Patent ID: 8291335

Claim:
A stationary electronic bulletin apparatus, comprising: a stationary bulletin portion configured to post data on a screen; an operation input interface receiving from the screen an operation input for the data posted on the screen; the screen having an outer edge divided into a plurality of areas, each area of the plurality of areas having a size corresponding to a size of a mobile terminal and enabling a plurality of mobile terminals to be placed adjacent to the outer edge with each mobile terminal corresponding to a different area of the plurality of areas, each area of the plurality of areas including a separate reader/writer configured to perform non-contact wireless communication with a corresponding mobile terminal; and a data transfer unit configured to transfer the data on the screen to the mobile terminal based on the operation input received by the operation input interface, control the transfer of data for every area so that the plurality of mobile terminals are not interfered mutually via the reader/writer in each area, and control the transfer of data such that a particular mobile terminal communicates through the reader/writer in the area that is in closest proximity to said particular mobile terminal.