EP1768086A1 - Anordnung für eine Strassenlaterne - Google Patents

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EP1768086A1
EP1768086A1 EP05394025A EP05394025A EP1768086A1 EP 1768086 A1 EP1768086 A1 EP 1768086A1 EP 05394025 A EP05394025 A EP 05394025A EP 05394025 A EP05394025 A EP 05394025A EP 1768086 A1 EP1768086 A1 EP 1768086A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G09F15/0006—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels
    • G09F15/0037—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like planar structures comprising one or more panels supported by a post
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F27/00—Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F15/00—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like
    • G09F15/0087—Boards, hoardings, pillars, or like structures for notices, placards, posters, or the like including movable parts, e.g. movable by the wind
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/20—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection
    • H05B47/21—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection of two or more light sources connected in parallel
    • H05B47/22—Responsive to malfunctions or to light source life; for protection of two or more light sources connected in parallel with communication between the lamps and a central unit

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  • This invention relates to a street lamp assembly comprising a lamp column, a luminaire housing a lamp therein mounted on the lamp column and a control and monitoring unit for supervising the operation of the lamp, the control and monitoring unit having means to communicate with a remote control centre.
  • a street lamp assembly comprising a lamp column, a luminaire housing a lamp therein mounted on the lamp column and a control and monitoring unit for supervising the operation of the lamp, the control and monitoring unit having means to communicate with a remote control centre, characterised in that there is further provided an electronic visual display unit mounted in a housing formed integrally with the lamp column, the electronic visual display unit having means to receive and subsequently display content thereon.
  • the electronic visual display unit may receive content from a remote source and display that content.
  • the content can be specified to target particular members of the public or to convey general messages to members of the public in the vicinity of the lamp post.
  • the electronic visual display unit may receive content from a remote source to indicate the route to safety for the public to take them away from the danger area.
  • the goods manufacturer may display advertising material on the electronic visual display units advertising the release of an upcoming product, a special offer or a particular deal on offer in their stores.
  • This advertising material will be delivered in a highly innovative way that will be brought to the attention of potential customers when they are out on the streets in the vicinity of the shops in which they may purchase the goods.
  • the electronic visual display unit mounted in a housing formed integrally with the lamp column, there will be no need for additional planning permission for the electronic visual display unit and the street lamp assembly will be robust and will not be prone to vandalism.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the control and monitoring unit further comprises means to communicate with the electronic visual display unit.
  • the control and monitoring unit further comprises means to communicate with the electronic visual display unit.
  • This is seen as particularly advantageous as it will be possible to use the existing communication network operated by the control and monitoring unit to communicate with the electronic visual display unit. In this way, content can be transmitted to the electronic visual display unit housed in the lamp column in a simple manner. Additional communication systems are not required and therefore the problem and expense associated with additional communication equipment is avoided. Furthermore, additional control equipment will not be required thereby further simplifying the street lamp assembly.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the control and monitoring unit further comprises means to monitor the performance and scheduling of the content displayed on the electronic visual display unit. Furthermore, it is envisaged that the control and monitoring unit further comprises an accounting and billing function for content displayed on the electronic visual display unit. It is further envisaged that the control and monitoring unit could further comprise means for monitoring the power consumed by the electronic visual display unit. In this way, control of the electronic visual display unit and the content displayed thereon is possible through the existing network. The individuals posting the content to the electronic visual display units may be billed accordingly and will also be able to receive reports of when their content is posted as well as whether there are any issues with the posting of that content.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the control and monitoring unit further comprises means to activate the electronic visual display units means to receive content for a predetermined period of time and thereafter deactivate the electronic visual display units means to receive content.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the electronic visual display unit further comprises a pc card for storage of content to be displayed on the electronic visual display unit.
  • a pc card for storage of content to be displayed on the electronic visual display unit.
  • street lamp assembly in which the electronic visual display unit further comprises a Digital Video Broadcast Terrestrial (DVBT) module to receive content.
  • DVD Digital Video Broadcast Terrestrial
  • a street lamp assembly in which the lamp assembly further comprises a global positioning system (GPS) unit to indicate the location of the street lamp assembly.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • GPS global positioning system
  • a street lamp assembly in which content is delivered to the electronic visual display unit via the control and monitoring unit.
  • This is particularly useful as the control and monitoring unit may then monitor all content that passes through to the electronic visual display unit.
  • the content may be delivered to the electronic visual display unit over one or more of a GSM channel, a GPRS channel, a wireless network, a 3G wireless network, a Wi-Fi network and the mains power supply cable feeding the lamp assembly.
  • the mains power supply cable feeding the lamp assembly is seen as a particularly cost efficient way of transmitting data to the lamp assembly.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the electronic visual display unit is further provided with a screen constructed from a tamper proof ruggedised material. This is seen as particularly useful as the screen area will be the only area of the visual display unit which will be accessible to the public. The remainder of the equipment for the electronic visual display unit will be contained within the street lamp column itself and therefore will be inaccessible. By having the ruggedised material, the street lamp assembly will be more robust and less prone to vandalism.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the electronic visual display unit is further provided with an interactive screen to allow users to select information to be displayed by the electronic visual display unit from a menu on the electronic visual display unit.
  • the interactive screen may be provided by way of a touch screen.
  • the street lamp assembly may be positioned adjacent a bus stop for example, and may be used to display times of buses stopping at that bus stop on receipt of an information request by the user.
  • the street lamp assembly may be used to give directions to particular tourist attractions and act as an information service.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the electronic visual display unit is further provided with a connector to allow plug and play operability with existing control and monitoring unit equipment.
  • a street lamp assembly in which the housing for the electronic visual display unit is constructed from a cast metal material.
  • a method of providing content to the public in a network comprising a control centre and at least one street lamp assembly, the street lamp assembly further comprising a lamp column mounting a luminaire and an electronic visual display unit mounted in a housing formed integrally with the lamp column, the electronic visual display unit having means to receive content for subsequent display thereon, the lamp assembly further comprising a control and monitoring unit for supervision of the operation of the lamp assembly in communication with the control centre, the method comprising the steps of the control centre transmitting content to the street lamp assembly for display on the electronic visual display unit and the lamp assembly thereafter displaying the content on the electronic visual display unit.
  • information may be distributed to the public in a simple and efficient manner at a relatively low cost. Furthermore, that information may be targeted to the public at a time and in a position in which they most need it or when the information will be most effective. Finally, the data may be delivered by the content providers, that may be the service providers or manufacturers of goods, at specific locations at predetermined times to more carefully target their markets.
  • the method further comprises the step of the control centre transmitting content to the electronic visual display unit via the control and monitoring unit.
  • content may be monitored by the control and monitoring unit of the lamp assembly which is particularly advantageous.
  • the content is transmitted to the electronic visual display unit over one or more of a GSM channel, a GPRS channel, a wireless network, a 3G wireless network and a Wi-Fi network.
  • content may be delivered to the electronic visual display unit over the mains power supply cable feeding the lamp assembly.
  • the content delivered for display on the electronic visual display unit is one or more of advertising material, public service information, broadcast television or maintenance instructions for the lamp assembly.
  • the method further comprises the control and monitoring unit activating the electronic visual display units means to receive content for a predetermined period of time.
  • a method of delivering content to the public in which the system comprises a plurality of lamp assemblies and the method further comprises the step of transmitting data to each lamp assembly according to the physical location of that lamp.
  • a method of delivering content to the public in which the method further comprises the steps of a user inputting an information request through an interactive screen of the electronic visual display unit and the electronic visual display unit thereafter displaying an information response to the information request.
  • a method of delivering content to the public in which the information request is forwarded on to the control centre and the control centre thereafter transmits a content response to the lamp assembly for subsequent display as the information response on the electronic visual display unit.
  • a method of delivering content to the public in which the method further comprises the step of the control and monitoring unit monitoring the scheduling and performance of the content displayed on the electronic visual display unit and transmitting a usage report to the control centre.
  • a method of delivering content to the public in which the step of transmitting a usage report to the control centre further comprises transmitting a billing report to the control centre for the content providers.
  • a street lamp assembly comprising a lamp column 3, a luminaire 5 housing a lamp 7 therein mounted on the lamp column 3 and a control and monitoring unit 9 for supervising the operation of the lamp 7.
  • the control and monitoring unit 9 has means to communicate 11 with a remote control centre (not shown).
  • the street lamp assembly 1 further comprises an electronic visual display unit 13 mounted in a housing 15 formed integrally with the lamp column 3, the electronic visual display unit 13 having means to receive 17 and subsequently display content thereon.
  • the means to receive 17 is provided by way of digital video broadcast terrestrial (DVBT) module.
  • the electronic visual display unit further comprises a pc card 19 for storage of content to be displayed on the electronic visual display unit.
  • the control and monitoring unit 9 additionally comprises a global positioning system (GPS) unit 21.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • content is sent from the remote control centre (not shown) to a control monitoring unit 9.
  • the content is then forwarded from the control and monitoring unit 9 to the electronic visual display unit 13 where it is stored in the pc card 19.
  • the content may be shown on the electronic visual display unit 13.
  • the electronic visual display unit will also have an audio feature which will optionally allow sound to accompany any visual message shown on the electronic visual display unit.
  • an electronic visual display unit is also deemed to optionally include an audio feature and is not solely limited to only visual display means.
  • the exact location of the street lamp assembly will be known and therefore it is possible to target particular messages to specific street lamp assemblies.
  • McDonalds Registered Trade Mark
  • the rescue services may organise to transmit warnings to the public through the network of street lamp assemblies.
  • warnings could include the directions to safe places away from danger areas.
  • the electronic visual display units mounted on the lamp post they will be in a highly visible place and will catch the attention of all pedestrians walking on the footpath. Therefore, maximum exposure of the content to the public is guaranteed.
  • FIG. 2 of the drawings there is shown a diagrammatic representation of a system in which the method according to the invention may be carried out in which like parts have been given the same reference numerals as before.
  • the system indicated generally by the reference numeral 30, comprises a plurality of street lamp assemblies, 1, all of which are connected to a remote control centre computer 31 by way of communication channel 33, in this case the mains supply power cable feeding each of the lamp assemblies.
  • Additional content providers 35a, 35b are shown and are in communication with the control centre computer via separate communication channels 37, 39 respectively.
  • control centre computer transmits content to one or more of the street lamp assemblies 1 which then display the content on their electronic visual display units.
  • the control centre computer 31 can identify each of the street lamp assemblies 1 by the global positioning system (GPS) unit 21 contained therein and may send different material to one or more of the street lamp assemblies 1 in order to provide a more targeted service as described above.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • transmission of content is carried out over the mains power supply cable 33 feeding the lamp assemblies 1, however, it is envisaged that the content may be transmitted to the electronic visual display units over one or more of a GSM channel, a GPRS channel, a Wireless network, a 3G wireless network and a Wi-Fi network.
  • the monitoring and control unit or the electronic visual display unit will be provided with suitable means to receive such a signal.
  • the control and monitoring unit of each of the street lamp assemblies has a suitable communication means for communication with the control centre computer and thereafter can communicate with the electronic visual display unit. In this way content may be transmitted to the electronic visual display unit in a simple manner using the existing communication equipment already provided in the street lamp assembly. Furthermore, this obviates the problems and difficulties associated with transmitting content to the electronic visual display unit housed substantially within the lamp column.
  • the material content delivered for display on the electronic visual display unit could be one or more of advertisement material, public service information, broadcast television or maintenance instructions for the street lamp assembly itself.
  • the content providers 35a, 35b can deliver electronic content for display on the street lamp assemblies. This content is transmitted first of all through the control centre where it is edited and put into a suitable format if necessary and thereafter transmitted from the control centre to the individual lamp assemblies. This ensures that access to lamp assemblies can be restricted to particular individuals and sources.
  • it will be advantageous to have a number of control centres and the content providers themselves could in fact operate as control centres for various specific street lamp assemblies whereby they may control the content delivered to those assemblies whereas otherwise they would have to use a control centre computer as an intermediary for communication with other street lamp assemblies.
  • the electronic visual display units are mounted in a housing 15 which is formed integrally with the street lamp column.
  • the housing 15 is formed from cast metal material.
  • the screen 41 of the electronic visual display unit is constructed from a tamper proof ruggedised material which prevents interference from vandals. This is the only portion of the electronic visual display unit which is accessible to members of the public. The remaining material is contained within the lamp column itself and therefore is not prone to damage by vandals. It is envisaged that the screen 41 may be a touch screen pad to provide an interactive experience to the user of the electronic visual display unit.
  • the individual using the electronic visual display unit may be provided with a number of options on the screen 41.
  • information such as the expected arrival time of the next bus due at the adjacent bus stop, cinema listings, directions to a particular tourist attraction and the like may be provided on the screen.
  • the user can access the information stored on the pc card (not shown) or alternatively a communication may be sent from the electronic visual display unit via the control and monitoring unit (not shown) to the control centre computer (not shown) whereupon the information is received and transmitted back to the appropriate electronic display unit for displaying to the user.
  • a number of menus to allow proper selection may be displayed sequentially on the screen for the user.
  • the control and monitoring unit may be used to monitor the performance and schedule of the content displayed on the electronic visual display unit as well as provide an accounting and billing function for the content displayed and also monitor the power consumed by the electronic visual display unit. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of the expense and benefits of the electronic visual display unit and the street lamp assembly may be determined. It is envisaged that the control and monitoring unit may not be used to receive the information for the electronic visual display unit itself but may instead be used to turn on a separate communication means of the electronic visual display unit for a predetermined period of time so that content may be downloaded directly to the electronic visual display unit for display.
  • the electronic visual display unit will preferably be provided with a plug in connector for connection to an existing control and monitoring unit so that it will attach simply to the unit in which it is placed. It will still be possible for the control and monitoring unit to provide full billing information as well as operability information to a control centre or to a content provider.

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EP1085491A1 (de) * 1999-09-20 2001-03-21 KMB Creations Limited Haltestellenpfhal
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WO2009105494A3 (en) * 2008-02-20 2009-12-30 Kammy W Au Electronic display panels for street posts
EP2133857A1 (de) * 2008-06-12 2009-12-16 Angelo Pavone Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Übertragen von Multimedia-Inhalten
US8669717B2 (en) 2010-11-12 2014-03-11 Crs Electronics Exterior illumination and emergency signaling system and related methods
US9377558B2 (en) 2010-12-21 2016-06-28 Koninklijke Philips N.V. System comprising a plurality of object detection modules
WO2022182366A1 (en) * 2021-02-24 2022-09-01 Heidi Adams Multi-functional streetlight

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