Verticore Communications Ltd.

Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.

Captivate Network, Inc.

Stephen D Amo

Dean L Lacheur

Neil S Lacheur

An elevator display system includes elevator display monitors, each of which is positioned within an elevator to display video information. When in operation, each elevator display monitor has display areas for displaying information independently of each other. Each display monitor has a corresponding processing system. Each such processing system is configured to provide, to its associated elevator display monitor, information for each display area on that monitor. A remote server sends, to each of the processing systems, scheduling information for scheduling display of information.

Elevator display system

A system for displaying information in elevator cabs includes a central server for compiling and transmitting information to be displayed and a plurality of individually-addressable displays in elevator cabs for receiving the information. Each display has two or more display areas for displaying different portions of the information.

Information display system

A display apparatus within elevator cabs or elevator waiting areas that facilitates the simultaneous display of advertising and general news information is described. Broadcast from a remote control center, advertising and general news information updates are transmitted to, and stored in, a display memory and subsequently displayed on a screen according to a remotely modifiable program schedule. The display is updated such that it contains a copy of the latest broadcast schedule, as well as the advertisement and information programming, and automatically displays a days program according to the most current broadcast schedule. The display units are each individually addressable thus allowing groups of displays to be simultaneously updated from a remote centralized location with information such as news updates and the like.

Elevator information display system

The invention relates to a system and method for simultaneously displaying advertising and general news information in elevator cabs and waiting areas. The invention consists of a plurality of display monitors coupled to a plurality of servers. In operation, a first server receives a program schedule with associated advertising and general news information over a communication link from at least a second server. At predetermined times according to the program schedule, the first server transmits the advertising and general information to associated display monitors for viewing by passengers in the elevator cabs. The display monitors and associated servers are each individually addressable thus allowing them to be simultaneously updated from a remote location with new program schedules, news updates, customized advertising information and the like.

A display apparatus within elevator cabs or elevator waiting areas that facilitates the simultaneous display of advertising and general news information is described. Broadcast from a remote control center, advertising and general news information updates are transmitted to, and stored in a server located within a building and then forwarded to a display memory and subsequently displayed on a monitor according to a remotely modifiable program schedule. The display is updated such that it contains a copy of the latest broadcast schedule, as well as the advertisement and information programming, and automatically displays a days program according to the most current broadcast schedule. The display units as well as the building server are each individually addressable thus allowing groups of displays to be simultaneously updated from a remote centralized location with information such as news updates, customized advertising information and the like.

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Stephen D Amo