METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING SCHEDULING INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An information display system for displaying scheduling information regarding utilization of a resource, the information display system comprising at least one display device to be located in proximity to the said resource and including means for displaying scheduling information regarding the said resource, wherein the scheduling of the said resource is controlled by a scheduling server and wherein resource scheduling information is transmitted from the scheduling server over a computer network to the display device for being displayed on a display of the display device, characterized in that the information display system includes communication means for communication with the said scheduling server by means of a communication protocol by means of which communication protocol the information display system can be automatically authenticated by the said scheduling server, so as to allow communication of scheduling information between the information display system and the scheduling server independent of installation of additional software on the scheduling server.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an information display system for displaying scheduling information regarding utilization of a resource, the information display system comprising at least one display device to be located in proximity to the said resource and including means for displaying scheduling information regarding the said resource, wherein the scheduling of the said resource is controlled by a scheduling server and wherein resource scheduling information is transmitted from the scheduling server over a computer network to the display device for being displayed on a display of the display device. The information display system includes communication means for communication with the said scheduling server by means of a communication protocol by means of which communication protocol the information display system can be automatically authenticated by the said scheduling server, so as to allow communication of scheduling information between the information display system and the scheduling server independent of installation of additional software on the scheduling server.
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18 Claims
- 1. An information display system for displaying scheduling information regarding utilization of a resource, the information display system comprising at least one display device to be located in proximity to the said resource and including means for displaying scheduling information regarding the said resource, wherein the scheduling of the said resource is controlled by a scheduling server and wherein resource scheduling information is transmitted from the scheduling server over a computer network to the display device for being displayed on a display of the display device, characterized in that the information display system includes communication means for communication with the said scheduling server by means of a communication protocol by means of which communication protocol the information display system can be automatically authenticated by the said scheduling server, so as to allow communication of scheduling information between the information display system and the scheduling server independent of installation of additional software on the scheduling server.
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18. Method for displaying scheduling information regarding utilization of a resource, wherein at least one display device is located in proximity to the said resource and including means for displaying scheduling information regarding the said resource, wherein the scheduling of the said resource is controlled by a scheduling server and wherein resource scheduling information is transmitted from the scheduling server over a computer network to the display device for being displayed on a display of the display device, the method further including the step of:
communicating with the said scheduling server by means of a communication protocol by means of which communication protocol the information display system can be automatically authenticated by the said scheduling server, so as to allow communication of scheduling information independent of installation of additional software on the scheduling server.
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