(19)
(11) EP 0 859 352 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/34

(21) Application number: 97310752.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.12.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G09F 19/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.02.1997 AR 10060997

(71) Applicant: Metroview International S.A.
Montevideo (UY)

(72) Inventors:
  • Calegaris, Fernando Hector
    Capital Federal, Buenos Aires (AR)
  • Hall, Marcos
    Buenos Aires (AR)

(74) Representative: Pearce, Anthony Richmond 
MARKS & CLERK, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT
Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)

   


(54) Information display system for tracked passenger transport systems


(57) An information display system for a railroad or other tracked passenger transport system which is designed to be located by the side of a track (20) of the transport system for viewing through a passenger window (v) of a vehicle (f) travelling on the track (20). The system comprises at least one set of billboards (a) with information and/or advertisement thereon. The billboards (a) of a set are spaced apart along the track (20) and arranged substantially parallel to the track (20) from which they stand at a minimum distance of 0.30 m and a maximum distance of 13 m. Each billboard (a) comprises at least one screen (1) with a luminous space (2) adapted to be disposed at the height of the passenger window (v) and has a shape and size that are proportional to those of the window (v). Data forming the information and/or advertisement is provided in the luminous spaces (2) and is divided between the billboards (a) that form the set so that the information and/or advertisement can be read by reading the data sequentially on the billboards (a) as the vehicle (f) moves along the track (20) past the set.






Search report