Electronic Signage Centralized Management via Wireless Media Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing signage systems that rely on non-electronic methods, such as paper printing or engraving, become inconvenient when information needs to be updated or changed, as reusing the product is not practical.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for displaying media data on electronic signage, where a host computer sends media data carrying a unique signage identifier to a wireless access device, which then forwards the data to the corresponding electronic signage, allowing for centralized management and efficient updating of display content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If non-electronic signage (paper printing, engraving) is used to display information, then the product can be simply manufactured and deployed, but the information cannot be easily updated or changed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces non-electronic information display (paper printing, engraving) with electronic display devices. The mechanical system of physically updating signage is substituted with an electronic system that receives and displays media data wirelessly, enabling easy information updates without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses media data (digital copies of information) to replace physical information carriers. Instead of updating physical signage, the system transmits digital media data containing the same or similar information to electronic display devices, allowing rapid information updates through data copying and transmission.
2Productivity
If electronic signage is deployed without centralized management, then each device operates independently, but maintenance and content updates become inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple electronic signage devices into a unified managed system. The first electronic device acts as a central management node that can send media data to multiple second electronic devices, consolidating control functions and enabling efficient centralized management of distributed signage.
Solution Approach 2:
The first electronic device performs multiple functions: it displays information itself and simultaneously serves as a management node for other electronic devices. This multi-functionality enables centralized control and coordination of the entire signage network through a single device.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are methods and systems for displaying media data, host computers, devices, and media. A method of triggering electronic signage to display media data, which is executable at a wireless access device, includes: receiving, from a host computer, media data carrying a signage identifier for uniquely identifying the electronic signage; and sending the media data to the electronic signage to which the signage identifier belongs, to trigger the electronic signage to display the media data. A method of triggering electronic signage to display media data, which is executable at a host computer, includes: sending media data carrying a signage identifier for uniquely identifying the electronic signage to a wireless access device, to trigger the electronic signage to display the media data.