System and method for presenting information to passengers in conveyance

• US 6,745,111 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2002
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Ohasi, Tomonori, Maruyama, Kiyoyasu, Emoto, Norishige, Yoshimoto, Kyosuke, Sigeeda, Tetsuya, Masubuchi, Yoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hernandez, Olga
• Application Number:
  US10/273,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20030045974A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/200, 701/36, 701/35, 705/1, 705/27, 340/945
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated

Abstract

A system for presenting information to passengers in a conveyance, has a computer which stores operation diagram information; a storage medium which stores a plurality of advertisement data items to be presented to the passengers; and an information presenting device. The computer obtains an operation time in each operation section on the basis of the operation diagram information and identification data for identifying the conveyance, and selects and arranges some of the advertisement data items to generate presentation data for continuously presenting information to the passengers throughout a time period corresponding to the operation time. The information presenting device reproduces the presentation data corresponding to each operation section to present the information to the passengers in each operation section of the conveyance.

Claims

1. A system for presenting information to passengers in a conveyance, comprising:

a computer which is provided in said conveyance and stores operation diagram information;

a storage medium which stores a plurality of advertisement data items to be presented to the passengers, said plurality of advertisement data items each including a reproduction time and a rank; and

an information presenting device which presents information to the passengers;

wherein said computer obtains and operation time in each operation section of said conveyance on the basis of said operation diagram information and identification data for identifying said conveyance after said identification data is input, and selects and arranges some of said advertisement data items stored in said storage medium in a certain order predetermined by said rank to generate presentation data for continuously presenting information to the passengers throughout a time period corresponding to said operation time; and

said information presenting device reproduces said presentation data corresponding to each operation section of said conveyance to present said information to the passengers in each operation section of said conveyance.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer stores information related to said presentation data which has been presented to the passengers by said information presenting device;

said system further comprising a past presentation information providing device for outputting said information related to said presentation data, which has been presented to the passengers.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer stores information related to said presentation data which has been presented to the passengers by said information presented device;

said system further comprising a communication control unit for sending said information related to said presentation data, which has been presented to the passengers.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising an operation status acquisition unit which receives signals related to passing location and time of said conveyance;

wherein said computer updates a reproduction start time of said presentation data to be presented to the passengers in each operation section of said conveyance in accordance with said signals received by said operation status acquisition unit.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a passenger information detection unit which is provided in said conveyance and measures total weight of the passengers;

wherein said computer changes said presentation data to be presented to the passengers in accordance with said total weight detected by said passenger information detection unit.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a passenger information detection unit which is provided in said conveyance and measures total weight of the passengers;

wherein said computer stores said total weight detected by said passenger information detection unit.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein items of said presentation data are assigned reproduction priority, and said presentation data are reproduced in order of said reproduction priority.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said information presenting device includes a reproducing unit for outputting video/audio signals, a monitor for displaying an image, and a speaker for outputting sound.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein said operation diagram information further comprises an operation schedule for the conveyance as the conveyance navigates a route according to the operation diagram.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said operation diagram information further comprises the operation schedule for a plurality of conveyances having a plurality of operation schedules corresponding to a predetermined navigation route.

9. A method for presenting information to passengers in a conveyance, comprising the steps of:

recording operation diagram information in an information presenting system provided in a conveyance;

inputting identification data for identifying said conveyance to said information presenting system;

obtaining an operation time in each operation section of said conveyance on the basis of said operation diagram information and said identification data;

selecting and arranging some of advertisement data items stored in a storage medium in a certain order predetermined by a rank to generate presentation data for continuously presenting information to the passengers throughout a time period corresponding to said operation time, said advertisement data items each including a reproduction time and said rank; and

reproducing said presentation data corresponding to each operation section of said conveyance to present said information to the passengers in each operation section of said conveyance.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

storing information related to said presentation data, which has been presented to the passengers; and

outputting said information related to said presentation data.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

storing information related to said presentation data, which has been presented to the passengers; and

sending said information related to said presentation data to the outside of said conveyance.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

receiving signals related to passing location and time of said conveyance; and

updating a reproduction start time of said presentation data to be presented to the passengers in each operation section of said conveyance in accordance with said signals related to passing location and time.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

measuring total weight of the passengers; and

changing said presentation data to be presented to the passengers in accordance with said total weight.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

measuring total weight of the passengers; and

storing said total weight.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

assigning reproduction priority to items of said presentation data; and

reproducing said presentation data in order of said reproduction priority.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

recording operation diagram information comprising an operation schedule for the conveyance as the conveyance navigates a route according to the operation diagram.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the step of:

recording operation diagram information comprising the operation schedule for a plurality of conveyances having a plurality of operation schedules corresponding to a predetermined navigation route.