Design and implementation of a remotely managed digital signage solution

Abstract

Industries and businesses are moving to digital signage from the traditional printed signage as a tool for advertisement and broadcasting information to clients, potential customers, and the public. The availability of affordable flat screen digital displays has enabled the businesses to replace printed signage with digital signage. As a result, digital signage is expected play an important role in delivering information to the public as it can be customized to display timely information to a targeted audience while reducing the financial and environmental cost related with traditional printed signage. The focus of this thesis is the design and implementation of a digital signage solution based on Raspberry Pi for digital displays located on one or more locations.

The digital signage system displays the information on the full screen web browser running on Raspberry Pi. Each display is connected to a central server and is remotely accessible by the authorized administrator via the Internet or the local network. Contents can be dynamically added or removed from one or more displays based on their location on the content management system.

This thesis also discusses how various technologies are used together to develop a digital signage system that is remotely accessible and manageable.