JP2004072395A - Multi-channel broadcasting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide respective departure lounges of an airport with different pieces of information for respective destinations and to switch the information displayed at a display device accompanying the takeoff of an airplane. <P>SOLUTION: A broadcasting system for displaying broadcasting contents at a plurality of display devices installed in the departure lounge of the airport by using a personal computer is provided with the personal computer for creating the broadcasting contents, a data server for storing the broadcasting contents created in the personal computer, an image distribution server for distributing the broadcasting contents sent from the data server, a vision controller for displaying and instructing the broadcasting contents sent from the image distribution server at the respective display devices and a reception means capable of receiving schedule information of the airport. The broadcasting contents for the respective destinations are displayed at the plurality of display devices and the broadcasting contents for the respective destinations are switched by the schedule information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a broadcasting system for displaying an image on a display device provided in an airport lobby or the like, and relates to a multi-channel broadcasting system in which images to be displayed can be switched by receiving timetable information. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a technique related to this type of broadcast system, an information display system, a display schedule creation device, and a guidance information management device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-187107 are known.
[0003]
In this known technique, a storage device storing a plurality of pieces of guidance information including at least one of a still image and a moving image, an information display unit having a display area, and a display target in each display area A guidance information management device for repeatedly acquiring guidance information from the storage device and transmitting the acquired guidance information to the display area, wherein one or a plurality of guidance information is switched and displayed in the display area in the same time zone. The information display system described above is a system in which an advertisement is issued using an information display device in place of an advertisement poster or signboard.
[0004]
A place where this system is used is, for example, a place where an unspecified number of people gather, such as a station, a department store, a hospital, a school, a company, and the like. Information is displayed repeatedly so that the viewer does not get bored.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in places such as airports, there is a demand to know more information such as guidance related to a destination before departure, and it is desirable to be able to provide information for each destination to each departure lobby. .
[0006]
However, the departure lobby at the airport is not always used for boarding people at the same destination, and once the plane takes off, the departure lobby is used for boarding people going to other destinations. After the airplane takes off, it is preferable to switch the broadcast content and always provide information tailored to the destination, but the flight time of the airplane often differs from the scheduled time, Sometimes not as expected.
[0007]
Also, the prior art disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-187107 considers that different information is provided for each destination, such as an airport, and information displayed on an information display device is switched as the airplane takes off. Information can be temporarily added by using the user input terminal, but if the flight time of the airplane deviates from the scheduled time, switch to the information you want to display Have the problem of not being able to.
[0008]
Therefore, in a conventional broadcasting system using a computer, different information for each destination can be provided to each departure lobby of the airport, and information displayed on the display device can be switched as the airplane takes off. Doing so has a problem that must be solved.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a specific means for solving the problems of the conventional example described above, the invention according to the present invention is a broadcasting system that uses a personal computer to display broadcast content on a plurality of display devices installed in a departure lobby of an airport. A personal computer for creating contents, a data server for storing broadcast contents created by the personal computer, an image delivery server for delivering broadcast contents sent from the data server, and a broadcast content sent from the image delivery server A vision controller for instructing each display device to display, and receiving means capable of receiving airport timetable information, displaying the broadcast content for each destination on each of the plurality of display devices, Switched broadcast content for each location There is provided a multi-channel broadcasting system comprising and.
[0010]
In the present invention, the broadcast content is composed of moving image content and / or still image content; synchronizing the moving image content and the still image content, and displaying the still image content on the moving image. The additional requirements include displaying the content in accordance with the display of the content; and being able to record the history of the number of broadcasts.
[0011]
The multi-channel broadcasting system according to the present invention creates broadcast content using a personal computer, stores the broadcast content in a data server, distributes the broadcast content sent from the data server by an image distribution server, The broadcast controller sends an instruction to display the broadcast content sent from the image distribution server on each display device by the vision controller, and displays the broadcast content for each destination on at least a plurality of display devices installed in the departure lobby of the airport. By confirming the receiving means capable of receiving the schedule information, the broadcast content for each destination is switched, so that different information for each destination can be provided to each departure lobby of the airport, and with the takeoff of the airplane, Can change the information displayed on the display device. .
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific embodiments.
FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a multi-channel broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A multi-channel broadcasting system is, for example, a broadcasting system that is installed at least in a departure lobby of an airport, and that displays information on a plurality of display devices that are also installed in an arrival lobby, an information center, or a landing station at an airport. Contents creation and management, organization schedule setting, broadcast schedule setting and management, user registration and management, statistical information processing, and Internet services can all be performed using a personal computer. It is. For this network, for example, a communication line such as Ethernet (registered trademark) is used.
[0013]
The broadcast content deals with moving image content and / or still image content for each destination. The contents of the moving image include, for example, information on destinations of airplanes or tourist attractions, shopping information, airport information, airline company advertisements, boarding information, or general advertisements or news. The content is character information or the like related to the content of the moving image.
[0014]
The broadcast content of the creation f1 of the moving picture / audio content (moving picture content) shown in FIG. 1 and the creation f2 of the text / graphic content (still picture content) can be processed manually or automatically by a personal computer. Created using. In this case, the text / graphic content (still image content) is not necessarily limited to only a stationary screen, and includes, for example, display of text / graphic content such as up / down / left / right scrolling or blinking.
[0015]
The time of the broadcast content can be different from each other. For example, the time of one broadcast content may be determined to be about 15 seconds, and in that case, the setting 3 of the organization / broadcast schedule may be set. Can be easier. In the setting 3 of the knitting / broadcasting schedule, the knitting / broadcasting schedule is created according to the destination of each lobby.
[0016]
The information created by the creation f1 of the moving image / audio content, the creation f2 of the character / graphic content, and the setting f3 of the organization / broadcasting schedule is sent to the data server f4.
[0017]
The data server f4 stores and accumulates information of the transmitted moving image / audio content f5, character / graphic content f6, and organization / broadcast schedule f7, and transmits the transmitted moving image / audio content f5, character / graphic The attribute f8 of the broadcast content, that is, the time data of the moving image / audio content and / or the time data of the character / graphic content is obtained from the information of the graphic content f6.
[0018]
The sent video / audio content f5 can be fed back to the creation of text / graphic content f2, so that the timing of the video / audio content and the timing of the text / graphic content are matched. Can be done.
[0019]
Accordingly, the content of the still image can be switched at the same time as the content of the moving image is switched. For example, even in one broadcast content, when the moving image is switched, the still image previously displayed Can be switched also with the still image in accordance with the switched moving image.
[0020]
Information on the moving image / audio content f5, character / graphic content f6, organization / broadcast schedule f7, and broadcast content attribute f8 stored and stored in the data server f4 is sent to the image distribution server f9.
[0021]
The content of the composition / broadcast schedule f10 sent to the image distribution server f9 is notified f12 to the vision controller f11, and the vision controller f11 follows the notification f12 of the content of the composition / broadcast schedule to transmit the content of the image distribution server f9. The information of the moving image / audio content f13, the character / graphic content f14, and the attribute f15 of the broadcast content is read from the storage device, and the display instruction of the broadcast content is issued to the plurality of display devices f16.
[0022]
The display device f16 has, for example, an LED display plate on the upper side of the display device, a plasma display on the lower side, and a display device in which these are combined. And the content of a moving image is displayed on the plasma display.
[0023]
Since the content of the moving image and the content of the still image are created in synchronization with the temporal timing and are synchronized by the attribute f15 of the broadcast content, the display of the content of the still image is changed to the content of the moving image. Can be displayed in accordance with the display.
[0024]
An airport may have multiple departure lobbies. As described above, when there are a plurality of departure lobbies and the display device f16 is installed in each departure lobby, the broadcast content for each destination is displayed on the display device f16a, f16b... F16n for each departure lobby. It can be done.
[0025]
The multi-channel broadcasting system is capable of receiving the schedule information from the airport side, and the result of receiving the schedule information of the airport is notified to the schedule schedule content notification f12 by the airport schedule information reception result notification f17. The content notification f12 notifies the vision controller f11. The vision controller f11 can also perform processing by using a personal computer.
[0026]
When the vision controller f11 confirms the takeoff of the airplane based on the schedule information, the broadcast content for each destination being broadcast is switched to the broadcast content for each destination of the next airplane for each departure lobby. .
[0027]
As described above, in the multi-channel broadcasting system according to the present invention, as the airplane takes off, the broadcast content for each destination displayed on the display device is changed to the broadcast content for each switched destination to each departure lobby. It will be possible to switch every time.
[0028]
The vision controller f11 notifies the image distribution server f9 that the broadcast content has been broadcast, and the image distribution server f9 records the number of broadcasts of each broadcast content in the broadcast number record f18.
[0029]
This broadcast count record f18 is sent to the data server f4, and the data server f4 creates a broadcast count history record f19. The data server f4 transmits the broadcast count history record f19 to the terminal device so that the administrator of the multi-channel broadcasting system can record and manage the broadcast count history f20 based on the broadcast count history record f19. Become.
[0030]
In this manner, by recording and managing the broadcast count history f20, for example, when an advertisement is broadcasted as broadcast content, the history of the number of broadcasts per month is confirmed, and the broadcast Claims and the like can be made easily.
[0031]
An example (domestic route) of the organization / broadcasting schedule setting according to the destination for each lobby when the time of one broadcast content is set to 15 seconds is shown below based on FIG.
[0032]
In FIG. 2, as destination information, A is a service profile, B is a prefectural administrative frame, C is a municipal administrative frame, and D is general news, E is economic information, F is sports news, and G is common information. Indicates variety information, H indicates airport information, I indicates airline boarding guide, and J indicates a corporate commercial as an advertisement (commercial).
[0033]
By setting the time of all the broadcast contents to 15 seconds in this way, the setting of the organization / broadcasting schedule can be facilitated and the number of broadcasts can be easily counted.
[0034]
Then, when the takeoff of the airplane is confirmed by the schedule information, the broadcast content for each destination that was being broadcast is switched to the broadcast content for each destination of the next airplane for each departure lobby. By switching between the service profile A of the information of the above, the prefectural administrative frame B, and the municipal administrative frame C, the display of the display device provided for each lobby is switched to the broadcast content for each destination of the next airplane. You can do it.
[0035]
In addition, as for the time when the commercial J of the advertisement is broadcast, the effect of the advertisement can be enhanced by, for example, setting the display of all the display devices in the lobby to the corporate J of the advertisement. It is.
[0036]
The place where the multi-channel broadcasting system according to the present invention is used is not limited to the airport, but may be used for guidance or advertisement in a station, a roadside station, a local government, or the like.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the multi-channel broadcasting system according to the present invention is a broadcasting system that uses a personal computer to display broadcast contents on a plurality of display devices installed in an airport departure lobby, and creates broadcast contents. A personal computer, a data server that stores broadcast content created by the personal computer, an image distribution server that distributes broadcast content transmitted from the data server, and a broadcast content that is transmitted from the image distribution server. A vision controller for instructing a display on the device, and a receiving means for receiving airport timetable information; displaying the broadcast content for each destination on each of the plurality of display devices; By switching the content, , It can provide different information for each destination of each starting each lobby airport, with the airplane takeoff, an excellent effect of being able to switch the information displayed on the display device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a multi-channel broadcasting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an example of setting of an organization / broadcast schedule when the time of all broadcast contents of the same multi-channel broadcast system is set to 15 seconds.

Claims (4)

A broadcast system for displaying broadcast content on a plurality of display devices installed in an airport departure lobby using a personal computer,
A personal computer that creates broadcast content;
A data server for storing broadcast content created by the personal computer,
An image distribution server that distributes broadcast content transmitted from the data server;
A vision controller for instructing each display device to display broadcast content sent from the image distribution server,
And receiving means for receiving airport timetable information,
Displaying the broadcast content for each destination on the plurality of display devices,
A multi-channel broadcast system, wherein the broadcast content for each destination is switched according to the schedule information. The broadcast content is
2. The multi-channel broadcasting system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a moving image content and / or a still image content. Synchronize the content of the moving image with the content of the still image,
3. The multi-channel broadcast system according to claim 2, wherein the display of the still image content is displayed in accordance with the display of the moving image content. 2. The multi-channel broadcast system according to claim 1, wherein a history of the number of broadcasts can be recorded.

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