Information Display System

• US 20080006487A1
• Filed: 09/18/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Captivate, LLC
• Original Assignee: Gannett Satellite Information Network Incorporated (Gannett Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Lacheur, Dean, Lacheur, Neil, Amo, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/857,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20080006487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 187/396
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/06 Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels

Abstract

A display apparatus within elevator cabs or elevator waiting areas that facilitates the simultaneous display of advertising and general news information is described. Broadcast from a remote control center, advertising and general news information updates are transmitted to, and stored in a server located within a building and then forwarded to a display memory and subsequently displayed on a monitor according to a remotely modifiable program schedule. The display is updated such that it contains a copy of tile latest broadcast schedule, as well as the advertisement and information programming, and automatically displays a days program according to the most current broadcast schedule. The display units as well as the building server are each individually addressable thus allowing groups of displays to be simultaneously updated from a remote centralized location with information such as news updates, customized advertising information and the like.

Claims

1. A system for displaying information, the system comprising:

a first display screen mounted in a first elevator cab located in a first building, the first display screen having a plurality of display areas;

a second display screen mounted in a second elevator cab located in a second building, the second display screen having a plurality of display areas;

a first processing system coupled to the first display screen for continuous display of information thereon, the continuous display being uninterrupted by elevator operation; and

a second processing system coupled to the second display screen for continuous display of information thereon, the continuous display being uninterrupted by elevator operation;

2. A method of displaying information in elevator cabs, the method comprising:

at a server remote from the plurality of buildings, compiling scheduling information for scheduling display of content;

transmitting the scheduling information from the server to a first processing system associated with an elevator cab in a first building;

transmitting the scheduling information from the server to a second processing system associated with an elevator cab in a second building;

on the basis of the scheduling information, retrieving display content;

arranging the display content for display on a plurality of display areas;

displaying the display content on a display screen mounted in the elevator cab in the first building; and

displaying the display content on a display screen mounted in the elevator cab in the second building.