a) InfoMANAGER

InfoMANAGER is the control module of the entire InfoPLAYOUT system. It administrates when, where and which multimedia files (henceforth “media”) are played. The module assigns a playlist to each player for each day. The playlist together with the media defines the daily program, i.e. the actual onscreen presentation shown on the display. The main task of the InfoMANAGER module is to generate and manage the playlists automatically in a user-friendly way...