computer communication is selected. The public telephone according to claim 15, characterized in that the output signal of the part that selects the function is a voice message. 19. The public telephone according to claim 15, characterized in that the output signal of the part that selects the function is a letter message. 20. The public telephone according to claim 15, characterized in that the conversion part is a relay to control a power to the telephone and the computer.