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Elevator information and advertising delivery system

  • US 6,578,675 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2001
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for delivering advertising messages to occupants of an elevator cab, the apparatus comprisinga network mainframe server located remotely from the elevator cab;

  • and an individual processing unit (IPU) located at the elevator cab and in communication with the network mainframe server over a telephone line configured for transmitting a data signal, the IPU comprising a central processing unit (CPU) for storing pre-recorded advertising messages and for replaying the pre-recorded advertising messages to the occupants of the of the elevator cab;

    a monitor connected to the CPU for displaying the advertising messages to the occupants of the elevator cab; and

    an infrared camera connected to the CPU and provided with infrared imaging software for determining the actual number of occupants exposed to each of the advertising messages displayed on the monitor without identifying the occupants of the elevator cab.

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