Team members:
- Grant Fritz
- Andrew Gunn
- Blake Orth
- Wade Pentz
- Brian Weinstein
The Targeted Remote Information & Advertisement Distribution (TRI-AD) system is meant to be a location specific information display system. Based on GPS, unit-to-unit proximity, and expandability via wireless communications, the TRI-AD system will be able to display targeted advertisements and other information that is specific to that unit's location. The system is based upon a central base station server communicating with mobile display modules (DM) and on DM-to-DM communication. Since there is such a wide variety of sizes and locations for advertisements or other large information display systems, the DM will be designed as a modular unit such that one unit can be utilized to either run a self-powered small integrated display that would be applicable in smaller scale applications, or a larger externally powered display unit can be attached. This allows for the information system to be scalable for any size of display. The units will be capable of operation independent of any sort of wireless network, running hard coded information that changes based upon location and proximity. A real-time communication link utilizing a wireless network will allow for more dynamic information such that all units can be synced from a central base station to display emergency information, scheduled events, and any dynamic updates.
The TRI-AD system will allow for companies to target key audiences based upon location and proximity and will allow for the ability to provide public service announcements via the display modules. Weather information, bus scheduling, and other information, which are secondary to the main advertising task of the system, may also be taken advantage of to provide benefits to the transportation systems, the companies advertising, and the public.