Electronic Signage Layout Control With Real-Time Position Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic signage control systems face challenges with lower visualization and more cumbersome operations, particularly in managing and controlling electronic signages.
Innovation Solution
An electronic signage control system that includes a gateway communicatively connected to electronic signages, utilizing a visual configuration module to display a layout view with real-time correspondence of signage positions, and employing computing modules to determine positions based on communication link quality and positioning information, enabling intuitive and efficient management of electronic signage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional electronic signage control systems are used, then the system can manage electronic signages, but the visualization is poor and operation is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the electronic signage management into multiple functional modules: positioning module for location identification, visual configuration module for display management, and control module for operation coordination. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while improving operational convenience through specialized functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway serves as an intermediary between electronic signages and the control system. It receives positioning information from signages, determines their physical positions, and facilitates communication between devices and users. This intermediary component simplifies the control architecture by centralizing coordination functions and reducing direct complexity between individual components.
2Loss of information
If real-time positioning is implemented, then visualization is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Electronic signages perform self-positioning by generating and transmitting their own positioning information to the gateway. The system leverages the signages' inherent capabilities to determine their locations without requiring external positioning infrastructure. This self-service approach enhances position information accuracy while minimizing the complexity added by positioning systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical or hardware-based positioning mechanisms with communication-based positioning. By using wireless communication to transmit positioning information from signages to the gateway, the system achieves real-time positioning accuracy without the complexity of physical positioning infrastructure such as cameras, sensors, or mechanical tracking systems.
3Ease of operation
If automatic position adjustment is implemented, then operational complexity is reduced, but measurement precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic position adjustment through feedback mechanisms. The gateway continuously receives positioning information from electronic signages, determines their current physical positions, and automatically updates their displayed locations in the layout view. This feedback loop enables automatic adjustment without manual intervention, simplifying operation while maintaining sufficient position determination accuracy through continuous communication-based tracking.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic signage control system includes a gateway, communicatively connected to one or more electronic signages in a target area; and a visual configuration module displaying a layout view of the target area including an identifier of the electronic signage. A position of the identifier of the electronic signage corresponds in real time to a physical position of the electronic signage in the target area.