Method and system for displaying information
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information, such as for example advertising messages on a certain number of panels with display elements arranged such that a message may be made to run bidirectionally across said display elements at a place intended to be televised to at least one television receiving means from television cameras, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in a shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising the steps ofemitting a signal from a camera position and detecting said signal at one of said panels, said signal being related to the shooting field of said camera,starting the display of an advertising message each time at least one of the panels is located in the shooting field of an operating one of the cameras responsive to said detection, andcontrolling the displacement of the message on the panels according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continuously appear at approximately the same position within said television receiving means,whereby said message continually appears at said televisionreceiving means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an advertising information display system comprising a device for starting the display of the advertising information on certain elements of the display panels; a computer device receiving information from the output of the various infrared radiation pick-ups emitting logic signals towards the display monitoring and control device associated with each panel to cause the displacement of the message on the display panel elements in accordance with the movements of the camera.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information, such as for example advertising messages on a certain number of panels with display elements arranged such that a message may be made to run bidirectionally across said display elements at a place intended to be televised to at least one television receiving means from television cameras, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in a shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising the steps of
emitting a signal from a camera position and detecting said signal at one of said panels, said signal being related to the shooting field of said camera, starting the display of an advertising message each time at least one of the panels is located in the shooting field of an operating one of the cameras responsive to said detection, and controlling the displacement of the message on the panels according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continuously appear at approximately the same position within said television receiving means, whereby said message continually appears at said television receiving means.
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13. A display system including a certain number of panels with display elements arranged at a place, a certain number of television cameras for televising to at least one television receiving means, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in the shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising:
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in association with each of the cameras, means for generating a signal comprising an element arranged on each of the cameras and sensitive to an "on-the-air" visual indicator of the camera and a starting device activated by said sensitive element; means situated at at least one display panel for receiving said signal and for beginning the display of an advertising message every time at least one of the display panels is located in the shooting field of the camera in operation; a computer device receiving information from the outputs of the receiving means and emitting logic signals towards each of the display monitoring and control devices associated with eacn panel for causing the displacement of the message on the display panel elements according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continually appear at said television receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of displaying advertising messages on a certain number of panels with display elements arranged such that a message may be made to run bidirectionally across said display elements at a place intended to be televised to at least one television receiving means from television cameras, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in a shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising the steps of
emitting a signal from a camera position and detecting said signal on one of said panels, said signal being related to said shooting field of said camera, starting the display of an advertising message each time at least one of the panels is located in the shooting field of an operating one of the cameras responsive to said detection, controlling the displacement of the message on the panels according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continually appear at appoximately the same position within said shooting field, and determining the operating focal distance of said camera and controlling the size of said advertising message in response to said focal distance determination in such a manner that the message is always entirely located in the shooting field of the camera, whereby said message continually appears at said television receiving means.
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20. A method of displaying advertising messages on a certain number of panels with display elements arranged such that a message may be made to run bidirectionally across said display elements at a place intended to be televised to at least one final television receiving means from television cameras, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in a shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising the steps of
emitting a signal from a camera position and detecting said signal at one of said panels, said signal being related to said shooting field of said camera, starting the display of an advertising message every time at least one of the panels is located in the shooting field of an operating one of the cameras responsive to said detection, controlling the displacement of the message on the panels according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continually appear at approximately the same position within said shooting field, starting said display by detecting infrared radiation emitted from a infrared radiation gun located on the camera when the latter is switched on, receiving said infrared radiation by an infrared radiation pick-up arranged on one of the display panels, pulsing said infrared radiation and inserting into the active portion of the pulsed infrared signal coded information signals indicating the operating focal distance of the camera used and the relative position of the camera with respect to the display panels, whereby said message continually appears at said television receiving means.
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21. A display system including a certain number of panels with display elements arranged at a place, a certain number of television cameras for televising to at least one television receiving means, at least one of the display panels appearing at said television receiving means when said display panels are in the shooting field of one of the cameras in operation, comprising;
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in association with each of the cameras, means for generating a signal comprising an element arranged on each of the cameras and sensitive to an "on-the-air" visual indicator of the camera and a starting device activated by said sensitive element; means situated at at least one display panel for receiving said signal and for beginning the display of an advertising message every time at least one of the display panels is located in the shooting field of the camera in operation; a computer device receiving information from the outputs of the receiving means and emitting logic signals towards each of the display monitoring and control devices associated with each panel causing the displacement of the message on the display panel elements according to the movements of the camera in such a manner as to cause said message to continually appear at said television receiving means; said starting device including an infrared radiation gun aligned with the shooting axis of said camera and a certain number of infrared radiation pick-ups arranged at regular intervals on the display panel and connected to the computer device, each output signal of a pick-up receiving the infrared radiation containing information identifying said pick-up and other information relating to the operating focal distance of the camera, so that the computer device addresses the various display panel elements to the display the message on the panel over a length corresponding to the focal distance of the camera used; and an electronic device for pulsing the infrared radiation emitted by an emitting diode of the infrared radiation gun of the camera in operation and means for inserting into the active portion of the pulsed signal information relating to the operating focal distance of the camera in operation and to the position of the camera with respect to the display panels.
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Specification