System and method for systemic detection of display errors
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1. A system for systemically addressing failures in electronic displays without user interaction comprising:
- a plurality of electronic display assembles, each comprising;
an electronic display;
a system control board electrically connected to the electronic display and comprising a network interface component; and
at least one video player electrically connected to the system control board; and
a network operations center in electronic communication with the network interface component of each respective electronic display assembly, wherein the network operations center is located remote from the plurality of electronic display assemblies;
wherein each of the system control boards are configured to simulate a short push of the power button by sending the respective video player instructions to restart if the video player is not communicating, and simulate a long push of the power button by sending the respective video player force restart instructions if the video player is not communicating after simulating a short push of the power button;
wherein each of the network interface components are electrically connected to the power supply for the respective video player by way of the respective system control board such that each of the system control boards are configured to remove power supplied to the respective video player, wait a predetermined amount of time, and resume applying power to the respective video player if the video player is not communicating after simulating a long push of the power button for the respective video player.
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Abstract
A system and method for systemically addressing failures in electronic displays without user interaction comprises an electronic display connected to a timing and control board, connected to a system control board having a network interface component with a power button. A video player is connected to the system control board and has a video player power button. The system control board may simulate pushing the power button, the video power button, and/or disrupting the power supply to the video player if the video player is not communicating.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for systemically addressing failures in electronic displays without user interaction comprising:
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a plurality of electronic display assembles, each comprising; an electronic display; a system control board electrically connected to the electronic display and comprising a network interface component; and at least one video player electrically connected to the system control board; and a network operations center in electronic communication with the network interface component of each respective electronic display assembly, wherein the network operations center is located remote from the plurality of electronic display assemblies; wherein each of the system control boards are configured to simulate a short push of the power button by sending the respective video player instructions to restart if the video player is not communicating, and simulate a long push of the power button by sending the respective video player force restart instructions if the video player is not communicating after simulating a short push of the power button; wherein each of the network interface components are electrically connected to the power supply for the respective video player by way of the respective system control board such that each of the system control boards are configured to remove power supplied to the respective video player, wait a predetermined amount of time, and resume applying power to the respective video player if the video player is not communicating after simulating a long push of the power button for the respective video player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for systemically addressing failures in electronic displays without user interaction comprising the steps of:
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providing a number of display assemblies, each comprising an electronic display, a system control board, and a video player, wherein each of the display assemblies are in electronic communication with a remote network operations center; applying power to each of the display assemblies; allowing time for each of the display assemblies to boot up; monitoring each of the video players to determine whether the respective video player is communicating; notifying the network operations center of a downtime event upon determination that one of the video players is not communicating; instructing the non-communicating video player to simulate a short push of the power button by sending the respective video player instructions to restart upon determination that the video player is not communicating; upon determination that the non-communicating video player remains non-communicative after simulating a short push of the power button, instructing the non-communicating video player to simulate a long push of the video button by sending the non-communicating video player instructions force restart instructions; and upon determination that the non-communicating video player remains non-communicative after simulating a long push of the power button; ceasing to apply power to the non-communicating video player; waiting a predetermined amount of time; and reapplying power to the non-communicating video player. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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