WO2011069232A1 - Panneau parlant pour esplanade - Google Patents

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WO2011069232A1
WO2011069232A1 PCT/CA2009/001896 CA2009001896W WO2011069232A1 WO 2011069232 A1 WO2011069232 A1 WO 2011069232A1 CA 2009001896 W CA2009001896 W CA 2009001896W WO 2011069232 A1 WO2011069232 A1 WO 2011069232A1
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    • 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
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q50/00—Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
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    • G06Q50/16—Real estate
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    • 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

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  • This invention pertains generally to a yard sign having recording and playback capabilities to record and play back messages and information related to the sign.
  • Billboards, sign boards and yard signs play a very important role in the fields of advertisement and marketing.
  • a particular advertisement on a billboard or a sign board can reach a large number of people.
  • These billboards are placed along side the roads or places which are highly populated like shopping malls, market yards, parking lots etc.
  • the advertizing and marketing techniques using billboards, sign boards or yard signs are economical and efficient.
  • Numero numerous applications of yard sign are house or yard for sale signs, political signs, and garage sales signs.
  • Yard signs are made in several different ways. Very inexpensive yard signs are made of printed plastic sheets. Others are made of printed sheet of cardboard stapled to a wooded boards or glued to metal boards. The boards have legs to insert into the ground. Another type of yards sings is made from corrugated board or plastic as disclosed in U.S. patents 5,042,183, 4,894,937 and 5,307,580.
  • yard sign usually display the information of the real estate agent or the owner of the property, contact number or a company which represents the property.
  • a passerby who is interested in the property has to call the number on the sign and contact the agent or owner of the property for more information. The majority of calls are for obtaining information and do not proceed further. Therefore, agents and owners spend a great amount of time answering calls from non-serious callers.
  • yard signs are very popular advertisement method because they are quite inexpensive.
  • the main drawback of the yard sign is that they do not provide all the information and details about the property. This is mainly due to space constraints on the board, as well as having to make special yard sign for each property. It is very important in a real estate business, to update a buyer about details of the property like the size of the property, number of rooms, spaces, neighborhood, uniqueness, price, etc. The potential buyer has to call the agent or the owner for such information. In addition, the number of homes sold by the owners have also increased dramatically. The homes sold by the owner are usually not listed on computer systems and therefore the details of their information is not available to the potential buyers. [0007] In order to overcome the forgoing issues with yard signs, several novel techniques are utilized in the real estate business for promoting the sales.
  • the interested party requests the property information by sending a message with a wireless device and using the short code provided on the sign to a central computer.
  • the central computer will then send the property information to the interested party's wireless device.
  • This system requires an elaborate information network, which may not be feasible for many agents and owners.
  • Another method of providing more information on the property is by a system called “Talking House”, which uses a radio transmitter that is placed in a home or property to be sold.
  • This radio-transmitter has a message about the house or property to be sold.
  • buyers pass the yard sign in front of the house or property they can "tune in” their car radio to the frequency mentioned on the yard sign and listen to the details about the house.
  • This radio-transmitting system can be purchased or rented from the manufacturers of "Talking House”.
  • the object of present invention is to develop a yard sign, which provides a user/buyer with more information about the product, property, or any other matter that may be of interest to the customer.
  • the sign can also record customer's information, inquiries and questions to be heard by the agent or owner of the sign.
  • the other object of the present invention is to provide a method which is efficient and economical for small businesses and home owners who would like to sell their property.
  • the other object of present invention is to provide an audio control device consisting of a microphone which records the audio information from the buyer, a speaker, which can play back the message from the buyer and also a control panel which plays the message from the retailer and a recordable devise to retrieve it.
  • the other object of the present invention is to convert the existing yard signs to "Talking Yard Signs" by inserting or attaching to them the above audio control device.
  • the other object of the present invention is to provide an easy and inexpensive method of marketing.
  • a buyer looking for a property driving or walking around the talking yard sign can obtain the details of the property by just pressing a button which would play a prerecorded message about the property.
  • the buyer can record a message and a contact number which can be later retrieved by the yard sign owner.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a yard sign having an audio recording system
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a yard sign having an audio-visual system
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a yard sign having an audio system on its post.
  • Yard signs are made of a variety of material including synthetic resin and foam, plywood, plastic, etc.
  • the more common material is synthetic resin which is relatively inexpensive.
  • the yard signs are typically rectangular having a certain thickness, usually less than a centimeter.
  • a recording system can be attached to any billboard or yard sing with simple attaching means. For instance, an opening can be made inside the foam of the yard sign, and the recording system can be inserted into the opening and sealed.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a talking yard sign 10 having a board 11 and a post 12.
  • An audio recording device 20 is attached to the board 11.
  • the yard sign may contain standard information found on standard yard signs, such as the name of the agent or the owner and the contact information.
  • the talking yard sign has a recording device 20 which may have various features.
  • a simple recording device may only play back the messages prerecorded by the agent or the owner of the sign. The message can be heard through a speaker 21 once the switch 22 is pressed.
  • This recording system is a simple and inexpensive one which can only provide information and cannot record messages from the user and potential buyer of the property.
  • Such audio recording systems are available in variety of designs and sizes and use variety of technologies. If a substantially rigid sign, such as a wooded or a metal sign, is used, basically any type of recording device can be connected to it. If a plastic sign is used, the recording device has to be small and should not weigh much. Such small and miniature recording systems are used in cards with built-in record/playback capability as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,791 ,741 . Also U.S. Patent No. 3,462,157 to Barnett, et al.
  • U. S. Pat. No, 4,222,188 to Tarrant and Parsons discloses a sound reproduction device and insignia supporting unit, which discloses the way of amplifying sound which is recorded. All such systems can be incorporated in the present system.
  • the recording device can be removably or permanently attached or mounted to the sign by variety of means, such as bolt, screws, rivets, or glued on.
  • the device can also be inserted into the sign.
  • the recording device can even be fixed on the sign using magnets.
  • the audio device can be powered by battery, an electric outlet, solar energy, or any other sources of power that may be in the vicinity of the yard sign. Since the yard signs are exposed to the ambient conditions, the electronic devices need to be insolated to prevent damages due to humidity, rain, etc.
  • a simple recording device has a microphone, record/ playback switches, a speaker, and batteries. Switches can be as simple as fixed contact wires. A control pin can be used to choose power, record or playback modes of the switches. Any type of recoding means can be used in the present device. These may include digital audio/video recoding systems, tapes, CD- ROMs and USB cable devices. The device may also have detachable electronic memory that stores electronic signals and a mechanism of retrieving signals from the memory.
  • system may also have a capability to record message by the user or the interested parties, in addition to recording messages by the owner/agents.
  • a second button 23 can be pushed and held to record the messages by the users.
  • a user can speak into a microphone 24 to record his/her message.
  • FIG. 2 Another method of retrieving information can also be used. These include remote control of the playback device.
  • Such remote control device may be a sensor or iCLASS key, known in the art, and which are typically used to open doors remotely. Such keys can be obtained from the agent or the owner of the sign. By placing the key close to the playback device the device is activated and play the message.
  • the sign has a monitor 31 illustrated in Fig. 2. The monitor is used to provide a virtual tour of the house or to provide information visually. Use of a monitor for visual display of the property is expensive and may require installation of security systems. However, such security systems are already known to the art and may include alarm systems in case of tampering with the device or removal of the sign.
  • the audio and/or video recording and playing systems can also be located on the post itself. Many of the yard signs use more permanent posts on which they hang the sign. Posts come in a variety of designs and constructed from variety of materials, such as wood or metal. A recoding system can be removably or permanently connected to a post. Figure 3 illustrates one such talking yard sign 40 in which an audio recording system 41 is fixed to the upper part of the post 42.
  • the sing or the post may have a location to put business cards. Both the agent/owner as well as the interested parties may leave their business cards.
  • a simple pocket made on the sign or a tray fixed on the sign can be used to place business cards.
  • the tray or the business card holder can also be located on the post.
  • a business card is an easy way of taking down the information of the
  • agent/owner If an interested party listens to the audio system on the sign and would like to setup an appointment to see the house, he/she can take a business card located on the sign for future contact.

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L'invention concerne un panneau parlant pour esplanade, constitué d'un panneau pour esplanade doté d'un enregistreur numérique et d'un système de reproduction. L'objet de la présente invention est de communiquer davantage d'informations liées au panneau sous un format audio ou vidéo. Le dispositif audio / vidéo fixé au panneau comprend un microphone qui enregistre des informations audio émanant de l'acheteur, un haut-parleur susceptible de reproduire un message émanant du représentant / du propriétaire du panneau et également un panneau d'affichage qui diffuse les messages émanant du représentant / du propriétaire du panneau, ainsi qu'un dispositif enregistrable amovible destiné à sauvegarder les messages enregistrés.
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