JPH1056521A - Automatic presenting system for proper new information in accordance with state - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily supply and update information to information presenting devices which are distributed in a broad range and also have the possibility of moving around and also to enable each information presenting device to select and display appropriate information that always conforms to external environment. SOLUTION: A computer, a modem and a cable or radio telephone set are attached to an information presenting device, and the information presenting device can accept information offers from other computers through a telephone line. The computer which is attached to the information presenting device has an input terminal for an external signal and then can take in ambient environmental information. Information which is appropriate to the information presenting terminal is periodically or as necessary distributed through the telephone line by a central information supply device. The information presenting device receives ambient environmental information from a device like a sensor, etc., at the external signal input terminal and selects information which conforms to an external state among information that is distributed and displays it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information supply, update, and presentation, and is used in the fields of publicity, advertising, and public information.

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2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional information presenting apparatus, information is input on a dedicated line or off-line. For this reason, it has not been easy to input information to a large number of information presenting devices and update information in a wide range. In addition, the conventional information presenting device does not switch the information to be presented by automatically taking in environmental information around the device, so that the presented information does not match the surrounding situation and the effect of the information presentation is reduced. There were problems that could be reduced.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to easily supply and update information to information presenting devices which are distributed over a wide range and may move, and that each information presenting device is always used. The purpose is to select and display appropriate information that matches the external environment.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A computer, a modem and a wired or wireless telephone are attached to an information presenting apparatus so that it is possible to receive provision of information from another computer through a telephone line. Further, a computer attached to the information presenting apparatus is provided with an input terminal for an external signal so that environmental information on the surroundings can be taken in. From the central information supply device, information suitable for the information presenting terminal is distributed via a telephone line periodically or as needed. When distributing common information to many information presenting apparatuses, the information is transferred to another plurality of information presenting apparatuses. The information presenting device that has received this information transfers the information to another information presenting device. By using such a method, information can be efficiently distributed. Further, the information presentation device receives peripheral environment information from a device such as a sensor from an external signal input terminal, and based on the environment information, selects and displays information matching the external situation from the distributed information.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is embodied by an information presenting device incorporating a computer, a central information supply device connected to the computer via a telephone line, and a device such as a sensor for providing peripheral information to the information presenting device. Is done. The information presentation device is a device capable of presenting a sound or an image. The central information supply device distributes the separately input information to the information presenting device through a wired or wireless telephone line, and the information presenting device selects appropriate information according to the surrounding environmental information and displays it by voice or image. .

[0006]

According to the present invention, information is automatically distributed or the distributed information is automatically programmed by programming the computer using an automatic information exchange function through a telephone line between the computers and an external signal capturing function of the computer. In addition to transferring the information, information that matches the external situation is automatically selected based on the external signal and presented as sound or video.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following is an embodiment in which the present invention is mounted on an elevator. General information such as news and weather forecast, and information on each floor and unique information such as event information on each floor are distributed from the central information supply device to the information presentation device of one elevator. The one information presenting device transfers the information to another plurality of information presenting devices. The information presenting device that has received this information transfers the information to another information presenting device. By using such a method, information can be efficiently distributed. In particular, such a method is effective for distributing general information commonly used by many information presenting apparatuses. Each elevator captures the current position information and destination floor information of the elevator as an external signal, and presents event information and a publicity advertisement of a related floor by sound or video. If there is no appropriate related information, general information such as news, weather forecast and product advertisement is presented.
The following is an example of a case in which the present invention is mounted on an automobile.
The computer of the information presentation device takes in the signal of the car navigation device as an external signal and uses it as current position information, destination information, and route information. General information such as news and weather forecasts and unique information related to the current position, destination, and route of the vehicle are distributed from a central information supply device using a wireless telephone, that is, a mobile phone, a PHS, or the like. Each information presentation device works on current position information and the like as an external signal, and presents advertisements related to traffic information and surrounding buildings with sounds and images. If there is no appropriate related information, general information such as news, weather forecast and product advertisement is presented.

[0008]

According to the present invention, it is possible to always present appropriate and new information that matches the surrounding situation. Thereby, the effect of the advertisement can be improved. Further, the information required there can be easily distributed from the central information supply device to the information presenting devices distributed over a wide area at an arbitrary time.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A method of automatically supplying and automatically updating information through a wired or wireless telephone line, and selectively displaying appropriate information based on environmental information around an information presenting device.