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| 300 FlexScan Monitors Installed in Cutting-Edge
Auction Hall |
| NASA Auto Auctions successfully implemented an aggressive
overhaul by introducing the latest image and information-based auction
system. We interviewed Messrs. Shuji Iinuma of Education Industries
Co. and Hiroaki Nakaya of Fujitsu Kiden Ltd., who were placed in charge
of building this system, and Toshihiko Muraki, president of NASA Auto
Auctions, about why they adopted this system and how it has enabled
them to offer a better and more efficient service. |
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| Video Image System Accommodates the Bidding of
1500 Cars Per Day |
| Just ten seconds per car. That's the maximum allowed
bidding time for cars today. To cope with an average of 1500 cars
and a maximum of 2500 cars per day, the bidding time per car had to
be shortened. Among the approximately 160 auction halls nationwide,
large sites that handle more than 1500 cars per day are using video
images to aid in the bidding process. A specialist in bidding systems,
Mr. Nakaya says, "The key factor over the past two years has
been the shift over to the use of video and photographic images."
Up till now, NASA Auto Auctions drove the actual cars along the roadway
at the front of the auction room, displayed the information on an
overhead projector screen at the front, and set up a board indicating
the prices. President Muraki says, "I really wanted to reduce
the time taken up by this 'car parade.' I also wanted to make use
of the Internet for those who cannot visit the auction rooms."
Moreover, he also wanted to show an image of the actual car and related
information at the bidding seat, and not just on the screen at the
front of the auction room. EIZO's FlexScan LCD monitors were chosen
to make this possible. |
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photographs of cars for auction are shot entirely at NASA studios,
and the captured images are distributed to bidding seats together
with an assessment sheet prepared by an inspector. EIZO FlexScan L350
wide viewing angle displays are used as two people can view a single
monitor simultaneously. Mr. Iinuma says, "As auctions start at
10 A.M. and last until 7 P.M., a screen that causes little eye fatigue
over extended viewing periods was required. Moreover, we wanted to
use existing desks, so we needed an installation that requires little
space and allows the dealer to view the display at a downward angle.
Ease of installation was another reason for choosing EIZO displays. |
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| 300 Displays All Completely Operative When Started
up Simultaneously |
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to Mr. Nakaya, "When you have a mass installation like this,
sometimes some of the displays do not display anything when they are
all powered on together which requires extra adjustments. However,
with EIZO displays, this is not a problem." Mr. Muraki added,
"After we installed EIZO displays, the auto adjust functions
almost eliminated the need for extra adjustments. We also used EIZO
protection panels as visitors to the auction would probably directly
touch the screen. Even with these panels fitted on the screen, colors
did not change and were as good as they were before. The screens require
very little maintenance, which greatly reduces the amount of time
we must devote to technical support." |
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| NASA Auto Auction needed reliable displays for their
new interactive system. The high quality standards of EIZO displays
have helped this mass installation to be a major success. |
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