DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE

• US 20130311289A1
• Filed: 01/24/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakabayashi, Tetsuya
• Application Number:
  US13/982,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.54
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens

Abstract

Provided is a system whereby improved effects of advertisement are anticipated. An advertising system (100) includes a server (130) and terminals (140). The server (130) and the terminals (140) are respectively connected to the Internet (150). Servers (110, 120) are also connected to the Internet (150). One of a terminal (140A) and a terminal (140B) repeatedly displays images that have been downloaded from the server (130) in two screens such that each advertising image is displayed in each of two out of three or more directions.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a display part configured to display screens in three or more directions;

an accessing part configured to access an image control apparatus that is provided externally by using data for identifying a user of the display device, the image control apparatus being connected to a communication network to send an image to the display device;

a selecting part configured to select at least one image provider;

a downloading part configured to download, from the image control apparatus, an advertising image for each image provider selected by the selecting part;

a storage part configured to store the advertising image that has been downloaded; and

a control part configured to control the display part such that the advertising image is displayed in either one or both of two directions out of the three or more directions.

2. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a detecting part configured to detect a movement of the display device,

wherein, when a movement of the display device is detected, the control part causes the display part to display each said advertising image.

3. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a deletion notification part configured to notify the image control apparatus of a deletion of the advertising image that has been downloaded.

4. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detecting part configured to detect a position of the display device,

wherein the image control apparatus conducts a search for an image provider that is present within a prescribed range from said position, and

wherein the control part causes the display part to display an advertising image for an image provider found in said search.

5. An image display system, comprising:

a display device; and

an image control apparatus that is connected to a communication network to send an image to the display device,

wherein the display device comprises;

a display part configured to display screens in three or more directions;

an accessing part configured to access said image control apparatus by using data for identifying a user of the display device;

a selecting part configured to select at least one image provider;

a downloading part configured to download, from the image control apparatus, an advertising image for each image provider selected by the selecting part;

a storage part configured to store the advertising image that has been downloaded; and

a control part configured to control the display part such that the advertising image is displayed in either one or both of two directions out of the three or more directions.

6. The image display system according to claim 5, further comprising a detecting part configured to detect a movement of the display device,

wherein, when a movement of the display device is detected, the control part causes the display part to display each said advertising image.

7. The image display system according to claim 5, further comprising a deletion notification part configured to notify the image control apparatus of a deletion of the advertising image that has been downloaded.

8. The image display system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a detecting part configured to detect a position of the display device; and

a searching part configured to conduct a search for an image provider that is present within a prescribed range from said position,

wherein the control part causes the display part to display an advertising image for an image provider found in said search.

9. A method for displaying an image in a display device configured to display screens in three or more directions, the method comprising:

accessing an image control apparatus by using data for identifying a user of the display device, the image control apparatus being connected to a communication network to send an image to the display device;

selecting at least one image provider;

downloading, from the image control apparatus, an advertising image for each image provider selected in the selecting step;

storing the advertising image that has been downloaded; and

displaying the advertising image in either one or both of two directions out of the three or more directions.