CA2199757C - Information display system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A display apparatus within elevator cabs or elevator waiting areas that faci litates the simultaneous display of advertising and general news information is desc ribed. Broadcast from a remote control center, advertising and general news informa tionupdates are transmitted to, and stored in a server l ocated within a building and then forwarded to a display memory and subsequently displayed on a monitor accord ing to a remotely modifiable program schedule. The display is updated such that it co ntains a copy of the latest broadcast schedule, as well as the advertisement and info rmation programming, and automatically displays a days program according to the most current broadcast schedule. The display units as well as the building server are eac h individually addressable thus allowing groups of displays to be simultaneously updated fr om a remote centralized location with information such as news updates, customized adver tising information and the like.
Description
INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM
This invention relates to an inform~tion trancmiCcion and display system and in 5 particular to an information display system for displaying advertising and general news hlru.l..aliun in elevators and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In most urban centers, exposure to information such as advertising information 10 and current news information has become an accepted part of everyday life. Apart from n~ ,UalJCI:~ magazines and television, mass advertising information is presented by way of billboards and more recently ~ cll)Ua~ d~TM, which are capable of displaying relatively simple animated pictures and textual information. However as with most information and in particular with respect to advertising information, it is more effective to have both a 15 captive audience and a well-targeted group in order to maximize the effectiveness and impact of the information conveyed. Most urban centers have a large number of major office complexes. These office complexes include multi-storied buildings serviced by elevators and large common areas providing a heretofore unexploited CllVilUlllllCII~ for ,ulc~ llta~iùn of advertising and news infr)rmotion Display systems for these 20 cll~hull~ should amongst others have the ability to target specific audiences with the i " r. ., . "~, ;"ll they present, respond quickly and easily to i,, r. ,,,, ,~l ;, .,, changes, and provide a consistent high quality image and information content.
To date,; " r.,....~1;. ,,, display systems for elevators are capable of presenting at most the floor number, a floor directory of tenants and in some cases simple text based news informDtifn For example, United States patent no. 4,995,479 to Fujiwara, describes a display apparatus for an elevator in which infnrmDtion regarding the operatingconditions of the elevator is displayed along with "general" information, such as news and weather. A display unit is provided within the elevator cab and includes a display area for displaying text along side a picture display area for displaying pnD~1DtDrmin~d graphic images. P.c~ d pieces of information are assembled and assigned a number indicative of a priority for that piece of information. The informDtil~n is selected to be displayed according to the priorities assigned. T imitDtionc of this system are that the messages are not easily updateable and information is restricted to basic text and primitive graphic data. FUULL~IIIIUIC~ the system does not provide for an easilyupdateable real time information delivery and display system.
In United States patent no. 5,056,629 to Tsuji, et al., a display apparatus for an 5 elevator is described, in which hlrullllatiu~l concerning news, weather, etc., is displayed on a display screen located within the elevator cab. The inform~ti-)n is selected to be displayed at pre~l~t~rmin~d times. The device described in this patent allows for the ;~rulllldtioA displayed to be corrected (i.e. other infnnnstion displayed) through inputs made remotely from the elevator cab, for example, from a caretakers room or a portable 10 computer. Once again this patent discloses a simple scrolling message display system, which although updateable via a remote computer, requires extensive user intervention to constantly update the displayed messages. FUU Lh~llllUIC~ the display of the information is dependent to some extent on the operational parameters of the elevator.
In United States patent no. 5,485,897 to Matsumoto, et al., an elevator display 15 system is disclosed in which the operational inforrn tion of the elevator, in particular a floor indicator, is superimposed on a background image on a display screen. The background image is described as being a plurality of still pictures assigned to the different floors at which the elevator stops or different kinds of animations assigned to the different floors. Once again, this patent does not disclose a method of ~imnlt~n.-ollily 20 altering the hlfull~ldtiull in a series of elevators in~l~p~n~nt of a particular elevator operational state.
Thus, based on the current state of the art regarding elevator and foyer displaysystems, there is a need for a system for displaying real time information content targeted to a specific audience and which provides that the information is centrally coordinated 25 and (' ' FUILIICIIIIUIC, currently available systems do not provide a system that is completely site addressable with the potential for a building, including multiple elevator banks within a building, to have its own umique daily program. FUILII~ UIC~
there is a need for a system that is capable of ~ .." .... ~ ; .. on a daily basis new hlrul...dt;u.. relevant to tenants or users of the building and which is capable of replacing 30 the relatively ineffective paper and poster notification methods currently in use along with the associated manpower costs. Furthermore there is a need for a system that makes use of display technology that offers highly legible, easily n~ ...1 hlr stills, animated graphics, pictures and videos.
There is also a need for a display system that is both flexible that can be installed in existing elevator banks and can provide an advertiser impact close to the point of purchase and can effectively target an extremely attractive market place and which does not necessarily require extensive ~U~ regulatory approval.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention seeks to provide in an information display system an information display apparatus and a method for easily updating displays in the system such that information composed at a centralized location may be easily presented at the displays.
It is an object of the present invention to provide general information display units which may be located in elevator cabs and waiting areas.
A further object of the invention is to facilitate remote control and automated information updates, ~; ", ~ ,. uu~ , to a number of display units located in elevator cabs and waiting areas.
A further object of the invention is to provide time sensitive hlrul.llaiiull to the display units, and to provide such inforrn~lion in~lrrrn~lrn~ of elevator operation.
A further object of the invention is to provide an information and advertising presentation in a relatively easily Im~lrrs~n~l~hle manner utilizing a relatively high-resolution display capable of displaying amongst others, picture quality advertising and information graphics and all manner of information display including still images, 2-D and 3_d computer animations and full motion video and which may be easily integrated into existing elevator cabs and waiting areas.
In accordance with this invention there is provided a device for displaying information in at least one elevator cab~ the device ~ n~ e a display means including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display adapted to receive and display ;..ru""~ on said screen;
a building server located in the building in which each elevator cab is located, the 30 building server being adapted to ~ 1llll"l": - ~ inform~irn to each display means; and a central server remotely located from the building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server to the building servers and then to the display means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following discussion of preferred embodiments of the invention and which are described by way of example only with reference to the a~cu~ Jall~hlg drawings in which like elements have been assigned like numerals and wherein:
Figure I is a block diagram showing a network ~ . ." I~ ;oll of an information display system according to an r~ r~.l;",. ..l ofthe invention;
Figure 2 shows a network c.r.nf gllr7~tion for a specific aspect of the general network c~nfigllr~ti~n Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram of a display unit;
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the information flow from a central control to a display;
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the operation including updated and control of the display;
Figure 6 shows a front view of an inforrn ~fil~n display monitor;
Figure 7 is a flow diagram showing the update of advertising information to the display; and Figure 8 is a further flow diagram showing the update of inforrn~ti-)n to the display.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to figure 1, a schematic network a.~l.;L~.,L~ is shown generally by numeral 100. The network includes a centralized control center or system server 110 which via suitable l,u~ ,aLion links 112, with city control center servers 114. Each city may include one or more servers 114, however each server 114 has associated, therewith, a number of buildings in a given city. The group of buildings serviced by the city server 114 is identified by reference numeral 116. Although a single city server 114 is shown per city group, this may include more than one city server within a given city.
The city servers 114 then ~ in turn with individual buildings within its group 116 via a u. " " ", ~ ion links, for example via a telephone line, a wireless 5 ~,~"""~":. ~I jon, infrared or any suitable ~ lion link. Within each building, for ~,UII~ ' is located a further server denoted a building server 120 which is thenl~alJulla;blc for .. "",1"; ,.li"g with the individual elevator banks within the building. A
display unit 210 is located within each elevator bank for displaying the hlrullllaliulI
~,UIIIIIIIIII' ~ thereto. In a further embodiment of the invention, the central server may 10 be configured to .,, directly with the building servers and not necessarily via the city servers.
The al~,L;~ut~u~ of the network within a building is shown in greater detail with reference to figure 2. Referring to figure 2, an office complex includes one or more buildings 200. The buildings 200 are serviced by one or more elevator cabs 210. Within 15 each elevator cab is located a display means 212 which is a self contained unit including a flat screen display 310, typically a liquid crystal display, a Illi~,lU,UlUC~ UI 312, a mass storage device 314, a memory(RAM) 315 and a power supply 316 as shown in figure 3.
The building server 220 is connected to each display means 212 within each elevator cab via a cable 230 which may be included within the bundle of cables already provided to 20 the elevator cab. In a further ~Il.l~h.Ii~ however, the display and the building may include wireless ~...""",-"; ~lion devices. As it is anticipated the present system will be retrofittedintoexistingelevators,theuseofawireless-.-,... -- - ,i.~ion linkbetweenthe display and the building server is desirable as the existing wiring to the elevator may be difficult to access. FUILII~ UI~;~ by providing a display which is separate to the existing 25 elevator control system obviates the need to obtain authorization from elevator service companies to perform ",~ l.r or updates on the information display system.
By providing individual servers 220 within a building which are individually anduniquely addressable allows in addition to common informo~ion to be received by all other buildings, but the ability to add additional individualized hlrolllla~iuli pertaining to 30 a specific building to the general i" ru....~1;..1, content. For example, a building landlord might include with the regular progr~mming i . . r"" "~1 ;o~, h~rullllatiull on interruptions due to ~ ""; ~ ,t~ e, emergency procedures, vacancies, etc. Also, with the proliferation of shops within building complexes, advertising infilrm,qtinn for these businesses may also be easily included with the building specific infnrrnqtil~n However, it may be seen that because the buildings are serviced by centralized city server 114, the bulk of the S infnrmq~ n displayed is ~yll~L.oni~-l with each building and the building specific informqtinn Will not interrupt the information transmitted to other buildings within the network, while still l"~ ,;"g centralized control and delivery of generalized information to the other elevator display units within the city.
In figure 3, a detailed block diagram of the display device is shown generally by numeral 300. The display device includes an electronic . .1 " " ", . .. , ;, - ~ ;on means 318 such as an Ethernet card or other suitable network protocol card. The u. ~" " " n" ;, ~ ~ ;on means 318 may also support RF, or infrared signals. The display also includes a computer 312, memory 315, mass storage device 314 (such as a hard disk drive) and a suitable power supply 316. A display screen 310 is also provided for displaying relevant hlrolllla~iull, most typically this is a color liquid crystal display as used for example in laptops. The display unit ~ n~ are encased in a suitable housing (not shown) which may be customized to be esthetically integrated with the elevator cab interior.
In a further ~ o~l; " ,. . ~1 of the invention, infnnno~ion to be displayed on the display screen is transmitted to the building servers 220 and then transmitted in real time according to a schedule stored on the building servers 220 to the displays. Thismho(1im~qnt provides for a relatively less expensive display within each elevator cab as it is not required that the displays include a processor or storage device. Furthermore, in some instances where space in a elevator cab is at a premium it is more ad vall~a~CiOU~ to implement this embodiment.
Referring to figure 4, the flow of i ~f ~ 1in~ from the centralized control center 110 to the individual displays within the elevator cab is shown generally by numeral 400.
The control center referred to previously in figure 4 includes a system server computer 410 which gathers information pages for trqncnniCci~.n to the various building servers.
These information pages may include amongst other, traffic reports, subway or train schedule updates, news clippings such as business and financial news, stock market updates, sports, weather and any other information of relevance to all or specific cities.
In addition, the ;- f~" I ~~ may include building updates which is inf~lrmqtion specific to a specific building or groups of buildings within a city or across cities.
For example, in North America, it is not unusual of for a single real estate company to own various office complexes in different cities. Should it be desired that 5 building;..f..l l. 1;..., is to be provided to all their buildings, this infommation may be complied at the system server site and appended to the existing general infommation.
Because all building servers are individually addressable from the system server, the specific infommation destined for the requisite buildings may be c, I to their respective displays without effecting the infommation being displayed in other buildings.
10 Once delivered to the building server, the informstion is relayed to the appropriate displays via the intemal ~ ion links of the building that as mentioned earlier may include wired, wireless or infrared links. In this manner, a display umit in any location can be reached from a central control point and infommation provided thereto in a consistent and timely manner. Fulll~ , since the displays are individually 15 ~ddl~al~lc~ advertising, i formqtion and scheduling updates are addressed to specific displays only when and where appropriate.
Once the relevant infommation has been ~ n ~ ~ . s ~I to the appropriate displayapparatus in the elevator cabs, the informqtinn is processed by the computer within the display apparatus and then forwarded to the display screen. Referring to figure 6, the 20 display screen may be divided into two general areas, namely an hlrollllatiull display area and an ddVt~ display area. Thus, both types of infommation may be displayed. A different number of display areas within a given screen may also be; ~ .. t~ ~1 Referring to figure 5, informqtinn to be displayed on the screen is transmitted to 25 the display apparatus as described earlier along with a broadcast schedule. The broadcast schedule detemmines when the next; .. ~ .. - ' ;.. l . or ddV ~ infommation is to be displayed amd in what sequence they are is to be displayed. As may be seen in figure 8, the processor within the display apparatus checks the broadcast schedule and based thereon, directs the appropriate infommation from the mass storage device to the display 30 screen which then displays the infommation in the appropriate area of the screen. While the ~ JIU~Jl;..'~, informqti~-n iS being displayed on the screen, the processor perfomms a constant check of the date and time and then performs a check for any changes in the broadcast schedule. Changes in the broadcast schedule may include chamges in content of inform~tion to be displayed or times at which the information is to be displayed or both. If there has been a change in any of the; " r. ." "~ ;, ." content or the scheduled times 5 of display of the information, the appropriate hlrullllaliull is loaded as per the revised schedule and displayed on the screen with reference to the sequence in figure 5.A similar check for changes in the content and time sequence display of the advertising inform~ti~n is performed as indicated in figure 7. Thus, it may be seen that concurrent to the display of current advertising and current information, the display lO apparatus checks for updates to the advertising or the information content and schedule and loads the next appropriate advertising or information content for display. When the currently displayed adv~l lis~ lll or general i . . r"" "~ l ;, ." content has completed displaying the next scheduled ddv~;lli~enl~lll or information is thus displayed. This sequence of events thus provides for seamless change of information and advertising.
l S Further, there can be an unlimited number of inform~tion screens scheduled for display which may be further displayed in any combination and for any ,u,~.l. l. . ll,;ll~d length of time. The h~rO....d iu.. displayed may include high quality computer generated graphics or picture quality static images displayed for a ,u-c~ ....,; Ird period of time, videos, animations or any comhin~tion of inform~tion F~lh;;~..u.~, there is alsoprovided in an altemative ~mho~limPnt the facility for including sound with the images.
In the above embodiment, the information to be displayed on the screens is uploaded from the building server computer to the individual display units in the elevator cab, where the information is then processed according to the schedule included with the information. In another ~mho~lim~nt the information may be fed in real time from the building server to the display unit and where the display apparatus does not store any significant amount of inform~ition thereon. Furthermore, the display apparatus may also provide for the return of diagnostic or lllàhlt~,lldllce h~ro~ iull back to the server in order that the display unit may be monitored remotely without the need for ~ . .,.; . ,t . ,~
personnel intervention, thus further reducing the overall cost of the system.
Thus it may be seen that the information display system of the subject inventionmay be;",pl. ....,t ;l in various forms. Although the ~ ...ho.l;",..,l~ are shown with reference to specific examples, other modifications may be possible. For example, an ~mho-lim~n7 ofthe present invention may equally well be utilized in subway cars,hospitals, trains or other similar places. These and other m~ ifi~S~ti~n~ to the variations upon the preferred ~" .h.~ ". . ,1~ are provided for by the present invention, the scope of S which is limited only by the following claims.
This invention relates to an inform~tion trancmiCcion and display system and in 5 particular to an information display system for displaying advertising and general news hlru.l..aliun in elevators and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In most urban centers, exposure to information such as advertising information 10 and current news information has become an accepted part of everyday life. Apart from n~ ,UalJCI:~ magazines and television, mass advertising information is presented by way of billboards and more recently ~ cll)Ua~ d~TM, which are capable of displaying relatively simple animated pictures and textual information. However as with most information and in particular with respect to advertising information, it is more effective to have both a 15 captive audience and a well-targeted group in order to maximize the effectiveness and impact of the information conveyed. Most urban centers have a large number of major office complexes. These office complexes include multi-storied buildings serviced by elevators and large common areas providing a heretofore unexploited CllVilUlllllCII~ for ,ulc~ llta~iùn of advertising and news infr)rmotion Display systems for these 20 cll~hull~ should amongst others have the ability to target specific audiences with the i " r. ., . "~, ;"ll they present, respond quickly and easily to i,, r. ,,,, ,~l ;, .,, changes, and provide a consistent high quality image and information content.
To date,; " r.,....~1;. ,,, display systems for elevators are capable of presenting at most the floor number, a floor directory of tenants and in some cases simple text based news informDtifn For example, United States patent no. 4,995,479 to Fujiwara, describes a display apparatus for an elevator in which infnrmDtion regarding the operatingconditions of the elevator is displayed along with "general" information, such as news and weather. A display unit is provided within the elevator cab and includes a display area for displaying text along side a picture display area for displaying pnD~1DtDrmin~d graphic images. P.c~ d pieces of information are assembled and assigned a number indicative of a priority for that piece of information. The informDtil~n is selected to be displayed according to the priorities assigned. T imitDtionc of this system are that the messages are not easily updateable and information is restricted to basic text and primitive graphic data. FUULL~IIIIUIC~ the system does not provide for an easilyupdateable real time information delivery and display system.
In United States patent no. 5,056,629 to Tsuji, et al., a display apparatus for an 5 elevator is described, in which hlrullllatiu~l concerning news, weather, etc., is displayed on a display screen located within the elevator cab. The inform~ti-)n is selected to be displayed at pre~l~t~rmin~d times. The device described in this patent allows for the ;~rulllldtioA displayed to be corrected (i.e. other infnnnstion displayed) through inputs made remotely from the elevator cab, for example, from a caretakers room or a portable 10 computer. Once again this patent discloses a simple scrolling message display system, which although updateable via a remote computer, requires extensive user intervention to constantly update the displayed messages. FUU Lh~llllUIC~ the display of the information is dependent to some extent on the operational parameters of the elevator.
In United States patent no. 5,485,897 to Matsumoto, et al., an elevator display 15 system is disclosed in which the operational inforrn tion of the elevator, in particular a floor indicator, is superimposed on a background image on a display screen. The background image is described as being a plurality of still pictures assigned to the different floors at which the elevator stops or different kinds of animations assigned to the different floors. Once again, this patent does not disclose a method of ~imnlt~n.-ollily 20 altering the hlfull~ldtiull in a series of elevators in~l~p~n~nt of a particular elevator operational state.
Thus, based on the current state of the art regarding elevator and foyer displaysystems, there is a need for a system for displaying real time information content targeted to a specific audience and which provides that the information is centrally coordinated 25 and (' ' FUILIICIIIIUIC, currently available systems do not provide a system that is completely site addressable with the potential for a building, including multiple elevator banks within a building, to have its own umique daily program. FUILII~ UIC~
there is a need for a system that is capable of ~ .." .... ~ ; .. on a daily basis new hlrul...dt;u.. relevant to tenants or users of the building and which is capable of replacing 30 the relatively ineffective paper and poster notification methods currently in use along with the associated manpower costs. Furthermore there is a need for a system that makes use of display technology that offers highly legible, easily n~ ...1 hlr stills, animated graphics, pictures and videos.
There is also a need for a display system that is both flexible that can be installed in existing elevator banks and can provide an advertiser impact close to the point of purchase and can effectively target an extremely attractive market place and which does not necessarily require extensive ~U~ regulatory approval.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention seeks to provide in an information display system an information display apparatus and a method for easily updating displays in the system such that information composed at a centralized location may be easily presented at the displays.
It is an object of the present invention to provide general information display units which may be located in elevator cabs and waiting areas.
A further object of the invention is to facilitate remote control and automated information updates, ~; ", ~ ,. uu~ , to a number of display units located in elevator cabs and waiting areas.
A further object of the invention is to provide time sensitive hlrul.llaiiull to the display units, and to provide such inforrn~lion in~lrrrn~lrn~ of elevator operation.
A further object of the invention is to provide an information and advertising presentation in a relatively easily Im~lrrs~n~l~hle manner utilizing a relatively high-resolution display capable of displaying amongst others, picture quality advertising and information graphics and all manner of information display including still images, 2-D and 3_d computer animations and full motion video and which may be easily integrated into existing elevator cabs and waiting areas.
In accordance with this invention there is provided a device for displaying information in at least one elevator cab~ the device ~ n~ e a display means including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display adapted to receive and display ;..ru""~ on said screen;
a building server located in the building in which each elevator cab is located, the 30 building server being adapted to ~ 1llll"l": - ~ inform~irn to each display means; and a central server remotely located from the building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server to the building servers and then to the display means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following discussion of preferred embodiments of the invention and which are described by way of example only with reference to the a~cu~ Jall~hlg drawings in which like elements have been assigned like numerals and wherein:
Figure I is a block diagram showing a network ~ . ." I~ ;oll of an information display system according to an r~ r~.l;",. ..l ofthe invention;
Figure 2 shows a network c.r.nf gllr7~tion for a specific aspect of the general network c~nfigllr~ti~n Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram of a display unit;
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the information flow from a central control to a display;
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the operation including updated and control of the display;
Figure 6 shows a front view of an inforrn ~fil~n display monitor;
Figure 7 is a flow diagram showing the update of advertising information to the display; and Figure 8 is a further flow diagram showing the update of inforrn~ti-)n to the display.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to figure 1, a schematic network a.~l.;L~.,L~ is shown generally by numeral 100. The network includes a centralized control center or system server 110 which via suitable l,u~ ,aLion links 112, with city control center servers 114. Each city may include one or more servers 114, however each server 114 has associated, therewith, a number of buildings in a given city. The group of buildings serviced by the city server 114 is identified by reference numeral 116. Although a single city server 114 is shown per city group, this may include more than one city server within a given city.
The city servers 114 then ~ in turn with individual buildings within its group 116 via a u. " " ", ~ ion links, for example via a telephone line, a wireless 5 ~,~"""~":. ~I jon, infrared or any suitable ~ lion link. Within each building, for ~,UII~ ' is located a further server denoted a building server 120 which is thenl~alJulla;blc for .. "",1"; ,.li"g with the individual elevator banks within the building. A
display unit 210 is located within each elevator bank for displaying the hlrullllaliulI
~,UIIIIIIIIII' ~ thereto. In a further embodiment of the invention, the central server may 10 be configured to .,, directly with the building servers and not necessarily via the city servers.
The al~,L;~ut~u~ of the network within a building is shown in greater detail with reference to figure 2. Referring to figure 2, an office complex includes one or more buildings 200. The buildings 200 are serviced by one or more elevator cabs 210. Within 15 each elevator cab is located a display means 212 which is a self contained unit including a flat screen display 310, typically a liquid crystal display, a Illi~,lU,UlUC~ UI 312, a mass storage device 314, a memory(RAM) 315 and a power supply 316 as shown in figure 3.
The building server 220 is connected to each display means 212 within each elevator cab via a cable 230 which may be included within the bundle of cables already provided to 20 the elevator cab. In a further ~Il.l~h.Ii~ however, the display and the building may include wireless ~...""",-"; ~lion devices. As it is anticipated the present system will be retrofittedintoexistingelevators,theuseofawireless-.-,... -- - ,i.~ion linkbetweenthe display and the building server is desirable as the existing wiring to the elevator may be difficult to access. FUILII~ UI~;~ by providing a display which is separate to the existing 25 elevator control system obviates the need to obtain authorization from elevator service companies to perform ",~ l.r or updates on the information display system.
By providing individual servers 220 within a building which are individually anduniquely addressable allows in addition to common informo~ion to be received by all other buildings, but the ability to add additional individualized hlrolllla~iuli pertaining to 30 a specific building to the general i" ru....~1;..1, content. For example, a building landlord might include with the regular progr~mming i . . r"" "~1 ;o~, h~rullllatiull on interruptions due to ~ ""; ~ ,t~ e, emergency procedures, vacancies, etc. Also, with the proliferation of shops within building complexes, advertising infilrm,qtinn for these businesses may also be easily included with the building specific infnrrnqtil~n However, it may be seen that because the buildings are serviced by centralized city server 114, the bulk of the S infnrmq~ n displayed is ~yll~L.oni~-l with each building and the building specific informqtinn Will not interrupt the information transmitted to other buildings within the network, while still l"~ ,;"g centralized control and delivery of generalized information to the other elevator display units within the city.
In figure 3, a detailed block diagram of the display device is shown generally by numeral 300. The display device includes an electronic . .1 " " ", . .. , ;, - ~ ;on means 318 such as an Ethernet card or other suitable network protocol card. The u. ~" " " n" ;, ~ ~ ;on means 318 may also support RF, or infrared signals. The display also includes a computer 312, memory 315, mass storage device 314 (such as a hard disk drive) and a suitable power supply 316. A display screen 310 is also provided for displaying relevant hlrolllla~iull, most typically this is a color liquid crystal display as used for example in laptops. The display unit ~ n~ are encased in a suitable housing (not shown) which may be customized to be esthetically integrated with the elevator cab interior.
In a further ~ o~l; " ,. . ~1 of the invention, infnnno~ion to be displayed on the display screen is transmitted to the building servers 220 and then transmitted in real time according to a schedule stored on the building servers 220 to the displays. Thismho(1im~qnt provides for a relatively less expensive display within each elevator cab as it is not required that the displays include a processor or storage device. Furthermore, in some instances where space in a elevator cab is at a premium it is more ad vall~a~CiOU~ to implement this embodiment.
Referring to figure 4, the flow of i ~f ~ 1in~ from the centralized control center 110 to the individual displays within the elevator cab is shown generally by numeral 400.
The control center referred to previously in figure 4 includes a system server computer 410 which gathers information pages for trqncnniCci~.n to the various building servers.
These information pages may include amongst other, traffic reports, subway or train schedule updates, news clippings such as business and financial news, stock market updates, sports, weather and any other information of relevance to all or specific cities.
In addition, the ;- f~" I ~~ may include building updates which is inf~lrmqtion specific to a specific building or groups of buildings within a city or across cities.
For example, in North America, it is not unusual of for a single real estate company to own various office complexes in different cities. Should it be desired that 5 building;..f..l l. 1;..., is to be provided to all their buildings, this infommation may be complied at the system server site and appended to the existing general infommation.
Because all building servers are individually addressable from the system server, the specific infommation destined for the requisite buildings may be c, I to their respective displays without effecting the infommation being displayed in other buildings.
10 Once delivered to the building server, the informstion is relayed to the appropriate displays via the intemal ~ ion links of the building that as mentioned earlier may include wired, wireless or infrared links. In this manner, a display umit in any location can be reached from a central control point and infommation provided thereto in a consistent and timely manner. Fulll~ , since the displays are individually 15 ~ddl~al~lc~ advertising, i formqtion and scheduling updates are addressed to specific displays only when and where appropriate.
Once the relevant infommation has been ~ n ~ ~ . s ~I to the appropriate displayapparatus in the elevator cabs, the informqtinn is processed by the computer within the display apparatus and then forwarded to the display screen. Referring to figure 6, the 20 display screen may be divided into two general areas, namely an hlrollllatiull display area and an ddVt~ display area. Thus, both types of infommation may be displayed. A different number of display areas within a given screen may also be; ~ .. t~ ~1 Referring to figure 5, informqtinn to be displayed on the screen is transmitted to 25 the display apparatus as described earlier along with a broadcast schedule. The broadcast schedule detemmines when the next; .. ~ .. - ' ;.. l . or ddV ~ infommation is to be displayed amd in what sequence they are is to be displayed. As may be seen in figure 8, the processor within the display apparatus checks the broadcast schedule and based thereon, directs the appropriate infommation from the mass storage device to the display 30 screen which then displays the infommation in the appropriate area of the screen. While the ~ JIU~Jl;..'~, informqti~-n iS being displayed on the screen, the processor perfomms a constant check of the date and time and then performs a check for any changes in the broadcast schedule. Changes in the broadcast schedule may include chamges in content of inform~tion to be displayed or times at which the information is to be displayed or both. If there has been a change in any of the; " r. ." "~ ;, ." content or the scheduled times 5 of display of the information, the appropriate hlrullllaliull is loaded as per the revised schedule and displayed on the screen with reference to the sequence in figure 5.A similar check for changes in the content and time sequence display of the advertising inform~ti~n is performed as indicated in figure 7. Thus, it may be seen that concurrent to the display of current advertising and current information, the display lO apparatus checks for updates to the advertising or the information content and schedule and loads the next appropriate advertising or information content for display. When the currently displayed adv~l lis~ lll or general i . . r"" "~ l ;, ." content has completed displaying the next scheduled ddv~;lli~enl~lll or information is thus displayed. This sequence of events thus provides for seamless change of information and advertising.
l S Further, there can be an unlimited number of inform~tion screens scheduled for display which may be further displayed in any combination and for any ,u,~.l. l. . ll,;ll~d length of time. The h~rO....d iu.. displayed may include high quality computer generated graphics or picture quality static images displayed for a ,u-c~ ....,; Ird period of time, videos, animations or any comhin~tion of inform~tion F~lh;;~..u.~, there is alsoprovided in an altemative ~mho~limPnt the facility for including sound with the images.
In the above embodiment, the information to be displayed on the screens is uploaded from the building server computer to the individual display units in the elevator cab, where the information is then processed according to the schedule included with the information. In another ~mho~lim~nt the information may be fed in real time from the building server to the display unit and where the display apparatus does not store any significant amount of inform~ition thereon. Furthermore, the display apparatus may also provide for the return of diagnostic or lllàhlt~,lldllce h~ro~ iull back to the server in order that the display unit may be monitored remotely without the need for ~ . .,.; . ,t . ,~
personnel intervention, thus further reducing the overall cost of the system.
Thus it may be seen that the information display system of the subject inventionmay be;",pl. ....,t ;l in various forms. Although the ~ ...ho.l;",..,l~ are shown with reference to specific examples, other modifications may be possible. For example, an ~mho-lim~n7 ofthe present invention may equally well be utilized in subway cars,hospitals, trains or other similar places. These and other m~ ifi~S~ti~n~ to the variations upon the preferred ~" .h.~ ". . ,1~ are provided for by the present invention, the scope of S which is limited only by the following claims.
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1. A system for displaying information in at least one elevator cab in each of a plurality of buildings, the system comprising:
(a) a display including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display being adapted to receive and display information on said screen;
(b) a plurality of building servers one building server located in each of the plurality of buildings in which an elevator cab is located, each building server being adapted to continuously communicate said information to each display in each elevator cab within that building; and (c) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server at predetermined times to each of the building servers and then to the display so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs within each building, whereby said continuous display information is uninterrupted by elevator operation.
(a) a display including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display being adapted to receive and display information on said screen;
(b) a plurality of building servers one building server located in each of the plurality of buildings in which an elevator cab is located, each building server being adapted to continuously communicate said information to each display in each elevator cab within that building; and (c) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server at predetermined times to each of the building servers and then to the display so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs within each building, whereby said continuous display information is uninterrupted by elevator operation.
2. A system as defined in claim 1, said display means each having a unique address.
3. A system as defined in claim 2, said display screen being divided into areas for displaying advertising and general information thereon respectively.
4. A system as defined in claim 3, said display means including means for independently updating each of said display areas.
5. A system as defined in claim 1, said information including scheduling information.
6. A system as defined in claim 1, said display means being electrically connected to said building server for communication of information therebetween.
7. A system as defined in claim 1, said display means and said building server being adapted for wireless communication therebetween.
8. A system as defined in claim 1, said building server and said central server being adapted for wireless communication therebetween.
9. A system as defined in claim 1, said display means including a processor and a mass storage device.
10. A system as claimed in claim 9, said mass storage device being a hard disk.
11. A method of displaying information in one or more elevator cabs located in each of a plurality of buildings, said method comprising the steps of:
compiling information including scheduling information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information to a plurality of building server computers, one building server computer located in each of the plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information from each of said building server computers to a display located in each of said elevator cabs;
receiving said information at said display;
displaying said information on a display screen located at said display according to said scheduling information.
compiling information including scheduling information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information to a plurality of building server computers, one building server computer located in each of the plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information from each of said building server computers to a display located in each of said elevator cabs;
receiving said information at said display;
displaying said information on a display screen located at said display according to said scheduling information.
12. A method as defined in claim 11, said display means being electrically connected to said building server for communication of information therebetween.
13. A method as defined in claim 11, said display means and said building server being adapted for wireless communication therebetween.
14. A method as defined in claim 11, said display means each having a unique address.
15. An information display system for a plurality of buildings or the like, for displaying information in at least one elevator cab in each of the plurality of buildings, said system comprising:
(a) a display means including a screen, said display means being adapted to be installed in each elevator cab;
(b) a memory means;
(c) a processing means, said memory means and processing means being associated with said display means;
(d) a communication means, associated with said display means adapted to receive information according to a predetermined protocol, and having a predetermined address;
(e) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each building in which an elevator cab is located, each building server, being electrically connected to each display means within that building; and (f) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein said information to be displayed on said screens is compiled at said central server and transmitted from said central server to each of said building servers and then to said display means so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs, and whereby information received via said communication means is stored in said memory and processed by said processing means to be displayed on said screen according to a predetermined schedule.
(a) a display means including a screen, said display means being adapted to be installed in each elevator cab;
(b) a memory means;
(c) a processing means, said memory means and processing means being associated with said display means;
(d) a communication means, associated with said display means adapted to receive information according to a predetermined protocol, and having a predetermined address;
(e) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each building in which an elevator cab is located, each building server, being electrically connected to each display means within that building; and (f) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein said information to be displayed on said screens is compiled at said central server and transmitted from said central server to each of said building servers and then to said display means so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs, and whereby information received via said communication means is stored in said memory and processed by said processing means to be displayed on said screen according to a predetermined schedule.
16. A system as defined in claim 15, wherein said information includes scheduling information.
17. A system as defined in claim 16, wherein said scheduling information is updated independently of said display information.
18. A system for displaying information in at least one elevator cab in each of a plurality of buildings, the system comprising:
(a) a display including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display being adapted to receive and display information on said screen;
(b) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each of the plurality of buildings in which an elevator cab is located, each building server being adapted to continuously communicate said information to each display in each elevator cab within that building; and (c) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server to the building servers where the information is simultaneously displayed in the elevator cabs within each building, whereby said displayed information is uninterrupted by elevator operation.
(a) a display including a display screen located in each elevator cab said display being adapted to receive and display information on said screen;
(b) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each of the plurality of buildings in which an elevator cab is located, each building server being adapted to continuously communicate said information to each display in each elevator cab within that building; and (c) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein the information to be displayed is transmitted from the central server to the building servers where the information is simultaneously displayed in the elevator cabs within each building, whereby said displayed information is uninterrupted by elevator operation.
19. A system as defined in claim 18, said display means each having a unique address.
20. A system as defined in claim 18, said building servers having a unique address.
21. A system as defined in claim 18, said display screen being divided into areas for displaying advertising and general information thereon respectively.
22. A system as defined in claim 21, said display including means for independently updating each of said display areas.
23. A system as defined in claim 18, said information including scheduling information.
24. A system as defined in claim 18, said display being electrically connected to said building server for communication of information therebetween.
25. A system as defined in claim 18, said display and said building server being adapted for wireless communication therebetween.
26. A system as defined in claim 18, said building server and said central server being adapted for wireless communication therebetween.
27. A system as defined in claim 18, said display including a processor and mass storage device.
28. A system as claimed in claim 27, said mass storage device being a hard disk.
29. A method of displaying information in one or more elevator cabs located in each of a plurality of buildings, said method comprising the steps of:
compiling information including advertising information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information to a plurality of building server computers, one building server computer located in each of the plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information from each of said building server computers to a display located in each of said elevator cabs;
receiving said information at said display;
displaying said information on a display screen.
compiling information including advertising information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information to a plurality of building server computers, one building server computer located in each of the plurality of buildings;
transmitting said information from each of said building server computers to a display located in each of said elevator cabs;
receiving said information at said display;
displaying said information on a display screen.
30. A method of displaying information in one or more elevator cabs located in a building, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) compiling information including scheduling information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said building;
(b) transmitting said information to a builder server computer located in said building;
(c) transmitting said information from said building server to display means located in each of said elevator cabs;
(d) receiving said information at said display means; and (e) displaying said information on a display screen located at said display means according to said scheduling information.
(a) compiling information including scheduling information to be displayed on a central computer remote from said building;
(b) transmitting said information to a builder server computer located in said building;
(c) transmitting said information from said building server to display means located in each of said elevator cabs;
(d) receiving said information at said display means; and (e) displaying said information on a display screen located at said display means according to said scheduling information.
31. An information display system for a plurality of buildings or the like, for displaying information in at least one elevator cab in each of the plurality of buildings, said system comprising:
(a) a display including a screen, said display means being adapted to be installed in each elevator cab;
(b) a memory;
(c) a processing means, said memory means and processing means being associated with said display means;
(d) communication means, associated with said display means adapted to receive information according to a predetermined protocol, and having a predetermined address;
(e) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each building in which an elevator cab is located for communication with said display; and (f) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein said information to be displayed on said screens is compiled at said central server and transmitted from said central server to each of said building servers and then to said display means so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs, and whereby information received via said communication means is stored in said memory and processed by said processing means to be displayed on said screen.
(a) a display including a screen, said display means being adapted to be installed in each elevator cab;
(b) a memory;
(c) a processing means, said memory means and processing means being associated with said display means;
(d) communication means, associated with said display means adapted to receive information according to a predetermined protocol, and having a predetermined address;
(e) a plurality of building servers, one building server located in each building in which an elevator cab is located for communication with said display; and (f) a central server remotely located from the plurality of building servers, wherein said information to be displayed on said screens is compiled at said central server and transmitted from said central server to each of said building servers and then to said display means so as to provide said information simultaneously to each said display means located in said elevator cabs, and whereby information received via said communication means is stored in said memory and processed by said processing means to be displayed on said screen.
32. A system as defined in claim 31, wherein said information includes scheduling information.
33. A system as defined in claim 32, wherein said scheduling information is updated independently of said display information.
34. An elevator display system for use with an elevator in a building, the elevator display system comprising:
a first server;
at least a second server coupled to said first server, said at least second server adapted to:
receive scheduling information over a data communication link from said first server;
utilize the scheduling information to retrieve display data stored in a mass storage device; and transmit the display data to a display located in an elevator.
a first server;
at least a second server coupled to said first server, said at least second server adapted to:
receive scheduling information over a data communication link from said first server;
utilize the scheduling information to retrieve display data stored in a mass storage device; and transmit the display data to a display located in an elevator.
35. The elevator display system of claim 34, wherein the display data is general and commercial information.
36. The elevator display system of claim 34, wherein the server is located in said building.
37. The elevator display system of claim 34, wherein the server is located in a remote production center.
38. The elevator display system of claim 34, wherein the second server is located in said building.
39. A method of providing general information and commercial information to an elevator display unit within an elevator located in a building, said elevator display unit coupled to a plurality of remote servers over a data communication link, the method comprising:
providing scheduling information from a first server to a second server;
retrieving display information from a mass storage device coupled to said second server, in accordance with the scheduling information; and displaying the display information on a display coupled to the second server according to the scheduling information.
providing scheduling information from a first server to a second server;
retrieving display information from a mass storage device coupled to said second server, in accordance with the scheduling information; and displaying the display information on a display coupled to the second server according to the scheduling information.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the retrieving step is further comprised of:
identifying general and commercial information to be displayed from said scheduling information; and retrieving the general and commercial information from the remote server.
identifying general and commercial information to be displayed from said scheduling information; and retrieving the general and commercial information from the remote server.
41. The method of claim 39, wherein the retrieving step is further comprised of:
identifying general and commercial information to be displayed from said scheduling information; and retrieving the general and commercial information from at least said second server.
identifying general and commercial information to be displayed from said scheduling information; and retrieving the general and commercial information from at least said second server.
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