Patent application EP17166845A (EP), filed 2017-04-18
Publication number: EP3239916A1
Title: METHOD AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT
Abstract: [0001]    A method and digital signage player for managing distributed digital signage content. A memory of the digital signage player stores a distributed digital signage content, a distributed digital signage content identifier for identifying the distributed digital signal content, and a local placement target for the distributed digital signage content. A processing unit of the digital signage player displays the distributed digital signage content on a display of the digital signage player, in accordance with the local placement target. The digital signage player exchanges, via a communication interface, synchronization data related to the distributed digital signage content with the at least one of a digital signage server and neighbor digital signage player. The processing unit increases or decreases the local placement target based on the synchronization data exchanged.
IPC codes: G06Q  30/    02            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A method for managing distributed digital signage content, comprising
number: 2
text: The method of claim 1, wherein the local placement target comprises a frequency of display of the distributed digital signage content.
number: 3
text: The method of claim 1, further comprising:
number: 4
text: The method of claim 1, further comprising:
number: 5
text: The method of claim 1, further comprising determining by the processing unit of the digital signage player that the local placement target shall be decreased based on operating conditions of the digital signage player; and wherein exchanging synchronization data comprises transmitting by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface a request for increasing a remote placement target for the distributed digital signage content.
number: 6
text: The method of claim 5, wherein exchanging synchronization data comprises receiving by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface an offer for increasing the remote placement target in response to the request; the method further comprising decreasing by the processing unit of the digital signage player the local placement target based on the received offer.
number: 7
text: The method of claim 1, further comprising determining by the processing unit of the digital signage player that the local placement target can be increased based on operating conditions of the digital signage player; and wherein exchanging synchronization data comprises transmitting by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface an offer for increasing the local placement target.
number: 8
text: The method of claim 7, wherein exchanging synchronization data further comprises receiving by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface a confirmation in response to the offer for increasing the local placement target; the method further comprising increasing the local placement target based on the received confirmation.
number: 9
text: The method of claim 1, wherein exchanging synchronization data comprises receiving by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface a request for increasing the local placement target; the method further comprising determining by the processing unit of the digital signage player that the local placement target can be increased based on operating conditions of the digital signage player; and wherein exchanging synchronization data further comprises transmitting by the processing unit of the digital signage player via the communication interface an offer for increasing the local placement target.
number: 10
text: A non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions deliverable via an electronically-readable media such as storage media and communication links, the instructions when executed by a processing unit of a digital signage player providing for managing distributed digital signage content by:
number: 11
text: A digital signage player adapted for managing distributed digital signage content, comprising:
number: 12
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein the local placement target comprises a frequency of display of the distributed digital signage content.
number: 13
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein the processing unit:
number: 14
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein the processing unit:
number: 15
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein:
number: 16
text: The digital signage player of claim 15, wherein:
number: 17
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein:
number: 18
text: The digital signage player of claim 17, wherein:
number: 19
text: The digital signage player of claim 11, wherein:
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-11-01
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Final disposition: pending (2017-11-01)