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Exhibit explaining system activated by infrared signals

US5461371A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1992
Grant dateOct 24, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F2027/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exhibit explaining system includes transmitters and a portable information playback device. The transmitters transmits, in a wireless manner, identification signals respectively assigned to exhibits individually arranged at predetermined spatial intervals. The identification signal may be transmitted using infrared light or radio waves. When receiving the identification signal, the playback device reproduces and outputs prestored explanatory information as specified by the identification signal.

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