Information display terminal

• US 8,674,849 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2012
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hoshino, Takeshi, Horii, Youichi, Ishikawa, Tadaaki, Ichige, Yukiko, Sato, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Tyler J
• Application Number:
  US13/397,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253672A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701/541, 340/925, 340/944, 340/953, 340/907, 359/13, 345473-475, 348/113
• US Class Current: 340/944
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09 Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions railroad crossing signals B61L; reflectors E01F, G08B; indicating arrangements for variable information by selection or combination of individual elements G09F9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/226 External wall display means; Facade advertising means
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2007/186 suspended, e.g. secured to the ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/00 Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/35 being liquid crystals G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13

Abstract

An information display terminal allows a user to grasp rapidly and surely the direction to a destination, and can guide the user to the destination without placing a burden on the user. The information display terminal is provided at a passage, and its display screen displays a route guidance screen that guides a route to the destination. The route guidance screen displays a pseudo-action image that shows the walking motion, and a destination display information image indicating a destination name such as “Subway Ticket Gate”. The action image shows the motion of walking toward the destination, but the display position does not change. The destination display information image is displayed in front of the action image in the advancing direction.

Claims

1. An information display terminal having a display screen that displays a route guidance screen for guiding a route to a destination,

wherein:

the route guidance screen displays an action image showing the motion of walking in a direction to the destination, and a destination display information image that represents a destination name; and

the destination display information image is displayed in a region next to the action image in a moving direction of the action image.

2. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the action image shows the motion of walking at a constant display position on the display screen.

3. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the route guidance screen shows a state as if the action image looks up or down according to a height of the display screen.

4. The information display terminal according to claim 1,

wherein:

the route guidance screen displays the action image walking along a passage; and

the passage is displayed to move in an opposite direction to the walking direction of the action image.

5. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display screen displays a plurality of the route guidance screens that are different for different guidance destinations in an order repeatedly every predetermined time.

6. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display screen displays, simultaneously in different areas, a plurality of the route guidance screens that are different for different guidance destinations.

7. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the route guidance screen displays the action image that is a still image at a normal situation, and the action image showing the motion of walking at an abnormal situation.

8. The information display terminal according to claim 1, wherein the action image walks to move toward a display position of the destination display information image on the display screen.

9. The information display terminal according to claim 8, wherein the action image is displayed oriented in different directions according to movement directions.

10. The information display terminal according to claim 8, wherein the action image is displayed to change in size as it moves.

11. The information display terminal according to claim 8, wherein the route guidance screen displays a plurality of the action images walking to move toward a display position of the destination display information image.

12. The information display terminal according to claim 1, that is a mobile terminal.

13. The information display terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor unit that detects traffic and brightness of a space around a position where the information display terminal is installed, wherein a display mode of the route guidance screen on the display screen is adjusted according to a detection result of the sensor unit.

14. The information display terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a clock unit that detects time of a day, wherein based on a detected time of the clock, the route guidance screens on the display screen are switched.

15. The information display terminal according to claim 13, further comprising a clock unit that detects time of a day, wherein based on a detected time of the clock, the route guidance screens on the display screen are switched.