SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ADVERTISING SIGNAGE REMOTELY
First Claim
1. A system for displaying content information, the system comprising:
- a server storing a communication schedule, a display schedule, and content information;
a remote display device communicatively coupled to the server, the remote display device being configured to store a copy of the communication schedule, the display schedule, and the content information, and to initiate communication with the server at communication times indicated in the copy of the communication schedule to download from the server an updated copy of the communication schedule, display schedule, and content information; and
a client device communicatively coupled to the server, the client device being configured to generate the display schedule and content information, and to store the display schedule and content information on the server;
whereby the client device enables a client to generate the display schedule and content information, and the display device displays the content information according to the display schedule, and the display device periodically initiates communication with the server according to the communication schedule.
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Abstract
A system for electronically displaying advertising images on remote display devices. The system includes a display content server for scheduling display content upon remote display devices, a plurality of remote display devices in electronic communication with the display content server to receive display content and schedule information from the display content server, each remote display device presents the received display content using the schedule information, and a schedule and content input client for defining the display content and the schedule information for each remote display device. The plurality of remote display devices communicate with the display content server at a periodically repeating interval to obtain additional display content and schedule information from the display content server.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for displaying content information, the system comprising:
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a server storing a communication schedule, a display schedule, and content information; a remote display device communicatively coupled to the server, the remote display device being configured to store a copy of the communication schedule, the display schedule, and the content information, and to initiate communication with the server at communication times indicated in the copy of the communication schedule to download from the server an updated copy of the communication schedule, display schedule, and content information; and a client device communicatively coupled to the server, the client device being configured to generate the display schedule and content information, and to store the display schedule and content information on the server; whereby the client device enables a client to generate the display schedule and content information, and the display device displays the content information according to the display schedule, and the display device periodically initiates communication with the server according to the communication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A system for displaying content information, the system comprising:
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a plurality of remote display devices, each remote display device being configured to display respective content in accordance with a corresponding display schedule, wherein the content displayed on one of the remote display devices can differ from the content displayed on each of the other display devices; a server being communicatively coupled to each of the remote display devices, the server being configured to provide the respective content and the corresponding display schedule to each of the remote display devices when the remote display device initiates communication with the server in accordance with a communication schedule, the server also being configured to provide any updates to the communication schedule; and whereby each remote display device displays the respective content according to the display schedule, and each display device periodically initiates communication with the remote server according to the communication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for electronically displaying advertising images on remote display devices, the method comprising:
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allocating a time slot for each remote display device to call a display content server to obtain display content and schedule information from the display content server; calling the display content server with each remote display device at the respective allocated time slot; obtaining at each remote display device respective display content and schedule information from the display content server; and displaying on each remote display device the respective display content in accordance with the schedule information.
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