Freelance Project

Requirements This digital system allows the display of advertising or information from the internet of a PC that connected to a display screen. This will be done by allowing one central "server" to include contents and the "client" will display what the "server" feeds. We will need a software to drive the content and a remote "server" that will dictate what contents to show. **A hardware (LCD/Plasma/PC) with Linux OS running a browser --> browser calls a designated server --> server relays information (ads) --> the hardware displays contents** The system is divided into separate logical parts The Player · Usually a PC located in a remote location and connected to a plasma or projection screen · Some network connection (ISDN, Modem or Ethernet) to/from the management server is needed · Able to play most video formats, HTML pages and Flash 6 The Control Server · Centrally holds all the media to be used by the players · Holds a database of play lists to control which ads get played on which players · Retrieves and processes data feeds for news, announcements, etc · Holds a mirror of each player's content, ready to be synchronised with the remote player machines · Transmits content to player machines via TCP/IP The Network · Using IP (Internetworking Protocol) for flexibility and compatibility · Using a router with ISDN, Modem and Ethernet connections to each player machine · Automatically routing data to players and hiding complexities of each connection from the server · Running a name service on the router · Providing internet access for the collection of feeds and office web browsing · Each client's network uses a unique and very long encryption key The Management Console · A Java application able to run on any platform with a Java virtual machine and an IP connection to the database on the server · Allows the loading of content into the system · Allows editing of the database · Edit data about each player machine · Edit records for each advert and resources they require · Edit and assemble play lists of adverts · Create a queue of updates to be sent to the players Features to run the system ¨ “Content Scheduler” software to create, schedule, distribute and monitor playlist ¨ All contents upload and display with only a few clicks to manage from the web interface with 2-3 different levels of users' rights. ¨ Create 3 different level of users' rights ie. Admin, operation, technical etc. ¨ Content runs from 15-30 seconds of intervals ¨ The remote server will update the contents and instruct the display to either randomly or sequentially rotate the content. ¨ Can be all kind of video codec, sound, swf,ppt,scolling text, RSS and internet ¨ Upload images or graphics to a specific folder and write a HTML, one page code, that would start to rotate accordingly ¨ Need to split page on the display screen or it might require html/css to achieve this result ¨ Display must show accurate clock, scroll bar for text message input either on top or bottom of the display. ¨ Operate in 24x7 mode ¨ Live news + events can be easily updated when it is necessary ¨ Networked all display screen to one location-based server ¨ Information display from various sites can be updated via wired / wireless network I have some real world examples that I would show the right person for this job and I am also open to receiving ideas on how this is laid out and works. Please only apply if you are serious about making this happen. This will definitely be a long term relationship as the software will need to be enhanced as time goes on.