Shop information advertisement panel system and shop information advertisement method
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of shop terminals;
an advertisement panel control terminal connected with the plurality of shop terminals through a communication network; and
a plurality of advertisement panel devices;
wherein each shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals is configured to send, to the advertisement panel control terminal through the communication network, respective advertisement information;
wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to determine, for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, a corresponding advertisement panel device of said plurality of advertisement panel devices on which at least a portion of said respective advertisement information is to be displayed based on corresponding control information that is in correspondence with said respective advertisement information;
wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to control, for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the corresponding advertisement panel device to display at least the portion of the respective advertisement information;
wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to send, when a particular advertisement panel device of the plurality of advertisement panel devices makes a request for particular detailed information, the particular detailed information to the particular advertisement panel device;
wherein the particular advertisement panel device is configured to send, upon receipt of a reference request for the particular detailed information from an information portable unit, the request for the particular detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal, and is configured to send the particular detailed information received from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit;
wherein said particular detailed information includes reservation information indicating a reservation state;
wherein said particular advertisement panel device is configured to receive reservation requesting information from the information portable unit;
wherein said particular advertisement panel device is configured to send the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal upon receipt of the reservation requesting information from the information portable unit;
wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to send the reservation requesting information received from said particular advertisement panel device to a particular shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals corresponding to the reservation requesting information; and
wherein said particular shop terminal comprises a reservation controlling unit for controlling the reservation information indicating the reservation state and for updating the reservation information based on the reservation requesting information.
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Abstract
A shop information advertisement panel system in which, the respective shop terminals comprise an advertisement information registration requesting unit for requesting the advertisement panel control terminal to register advertisement information including image information expressing an advertisement image to be displayed on the advertisement panel device corresponding to its own shop terminal, through a communication network, the advertisement panel control terminal comprises an advertisement information controlling unit for registering and controlling the advertisement information for every shop terminal, based on a registration request of the advertisement information from the shop terminal, and sending the image information of the advertisement information to the advertisement panel device corresponding to the shop terminal, and the respective advertisement panel devices comprise an advertisement display unit for displaying an advertisement according to the image information sent from the advertisement panel control terminal.
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18 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of shop terminals; an advertisement panel control terminal connected with the plurality of shop terminals through a communication network; and a plurality of advertisement panel devices; wherein each shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals is configured to send, to the advertisement panel control terminal through the communication network, respective advertisement information; wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to determine, for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, a corresponding advertisement panel device of said plurality of advertisement panel devices on which at least a portion of said respective advertisement information is to be displayed based on corresponding control information that is in correspondence with said respective advertisement information; wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to control, for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the corresponding advertisement panel device to display at least the portion of the respective advertisement information; wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to send, when a particular advertisement panel device of the plurality of advertisement panel devices makes a request for particular detailed information, the particular detailed information to the particular advertisement panel device; wherein the particular advertisement panel device is configured to send, upon receipt of a reference request for the particular detailed information from an information portable unit, the request for the particular detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal, and is configured to send the particular detailed information received from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit; wherein said particular detailed information includes reservation information indicating a reservation state; wherein said particular advertisement panel device is configured to receive reservation requesting information from the information portable unit; wherein said particular advertisement panel device is configured to send the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal upon receipt of the reservation requesting information from the information portable unit; wherein said advertisement panel control terminal is configured to send the reservation requesting information received from said particular advertisement panel device to a particular shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals corresponding to the reservation requesting information; and wherein said particular shop terminal comprises a reservation controlling unit for controlling the reservation information indicating the reservation state and for updating the reservation information based on the reservation requesting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a system, said system having a plurality of shop terminals, an advertisement panel control terminal connected with the plurality of shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices, said method comprising:
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sending, from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals to the advertisement panel control terminal through the communication network, respective advertisement information; receiving, by the advertisement panel control terminal from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the respective advertisement information; determining, by the advertisement panel control terminal for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals based on corresponding control information that is in correspondence with said respective advertisement information, a corresponding advertisement panel device of said plurality of advertisement panel devices on which at least a portion of the respective advertisement information is to be displayed; sending, by the advertisement panel control terminal for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the respective advertisement information to the corresponding advertisement panel device; and sending, by the advertisement panel control terminal when a particular advertisement panel device of the plurality of advertisement panel devices makes a request for particular detailed information, the particular detailed information to the particular advertisement panel device having made the request; displaying, by said particular advertisement panel device, at least a portion of particular advertisement information received from the advertisement panel control terminal; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device upon receipt of a reference request for the particular detailed information from an information portable unit, the request for the particular detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device, the particular detailed information received from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit, said particular detailed information including reservation information indicating a reservation state; receiving, by said particular advertisement panel device, reservation requesting information from said information portable unit; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device, the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal upon receipt of the reservation requesting information from said information portable unit; sending, by said advertisement panel control terminal, the reservation requesting information received from the particular advertisement panel device to a particular shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals corresponding to the reservation requesting information; and updating, by said particular shop terminal, the reservation information based on the reservation requesting information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable memory storing a program for controlling a system to perform a process, said system having a plurality of shop terminals, an advertisement panel control terminal connected with the plurality of shop terminals through a communication network, and a plurality of advertisement panel devices, said process comprising:
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sending, from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals to the advertisement panel control terminal through the communication network, respective advertisement information; receiving, by the advertisement panel control terminal from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the respective advertisement information; determining, by the advertisement panel control terminal for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals based on corresponding control information that is in correspondence with said respective advertisement information, a corresponding advertisement panel device of said plurality of advertisement panel devices on which at least a portion of the respective advertisement information is to be displayed; sending, by the advertisement panel control terminal for the respective advertisement information received from each shop terminal of the plurality of shop terminals, the respective advertisement information to the corresponding advertisement panel device; sending, by the advertisement panel control terminal when a particular advertisement panel device of the plurality of advertisement panel devices makes a request for particular detailed information, the particular detailed information to the particular advertisement panel device having made the request; displaying, by said particular advertisement panel device, at least a portion of particular advertisement information received from the advertisement panel control terminal; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device upon receipt of a reference request for the particular detailed information from an information portable unit, the request for the particular detailed information to the advertisement panel control terminal; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device, the particular detailed information received from the advertisement panel control terminal to said information portable unit, said particular detailed information including reservation information indicating a reservation state; receiving, by said particular advertisement panel device, reservation requesting information from said information portable unit; sending, by said particular advertisement panel device, the reservation requesting information to the advertisement panel control terminal upon receipt of the reservation requesting information from said information portable unit; sending, by said advertisement panel control terminal, the reservation requesting information received from the particular advertisement panel device to a particular shop terminal of said plurality of shop terminals corresponding to the reservation requesting information; controlling, by said particular shop terminal, the reservation information indicating the reservation state; and updating, by said particular shop terminal, the reservation information based on the reservation requesting information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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