DIGITAL SIGNAGE APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS COMMUNICATING WITH DIGITAL SIGNAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT BY DIGITAL SIGNAGE APPARATUS

• US 20130141441A1
• Filed: 11/01/2012
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US13/666,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20130141441A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/501
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a digital signage apparatus comprises a position information reception unit, a content inquiry unit, a content reception unit and a replay unit. The position information reception unit receives position information capable of specifying the installation position of the own apparatus from an external apparatus. The content inquiry unit notifies the position information received by the position information reception unit to an external information processing apparatus, so as to inquire the distribution of a content corresponding to the installation position. The content reception unit receives the content distributed in response to the inquiry of the content inquiry unit. The replay unit replays the content received by the content reception unit.

Claims

1. A digital signage apparatus, comprising:

a position information reception unit configured to receive position information capable of specifying the installation position of the own apparatus from an external apparatus;

a content inquiry unit configured to notify the position information received by the position information reception unit to an external information processing apparatus to inquire the distribution of a content corresponding to the installation position specified;

a content reception unit configured to receive the content distributed in response to the inquiry of the content inquiry unit; and

a replay unit configured to replay the content received by the content reception unit.

2. An information processing apparatus which communicates with the digital signage apparatus claimed in claim 1, comprising:

a position inquiry unit configured to inquire the digital signage apparatus the position information capable of specifying the installation position of the digital signage apparatus which is received from the external apparatus by the digital signage apparatus;

a specifying unit configured to specify a content corresponding to the installation position of the digital signage apparatus based on the position information notified from the digital signage apparatus in response to the inquiry of the position inquiry unit; and

a distribution unit configured to distribute the content specified by the specifying unit to the digital signage apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the content corresponding to the installation position notifies an advertising information relevant with a commodity sold or a service provided near the installation position of the digital signage apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the content corresponding to the installation position notifies a guidance information for guiding from the installation position of the digital signage apparatus to a place at which an advertised commodity is sold or a place at which an advertised service is provided.

5. A method for displaying content by a digital signage apparatus, comprising:

receiving position information capable of specifying the installation position of the own apparatus from an external apparatus;

notifying the position information received to an external information processing apparatus to inquire the distribution of a content corresponding to the installation position of the own apparatus;

receiving the content from the external information processing apparatus in response to the inquiry of the content; and

replaying the content received.

6. A method for distributing content by an information processing apparatus, comprising:

inquiring a digital signage apparatus a position information capable of specifying the installation position of the digital signage apparatus;

specifying a content corresponding to the installation position of the digital signage apparatus based on the position information notified from the digital signage apparatus in response to the inquiry of the position information; and

distributing the content specified to the digital signage apparatus.