Didactic information portal system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016306604-A1
Application number	US-201615099097-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 14, 2016
Priority date	Apr 14, 2015
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of updating a didactic information display includes providing information for display on a number of interactive information devices. The method includes receiving and aggregating data related to interactions from users of the number interactive information devices. The data includes a location and a timestamp associated with each of the interactions. Each of the interactions is related to a subset of the information displayed on one of the number of interactive information devices. The method includes determining a most relevant subset of the information for a plurality of sets of parameters and determining a current set of parameters from the plurality of sets of parameters. The method includes communicating a command to a passive display device located remotely from the number of interactive information devices. The command may cause the passive display device to display the most relevant subset of the information based on the current set of parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of updating a didactic information display, the method comprising:
providing information for display on a number of interactive information devices; receiving and aggregating data related to interactions from users of the number interactive information devices, the data comprising a location and a timestamp associated with each of the interactions, wherein each of the interactions is related to a subset of the information displayed on one of the number of interactive information devices; determining a most relevant subset of the information for a plurality of sets of parameters; determining a current set of parameters from the plurality of sets of parameters; and communicating a command to a passive display device located remotely from the number of interactive information devices, the command causing the passive display device to display the most relevant subset of the information based on the current set of parameters.

2 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
the current set of parameters comprise an indication that a departure time of a transit vehicle is within a time threshold; and the most relevant subset of the information comprises a timetable of transit departures.

3 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
the command comprising an order in which to cycle through and present the most relevant subset of the information on a display of the passive display device.

4 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
the command comprises a display layout, the display layout determining a relative position for presenting the most relevant subset of the information on a display of the passive display device.

5 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
the interactions comprise one or more of screen touch data, verbal commands, or user gaze tracking data.

6 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
the data further comprises weather information; the current set of parameters comprises current weather information; and the most relevant subset of the information is based on the data having weather information that is the same as the current weather information.

7 . The method of updating a didactic information display of claim 1 , wherein:
providing an additional command to the number of interactive information devices causes each of the number of interactive information devices to display the most relevant subset of the information.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embedded thereon for updating a didactic information display, the instructions comprising computer code for causing a computing device to:
provide information for display on a number of interactive information devices; receive and aggregate data related to interactions from users of the number interactive information devices, the data comprising a location and a timestamp associated with each of the interactions, wherein each of the interactions is related to a subset of the information displayed on one of the number of interactive information devices; determine a most relevant subset of the information for a plurality of sets of parameters; determine a current set of parameters from the plurality of sets of parameters; and communicate a command to a passive display device located remotely from the number of interactive information devices, the command causing the passive display device to display the most relevant subset of the information based on the current set of parameters.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
the information comprises one or more of text, images, video, real-time data, window sizes of various data, viewing duration of various data, a content flow, or interactive elements.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
the current set of parameters comprise an indication that a departure time of a transit vehicle is within a time threshold; and the most relevant subset of the information comprises a timetable of transit departures.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
the command comprises a display layout, the display layout determining a relative position for presenting the most relevant subset of the information on a display of the passive display device.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
the interactions comprise one or more of screen touch data, verbal commands, or user gaze tracking data.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
the data further comprises weather information; the current set of parameters comprises current weather information; and the most relevant subset of the information is based on the data having weather information that is the same as the current weather information.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein:
providing an additional command to the number of interactive information devices causes each of the number of interactive information devices to display the most relevant subset of the information.

15 . A didactic information system, comprising:
a communications interface configured to communicate with a number of interactive information devices and at least one passive display device; a memory; and a processor configured to:
provide, using the communications interface, information for display on the number of interactive information devices;
receive and aggregate data related to interactions from users of the number interactive information devices, the data comprising a location and a timestamp associated with each of the interactions, wherein each of the interactions is related to a subset of the information displayed on one of the number of interactive information devices;
determine a most relevant subset of the information for a plurality of sets of parameters;
determine a current set of parameters from the plurality of sets of parameters; and
communicate, using the communications interface, a command to the at least one passive display device located remotely from the number of interactive information devices, the command causing the passive display device to display the most relevant subset of the information based on the current set of parameters.

16 . The didactic information system of claim 15 , wherein:
the information comprises one or more of text, images, video, real-time data, window sizes of various data, viewing duration of various data, a content flow, or interactive elements.

17 . The didactic information system of claim 15 , wherein:
the current set of parameters comprise an indication that a departure time of a transit vehicle is within a time threshold; and the most relevant subset of the information comprises a timetable of transit departures.

18 . The didactic information system of claim 15 , wherein:
the command comprises a display layout, the display layout determining a relative position for presenting the most relevant subset of the information on a display of the passive display device.

19 . The didactic information system of claim 15 , wherein:
the interactions comprise one or more of screen touch data, verbal commands, or user gaze tracking data.

20 . The didactic information system of claim 15 , wherein:
the data further comprises weathe

Assignees

• Cubic Corp

Inventors

• Smith Gavin R
• Reymann Steffen

Classifications

• G06F3/167

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• G06F3/013

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G09B5/02 Primary

  with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip · CPC title

• G06Q30/0251

  Targeted advertisements · CPC title