DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM

• US 20160328066A1
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: OTAGIRI, Mizuki, KONDOH, Tsuneaki, SUGAWARA, Tomoaki, ARIZUMI, Yuko, NATORI, Junichiro, IMAI, Takahiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,248,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/20 Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/18 involving the use of optical projection means, e.g. projection of images on clouds projection apparatus per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/228 Ground signs, i.e. display signs fixed on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2007/005 Signs associated with a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/005 Signs associated with a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 7/00 Signs, name or number plates, letters, numerals, or symbols vehicle registration number plates B60R13/10; Panels or boards show-cards G09F1/00; indicating arrangements for variable information G09F9/00, G09F11/00; illuminated signs G09F13/00; boards for notices or posters G09F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/30 in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00

Abstract

A digital signage system includes a transducer configured to transform a pressure to an electrical signal; a control apparatus configured to change information in association with the intensity of the electrical signal; and an output apparatus configured to output the information to an output target based on a command of the control apparatus.

Claims

1. A digital signage system comprising:

a transducer configured to transform pressure into an electrical signal;

a control apparatus configured to change information in association with the intensity of the electrical signal; and

an output apparatus configured to output the information to an output target based on a command of the control apparatus.

2. The digital signage system according to claim 1,

wherein the transducer includes

a first electrode,

a second electrode, and

an intermediate layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.

3. The digital signage system according to claim 1,

wherein the transducer detects a motion of an object as the pressure and outputs the converted electrical signal to the control apparatus.

4. The digital signage system according to claim 1,

wherein the transducer detects a position of an object as the pressure and outputs the converted electrical signal to the control apparatus.

5. The digital signage system according to claim 1,

wherein the transducer includes a plurality of transducers, and

the plurality of transducers are arranged on a predetermined surface on which an object can apply the pressure.

6. The digital signage system according to claim 1,

wherein the output target is the transducer.