MESSAGE RECORDER AND INDICATOR DEVICE

Abstract

This certificate of addition to the main patent relates to a recording and indicator device for locations, messages, and appointments, intended particularly, but not exclusively, for use in ski slopes and winter sports resorts. It is characterized by the use of magnetic cards whose access codes allow for the recording or retrieval of location and time instructions useful for locating people. There are two types of cards: - TX cards for reading and recording messages; - RX cards (RX1-RX2-RX3) for reading messages only. The significant functions expressed by the device include: - suggested locations; - suggested times; - a recipient (RX1-RX2-RX3). The invention is intended for use in ski slopes and winter sports resorts, tourist or Olympic cities, public places, metro stations, and train stations.

Description

This certificate of addition refers to the main patent no. 8816662 which concerns an electronic device for recording and indicating places, messages and appointments intended to facilitate the search and meeting of people of the same group located in places where means of telecommunications are non-existent or inoperative; this is in particular the case of ski areas in winter sports resorts. Certain geographical situations, for example the mountains gne, require autonomy of the devices in terms of their electrical power supply. Two scenarios are possible. 1 - The device, installed near the distribution network electric (alternating current 50-60 Hz) is powered by a transformer (transformer - rectifier - regulator) (tor). 2 - The device is located in the open countryside and requires a completely self-contained power source. In In this case, and according to a feature of the invention, a solar panel located on the back of the device provides the supply of energy useful for maintenance and the recharging the rechargeable battery. The photovoltaic cells that make up the panel Solar panels will preferably be of the polycrystalline type. with a capacity of 10 to 20 watt-hours (Wh) per 24 hours past results. According to one feature of the invention, the front face the player / recorder is equipped with a screen or display Alphanumeric LCD display containing all instructions times and places useful to users of the said device described in particular in the main patent. According to another feature of the invention, an annu electronic area, composed of successive lists (e.g. (on 5 lines of 40 characters), relative clauses of places, of in tourist information, shops or services, will be displayed using an LCD screen (alphanumeric display) America). All this information can be illustrated by gra original images or drawings using the technique LCD According to another feature of the invention, a micro An 8 or 16-byte processor allows for data management. stored in memory and the command interface alphanumeric display. According to a preferred embodiment, the device reads The recorder is characterized by the use of cards magnetic strips whose access codes allow recording treatment or reading instructions regarding places and times useful for finding people. The access codes on the magnetic cards are read by a A manual or motorized reader attached to the device. The track ISO 2, with a density of 75 Bpi (Bytes per inch), will be as signed at the time of recording and reading of machine access codes.

Claims

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