Elevator advertising system and method for displaying audio and/or video signals
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1. A system for displaying an audio/video signal in an elevator car having a door and being movable between floors of a building, the system comprising:
- a signal storage assembly for storing the signal to be displayed, wherein the signal includes two or more tracks of information;
a display supported on the elevator car for displaying the signal;
a first sensor for sensing a condition indicative of the presence of a user in the elevator car, wherein the first sensor detects the difference between the weight of the elevator car when empty and the weight of the elevator car when a passenger is present; and
a controller operably connected to the signal storage assembly and to the first sensor for initiating display of the signal in response to the sensed condition of the first sensor, wherein the controller displays the two or more tracks of information in random order without regard to the identity of occupant or time of day.
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Abstract
A system is provided for displaying an audio/video signal in an elevator car. The system includes a signal storage assembly for storing the audio/video signal to be displayed, a display supported on the elevator car for displaying the audio/video signal, and a sensor fixed to the elevator car for sensing a condition indicative of the presence of a user in the elevator car. A controller is also provided which is connected to the signal storage assembly and to the first sensor for initiating display of the audio/video signal in response to the sensed condition of the first sensor.
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1. A system for displaying an audio/video signal in an elevator car having a door and being movable between floors of a building, the system comprising:
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a signal storage assembly for storing the signal to be displayed, wherein the signal includes two or more tracks of information;
a display supported on the elevator car for displaying the signal;
a first sensor for sensing a condition indicative of the presence of a user in the elevator car, wherein the first sensor detects the difference between the weight of the elevator car when empty and the weight of the elevator car when a passenger is present; and
a controller operably connected to the signal storage assembly and to the first sensor for initiating display of the signal in response to the sensed condition of the first sensor, wherein the controller displays the two or more tracks of information in random order without regard to the identity of occupant or time of day. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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