FR2642870A2 - Message recording and indicating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present certificate of addition to the main patent relates to a device for recording and indicating places, messages and rendezvous intended more particularly, but not exclusively, to equip winter sports pistes and resorts, characterised by the use of magnetic cards whose access codes allow the recording or reading of time and place data which are usable when searching for personnel. Two types of card exist: - TX cards for reading and recording messages; - RX cards (RX1-RX2-RX3) for reading messages only. The significant functions expressed by the device relate to: - proposals as to places; - proposals as to time; - an addressee (RX1-RX2-RX3). Application according to the invention to winter sports pistes and resorts, tourist or olympic villages, public places, underground stations, railway stations.

Description

This addition certificate refers to the main patent n ° 8816662 which relates to an electronic recording and indicating device of places, messages and appointments intended to facilitate the search and the meeting of people of the same group located in places where the means of telecommunications are non-existent or inoperative; this is particularly the case for the ski areas of winter sports resorts.

Certain geographical situations, for example the mountain
gene, require autonomy of the devices in terms of
their power supply.

Two cases are possible
1 - The device, installed near the distribution network
electric (alternating 50 - 60 Hz) is powered by
a transformer (transformer - rectifier - regula
).

2 - The device is located in the middle of nature and requires
a fully autonomous power source. In
this case, and according to a characteristic of the invention,
a solar panel on the back of the device ensures
ra the supply of energy useful for maintaining and
recharging the storage battery.

The photovoltaic cells constituting the panel
solar will preferably be of the polycrystalline type,
with a capacity of 10 to 20 watt hours (Wh) per 24 hours
res elapsed.

. According to a characteristic of the invention, the front face
of the player-recorder is provided with a screen or afi-
alphanumeric LCD choir grouping all the instructions
hours and places useful to users of said device
described in particular in the main patent.

According to another characteristic of the invention, an annu
electronic area, made up of successive lists (e.g.
on 5 lines of 40 characters), relative to places, in
tourist, commercial or service directions,
will be displayed by means of an LCD screen (alphanu display
meric).

All this information can be illustrated by gra
phisms or original drawings by means of the technique
LCD

According to another characteristic of the invention, a microphone
8 or 16 byte processor allows data management
stored in memories and commanding interface
the alphanumeric display.

According to a preferred embodiment, the device lec
recorder is characterized by the use of cards
magnetic whose access codes allow recording
or reading instructions for places and times
useful for finding people.

Magnetic card access codes are read by a
manual or motorized reader attached to the device. Track
ISO 2, with a density of 75 Bpi (Bytes per inch) will be as
signed when registering and reading machine access codes.

Claims (5)

1 - Device according to claim 1 of the main patent  pal N "8816662, characterized by the use of a panel  solar consisting of general photovoltaic cells  electrical energy capable of ensuring the right  operation and complete autonomy of said device  tif. 2 - Device according to claim 1 of the main patent  pal, characterized by the use of a screen or display  alphanumeric LCD or LED for viewing under  alphanumeric or graphic form, places, com  services, services, ski lifts, er  res. 3 - Device according to claim 1 of the main patent  pal, characterized by the use of a microprocessor. 4 - Device according to claims 1 and 5 of the patent  main, characterized by the use of magnetic cards  ques. 5 - Device according to claims 1 and 5 of the patent  main and 4 of this patent, characterized by  the use of a manual or motorized magnetic reader.