AUGUST 2004

Total Remote Control have developed a system to update remote LED display systems over the Internet using their Embbeded GPRS technology.

Working with their European Display partners Asel (www.asel.es), based in Zaragoza, TRC have demonstrated how information can be provided from any user to any display around the world.

Using the TRC technology allows displays to be updated in near real-time wherever they are located, subject to there being a mobile signal.

ROAMING

Despite the usual problems of roaming, TRC have now produced a prototype product that needs no physical interface and can be changed by authorised users on a global basis.

This will now open an enormous display market to ASEL, both for new systems and for upgrades to existing displays.

ADVANTAGES

Both the business and technical advantages are obvious: just imagine that mobile displays can be placed anywhere and operate from any PC with Internet access. This means that display "assets" can now effectively be "timeshared" by a number of different users or run any number of different messages with amost real time updates ! These opportunities have never previously been a practical reality and the potential is enormous.

Even mobile roadside signs that have diesel powered dot-matrix displays can now be started remotely, with information sent to them for immediate dissemination, bringing forward environmentaly friendly traffic or crowd management possibilities.

There is no longer any need to send service personnel to change displays -- just log on!

The first products will be available in Spetember 04, with a continuous roll-out over the rest of the year.