Patent ID: 6750880
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A system for engaging the peripheral attention of a person in the vicinity of a display device of an apparatus, comprising:a content display system associated with the display device, the content display system including: means for receiving a set of content data and a set of instructions for enabling a display device to selectively display, in an unobtrusive manner that does not distract a user of the apparatus from a primary interaction with the apparatus, an image or images generated from the set of content data, wherein the set of instructions for enabling the display device to selectively display an image or images further comprises content data acquisition instructions, the set of content data acquisition instructions further comprising: acquisition instructions for enabling acquisition of the set of content data; and content data update instructions for enabling acquisition of an updated set of content data that corresponds to a previously acquired set of content data; and means for using the display device to selectively display the image or images using the set of instructions; a content providing system including means for providing set of content data to the content display system, the content providing system determining a schedule for enabling the display device to selectively display the set of content data and sending the schedule in the set of instructions, being remote from the content display system and comprising one of a plurality of content providing systems configured to provide content data to the content display system; means remote from the content display system and at least one of said plurality of content providing systems for providing to the content display system the set of instructions for enabling display device to selectively display the image or images generated from the set of content data; first communication means for enabling communication between (1) the means remote from the content display system and at least one of said plurality of content providing systems for providing to the content display system the set of instructions and (2) the content display system; and second communication means for enabling communication between the content providing system and the content display system.