Information distribution system for use in an elevator
First Claim
1. An elevator display system for use with an elevator in a building, the elevator display system comprising:
- an elevator display unit having a display monitor positioned within the elevator to display video information to passengers within the elevator; and
a building server which, retrieves scheduling information associated with the video information from a remote production server and over a data communication path, and receives building message information from a user interface, the building server generating a building play list from the scheduling information and building message information, the building playlist used to display the video information at predetermined times for display at the elevator display unit.
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Abstract
The invention features a system for displaying video information to passengers of an elevator in accordance with a play list defining a sequence of messages. The video information messages can include combinations of digital advertising, "real-time" general information, as well as, building-related information. The system includes an elevator display unit having a display monitor for displaying video information to the passengers, and a local server which, receives scheduling information associated with the video information over a data communication path and, in accordance with the scheduling information, generates a play list used to display at the elevator display unit.
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35 Claims
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1. An elevator display system for use with an elevator in a building, the elevator display system comprising:
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an elevator display unit having a display monitor positioned within the elevator to display video information to passengers within the elevator; and a building server which, retrieves scheduling information associated with the video information from a remote production server and over a data communication path, and receives building message information from a user interface, the building server generating a building play list from the scheduling information and building message information, the building playlist used to display the video information at predetermined times for display at the elevator display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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16. A method of displaying video information to an elevator display unit within an elevator located in a building, the method comprising:
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providing to a building server; scheduling information from a remote production server associated with video information to be displayed; building message information from a user interface; generating, from the scheduling information and building message information, a building play list associated with the video information; and generating a display for viewing at the elevator display unit the video information at predetermined times in accordance with the building playlist. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A user interface for use with an elevator display system, the elevator display system including an elevator display unit having a display monitor positioned within an elevator of a building to display video information to passengers within the elevator and a building server which generates a building playlist used to display the video information at predetermined times for display at the elevator display unit, the user interface including:
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a message generation module for generating building messages for display at the elevator display unit; a building message playlist generator for generating a building message playlist including the building messages, the building message playlist received by the building server; and a connection setup module for selecting one of a plurality of connection paths for connecting the user interface to the building server. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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