DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEMS

• US 20090300028A1
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: C-nario Limited (YCD Multimedia Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: C-nario Limited (YCD Multimedia Incorporated)
• Inventors: BEN NATAN, Avishay
• Application Number:
  US12/470,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300028A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor

Abstract

A method is provided for managing information during a pre-determined period of time at a plurality of remote display surfaces, based on criteria established at a central terminal, wherein the method comprises: i) providing a pre-determined period of time; ii) providing at least two digital signage objects; iii) determining at least one properties'"'"' sub set which comprises a plurality of attributes for each of the digital signage objects provided; iv) determining the value of attributes included in the at least one properties'"'"' sub set for the duration of the pre-determined period of time; v) establishing at least one identity group comprising digital signage objects each of which is identical in its properties during the respective pre-determined period of time, to the other digital signage objects belonging to a respective identity group; and vi) applying the at least one identity group for managing information at the plurality of remote channels.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that perform a method that when executed by a processor, is operative to establish a process for managing information during a pre-determined period of time at a plurality of remote display surfaces based on criteria established at a central terminal, wherein the method comprises:

providing a pre-determined period of time;

providing at least two digital signage objects;

determining at least one properties'"'"' sub set which comprises a plurality of attributes for each of the digital signage objects provided;

determining the value of attributes included in the at least one properties'"'"' sub set for the duration of the pre-determined period of time;

establishing at least one identity group comprising digital signage objects each of which is identical in its properties during a respective pre-determined period of time to the other digital signage objects belonging to a respective identity group; and

applying the at least one identity group for managing information at the plurality of remote channels.

2. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the method provided further comprises a step of selecting at least one digital signage object from an identity group for which at least one of the attributes is to be modified, and creating a new identity group which comprises all members of the original identity group that should undergo such modification.

3. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the method provided further comprises a step of effecting a change at the identity group level, which change shall be carried out directly or indirectly on each of the digital signage objects belonging to said identity group.

4. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the method provided further comprises a step by which an identity group is divided into two new identity groups upon applying at least one change to a new identity group, and wherein one of the newly formed identity groups comprises all members of the old identity group which are to be affected by said at least one change when applied, and the other newly formed identity group comprises all remaining members of the old identity group that would not be affected by said at least one change.

5. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the method provided further comprises a step of merging two identity groups by applying attributes'"'"' values associated with one group of the digital signage objects to those of the other group.

6. A method for managing information during a pre-determined period of time at a plurality of remote display surfaces, based on criteria established at a central terminal, wherein said method comprises:

providing a pre-determined period of time;

providing at least two digital signage objects;

determining at least one properties'"'"' sub set which comprises a plurality of attributes for each of the digital signage objects provided;

determining the value of attributes included in the at least one properties'"'"' sub set for the duration of the pre-determined period of time;

establishing at least one identity group comprising digital signage objects each of which is identical in its properties during a respective pre-determined period of time to the other digital signage objects belonging to a respective identity group; and

applying the at least one identity group for managing information at the plurality of remote channels.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising a step of selecting at least one digital signage object from an identity group for which at least one of the attributes is to be modified, and creating a new identity group which comprises all members of the original identity group that should undergo such modification.

8. A method according to claim 6, further comprising a step of effecting a change at the identity group level, which change shall be carried out directly or indirectly on each of the digital signage objects belonging to said identity group.

9. A method according to claim 6, further comprising a step by which an identity group is divided into two new identity groups upon applying at least one change to a new identity group, and wherein one of the newly formed identity groups comprises all members of the old identity group which are to be affected by said at least one change when applied, and the other newly formed identity group comprises all remaining members of the old identity group that would not be affected by said at least one change.

10. A method according to claim 6, further comprising a step of merging two identity groups by applying attributes'"'"' values associated with one group of the digital signage objects to those of the other group.