CN104573453A - Information display system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an information display system and a method thereof. Generally, public places can provide information query services by setting up digital display devices. Therefore, how to provide convenient information query methods according to users' needs is the primary goal of service providers. The information display system and method thereof of the present invention can obtain and record the user's biometric characteristics and the input information to be queried, so that when the user is detected, the relevant information query can be automatically provided based on the user's input information intelligently. result. Therefore, the information display system of the present invention can eliminate complicated operations in the query process, so that users can query again, and users can obtain query results anywhere. In addition, the information display system can also be combined with mobile devices to achieve convenient and user-friendly information query services and achieve diverse applications.

Description

Information display system and method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to an information display system and its method, and in particular to an information display system and its method that can automatically provide information according to user needs.

Background technique

With the advancement of multimedia technology, digital electronic signage (digital signage) can be set up in public places to provide users with information query services.

However, the general way of information inquiry is simply to let the user input the object to be inquired into the digital electronic signboard, and the digital electronic signage then displays the inquiry result according to the input content of the user. This kind of information query method is relatively standard, and especially when the user wants to query the same object again, the user must perform an input operation on the digital electronic signboard again to obtain the query result. In other words, this kind of passive information query method not only makes users feel a lot of inconvenience when operating the digital electronic signage, but also may affect the user's perception of the information query service, thus reducing the willingness to use the digital electronic signage and failing to effectively use it. information provided by the function. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a better information display method to provide more convenient information query services.

Contents of the invention

The present invention provides an information display system and its method, which can automatically provide the information required by the user when the user is detected, which can save the complicated operations in the query process, so that the user can query again Inquiry results can be obtained everywhere, so as to realize convenient and humanized information inquiry service.

The information display system of the present invention includes a server and a plurality of information display devices. Wherein, the server is connected to the network, and the information display device is connected to the server through the network. The first information display device in the information display device receives the user's input information, and obtains at least one biometric feature of the user, and transmits the user's input information and the biometric feature to the server, and the first information display device according to the input information and display the first message. The second information display device in the information display device judges whether the user is detected according to the biological characteristics, and when the second information display device determines that the user is detected, the second information display device provides and displays the first information according to the input information. Two news.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first information display device receives and acquires the target location of the user as input information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first information display device queries the map database to obtain at least one route from the current position corresponding to the user to the target position, and provides and displays the first route according to the route. a message.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second information display device queries the map database to obtain at least one route indicating from the current position corresponding to the user to the target position, and provides and displays the first route according to the route. Two news.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first information display device performs an image recognition program on the user to obtain at least one biometric feature of the user.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned server includes a user database, and the user database is used to store multiple users and their corresponding multiple biometric features. When the second information display device detects the current user, The second information display device performs an image recognition program on the current user to obtain at least one first biometric feature of the current user, and transmits the first biometric feature of the current user to the server, so as to use the user database to compare whether it is suitable for use The comparison result is generated based on the biological characteristics of the user, and the second information display device judges whether the detected current user is a user according to the comparison result.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the preset time elapses, the above server also clears the input information corresponding to the user.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one biometric feature includes one or a combination of facial features, iris features, fingerprint features, gender, and age.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first message and second message respectively include at least one of life information, advertisement information, route indication, quick response matrix code, user information, and detailed road map.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above information display device includes an information display area and an image message display area. Wherein, the information display area is used to display the first message and the second message, and the image message display area is used to display a plurality of image messages.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned information display devices includes a detection device, and the detection device of the first information display device senses the identification medium information transmitted by the medium possessed by the user, and transmits the identification information corresponding to the user. The media information is sent to the server, and the detection device of the second information display device senses the current identification media information transmitted by the current media possessed by the current user, and judges whether the user is detected according to at least one biometric feature and the current identification media information.

The image playing method of the present invention includes the following steps. The first information display device receives the user's input information and obtains at least one biometric feature of the user, and transmits the user's input information and the biometric feature to the server through the network, and provides and displays the first message according to the input information . The second information display device judges whether the user is detected according to the biological characteristics, and when the second information display device determines that the user is detected, the second information display device provides and displays the second message according to the input information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving the user's input information by the first information display device includes the first information display device receiving and obtaining the user's destination location as the input information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of the above-mentioned first information display device providing and displaying the first message according to the input information includes that the first information display device queries the map database, so as to obtain the information used to indicate from the user's corresponding current location to at least one path of the destination location, and provide and display the first message according to the path.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the second information display device determines that a user is detected, the step of the second information display device providing and displaying the second message according to the input information includes the second information display device querying the map database , so as to obtain at least one path indicating from the current location corresponding to the user to the destination location, and provide and display the second message according to the path.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of obtaining at least one biometric feature of the user by the first information display device includes performing an image recognition program on the user by the first information display device to obtain at least one biometric feature of the user.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server includes a user database for storing a plurality of users and their corresponding biometric features, and the above-mentioned second information display device judges whether a user is detected based on the biometric features. The other step includes that when the second information display device detects the current user, the second information display device performs an image recognition program on the current user to obtain at least one first biometric feature of the current user. The second information display device also transmits the first biometric feature of the current user to the server, so as to use the user database to compare whether it matches the biometric feature of the user to generate a comparison result, and the second information display device then according to The comparison result determines whether the detected current user is the user.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the information display method further includes, after a preset time elapses, the server clears the input information corresponding to the user.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one biological feature includes one or a combination of facial features, iris features, fingerprint features, gender, and age.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first message and the second message respectively include at least one of life information, advertisement information, route indication, quick response matrix code, user information, and detailed road map.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first information display device and the second information display device respectively include detection devices. The detecting device of the first information display device senses the identification medium information transmitted by the medium possessed by the user, and transmits the identification medium information corresponding to the user to the server. The detection device of the second information display device senses the current identification medium information transmitted by the current medium possessed by the current user, and judges whether the user is detected according to at least one biometric feature and the current identification medium information.

Based on the above, the information display system and the method thereof in the embodiment of the present invention can obtain and record the user's biological characteristics and the input information to be queried, so that when the user is detected, the information can be intelligently processed according to the user's input information. Automatically provide relevant information query results. Therefore, the information display system of the embodiment of the present invention can save the complicated operations during the query, so that the user can perform the query again, and allows the user to obtain the query results everywhere, thereby realizing a convenient and humanized information query service.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display screen of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a display screen of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

100: information display system;

110: server;

120, 200: information display device;

121: the first information display device;

122: second information display device;

130: network;

210: image acquisition unit;

220: display unit;

230: input information acquisition unit;

240: user;

201, 241: distance;

300, 400: display screen;

310～360, 410～460: area;

331, 431: Arrow;

S510～S560: Steps.

Detailed ways

Display devices such as digital signage are installed in general public places to provide information query services. When users are not familiar with the environment, they can check how to reach their destination through the digital electronic signboard. For example, a user can get directions to the boarding gate by inquiring about the digital electronic signboard installed in the airport. However, if the user gets lost on the way to the boarding gate, the user must operate the electronic playback device again and input the destination, so as to obtain the route instruction from the current position to the boarding gate again. It can be seen that the above-mentioned data query operation is cumbersome and inconvenient. In this way, the embodiment of the present invention can obtain and record the user's biological characteristics and the information that the user wants to query, so that when the user is detected, it can intelligently provide relevant query results automatically based on the information input by the user . Therefore, through the embodiment of the present invention, the complicated operation in the query process can be omitted, so that the user can perform the query again, and the user can obtain the query results anywhere, thereby realizing a convenient and humanized information query service. The information display system and method thereof proposed by the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the information display system 100 includes a server 110 and a plurality of information display devices 120 , such as the first information display device 121 and the second information display device 122 shown in FIG. 1 . Wherein, the server 110 is connected to the network 130, and a plurality of information display devices 120 are connected to the server 110 through the network 130, so as to transmit or communicate with each other. The network 130 in the embodiment of the present invention may be through wired methods such as asymmetric digital subscriber line (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line; ADSL), cable modem (Cable Modem) or wireless fidelity (Wireless Fidelity; WiFi), mobile communication system, etc. Ways to achieve, not limiting its type here.

The server 110 is used for storing data of a plurality of information display devices, such as identification information of a user or information input by the user and desired to be queried. In this embodiment, the server 110 may be one or more personal computers, workstations, mainframe computers or other forms of computers or processors.

Multiple information display devices 120 can access data in the server 110 through the network 130 . In the embodiment of the present invention, the information display device 120 may be a liquid crystal display (Liquid-CrystalDisplay; LCD), a plasma display, a vacuum fluorescent display, a light-emitting diode (Light-EmittingDiode; LED) display, a field emission display (Field Emission Display; FED) and/or other suitable types of displays, or other electronic devices equipped with the above-mentioned various display devices, which are not limited by the embodiments of the present invention.

The following takes the vertical screen as an example to describe each information display device in the information display device 120 in detail, and please refer to FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted here that the information display device 200 in FIG. 2 is applicable to each information display device in the information display system 100 . In this embodiment, the information display device 200 can be a 55-inch (0.7 meter wide, 1.2 meter high) vertical screen, and it is erected at a distance of 1.2 meters from the ground, such as the one shown in Figure 2 Distance 201. In this embodiment, the information display device 200 may include an image acquisition unit 210, a display unit 220, an input information acquisition unit 230, and a processing unit. The above components in the information display device 200 will be described below.

The image acquisition unit 210 can be any camera with a charge coupled device (CCD) lens, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors (Complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors; CMOS) lens, or an infrared lens, and can also obtain depth information An image acquisition device, such as a depth camera or a stereo camera, as long as the image acquisition device used can acquire images and obtain human body images therefrom, it does not depart from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, the image acquisition unit 210 may be disposed above the display unit 220 and shoot obliquely downwards to acquire images. When the user 240 is within the capture range of the image capture unit 210 , for example, the distance 241 between the user 240 and the information display device 200 is 0.8 meters, the captured image can include the corresponding body image of the user 240 . It is worth mentioning that, when the user is located within the capture range of the image capture unit 210 , the user can perform related operations of information query on the information display device 200 .

The display unit 220 may be implemented by a display device such as the above-mentioned liquid crystal display or plasma display. In this embodiment, the display unit 220 may include an information display area and an image message display area. Wherein, the information display area can be used to display the query results provided by the information display device corresponding to the input information of the user, and can also include, for example, user information or other relevant information. The image message display area is used for displaying image messages of multiple advertisements such as commercial advertisements, product discounts, event promotions, and the like.

The input information obtaining unit 230 may be used to obtain an image including user's input information. For example, in one embodiment, the user can place his airline ticket in front of the input information acquisition unit 230 , and the input information acquisition unit 230 acquires an image including the content of the airline ticket. In other words, the input information acquisition unit 230 can be realized by elements similar to the image acquisition unit 210 , such as a charge-coupled device lens or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor lens or other elements for acquiring images. In another embodiment, the input information acquisition unit 230 may also provide an input interface in the form of buttons or menus for the user to directly input the information to be queried. For the implementation of the input information acquiring unit 230, the present invention does not limit its form.

In some embodiments, in order to identify the identity of the user more accurately, in addition to using the input information acquisition unit 230 to acquire the image as the basis for identifying the identity of the user, the information display device 200 can also use an additional setting in the information display device 200 detection equipment to sense the identification medium information transmitted regularly or irregularly by the medium carried by the user (for example, consumer electronics products or radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment), so as to more accurately identify the user standard of judgment. The aforementioned consumer electronic products may be smartphones, tablet computers, notebook computers, and the like. The above identification medium information may be generated by communication protocols such as Bluetooth protocol, radio frequency identification (Radio Frequency Identification; RFID) protocol, near field communication (Near Field Communication; NFC) protocol, wireless area network (WiFi) transmission protocol, CDMA protocol, etc. Product equipment information.

The processing unit can be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), programmable Controllers, application specific integrated circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASIC), programmable logic devices (Programmable Logic Device, PLD) or other similar devices or a combination of these devices. In this embodiment, the processing unit is used to analyze the obtained user image and the user's input information, and provide corresponding query results to be provided and displayed on the display unit 220, so as to realize the embodiment of the present invention. Functions that can be performed by each information display unit.

It should be emphasized that, in an embodiment, each information display device of the information display device 120 can also be a long screen with a width of 6 meters and a height of 1.2 meters, and is erected at a height of 0.8 meters from the ground. And in other embodiments, the information display device 120 may also have other sizes, and those who apply the embodiments of the present invention may provide each information display device with an appropriate size according to their needs, and the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the information display system 100 may separately install each information display device in a different place. For example, in one embodiment, the first information display device 121 can be installed at site A, while the second information display device 122 can be installed at site B. In another embodiment, the first information display device 121 may also be the second information display device 122 located at the same place.

The screens displayed by the information display device are further described here. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 respectively. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are schematic diagrams of display screens of an information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a screen displayed by the first information display device 121 when the first information display device 121 receives the user's input information. FIG. 4 is a picture displayed by the second information display device 122 when the information display system has recorded the user data and the second information display device 122 detects the user again. In this embodiment, the second information display device 122 may be another information display device different from the first information display device 121 . Or, in another embodiment, the user returns to the same place again and operates in front of the first information display device 121 . That is, in this embodiment, if the user enters the detectable range of the first information display device 121 again, the information display system 100 can detect the user through the first information display device 121 again. In other words, in this embodiment, the second information display device 122 is essentially the first information display device 121 .

The content of the display screen in the embodiment of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is described as follows. First, the embodiment of Fig. 3 will be described. Please refer to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the display screen 300 of the first information display device 121 may include multiple areas, and these areas may be used to display life information, advertisement information, route indication directions, quick response matrix codes ( Quick Response Code (hereinafter referred to as QR code), user information, detailed road map and other information, or a combination thereof, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, please refer to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, area 310 can display life information such as the current time and local weather, while area 320 can correspond to the image message display area mentioned in the embodiment of FIG. 2 , and is used to provide manufacturers with image messages such as commercial advertisements, product discounts, or event promotions. In one embodiment, the above-mentioned life information can be permanently displayed, and in other embodiments, the life information can also be changed from displayed to hidden when a user is detected, so as to provide a larger display on the display screen 300. area to present the information required by the user. For the configuration of the various regions of the display screen and the display status of the messages in the embodiment of the present invention, the implementer of the application can make appropriate adjustments according to his needs, which is not limited by the present invention.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, when the first information display device 121 detects the user, the first information display device 121 can display the image of the user in the area 350 . Moreover, when the first information display device 121 receives input information from the user, the first information display device 121 can display the acquired input information and the direction of the destination relative to the local area in the area 330, so that the user can to its destination. For example, when the first information display device 121 obtains the boarding information from the user's ticket, it can display "GATE12" in the area 330, which means that the obtained destination information is boarding gate No. No. 331 indicates that boarding gate No. 12 is located on the right side relative to the user's current position. In addition, the first information display device 121 can also use, for example, an electronic map to present a detailed route instruction from the local area to the destination in the area 360 . For example, the first information display device 121 can use the indicating arrow drawn in the area 360 to represent the user's current location by its circular endpoint, and indicate that the user can move to the right to go to the destination. In addition, the first information display device 121 can also display possible landmarks on the way from the current location to the destination in the area 360 , so as to provide the user with a detailed route instruction and serve as a reference.

It is worth mentioning that after the user obtains the required information through the first information display device 121, in one embodiment, the user can also use the QR code displayed in the area 340 to use mobile devices (such as mobile phones, tablet computer, etc.) to obtain the information provided by the information display system 100 for the user's destination. That is to say, in this embodiment, the user's mobile device can be regarded as the second information display device 122 in essence, and can directly provide the user with the information to go to the destination according to the destination information that the user has previously output. route instructions. In addition, each information display device 200 may respectively include a detection device, and the detection device of the first information display device may sense identification media information transmitted by a media (eg, mobile phone, tablet computer) possessed by the user. Moreover, the first information display device transmits the identification medium information corresponding to these users to the server, so as to serve as a basis for assisting user identification. As for the details of the display screen of the second information display device 122 , please refer to the description in the next paragraph.

Next, the display screen 400 of the second information display device 122 in the embodiment of FIG. 4 will be described. In this embodiment, the user's data and the corresponding input information have been recorded in the server 110 of the information display system 100, therefore, when the second information display device 122 detects the user, the second information display device 122 That is, a display screen 400 is automatically presented, as shown in FIG. 4 . In detail, in this embodiment, the area 410 is used to display life information, the area 420 is used to display the image message of the advertisement, the area 440 displays the QR code, and the area 450 displays the user's image, and the area of the embodiment in FIG. 3 310, 320, 340 and 350 are similar. The difference is that since the user's current location may change, the area 430 will display the direction of the destination relative to the user's current location according to the user's current location, as shown by the arrow 431 in FIG. 4 . Similarly, the detailed route instructions in the area 460 will also be presented by displaying a corresponding electronic map based on the user's current location.

The arrow 431 in FIG. 4 is further explained here. In one embodiment, the arrow 431 displayed in the area 430 may indicate that the user should go right to the first intersection and then go to the left of the user. Or, in another embodiment, in addition to displaying the arrow 431 in the area 430 , text is also displayed to indicate the user's advancing distance in detail. For example, the second information display device 122 can also add text such as "go right for 50 meters and then turn left for 60 meters" in the area 430, so as to instruct the user to go right for 50 meters and then turn to the left. The user can reach the destination by advancing 60 meters on the left. The present invention does not limit the route indication manner represented by the arrow 431 .

In this way, when the user's biological characteristics and destination have been recorded in the server 110, the user is detected by the second message display device 122 and the route query result is directly provided to the user, which saves the user from having to input his destination. The operation of location information allows users to quickly obtain route instructions to their destinations, so as to enjoy convenient data query services. On the other hand, the detection device of the second information display device 122 can also sense the current identification medium information transmitted by the current medium (such as a mobile phone) owned by the current user, and based on the biometric information detected by the second information display device 122 Features and the above-mentioned current identification media information to determine whether the user is detected.

Next, implementations of the information display system and method thereof proposed in the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an information display method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 at the same time. The method of this embodiment is applicable to the above-mentioned information display system 100 . The detailed process of the method of this embodiment will be described below in conjunction with various components of the information display system 100 in FIG. 1 .

In step S510, the first information display device 121 receives user input information. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first information display device 121 can receive and obtain the user's destination location as input information. That is, the information display system 100 of this embodiment can be used to provide users with information inquiries about the destination location.

Here, the information display device 200 in FIG. 2 is taken as the first information display device 121 for illustration. In this embodiment, the first information display device 121 can be installed at Taoyuan International Airport, and the user is about to board the plane and wants to go to the boarding gate. When the user can't find the boarding gate and wants to get the route instruction to the boarding gate through the information display system 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the user can stand in front of the first information display device 121 to operate, so that the second An information display device 121 can obtain the boarding information on the user's ticket. In this embodiment, the user can place the ticket in front of the input information acquisition unit 230 in FIG. The processing unit in the first information display device 121 analyzes the boarding information recorded on the ticket. For example, in this embodiment, after the analysis by the processing unit, the first information display device 121 can know that the user's destination is boarding gate No. 12 . In other embodiments, the first information display device 121 may also use the method of manual input of information by the user, for example, the user directly uses the keyboard to input the destination location is boarding gate No. 12, so that the first information display device 121 can obtain User input information. Those who apply the embodiments of the present invention may provide different ways to obtain the user's input information according to their needs, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, in other embodiments, the user's input information can also correspond to other query objects. For example, when the user is about to go to a meeting, the user can use the time schedule or traffic information of the meeting as the query object. object, and the above-mentioned input information can be obtained through the first information display device 121 . The present invention does not limit the type of information input by the user.

In step S520, the first information display device 121 obtains at least one biometric feature of the user. In detail, in one embodiment, the first information display device can obtain at least one biometric feature of the user by performing an image recognition program on the user. The detailed flow of the image recognition program is described in detail as follows.

In this embodiment, the first information display device 121 may first determine the human body image in the obtained image, and then obtain at least one biometric feature corresponding to the user from the human body image. In detail, in this embodiment, the first information display device 121 can acquire an image including a user through the image acquiring unit 210 as shown in FIG. 2 . Afterwards, the first information display device 121 may perform subsequent analysis on the above-mentioned images through the processing unit. The processing unit can use, for example, a block detection (blob detect) algorithm to find out the block belonging to the human body in the image, and compare the feature value corresponding to the block with the pre-established feature value, and when the two match , the processing unit can determine that the block in the image is a human body image.

Next, the first information display device 121 can further obtain the biological characteristics of the user from the human body image through its processing unit. In one embodiment, the processing unit can extract the facial image corresponding to the user from the human body image, and convert the feature information in the facial image, such as face shape, proportion of facial features, geometric relationship between facial features, wrinkles or facial features such as moles to obtain the user's biological characteristics. In addition, in an embodiment, the processing unit can also determine the gender or age of the user by analyzing the above characteristics, and can also use the determination result as the biological characteristics of the user. For example, in one embodiment, the processing unit can judge the gender of the user by using the proportions of facial features in the facial image; in another embodiment, the processing unit can judge the gender of the user by identifying the wrinkles in the facial image age. In addition, in other embodiments, the processing unit may also obtain the user's iris feature or fingerprint feature as the user's biometric feature and as a basis for identifying the user. Those who apply this embodiment should be able to provide different forms of the user's biological characteristics according to their needs, and the present invention does not limit the types.

It is worth mentioning that, in other embodiments, in addition to obtaining the biological characteristics of the user, the first information display device 121 may also obtain other characteristics from the body image of the user as a reference for identifying the user. For example, the first information display device 121 can judge and record the color of the user's clothes according to the color blocks in the user's body image. For example, in this embodiment, the first information display device 121 may detect that the color of the user's clothes is red. In this way, when the first information display device 121 detects the user again, the feature that the color of the clothes is red can also be used as a basis for judging whether it is the user, which helps to improve the accuracy of identifying the user.

Returning to the flow of FIG. 5 , in step S530 , the first information display device 121 transmits the user's input information and biological characteristics to the server 110 through the network 130 . Specifically, in this embodiment, after the first information display device 121 transmits the obtained user input information and the obtained and analyzed biological characteristics to the server 110, the information display system of the embodiment of the present invention 100, the information related to the user can be accessed through each information display device, and it is convenient for the user to use the data provided by the information display system 100 in various places through multiple information display devices installed in various places. Query service.

In step S540, the first information display device 121 provides and displays a first message according to the input information. Specifically, in this embodiment, after the first information display device 121 acquires the user's purpose information as its input information by sensing the boarding information on the ticket, for example, the first information display device 121 will The current location of the user and the destination location are queried in the map database, so as to obtain at least one path indicating from the user's current location to the destination location, and the first message is provided and displayed according to the path. Wherein, the above-mentioned map database can be built in the storage unit of the first information display device 121, so that the user can inquire directly offline.

The above storage unit is, for example, any form of fixed or removable random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), flash memory (Flash memory), hard disk or other A similar device or a combination of these devices is not limited here. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the above-mentioned map database may also be stored in the server 110 and provided to the first information display device 121 for access through the network. The present invention has no limitation on the recording method of the map database. In some embodiments, the map database can also update the map content at regular intervals, which helps users obtain newer and more accurate information.

In addition, in this embodiment, the first message provided by the first information display device 121 may include at least one of life information, advertisement information, route indication, QR code, user information, and detailed road map. Wherein, the first information display device 121 can display the user information and the target location, so as to provide the user with confirmation whether the comparison result of the first information display device 121 for the user and the corresponding input information is correct. In addition, the first information display device 121 can use simple symbols, such as arrows or other icons that can indicate the direction, to indicate the user's forward direction. As for the electronic map form including detailed route instructions, in one embodiment, the first information display device 121 can present a two-dimensional planar map; and in other embodiments, the first information display device 121 can also be a three-dimensional stereo map or It is presented in other forms such as satellite images, and the person who applies this embodiment can use different map presentation methods according to his needs or the current environmental status of the user, which is not limited by the present invention.

Taking the embodiment of FIG. 3 as an example, the first information display device 121 at this time has acquired the user's boarding information. Therefore, the first information display device 121 can query the map database according to the user's current location and the user's destination (ie, boarding gate No. 12). In one embodiment, the first information display device 121 can be analyzed by the processing unit to obtain the planned route from the user's current location to the destination location. In another embodiment, the first information display device 121 can also transmit the user's current location and destination location to an external processor, or directly through the server 110, so as to use an external processing device to analyze and obtain the user's information. required route planning. Afterwards, the external processing device sends the obtained route indication back to the first information display device 121 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, after the first information display device 121 obtains the planned route, it can display the direction the user should currently go in the area 330 of its display screen, for example, in FIG. 3, it is used to instruct the user to go to Arrow 331 in the right direction.

In addition, in some embodiments, the user can also obtain multiple planned routes. In these embodiments, the first information display device 121 may select, for example, two planned routes corresponding to shorter distances from the above-mentioned multiple planned routes, and display the above-mentioned two planned routes on the first information display device 121. Therefore, the user can evaluate and decide which route to use to get to his destination according to the route information provided by the first information display device 121 . Wherein, for the way that the first information display device 121 selects and presents the planned route, the person applying this embodiment can adjust it according to his needs, which is not limited here.

In addition, the first information display device 121 can also provide a detailed route map from the user's current location to the destination location in the area 360 , so as to provide the user with reference. Moreover, in one embodiment, the first information display device 121 can also adjust the electronic map with an appropriate zoom ratio according to the relative distance between the user's current location and the target location, and then display the electronic map containing the above-mentioned detailed route instructions. Displayed in area 360.

In this way, the information display system 100 obtains and records the user's biological characteristics and the input information to be queried through the first information display device 121 , and provides a user information query service according to the user's input information.

Afterwards, when the user wishes to obtain data related to the input information through the information display system 100 again, the user will enter step S550 in the flow chart of FIG. 5 . In step S550, the second information display device 122 determines whether a user is detected according to the at least one biometric feature. In detail, in this embodiment, when the information display system 100 obtains the biometrics corresponding to the user through the first information display device 121, it can record the biometrics in the user database of the server, wherein the said The user database can be used to store multiple users and their corresponding biological features. Therefore, the second information display device 122 compares the user information recorded in the user database and the corresponding biometric features with the currently detected user, so as to judge the detected current user and Whether its related information has been recorded in the user database.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the second information display device 122 may be an information display device installed at another location, for example, when the user is on the way to his destination and wants to reconfirm the progress of the destination During the route, the user can use another information display device on the route as the second information display device 122 to search for information. Or in another embodiment, after a period of time, the user may return to the original point and want to inquire about the information he wanted to obtain before, then the first information display device 121 in this embodiment can be the same as the second information display device 121. display device 122 . In other words, the second information display device 122 may be any information display device in the information display system 100, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the process of determining whether a user is detected by the second information display device 122 will be described in detail. Here, the user (hereinafter referred to as "user A") who intends to go to boarding gate No. 12 in the foregoing embodiment is taken as an example for illustration. In this embodiment, when the second information display device 122 detects the current user, the second information display device performs an image recognition program on the current user to obtain at least one first biometric feature of the current user. Here, the image recognition procedure and the type of biometric features obtained are similar to the way of processing the image of user A in the previous embodiment, so please refer to the above.

Then, the second information display device 122 can transmit the first biological feature corresponding to the current user to the server 110, so as to use the user database in the server to compare whether it matches the user's biological feature and generate a comparison result, and the second The information display device 122 judges whether the detected current user is the user A according to the comparison result. For example, in one embodiment, the second information display device 122 can obtain the facial features of the current user after performing an image recognition program, such as the current user's face shape and facial features ratio. Then the second information display device 122 can compare the obtained above-mentioned characteristics with the biological characteristics stored in the user database, so as to find out whether the user data has the same biological characteristics, and judge according to the comparison result. Whether the user who is operating the second information display device 122 is the user A who intends to go to boarding gate No. 12 in this embodiment.

Similar to the foregoing embodiments, in another embodiment, the second information display device 122 can also obtain other features such as clothes color from the current user's image, so as to improve the accuracy of identifying the user's identity. For example, in this embodiment, among the clothes features stored in the server, user A is a feature corresponding to red clothes. Therefore, in one embodiment, when the second information display device 122 judges that the current user conforms to the biological characteristics such as face shape and facial features corresponding to user A recorded in the user database, and obtaining the current user's clothing characteristics is also When the clothes are red, the second information display device 122 can determine that the user A is detected. Or in another embodiment, the second information display device 122 judges that the current user only conforms to part of the biological characteristics corresponding to user A recorded in the user database, and cannot clearly determine whether the current user is the user In the case of A, if the second information display device 122 can obtain from the image of the current user that the clothes feature is red and matches the record corresponding to user A, then the judgment of the current user and user A can be improved based on this feature. degree of similarity. In other words, the information display system 100 can be assisted to identify the identity of the user more accurately by obtaining the clothes color or other characteristics of the user.

Returning to the flow chart of FIG. 5 , in step S560 , when the second information display device 122 determines that a user is detected, the second information display device 122 provides and displays a second message according to the input information. Specifically, after the second information display device 122 completes the procedure of identifying the user, if the comparison result shows that the user who is currently operating the second information display device 122 is the above-mentioned user who intends to go to boarding gate No. 12, Then the second information display device 122 will query the map database according to the user's current location and its destination location, so as to obtain at least one route indicating from the user's current location to the destination location, and provide and Display the first message. The process here is also similar to the aforementioned embodiment, so please refer to the above. The following will be described with the embodiment of FIG. 4 .

Please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the user gets lost on the way to boarding gate No. 12, and wishes to inquire about the route instructions through the information display system 100 again and come to the front of the second information display device 122 . When the second information display device 122 recognizes the user, the second information display device 122 can automatically display the information shown in Figure 4 according to the user's current location and the previously recorded target location corresponding to the user in the server 110. The display screen 400 includes information such as the user's image, route indication direction, and detailed road map, so as to automatically provide the user with real-time route indication information. For example, in this embodiment, the second information display device 122 can provide the user with a route instruction of "go right for 50 meters and then turn left for 60 meters". In this way, when the user may feel helpless because of getting lost, he can directly get the guidance to the destination, without having to look for the ticket to find the boarding information and the destination location.

It is worth mentioning that the above-mentioned second information display device 122 may also be a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. As mentioned in the previous embodiments, the user can connect the user's mobile phone with the information display system 100 of the embodiment of the present invention through the QR code. In other words, in this implementation, after the first information display device 121 has acquired the user's input information or target location, when the user can use the QR code in area 340 in Figure 3, and use the camera and application of the mobile phone The program reads and decodes it, and then obtains the query result of the information input by the user from the information display system 100 . Therefore, the user can obtain the display screen 400 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 through the screen of the mobile phone, and can arrive at the destination according to the route indication displayed on the mobile phone. In this way, the information display system 100 of the embodiment of the present invention can be combined with a mobile device, thereby greatly improving its application level and convenience.

In addition, the information display system 100 of the embodiment of the present invention can also be set that the server 110 will clear the corresponding input information of the user after a predetermined period of time, so as to prevent outdated query records from affecting the information that the user really wants to obtain. For example, for the situation that the user intends to go to boarding gate No. 12 in the foregoing embodiments, the information display system 100 can set the above-mentioned preset time according to the flight information of the user. For example, if the user expects to arrive at San Francisco International Airport in 16 hours, the information display system 100 can be set to clear the user's input information that the destination is boarding gate 12 after 16 hours. In this way, when the flight that the user takes arrives at the destination, the user can use the information display system set up in the local airport to inquire about another destination location, such as directions to the waiting area of the shuttle bus at the hotel, instead of An error message given by the information display system 100 may be received due to interference from old information. As for the preset time for the above information display system to clear the input information, the person applying this embodiment can make appropriate adjustments according to the user's needs, and the present invention does not limit the length and setting method of the set time.

From another point of view, in other embodiments, the information input by the user to the first information display device 121 may be other information that the user is interested in besides the destination location as in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the user is at the airport and will go to San Francisco to attend an academic seminar meeting, then when the user is waiting to enter the customs at the airport, the user can operate the first information display device 121 and inquire about the relevant information about the above-mentioned academic seminar, for example, Time, meeting procedures, transportation and accommodation information, etc., which can help users arrange their itinerary after arriving in San Francisco. After the user flies to San Francisco International Airport, if he wants to confirm the above-mentioned traffic and accommodation information again, the user only needs to come to the front of the second information display device 122, and when the second information display device 122 detects the user When the relevant query results corresponding to the above-mentioned seminars are automatically displayed, the user can directly obtain the required information. In this way, the information display system of the embodiment of the present invention can provide multiple information query services and applications according to different needs of users.

To sum up, the information display system and its method in the embodiment of the present invention can obtain and record the user's input information and biological characteristics, so that when the user is detected, it can intelligently automatically provide information based on the user's input information. Related information query results. Therefore, the information display system of the present invention can save the complicated operation in the query process, so that the user can search again, and the user can obtain the query results anywhere. In addition, the information display system can also be combined with the user's mobile device to greatly enhance its application level, and then more effectively play its function of providing information, thereby realizing convenient and humanized information query services and achieving multiple applications.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention. scope.

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1. An information display system, characterized in that, comprising: a server, connected to the network; and A plurality of information display devices are connected to the server through the network, wherein The first information display device among the information display devices receives user input information, obtains at least one biometric feature of the user, and transmits the input information of the user and the at least one biometric feature to the server, and The first information display device provides and displays a first message according to the input information; and The second information display device among the information display devices judges whether the user is detected according to the at least one biometric feature, and when the second information display device determines that the user is detected, the second information display device judges whether the user is detected according to the The input information provides and displays a second message. 2 . The information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first information display device receives and obtains the user's destination location as the input information. 3. The information display system according to claim 2, wherein the first information display device queries a map database to obtain at least one path indicating from the current location corresponding to the user to the destination location, and The first message is provided and displayed according to the at least one path. 4. The information display system according to claim 2, wherein the second information display device queries a map database to obtain at least one path indicating from the current location corresponding to the user to the destination location, and The second message is provided and displayed according to the at least one path. 5 . The information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the first information display device performs an image recognition program on the user to obtain the at least one biometric feature of the user. 6. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a user database for storing multiple users and their corresponding multiple biometric features, and when the second information When the display device detects the current user, the second information display device performs an image recognition program on the current user to obtain at least one first biometric feature of the current user, and transmits the at least one first biometric feature of the current user. The biometric feature is sent to the server to use the user database to compare whether it matches the at least one biometric feature of the user to generate a comparison result, and the second information display device judges the detected current Whether the user is this user. 7. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein the server also clears the input information corresponding to the user after a preset time elapses. 8 . The information display system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biometric feature includes one or a combination of facial features, iris features, fingerprint features, gender, and age. 9. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein the first message and the second message respectively include life information, advertisement information, route indication, quick response matrix code, user information and detailed road map at least one of them. 10. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein each of the information display devices comprises: an information display area for displaying the first message and the second message; and The image message display area is used to display multiple image messages. 11. The information display system according to claim 1, wherein each of the information display devices includes a detection device, The detection device of the first information display device senses the identification medium information transmitted by the medium possessed by the user, and transmits the identification medium information corresponding to the user to the server; The detecting device of the second information display device senses the current identification medium information transmitted by the current medium possessed by the current user, and judges whether the user is detected according to the at least one biometric feature and the current identification medium information. 12. An information display method, comprising: The first information display device receives user input information; The first information display device obtains at least one biometric feature of the user; The first information display device transmits the input information of the user and the at least one biometric feature to a server through a network; The first information display device provides and displays a first message according to the input information; The second information display device determines whether the user is detected according to the at least one biometric feature; and When the second information display device determines that the user is detected, the second information display device provides and displays a second message according to the input information. 13. The information display method according to claim 12, wherein the step of receiving the input information from the user by the first information display device comprises: The first information display device receives and acquires the user's target location as the input information. 14. The information display method according to claim 13, wherein the step of the first information display device providing and displaying the first message according to the input information comprises: The first information display device queries a map database to obtain at least one route indicating from the current location corresponding to the user to the destination location; and The first message is provided and displayed according to the at least one path. 15. The information display method according to claim 13, wherein when the second information display device determines that the user is detected, the second information display device provides and displays the second information according to the input information. The message steps include: The second information display device queries a map database to obtain at least one route indicating from the current location corresponding to the user to the destination location; and The second message is provided and displayed according to the at least one path. 16. The information display method according to claim 12, wherein the step of obtaining the at least one biometric feature of the user by the first information display device comprises: The first information display device performs an image recognition program on the user to obtain the at least one biometric feature of the user. 17. The information display method according to claim 12, wherein the server includes a user database for storing a plurality of users and their corresponding biometric features, and the second information display device according to the at least The steps of judging whether the user is detected by using a biometric feature include: When the second information display device detects the current user, the second information display device performs an image recognition program on the current user to obtain at least one first biometric feature of the current user; The second information display device transmits the at least one first biometric feature of the current user to the server, so as to use the user database to compare whether it matches the at least one biometric feature of the user to generate a comparison result; and The second information display device judges whether the detected current user is the user according to the comparison result. 18. The information display method according to claim 12, further comprising: After the preset time elapses, the server clears the input information corresponding to the user. 19 . The information display method according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one biometric feature includes one or a combination of facial features, iris features, fingerprint features, gender, and age. 20. The information display method according to claim 12, wherein the first message and the second message respectively include life information, advertisement information, route indication, quick response matrix code, user information and detailed road map at least one of them. 21. The information display method according to claim 12, characterized in that the first information display device and the second information display device respectively comprise detection equipment, The detection device of the first information display device senses the identification medium information transmitted by the medium possessed by the user, and transmits the identification medium information corresponding to the user to the server; and The detecting device of the second information display device senses the current identification medium information transmitted by the current medium possessed by the current user, and judges whether the user is detected according to the at least one biometric feature and the current identification medium information.