Shop information advertisement panel system and shop information advertisement method

• US 20010040533A1
• Filed: 05/04/2001
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Suwabe, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,343,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

A shop information advertisement panel system in which, the respective shop terminals comprise an advertisement information registration requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal, through a communication network, the advertisement panel control terminal comprises an advertisement information controlling unit for registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on a registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information of the advertisement information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, and the respective advertisement panel devices comprise an advertisement display unit for displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

Claims

1. A shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop:

wherein

said respective shop terminals comprise

an advertisement information registration requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal, through the communication network;

said advertisement panel control terminal comprises

an advertisement information controlling unit for registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information of the advertisement information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the above shop terminal; and

said respective advertisement panel devices comprise

an advertisement display unit for displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

2. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein

said shop terminal comprising

an advertisement information update requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network;

and

said advertisement panel control terminal comprising

an advertisement information registering unit of adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal, so to register the both information therein, and

an advertisement information updating unit for updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the advertisement information registered in an advertisement information storing unit, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

3. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 1

, wherein

said shop terminal sends the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal, so to request the same terminal to register the same information therein,

said advertisement panel control terminal

adds the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

4. A shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop:

wherein

said respective shop terminals comprising

an advertisement information registration requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal and detailed information on the shop where this shop terminal is provided, through the communication network;

said advertisement panel control terminal comprising

an advertisement information controlling unit for registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, and

a detailed information referring unit for, when the advertisement panel device makes a reference request of the detailed information, sending the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device making the reference request of the detailed information, of the registered advertisement information, to the advertisement panel device making the reference request; and

said respective advertisement panel devices comprising

an advertisement display unit for displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal, and

a sending/receiving unit for portable unit for, upon receipt of a reference request of the detailed information from an information portable unit, issuing the reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal and sending the detailed information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit,

said information portable unit

including a detailed information requesting unit for sending the reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel device according to a user'"'"'s instruction, and displaying the received detailed information.

5. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 4

, wherein

said shop terminal comprising

an advertisement information update requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network;

and

said advertisement panel control terminal comprising

an advertisement information registering unit of adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal so to register the both information therein, and

an advertisement information updating unit for updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the advertisement information registered in an advertisement information storing unit, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

6. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 4

, wherein

said shop terminal sends the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal, so to request the same terminal to register the same information therein,

said advertisement panel control terminal

adds the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

7. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 4

, wherein

said detailed information consists of a plurality of items,

said detailed information referring unit

sends an item list of the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device, of the registered detailed information, to the advertisement panel device having made a reference request when the reference request of the detailed information was made by the same advertisement panel device, and sends the content of an item corresponding to an item name to the advertisement panel device when the item name of the item list was notified by the same advertisement panel device, and

said sending/receiving unit for portable unit

issues a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal, sends an item list to said information portable unit, upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information from the advertisement panel control terminal, notifies an item name to said detailed information referring unit, upon receipt of the item name from said information portable unit, and sends the content of an item sent from said detailed information referring unit to said information portable unit.

8. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 7

, wherein

said detailed information requesting unit of said information portable unit sends a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel device according to a user'"'"'s instruction, displays an item list upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information, sends an item name of an item specified by a user to the advertisement panel device, and receives and displays the content of the item sent from the advertisement panel device.

9. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 7

, wherein

said advertisement panel control terminal comprises an access history storing unit for storing an access history indicating access state of each item of the registered detailed information, and

said detailed information referring unit updates the access history stored in said access history storing unit based on an item name notified from the advertisement panel device.

10. A shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 7

, wherein

said detailed information includes reservation information indicating reservation state,

said information portable unit comprises a reservation requesting unit for sending reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel device,

said sending/receiving unit for portable unit sends the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal, upon receipt of the reservation requesting information,

said advertisement panel control terminal comprises a reservation request sending/receiving unit for sending the reservation requesting information sent from said sending/receiving unit for portable unit to the shop terminal corresponding to the advertisement panel device, and

said shop terminal comprises a reservation controlling unit for controlling the reservation information indicating the reservation state and updating the reservation information based on the received reservation requesting information.

11. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop, comprising the following steps of:

in said respective shop terminals,

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal, through the communication network;

in said advertisement panel control terminal,

registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information of the advertisement information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the above shop terminal; and

in said respective advertisement panel devices,

displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

12. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 11

, comprising the following steps of:

in said shop terminal,

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network; and

in said advertisement panel control terminal,

adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal, so to register the both information therein, and

updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the registered advertisement information, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

13. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 11

, comprising the following steps of:

in said shop terminal, sending the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal, so to request the same terminal to register the same information therein; and

in said advertisement panel control terminal

adding the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

14. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop, comprising the following steps of:

in said respective shop terminals,

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal and detailed information on the shop where this shop terminal is provided, through the communication network;

in said advertisement panel control,

registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, and

when said advertisement panel device makes a reference request of the detailed information, sending the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device having made the reference request to the detailed information, of the registered advertisement information, to the advertisement panel device having made the reference request; and

in said respective advertisement panel devices,

displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal, and

upon receipt of a reference request of the detailed information from an information portable unit, issuing the reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal and sending the detailed information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit.

15. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 14

, comprising the following steps of:

in said shop terminal,

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network; and

in said advertisement panel control terminal,

adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal so to register the both information, and

updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the registered advertisement information, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

16. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 14

, comprising the following steps of:

in said shop terminal, sending the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal, so to request the same terminal to register the same information; and

in said advertisement panel control terminal,

adding the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

17. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 14

, in which:

said detailed information consists of a plurality of items,

said advertisement panel control terminal

sends an item list of the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device, of the registered detailed information, to the advertisement panel device having made a reference request when the reference request of the detailed information was made by the same advertisement panel device, and sends the content of an item corresponding to an item name to the advertisement panel device when the item name of the item list was notified by the same advertisement panel device, and

said advertisement panel device

issues a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal, sends an item list to said information portable unit, upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information from the advertisement panel control terminal, notifies an item name to the advertisement panel control terminal, upon receipt of the item name from said information portable unit, and sends the content of an item sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

18. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 17

, in which

said information portable unit sends a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel device, according to a user'"'"'s instruction, displays an item list upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information, sends an item name of an item specified by a user to the advertisement panel device, and receives and displays the content of the item sent from the advertisement panel device.

19. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 17

, in which

said advertisement panel control terminal

stores an access history indicating access state of each item of the registered detailed information, and

updates the access history stored based on an item name notified from the advertisement panel device.

20. A shop information advertisement method in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 17

, in which

said detailed information includes reservation information indicating reservation state,

said information portable unit sends reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel device,

said advertisement panel device sends the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal, upon receipt of the reservation requesting information,

said advertisement panel control terminal sends the reservation requesting information sent from the advertisement panel device to the shop terminal corresponding to the advertisement panel device, and said shop terminal controls the reservation information indicating the reservation state and updates the reservation information based on the received reservation requesting information.

21. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop:

said program of the respective shop terminals

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal, through the communication network;

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information of the advertisement information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the above shop terminal; and

said program of the respective advertisement panel devices

displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

22. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 21

:

said program of the shop terminal

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network; and

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal, so to register the both information, and

updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the registered advertisement information, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

23. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 21

:

said program of the shop terminal sending the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal so to request the same terminal to register the same information; and

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

adding the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

24. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system having a plurality of shop terminals provided in a shop, an advertisement panel control terminal for controlling an advertisement panel, connected with the respective shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices provided for every shop terminal for displaying an advertisement of the shop:

said program of the respective shop terminals

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal and detailed information on the shop where this shop terminal is provided, through the communication network;

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on the registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, and

when said advertisement panel device makes a reference request of the detailed information, sending the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device having made the reference request of the detailed information, of the registered advertisement information, to the advertisement panel device having made the reference request; and

said program of the respective advertisement panel devices

displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal, and

upon receipt of a reference request of the detailed information from an information portable unit, issuing the reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal and sending the detailed information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit.

25. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 24

:

said program of the shop terminal

requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to update the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal itself, which is registered in the advertisement panel control terminal, through the communication network; and

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

adding control information to the advertisement information requested to be registered by the shop terminal so to register the both information, and

updating the advertisement information corresponding to the shop terminal having made an update request, of the registered advertisement information, according to the update request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal.

26. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 24

:

said program of the shop terminal sending the advertisement information including the image information and detailed information on the shop to the advertisement panel control terminal, so to request the same terminal to register the same information; and

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

adding the control information including the information of the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal to the advertisement information sent from the shop terminal, so to register the both information for every shop terminal into said advertisement information registering unit.

27. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 24

:

said detailed information consisting of a plurality of items;

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

sending an item list of the detailed information corresponding to the advertisement panel device, of the registered detailed information, to the advertisement panel device having made a reference request when the reference request of the detailed information was made by the same advertisement panel device, and sending the content of an item corresponding to an item name to the advertisement panel device when the item name of the item list was notified by the same advertisement panel device; and

said program of the advertisement panel device

issuing a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal, sending an item list to said information portable unit, upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information from the advertisement panel control terminal, notifying an item name to the advertisement panel control terminal, upon receipt of the item name from said information portable unit, and sending the content of an item sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.

28. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 27

:

said program of said information portable unit sending a reference request of the detailed information to the advertisement panel device, according to a user'"'"'s instruction, displaying an item list upon receipt of the item list of the detailed information, sending an item name of an item specified by a user to the advertisement panel device, and receiving and displaying the content of the item sent from the advertisement panel device.

29. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 27

:

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal

storing an access history indicating access state of each item of the registered detailed information, and

updating the access history stored based on an item name notified from the advertisement panel device.

30. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a shop information advertisement in a shop information advertisement panel system as set forth in

claim 27

:

said detailed information including reservation information indicating reservation state;

said program of said information portable unit sending reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel device,

said program of the advertisement panel device sending the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal upon receipt of the reservation requesting information;

said program of the advertisement panel control terminal sending the reservation requesting information sent from the advertisement panel device to the shop terminal corresponding to the advertisement panel device; and

said program of the shop terminal controlling the reservation information indicating the reservation state and updating the reservation information based on the received reservation requesting information.