KR101390360B1 - On-line image contents providing system for show case having transmissive display - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing image contents matched to a product by combining a transparent display with a showcase together with a product to be viewed through a transparent display, providing image contents updated from time to time using a mode store, To provide an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase in which image contents that can promote the desire to purchase a product in accordance with the present invention can be displayed on a showcase.
A system for providing online image contents for a transparent display showcase according to the present invention is a system for providing online image contents for a transparent display showcase comprising a showcase body having a transparent display means installed at an opened front side thereof, a table for storing goods inside the showcase body, A control unit for controlling the display unit, and a communication unit; And a mode store for providing on-line image contents that can be displayed on the transparent display means through the communication unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase,

The present invention relates to an online image contents providing system for a transparent display showcase for providing image contents matching with goods placed on a showcase having a transparent display means on-line.

Generally, a showcase is used to display merchandise. Conventional showcases simply placed the products on the shelves, and transparent glass windows were used to protect and view the merchandise. In addition, lighting is installed inside the showcase to illuminate the product so that the product can be observed better.

In recent years, a transparent display has been developed in an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) due to the development of material technology, and it is now in commercialization. In addition, transparent displays are being developed in various display formats.

The advantage of a transparent display is that it can display certain information on the screen, and can be viewed by looking at objects or backgrounds behind the transparent display. Such a transparent display is expected to be used in a variety of industrial fields such as a fighter's window, a vehicle window, and a window-type TV.

At present, however, the technique of applying such a transparent display to a showcase of a product is not commercialized, and merchandise sellers are only used to stimulate consumers' purchasing desires by using lighting considering products. In addition, a system for providing a screen that is customized for a product through a transparent display has not been developed by replacing a screen displayed on a transparent display with a product at any time.

The present invention provides an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase, which can display image contents matched to a product with a transparent display, by combining a transparent display with a showcase.

There is also provided an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase capable of displaying image content updated from time to time using a mode store on-line.

The present invention also provides an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase that can display image contents that can promote the desire to purchase goods in accordance with a time zone or seasonal season on a showcase.

A system for providing online image contents for a transparent display showcase according to the present invention is a system for providing online image contents for a transparent display showcase comprising a showcase body having a transparent display means installed at an opened front side thereof, a table for storing goods inside the showcase body, A control unit for controlling the display unit, and a communication unit; And a mode store for providing on-line image contents that can be displayed on the transparent display means through the communication unit.

The showcase is connected to the mode store through the communication unit, and the mode store provides image contents related to goods placed in the connected showcase.

The mode store gives an ID to the connected showcase, and provides image contents related to the merchandise stored in the showcase accessed using the ID.

The mode store provides a preview image of the image content.

The control unit displays the preview image through the transparent display means.

The preview image includes at least one of a description of the image content, a type of a product to be applied, and a price.

The mode store provides the image contents related to the goods placed in the connected showcase by sorting them based on any one of category, price, or update date.

The showcase further includes an input unit, and the control unit determines whether to purchase image contents provided by the mode store according to an input signal of the input unit.

The control unit controls the communication unit to download the image content determined to be purchased, and displays the downloaded image content on the transparent display unit.

The mode store transmits a notification message to the showcase when the image content is updated.

The mode store classifies and manages image contents according to products.

When the image content is updated, the mode store transmits a notification message to a showcase that stores merchandise corresponding to the updated image content, using the ID assigned to the showcase.

The table is rotatable under the control of the control unit.

The control unit controls the corresponding image content to be displayed on the transparent display unit in a predetermined order.

An illumination means for illuminating the product is further provided on the upper surface of the inside of the showcase body.

The present invention provides an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase, which can combine a transparent display with a showcase to provide image contents matched with a product together with products to be viewed through a transparent display, It is possible to provide the contents on an online basis and to provide image contents on the showcase that can promote the desire to purchase goods in accordance with the time zone or the season.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a screen configuration diagram of a transparent display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a view showing a settlement screen of transparent display means according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
5 is an operational flowchart of an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components, and the same reference numerals will be used to designate the same or similar components. Detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations are omitted.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention. A system for providing online image contents for a transparent display showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a showcase body 10 in which a transparent display means 20 is installed at an opened front portion thereof, A control unit (60) for controlling the display of the image contents on the transparent display means (20), a showcase including a communication unit (70) and an input means (40); And a mode store 100 for providing image contents displayed on the transparent display means 20 through the communication unit 70 on-line.

The showcase body 10 may be formed in the form of a box provided with doors for inserting and receiving merchandise. For example, the showcase body 10 may be a metallic case with a front opening, and a transparent display means 20 may be installed on the opened front side. Inside the showcase body 10, a turn table 30 for storing merchandise may be provided.

The control unit 60 may be configured as an analog circuit, but may preferably be a digital circuit having a microprocessor. As another example, the control unit 60 may be an embedded PC embedded in the showcase body 10. [ A separate LDI (LCD Driver IC) and a TDI (Touch Driver IC) for controlling the transparent display means 20 and the input means 40 may be incorporated in the control unit 60, And can be incorporated as one component of the control unit 60. FIG.

The transparent display means 20 is a display device capable of viewing merchandise stored in the showcase body 10, and can display image contents on the periphery of a region through which the merchandise is viewed. For example, the transparent display means 20 may be a transparent LCD (Transmissive LCD) or a transparent AMOLED (Transmissive AMOLED), and may be replaced with another display device capable of viewing a rear object while displaying text or graphics on the screen.

The lighting means 50 may be implemented using LEDs as means for illuminating the merchandise. The LED can perform dimming control with simple control to control the DC power, and various colors can be realized, so it is suitable for lighting of showcase. The control unit 60 may control an LED driving power by controlling an LED driver (not shown), for example. The LED may be replaced by other known lighting means such as fluorescent lamps, incandescent lamps and the like.

2 is a configuration diagram of a showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The communication unit 70 may be composed of any one or more of wired and wireless communication modules, and may be connected to the mode store 100 by using wired / wireless communication to perform data communication. The communication unit 70 can access the mode store 100 using the ID given through the mode store 100 and can receive data provided by the mode store 100 according to the ID.

The turntable 30 can be configured to be rotatable by mounting a merchandise inside the showcase. The turntable 30 may be constituted by components such as a servo motor (not shown) and a speed reducer (not shown), and may be configured to be rotatable 360 degrees under the control of the controller 60.

The input means 40 may be, for example, a touch panel. When a touch key, an icon, a texture, or the like displayed on a GUI (Graphic User Interface) on the transparent display means 20 is touched by the user, . Alternatively, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the input means 40 may comprise input means 40 such as a keyboard or a mouse.

The control unit 60 may control the image content displayed on the transparent display unit 20 and may control the data provided by the mode store 100 to be displayed on the transparent display, Make content visible.

The image content displayed on the transparent display described in the embodiment of the present invention may be a photograph, a moving image, or the like for stimulating the purchasing desire of a product placed inside the showcase, and each image content may be prepared And may be provided through the mode store 100. When the product placed inside the showcase is mainstream, the image content can be made of a photograph or a moving image that can express the effect of freezing water droplets or transparent display to freeze the cool feeling. In addition, the image contents can be produced so that information on products placed inside the showcase can be displayed in a textured form.

The control unit 60 can control the image content selected by the user through the input unit 40 to be displayed on the transparent display unit 20. The image content downloaded through the mode store 100 can be displayed on the transparent display unit 20, As shown in FIG. The control unit 60 may display the image contents downloaded through the mode store 100 directly on the transparent display means 20 but may store the image contents stored in the database (not shown) .

The control unit 60 may automatically replace the image content according to a predetermined order and display the image content on the transparent display unit 20. [ For example, the user can set the order of the image contents to be displayed on the transparent display means 20 in accordance with the time order of breakfast, lunch, dinner or the like using the input means, or set the image contents suitable for the season , The control unit 60 can automatically replace a plurality of image contents set through the input unit 40 in a predetermined order.

The control unit 60 may control the preview image provided by the mode store 100 to be displayed on the transparent display.

The control unit 60 determines whether or not to purchase the image content provided by the mode store 100 according to the input signal of the input means 40 and controls the communication unit 70 to download the image content determined to be purchased.

The mode store 100 may provide image contents displayed on the transparent display means 20 of the showcase. The mode store 100 refers to an online space in which a variety of image contents are developed and released based on a platform and a service infrastructure disclosed by an internal or external developer, and opened for a user of a showcase to select and use.

3 shows a screen displayed on the transparent display means 20 when the mode store 100 is connected. The mode store 100 can selectively provide image contents suitable for the merchandise stored in the connected showcase. In addition, the image content may be sorted by any one of category, price, or update date of the image content, and the newly added image content may be displayed at the top as shown in FIG.

The mode store 100 may provide a preview image of the image content. The preview image may refer to sample contents provided for the user to preview on the transparent display means 20 prior to purchase of the image contents. The preview image may include a description of the image contents, May be included.

The mode store 100 can transmit a notification message to the showcase using the registered ID when the image content is updated. The notification message may be provided in the form of, for example, a pop-up message.

In addition, the mode store 100 may classify the video content according to a predetermined product or a category according to a preset reference when the video content is updated. That is, the image content uploaded to the mode store 100 may include information on a product to which the image content can be applied, or information on a category to which the image content belongs according to a category criterion classified in advance . The mode store 100 can transmit a notification message only to the corresponding showcase according to the classification of the updated image content using the registered ID.

4 illustrates a screen configuration for payment of image contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In the case of selecting the image content using the input means 40, the description of the image content, the update date, the size of the content, the price information, and the like can be displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. It goes over.

5 is an operational flowchart of an online image content providing system for a transparent display showcase according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the showcase connects to the mode store 100 via the communication unit 70. [ The mode store 100 judges whether or not it is registered in advance using the ID of the connected showcase. When the ID of the showcase is not registered in the mode store 100, the product information received in the showcase, the product number of the showcase, and the like are received, and the showcase authentication process is performed, and an ID is given to the showcase in which the authentication procedure is completed. Alternatively, when the showcase is connected to the mode store 100, it is natural that it can be programmed to determine the connection availability through the password matching the ID and ID.

The mode store 100 can recognize the merchandise information stored in the showcase using the ID of the showcase, and automatically provides the image content related to the merchandise. The user can select arbitrary image contents using the input means 40, and the control unit 60 controls the preview image of the selected image contents according to the input signal. After the preview image is demoed or the preview image is omitted, the user can select whether to purchase the image content through the input means 40. [

When the user selects the purchase of the image content, the user goes to the settlement mode. In the settlement step, the user can purchase the image content by using the previously paid amount using the registered ID, or by card payment or the like. The purchased image contents are stored in the database of the showcase through the communication unit 70 under the control of the control unit 60 or displayed on the transparent display means 20 at the same time.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CDROMs, DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and perform program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, are included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (15)

And a transparent display means for displaying the image contents related to the goods displayed on the table through the transparent display means; A showcase including a communication unit; And
A display unit for recognizing a merchandise placed on the table by using the ID of the showcase connected through the communication unit and displaying the content including the image and the texture for enhancing the desire to purchase in association with the merchandise stored in the table, And a mode store for providing the on-
Wherein the controller controls the image contents related to the goods to be sequentially displayed on the transparent display according to a predetermined order.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mode store provides an ID to a connected showcase, and provides image contents related to a product placed in a showcase connected by using the ID.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the preview image through the transparent display unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the preview image includes at least one of a description of the image content, a product type, and a price to be applied.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mode store provides the video contents related to the products placed in the connected showcase by sorting them according to any one of category, price or update date.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the showcase further comprises input means,
Wherein the control unit determines whether or not to purchase image contents provided by the mode store according to an input signal of the input means.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the control unit controls the communication unit to download the image content determined to be purchased and displays the downloaded image content on the transparent display unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mode store transmits a notification message to the showcase when the image content is updated.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the mode store classifies and manages image contents according to products, and provides the online image contents providing system for a transparent display showcase.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the mode store transmits a notification message to a showcase that stores merchandise corresponding to the updated image content using the ID assigned to the showcase when the image content is updated.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the table is rotatable under the control of the control unit.
delete The method according to claim 1,
And an illumination means for illuminating the product is further provided on the upper surface of the showcase body.

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