Information Display System

Abstract

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 tile 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.

1 . A system for displaying information, the system comprising: 
 a first display screen mounted in a first elevator cab located in a first building, the first display screen having a plurality of display areas;    a second display screen mounted in a second elevator cab located in a second building, the second display screen having a plurality of display areas;    a first processing system coupled to the first display screen for continuous display of information thereon, the continuous display being uninterrupted by elevator operation; and    a second processing system coupled to the second display screen for continuous display of information thereon, the continuous display being uninterrupted by elevator operation;    
   
   
       2 . A method of displaying information in elevator cabs, the method comprising: 
 at a server remote from the plurality of buildings, compiling scheduling information for scheduling display of content;    transmitting the scheduling information from the server to a first processing system associated with an elevator cab in a first building;    transmitting the scheduling information from the server to a second processing system associated with an elevator cab in a second building;    on the basis of the scheduling information, retrieving display content;    arranging the display content for display on a plurality of display areas;    displaying the display content on a display screen mounted in the elevator cab in the first building; and    displaying the display content on a display screen mounted in the elevator cab in the second building.