Information Distribution System for Use in an Elevator

• US 20070102244A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Captivate, LLC
• Original Assignee: Gannett Satellite Information Network Incorporated (Gannett Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Newville, Todd, DiFranza, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/618,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20070102244A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/391
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/34 Details , e.g. call counting devices, data transmission from car to control system, devices giving information to the control system
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/00 Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 3/008 Displaying information not related to the elevator, e.g. weather, publicity, internet or TV

Abstract

The invention features a system for displaying video information to passengers of an elevator in accordance with a play list defining a sequence of messages. The video information messages can include combinations of digital advertising, “real-time” general information, as well as, building-related information. The system includes an elevator display unit having a display monitor for displaying video information to the passengers, and a local server which, receives scheduling information associated with the video information over a data communication path and, in accordance with the scheduling information, generates a play list used to display at the elevator display unit.

Claims

1. An elevator display system for use with an elevator in a building, the elevator display system comprising:

an elevator display unit having a display monitor positioned within the elevator to display general and commercial information to passengers within the elevator; and

a local server which, receives scheduling information from a remote production server over a data communication path and, in accordance with the scheduling information, retrieves and formats the general and commercial information for display at the elevator display unit.