| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 705140620 | Vehicular advertisement | 74 |
| 20100049610 | Smart Electric Vehicle Interface for Managing Post-Charge Information Exchange and Analysis - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing post-charge information distribution for an electric vehicle. In one embodiment, a user profile is updated with charging process data that is derived, in part, from a charging process between the electric vehicle and a charging station. The process then identifies a set of recipients of data from the user profile. The set of recipients include a set of third party principals. The data from the user profile is processed using a set of data processing rules specified by the set of recipients to form processed data. Thereafter, the processed data is transmitted to the set of recipients according to preferences of the set of recipients. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100114708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ROAD-TRAFFIC INFORMATION USING ROAD-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - According to one embodiment, a system is provided, which provides moving picture data representing a road-traffic state. This system synthesizes the moving picture data with additional data such as advertisement data, generating output data. The system distributes the output data to the facilities built along the road and the vehicles running on the road. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100179878 | TARGETED VEHICLE ADVERTISING AND ENTERAINMENT SYSTEM METHOD - In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system may be used with a first database, a second database and a global positioning system, wherein the first database has advertising content data and advertising correlation data stored therein, wherein the second database has identifying data and correlation data stored therein and wherein the global positioning system is operable to provide a position signal corresponding to a position of the system and the velocity of the system. The system includes a sensor portion, a processor portion and a display portion. The sensor portion is operable to detect a parameter and to generate a detected signal based on the detected parameter. The processor portion is operable to generate a correlation between the detected signal and a portion of the identifying data, to obtain a portion of the advertising content data based on a portion of the correlation data and the advertising correlation data, and to generate a display signal based on the advertising content data and the position signal. The display portion is operable to display data based on the display signal. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100198692 | ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - An advertisement distributing system and a vehicle-mounted device that are able to give or acquire some benefits for viewing advertisement information. The advertisement distributing system comprises vehicle-mounted devices ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100299207 | DYNAMIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSENGER INTERACTIVE EXCHANGE - An on-board dynamic and interactive information and exchange system and method enabling passengers while traveling in transportation vehicles to acquire services from selective vendors located at intended destinations merging the purchase power of an individual customer into the purchase power of a group of customers. It also can merge in real time the purchasing powers of said groups of passengers in a plurality of vehicles traveling towards same destinations at given time intervals into a common network forming an even greater purchasing group. It also enables passengers to receive prices and deals at changing terms as getting closer to destination, and vendors to gain ‘captive audience’ prospective customers at concrete times. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110238502 | SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT REAL TIME INFORMATION SERVICE AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A service method for real time information compares surrounding information provided by a transportation with conditional factors established in a database. A service center provides the real time information that conforming to the conditional factors to the transportation. Thence the transportation could respectively present the real time information on a multimedia display unit installed thereon. Whereby, the service center provides a corresponding real time information in accordance with the provided surrounding data around the transportation, and introduces the concept of time and region separation to preferably supply proper real time information to different users. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110251898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MESSAGES TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES BASED ON LEVELS OF ACTIVITY OF THE DEVICES - The present disclosure described herein relates to a system and method for distributing messages to electronic devices. The method comprises: identifying a set of devices that meet a first criteria regarding an activity level; and transmitting a set of advertisements to the set of devices based on activity levels of the set of devices. For at least one of the devices, the activity data may relate to at least one communication log of communications processed by at least one device. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110307336 | Method for Updating Software Components - A method is provided for updating at least one software component of a motor vehicle. The method operates such that the updating of the software component to be updated is offered to the driver by a service facility outside the vehicle before updating is executed. The updating can be enabled solely by the driver of the motor vehicle in response to the offer. The transmission of vehicle configuration information and identification data to the service facility takes place repeatedly in a time controlled and/or event controlled manner without the involvement and/or notification of the driver. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120011000 | MOBILE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND APPARATUSES - A novel advertising method at least includes: receiving at least one advertising placement offer for the placement of an advertisement, the offer including proposed consideration; accepting an advertising placement order; and displaying an advertisement which is the subject of an accepted advertising placement order on a plurality of mobile, changeable advertising message displays carried by a plurality of coordinated automobiles, which changeable displays are capable of displaying more than one separate advertising message at different times. Each changeable advertising message display at least includes: a visual display; a multiple advertising message generator coupled to the visual display, the multiple advertising message generator adapted to generate a plurality of different advertising messages; and an advertising message selector adapted to select a current advertising message to be displayed. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120089462 | TRAFFIC LIGHT ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for safely providing electronic advertising to vehicle occupants in several regions proximate a controlled traffic intersection. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120215641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DESTINATION CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLE OPERATORS - An intelligent telematics system that estimates an operator's characteristics or predict the operator's probable actions based on information collected at an on-board telematics unit and/or received from online services. The on-board telematics unit collects information for extracting a driving pattern of the operator of a vehicle. Such driving pattern information is processed in conjunction with information related to the operator available from the online services to intelligently predict or estimate the operator's preferences, characteristics or probable actions. The on-board telematics unit provides information or services customized for the operator according to the predicted or estimated preferences, characteristics and probable actions. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120259706 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle. An occupant of the vehicle is identified. Information pertaining to the occupant is accessed from a database. Marketing material is provided to the occupant based on the information. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130006775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING CONTENT ON A VEHICLE - One variation of a preferred system for rendering content on a vehicle includes a display, a memory, a communication module, and a processor. The display is configured to mount adjacent an exterior surface of a vehicle. The memory is configured to store a plurality of executable applications including a vehicle identification application and an application elected by a user. The communication module is configured to download the user-elected application to the memory. The processor is configured to selectively execute applications to control visual content rendered on the display, wherein the display renders vehicle identification information when the vehicle identification application executes, and wherein the display renders additional visual content when the user-elected application executes. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130024287 | Methods and Apparatus for Managing a Content Stream - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request for media playback sent from a vehicle computing system (VCS) and aggregating a plurality of user, environmental and vehicle data elements for at least one known consumer in a vehicle to receive media. The embodiment also includes requesting media plans from a plurality of media provision sources, the plan based at least in part on the aggregated user, environmental and vehicle data elements. The method further includes reviewing the media plans to select a plan received responsive to the request that best corresponds to the user, environmental and vehicle data elements. Also, the method includes sending the selected plan to the VCS for playback. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130238439 | System And Method For Providing Content To Vehicles - A system and method to provide content on a vehicle of an operator. A content is selected for display with the vehicle. Information is determined that is indicative of one or more exposure parameters for the content, over a duration in which the content is displayed with the vehicle. The operator is compensated or rewarded based on the movement of the vehicle. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238440 | Communication Protocol For Dynamic Display Devices - A display device is associated with a user account. A service is able send a message to a display device using a predefined set of parameters, The set of parameters include a display identifier, a message type, and a message content that is of the message type. The message content can be specific to the display device of the user account. The service receives a communication that is in response to the message communicated from the service. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130238441 | Method and Apparatus For Social Telematics - In a first embodiment, the present invention permits an occupant of a vehicle to enter a message, with a handheld communications device having Wide Area Network (WAN) capability, and to have the message externally displayed for reading by persons who are not occupants of the vehicle. The message is displayed by an on-board telematic unit. In addition to a display, the telematic unit can contain a variety of sensors and/or effectors. Sensor readings from a vehicle X can be updated, approximately continuously, in a record (of a vehicle-oriented database) that stores information particular to vehicle X. The vehicle-oriented database can provide an open Application Programming Interface, in order to serve as a platform for a wide variety of application programs (or Apps). An App is presented that permits a person to contact the occupants, of a vehicle X, based only upon information from vehicle X's license plate. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130254035 | REVENUE MODELS ASSOCIATED WITH SYNDICATION OF A BEHAVIORAL PROFILE USING A MONETIZATION PLATFORM - A system is configured to perform the steps of: (a) receiving a request from an ad network for a wireless operator user profile datum, wherein the ad network includes a bidding platform configured to receive bids from third-party bidders; (b) receiving from the bidding platform data representative of which of the third-party bidders within the ad network have a right to request the wireless operator user profile datum based on the respective bids submitted by each of the third-party bidders; (c) receiving a financial consideration from the ad network; (d) delivering the wireless operator user profile datum to the ad network for delivery to the third-party bidders within the ad network having the right to request the wireless operator user profile datum; and (e) sharing a portion of the financial consideration with a corresponding wireless operator from which the wireless operator user profile datum is derived. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140019252 | Methods and Apparatus for Managing a Content Stream - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request for media playback sent from a vehicle computing system (VCS) and aggregating a plurality of user, environmental and vehicle data elements for at least one known consumer in a vehicle to receive media. The embodiment also includes requesting media plans from a plurality of media provision sources, the plan based at least in part on the aggregated user, environmental and vehicle data elements. The method further includes reviewing the media plans to select a plan received responsive to the request that best corresponds to the user, environmental and vehicle data elements. Also, the method includes sending the selected plan to the VCS for playback. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140114764 | System and Method for License Plate Frame Advertising Verification and Validation - Advertisement is a multi-billion dollar business in US (per year). Here, we use license plate frames for the advertisement. One example of the application describes a license-plate-frame-based advertisement verification system. In order to validate and verify the correct placement/mounting of a license plate frame advertisement at a given location over time, it is necessary to validate that both (a) the ad is correctly placed on the vehicle, and (b) to verify that the ad is at a given location at that time. The method required to verify these includes some control systems and components. Different variations and examples are also presented here. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140129339 | Method and Apparatus for Digital Coupon Presentation - A system includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of media elements including at least one media element containing an interactive advertisement. The processor is further configured to present the media elements to a vehicle occupant. The processor is also configured to receive acquiescence to store a coupon associated with at least one interactive advertisement. Additionally, the processor is configured to instruct storage of the coupon and instruct storage of any events associated with the coupon which may signal a reason to re-present the coupon to a driver. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129340 | LANDMARK ENHANCED DIRECTIONS - Systems and techniques to provide location-based services. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving a request for directions from an initial location to a final location, determining a route from the initial location to the final location, determining one or more landmarks based on the route and providing directions for traveling the route from the initial location to the final location, the directions including a reference to the one or more landmarks. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140136329 | User Interface For Vehicular-Based Mobile Payment System And Method - A user interface for a vehicular-based mobile payment system, the vehicular-based mobile payment system comprising: a merchant system for sending and receiving information; a vehicle detection system connected to the merchant system; a vehicle comprising a mobile payment extension system, wherein the mobile payment extension system is adapted to communicate with the merchant system via the vehicle detection system; and a mobile device for sending and receiving information, wherein the mobile device is adapted to communicate with the mobile payment extension system of the vehicle, where a user communicates with the mobile device via the user interface displayed on the mobile device. Also, a method and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium related to the user interface for the vehicular-based mobile payment system. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136330 | System And Method For Batching Content For Playback On An Electronic Device - A system is disclosed for providing advertising (AD) content to a radio system of a vehicle. A smartphone may have a stored application thereon related to a specific broadcast station. A utility application may be associated with the radio system (RS) and used to inform the smartphone when the RS is tuned to the specific broadcast station. The RS may have a processor for detecting a start maker and a stop marker in a broadcast signal being received from the specific broadcast station, and to inform the smartphone when the start marker is detected. The start marker and the stop marker define a time interval where at least one advertisement is present in the broadcast signal. The smartphone may provide AD content to the RS which is inserted for playback during the time interval. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140149222 | AUDIO-VISUAL POINT-OF-SALE PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD DIRECTED TOWARD VEHICLE OCCUPANT - An audio-visual presentation system delivering a presentation to a vehicle passenger compartment is provided that includes a video display mounted external to a vehicle passenger compartment and viewable from within the compartment. A controller provides a video signal to the display and an audio signal. The audio signal is broadcast by an antenna coupled to the controller as a radio frequency is received by a vehicle radio and discernable to a vehicle sound system. The audio-visual presentation system is particularly well suited as a method of education and sale regarding vehicle service products. Rather than providing a discernable audio signal through a vehicle sound system, it is appreciated that a portable radio set is readily placed within a vehicle passenger compartment or the audio signal delivered via a wireless network. A still further advantage is realized by providing a technician servicing the vehicle with a microphone operative to interrupt the audio signal of the presentation so as to convey vehicle service information regardless of whether the presentation is viewed within the vehicle compartment or in a remote waiting room. The audio-visual presentation is readily tailored to the past viewing and/or purchase history of a potential customer. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140201004 | Managing Interactive In-Vehicle Advertisements - The disclosure includes technology for managing interactive advertisements for users. The technology includes an example system including a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: determine user data associated with a user; determine contextual data associated with the user; determine an interactive advertisement for presentation to the user in a vehicle based on the user data and the contextual data; and present the interactive advertisement to the user in the vehicle. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140279019 | ELECTRONIC GLOVEBOX FOR A VEHICLE - A method and a system for providing access to a cloud computer from a vehicle. The method carried out by the system includes providing at least one client (e.g., an e-glovebox device). The method also includes configuring a cloud server to allow access to one or more clients and accessing the cloud server using the e-glovebox. The access may include uploading one or more data members to the cloud server. The access may also include downloading one or more data members from the cloud server. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING VEHICLE LISTINGS - The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for searching vehicle listings. An example method may include receiving one or more financial parameters. The method may also include generating one or more proposed transactions that may be defined, at least in part, by the one or more financial parameters. Additionally, the method may include determining, based at least in part on the one or more proposed transactions, for one or more advertised offers associated with one or more vehicles. The method may also include transmitting at least one advertised offer of the one or more advertised offers. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140297418 | DELIVER PASSENGER CENTRIC ADVERTISEMENTS TO IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USING AUCTION BASED EXCHANGE - A system and method for delivering passenger-centric advertisements to in-flight entertainment systems using auction based exchange. An interface is provided for the airlines to provide the passenger profile data. Another interface is provided for the advertisers to bid on passenger profile data using an auction. A winning bid is selected from plurality of bids, and the relevant ads are placed in the media stream consumed by the specific passenger. A method is provided to insert ads in passenger media streams using an AD exchange client. A method is provided to send back the passenger interaction data and billing information to the advertisers. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140310103 | CREATING TARGETED ADVERTISING PROFILES BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR - Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system that provides a user with tailored advertising. A vehicular advertising system through user observation is able to capture advertising information related to the user in a vehicle. The advertising information stored within a user profile can be used by advertisers, retail outlets, restaurants and the like to enhance a user's experience. The retail outlets, restaurants and other service sites can provide a user with menus, inventory and have products ready for the user upon arrival to the location. Similarly, advertisers can use these user preferences to manage marketing and advertising campaigns presented to the user. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150019340 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO AN AUDIENCE IN A DEFINED SPACE - Systems and methods are provided providing information in a defined space. An exemplary method may include receiving data related to one or more individuals in the defined space. The received data may be used for identifying the one or more individuals based on the received data and one or more brands associated with the one or more individuals based on the received data. The method may further include determining the information to display based on the identification of the one or more individuals and the identification of the one or more brands associated with the one or more individuals. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150356613 | Providing Promotional Information Related to Modes of Transportation - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving at a server system a request from a client computing device for directions from a start geographic location to a destination geographic location; and identifying by the server system at least one mode of transportation from a plurality of modes of transportation for traveling from the start geographic location to the destination geographic location. The method can also include selecting by the server system promotional information related to the identified at least one mode of transportation to provide to the client computing device; and providing by the server system and to the client computing device the selected promotional information with directions to guide a user of the client computing device from the start geographic location to the destination geographic location. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150371275 | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TAKING A SECONDARY ACTION RESPONSIVE TO RECEIPT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT - A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160063561 | Method and Apparatus for Biometric Advertisement Feedback Collection and Utilization - A system includes a processor configured to deliver an initial advertisement to a vehicle occupant. The processor is also configured to receive subconscious physiological feedback from one or more vehicle sensors in response to the initial advertisement being played to the occupant. Further, the processor is configured to evaluate the received feedback to determine a user response to the initial advertisement and select a next advertisement for delivery based on the results of the evaluation. | 03-03-2016 |
| 705140630 | Based on the position of the vehicle | 40 |
| 20100088181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENTS TO VEHICLES - A system and method of providing advertisements to vehicles is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller adapted to communicate with a wireless access point and a database where the wireless access point is deployed in proximity to a target location and where the database stores format information associated with a type of media file supported by a media system of a vehicle, determine a location of a communication device that can communicate with a data network independently of the media system as the communication device travels in the vehicle, determine whether the communication device is within a target region, determine the type of media file supported by the vehicle media system using the database, transmit media content in the desired format via the wireless access point to the communication device for presentation on the media system when the communication device enters the target region, and cease transmission of the media content when the communication device leaves the target region. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100106603 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREDICTING NAVIGATIONAL DECISION-MAKING BEHAVIOR - A system method and device for predicting navigational decision-making behavior is provided. The location of a device is used to generate the current location of the device, and a history of past locations of the device. A behavior predicting application predicts the route a drive is going to travel based on driver preferences, such as left-hand turns, avoidance of bridges, etc., as well as the preferred destinations and/or routes traveled in the past. The preferences of a particular driver can be learned by the system to be implemented in the behavior predicting application, or manually input by the driver. The system can employ GPS or other positioning technology to determine the location of the device. The device can be a standard GPS-enabled in-car device, or other portable device such as a cell phone or PDA. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100280905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING ADVERTISING SPONSORED DIGITAL CONTENT ON A DEMAND BASIS TO A WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide for a content delivery method for advertising content in a vehicle. The method includes retrieving a profile of an end user operating a vehicle and receiving a selection of content for wireless delivery to a playback device disposed in the vehicle. The method also includes identifying advertising content corresponding to the retrieved profile, and transmitting the identified advertising content and the selection of content for alternating playback in the playback device disposed in the vehicle. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100287051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING A USER CUSTOMIZED INTERNET EXPERIENCE - Embodiments of the invention provide for a content delivery method for advertising content in a vehicle. The method includes retrieving a profile of an end user operating a vehicle and determining a selection of content for wireless delivery to a playback device disposed in the vehicle according to the retrieved profile. The method also includes identifying advertising content corresponding to the retrieved profile, and transmitting the identified advertising content and the selection of content for alternating playback in the playback device disposed in the vehicle. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110040626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT-BASED NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES - An approach is provided for advertisement-based navigational services. A route request is received from a user device for route directions. An advertisement request is generated for advertisement content. Location of the user device and routing information associated with the route directions are determined. The advertisement request is transmitted to an advertisement platform that selects an advertisement based on the location of the user device and the routing information. The selected advertisement is received. The selected advertisement along with the route directions are transmitted to the user device. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110078024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING ADVERTISEMENTS TO A VEHICLE USER - A method for provisioning of advertisement to a user of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises determining information comprising attributes associated with behavior of the user, analyzing the information of the user and communicating at least one advertisement to the user wherein the at least one advertisement is based on the analyzed information. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110264529 | GPS TRACKING WITH CARTOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY FILES - The management of tracking units with a map representative of a geographic area is provided. A base address corresponding to a specific location on the map is received, and a plurality of boundary outlines circumscribing sub-segments of the map are generated. The boundary outlines correspond to cartographic boundaries within the geographic area, with each cartographic boundary having a predetermined number of fulfillment locations. An aggregate boundary outline based upon a selection of one or more contiguous boundary outlines is generated. Fulfillment indicators representative of a position on the map generally corresponding to the fulfillment locations is received, and overlaid on the map. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110282746 | REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONDITION MEASUREMENT AND PRESENTATION OF SPONSORED CONTENT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a first location, at time one, of a plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate a cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, identifying a second location, at time two, for each of the plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate the cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, calculating a vehicle speed for each of the plurality of automobiles using the first and second locations already identified, and creating a traffic condition measure for a route in proximity to the first and second locations. The computer program product may repeat this process in real-time to calculate a real-time traffic condition measure that may be a traffic density measure the computer program product may use to predict a travel time, and may display the real-time traffic condition measure on the user's cell phone along with product availability data from a store or stores in proximity to the route and can include where such stores are located with the roadway presentation. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120303458 | GPS CONTROLLED ADVERTISING IMAGES ON TRUCKS - A system and method for displaying digital messages and images on a flat screen on the back and sides of a moving vehicle using GPS with an antenna, controller with a memory, wireless receiver and transmitter for communicating with an external controller. The system has software programmed to change the display based upon a geo-fenced area. The display may have a section for displaying brake lights and turn signals and public announcements. The system may have a vehicle counter to determine the number of potential viewers of the display on the flat screen in order to establish a rate for an advertiser to pay per thousand potential viewers. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120323692 | Method and System for Providing Location Targeted Advertisements - A method of providing advertisements is disclosed. A position of a mobile device is determined, and the mode of transport of the mobile device is determined. If the mode of transport is public transit, a first advertisement message for a first point of interest is provided to the mobile device. The first point of interest is located proximate an upcoming transit stop of a transit line that the mobile device is traveling on. If the mode of transport is vehicle, bike or pedestrian, a second advertisement message for a second point of interest proximate the position of the mobile device is provided to the mobile device. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130046636 | Location-Aware Mobile Advertising - Systems and methods are described herein for location-aware mobile advertising. Systems and methods associated with mobile advertising may support location-aware mobile advertising delivery of advertising content to mobile platforms based upon geographical location. For example, a display system on or in a taxi cab, bus, or other mobile platform can display advertising video, audio, images, messages, or any combination thereof. The advertising content being displayed at a given time may be selected based on a function of the location, direction, or speed of the mobile platform. The function may also involve the time, date, or many other factors and parameters. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130097025 | PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY SYSTEM, PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND PASSENGER GUIDANCE DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention provides a passenger guidance display system comprising a service managing apparatus configured to manage on-rail information and a service schedule of a train and a passenger guidance display apparatus provided in a station premise and configured to perform display of passenger guidance using service information of a train scheduled to arrive next transmitted from the service managing apparatus. The passenger guidance display apparatus includes an advertisement database including advertisement data associated with service information of trains, a display control unit configured to select, from the advertisement database, advertisement data associated with the service information of the train scheduled to arrive transmitted from the service managing apparatus and combine the selected advertisement data and the service information to create, as one screen, a guidance video including advertisement guidance, and a display device configured to display the guidance video according to control by the display control unit. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130117125 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION AND WARNING SYSTEM OF A PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR NEARBY VEHICLES - A vehicle to vehicle warning system comprises a transmitter associated with a primary vehicle alerting one or more secondary vehicles of its proximity through a receiver. The transmitter may emit a radio frequency signal which activates radio frequency receivers in surrounding vehicles. When in appropriate proximity, the signal is configured to initiate a warning at the secondary vehicle, such as light from a light-emitting device or sound from a sound-generating device. In another form, the primary vehicle includes a passive transmitter and the secondary vehicle includes a multi-frequency resonance tag/circuit having distinct frequencies for detection and discrimination. The passive transmitter creates electromagnetic waves which are generated as it passes by the secondary vehicle housing the multi-frequency resonance tag, setting off the secondary vehicle alarm system. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130166387 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communications device comprising a location sensing system, producing a location output; a memory, storing a set of locations and associated events; a telecommunications device, communicating event and location information between a remote system and said memory; and a processor, processing said location output in conjunction with said stored locations and associated events in said memory, to determine a priority thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130226705 | EXCLUSIVE DELIVERY OF CONTENT WITHIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS - Application developers can request to have their applications registered for use with a content delivery platform. The operator of the content delivery platform establishes perimeters defining geographic areas, and maintains records reserving particular areas for delivery of content associated with particular sponsors. Registered applications running on mobile devices can request content from the content delivery platform. Based at least in part on the request, the content delivery platform can identify a target location, which may be the location of the mobile device, or some other location indicated in the request. A mobile device can be provided content based on the relationship of the target location to the geographic areas, so that a registered application running on a mobile device with a target location contained within a geographic area assigned to a particular sponsor will receive content related to that sponsor. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130246181 | System and Methodology for Dynamic and Targeted Advertising in Vehicles and in Fixed Locations - A novel system and methodology for providing targeted advertising in vehicles or in fixed locations. The system is comprised of a centralized system interacting with one or more databases and a plurality of dedicated devices located in vehicles or in fixed locations which communicate with the centralized system to receive ads for display and report vehicle/fixed location data to the centralized system. The centralized system functions to (i) interact with advertisers so that advertisers can make ad buys; (ii) interact with custodians of fixed displays so that they can make their displays available for advertising; (iii) receive vehicle/location data to populate databases with information used to price and allocate available advertising opportunities; (iv) transmit advertising data to displays; and (v) calculate, reconcile, report and/or process payments due from advertisers and payable to custodians of fixed displays. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130275224 | Method and Apparatus for Advertisement Message Coordination - An advertisement message system includes a plurality of modules providing current state values, including at least a GPS location proximity value, a workload value, and an advertisement optimization value. The system also includes a processor configured to receive state values from the plurality of modules. The system further includes an advertisement database including a plurality of advertisements. The processor is configured to determine that ad delivery is appropriate and to select an ad with a likelihood of driver response above a certain threshold. The selection is based at least in part on a currently received GPS location proximity value, workload value and advertisement optimization value, and to deliver the advertisement through a vehicle output. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140006164 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TARGETING ADS BASED ON RISK BEHAVIOR METADATA | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140025500 | System and Method of Providing Advertisements to Vehicles - A communication device is removable and operable within a vehicle and is in communication with a data network as the communication device travels in the vehicle. Vehicle identification data is obtained from the communication device, and a type of media file supported by a media system of the vehicle is determined based upon the vehicle identification data. Media content is obtained in a format corresponding to the determined type of media file. When the communication device is within a desired range of a target location, the media content is transmitted to the communication device for presentation on the media system of the vehicle. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140052537 | Information Display System for Transit Vehicles - Systems and methods for providing location-based advertising on transit vehicles comprising the installation of one or more digital displays capable of displaying advertisements, wherein the advertisement displayed is controlled by a media player that determines the advertisements to be played based on the current time and location of the transit vehicle. Through the use of the system, the displayed advertisement can be selected based on the geographical location of the transit vehicle on its route. Additionally, through the use of digital displays, the advertisements displayed can be rotated throughout the transit vehicle to allow both more individual advertisements to be displayed on a single vehicle and to allow riders to view more advertisements while on the transit vehicle. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140081764 | DYNAMICALLY CHANGING DISPLAY ON FOR-HIRE VEHICLES - A dynamic display system on a for-hire vehicle (FHV) is provided, the display system being configured to change displayed information when it is safe and when other conditions are met. The FHV display system can determine it is safe when the FHV is in a defined location or meets other criteria that reduce a probability of violating a law or of other drivers allowing themselves to become distracted by the display change. The FHV display system can be configured to process information about the FHV, including its position and its speed to determine whether safety conditions are met. The FHV display system can include a notification system configured to alert the FHV operator that a display change is requested and to indicate proposed transition locations near the position of the FHV. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140172576 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST - Identifying locations that are proximate to a particular route is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from the user's route. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the user's route. The user does not have to deviate far from their current route to visit the associated locations and may be motivated to capitalize on the location based services. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140257988 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING NAVIGATION ROUTES AND PROVIDING ON-ROUTE ADVERTISING - A computer-implemented method for receiving one or more inputs to represent a current location and a destination for determining one or more navigation routes to the destination. The method may determine a number of driving maneuvers associated with the one or more navigation routes to get to the destination. The method may also determine a workload value for the driving maneuver corresponding to the one or more navigation routes and select the navigation route based on the workload value. The method allows a predetermined amount of time after the determination to output the selected route based on the workload value to an output device. The method may develop an advertisement strategy for presenting ads to a vehicle occupant based on the route, workload value, and/or driving maneuvers. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140257989 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING IN-VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT - An advertising system enabling one or more processors to determine and select an in-vehicle drip advertisement. The advertising system may communicate with a vehicle computing system enabling one or more processors to receive input representing a current location. The advertising system may receive input representing a destination and define at least one navigation route corresponding to the current location and the destination. The system may select one or more advertisements based on the at least one navigation route. The system may output the one or more advertisements on an output device at one or more predetermined points on the at least one navigation route. The system may receive an input in response to an advertisement and determine a related advertisement corresponding to the response and the one or more navigation routes. The system may output the related advertisement on the output device. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140279021 | Ad Manager for a Vehicle Multimedia System - A vehicle computer system comprising a receiver configured to wirelessly receive an advertisement, the advertisement including two or more ad components for output to a user, the receiver further configured to communicate the advertisement to a processor. The processor is configured to receive contextual data representative of a vehicle's environment from one or more data sources, output the advertisement and a first set of ad components to the user based on the contextual data, the first set of ad components including a request to interact with the user, receive an input from a user corresponding to the first set of ad components, and output a second set of ad components based on the input received from the user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140304080 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ON-SITE SERVICE AND ADVERTISING - A method and system for providing advertisements on a vehicle. The vehicle is adapted to provide one or more services for a first entity. A self-advertisement is displayed on the vehicle advertising the first entity, the one or more services provided by the vehicle, or one or more additional services provided by the first entity. While displaying the self-advertisement, a third-party advertisement can be presented on an electronic display system disposed on one or more exterior walls of the vehicle. The third-party advertisement can advertise information relating to a second entity that is unaffiliated with the first entity. The one or more services provided by the vehicle for the first entity can be different from advertisement services. The one or more services provided by the first vehicle can be on-site automotive maintenance services, such as on-site automotive oil changes, on-site automotive steam washes, or both. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140316900 | REAL-TIME TARGETED DYNAMIC ADVERTISING IN MOVING VEHICLES - Dynamically changing targeted advertising content is dispatched wirelessly in real time via a cellular network from a remote web portal to a plurality of vehicles, and ads are displayed on a digital display mounted in a rear window of the vehicles. Vehicles communicate wirelessly to the web portal their geographic location, and cameras are used to record the effect of the ads on viewers in following vehicles. Ads are changed based upon criteria established by advertisers, changing vehicle geographic locations, and changing conditions such as areas, times of day, traffic on roads, and profiles of viewers. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140351054 | ADVERTISEMENT APPARATUS AND ADVERTISEMENT SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD BASED ON LOCATION BASED SERVICE AND BROADCASTING - There are provided an advertisement device combining an LBS (Location Based Service) with broadcast and a method of providing an advertisement service using the same. The advertisement device comprises a location information obtaining unit configured to obtain location information of a vehicle, a broadcast signal receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast signal including advertisement information through a broadcast network, an advertisement information storing unit configured to store the advertisement information included in the broadcast signal, and a controller configured to enable the advertisement information corresponding to the location information to be displayed through a displaying device installed inside or outside the vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140372221 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING VEHICLE TELEMATICS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for a first retailer to attract users to the first retailer's location over a second retailer's location by transmitting timely promotions to the user based on the users location, the retailers location, and metrics for a vehicle associated with the user. Specifically, embodiments may determine a vehicles level of fuel is below a fuel threshold and transmit information associated with retailers that are in close proximity to the vehicle. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150025975 | Personal Expression and Advertising Display for a Vehicle - Disclosed is a device for digitally displaying personal effects on the exterior of a vehicle, including a display mounted on the exterior of a vehicle or visible from the exterior of a vehicle, a mobile controller including a storage device with personal effects of a user of the mobile controller, and a wireless packet-switched data connection on which the personal effects and at least one advertisement are received, and a short-range wireless communication mechanism, functionally associated with the display and the mobile controller, communicating the personal effects of the user and the at least one advertisement from the mobile controller to the display for display thereon, wherein the display exhibits personal effects of the user and the at least one advertisement based on input, the exhibiting based on user input or lack thereof received by way of an input mechanism of the mobile controller. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150058127 | DIRECTIONAL VEHICULAR ADVERTISEMENTS - Directional vehicular advertisements displayed on a vehicle. A system in accordance with an embodiment includes: a location system for determining a location and a direction of travel of a vehicle; at least one forward facing advertisement slot on the vehicle, wherein each forward facing advertisement slot faces oncoming traffic travelling in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the vehicle; a plurality of advertisements, each advertisement associated with a location; and a controller configured to select and display at least one of the advertisements via at least one of the forward facing advertisement slots, wherein each displayed advertisement is associated with a location that the oncoming traffic has yet to pass. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150134455 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTEXT-AWARE CAR DIAGNOSTICS AND COMMERCE - Digital signage systems and methods are provided for advertising and vehicle maintenance-related content based on vehicle telematics data. Example method steps include receiving vehicle telematics data from an in-vehicle telematics device, creating a content production request based on the vehicle telematics data, retrieving context-aware information based on the content production request from a local database or a remote networked resource, creating a digital signage message based at least in part on the context-aware information and at least one predetermined rule, and causing display of the digital signage message on one or more displays. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150294363 | PRIORITIZED LOCATION BASED AD DISPLAY - Systems and methods of displaying content from a vehicle are described. A vehicle location module can determine a vehicle location of the vehicle. A vehicle detection module can detect whether another vehicle is behind the vehicle. The vehicle detection module, responsive to the detection, can identify a vehicle type of the other vehicle and can determine a relative velocity of the other vehicle. A vehicle accelerometer module can measure a vehicle acceleration of the vehicle. A content retrieval module executing on the computing system can access a content based on the vehicle location, the vehicle type, the relative velocity, and the vehicle acceleration. A content prioritization module can select content based on the vehicle location, the vehicle type, the relative velocity, and the vehicle acceleration. An electrophoretic display responsive to the selection can display the selected content. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150348112 | Providing Advertisements to Autonomous Vehicles - Technology is described for providing advertisements to an autonomous vehicle. A starting location and a destination for the autonomous vehicle may be received. A route for the autonomous vehicle to drive from the starting location to the destination may be generated. The route may be in proximity to one or more business entities that provide a product or service of interest to a passenger within the autonomous vehicle. The route may be sent to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to provide commands to drive the autonomous vehicle to the destination according to the route. Advertisements may be selected for the one or more business entities in proximity to the route. The advertisements for the business entities may be transmitted when the autonomous vehicle is within a defined distance from the business entities when driving on the route to the destination. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150363830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE INFORMATION BASED ON PREDICTED ROUTE OF TRAVEL - A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable to determine a current location of a user, predict a change of direction of the user, and provide at least one advertisement to the user based on the predicted change of direction of the user. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160012486 | DETERMINING CONTEXT OF A MOBILE COMPUTER | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160098756 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING - A device adapted for displaying advertisements on vehicles, wherein the device comprises: a CPU connected to a memory circuit, a display panel mounted on the vehicle, a wireless transceiver, and GPS module, and wherein the advertisements are wirelessly transmitted to the wireless transceiver and stored in the memory circuit. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160140613 | ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An advertisement providing system may include a telematics terminal and a telematics server. The telematics server may include a communication server configured to perform wireless communication with the telematics terminal; a database server including a map database, a traffic light database, an advertisement database, and a user database; and a processing server configured to determine whether a vehicle is in a stopped state based on vehicle location information, and calculate an expected amount of stopped time of the vehicle based on the vehicle location information and information stored in the database server when the vehicle is in the stopped state. The processing server may search the advertisement database for advertisement information that corresponds to the vehicle location and the expected amount of stopped time, and transmit the advertisement information to the telematics terminal. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160148269 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE ADVERTISING AND ON-DEMAND INFORMATION TO USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods, systems, software, computer-readable media, and the like relate to providing and receiving relevant data from one or more entities. Data is received by a wireless user device directly from a wireless transmitter. The data may be provided to a stationary or moving user. A consumer in a vehicle, for instance, may have a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet PC, navigation system, or other similar mobile device, and can use such device to interact with a geographically proximate advertising module having a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter may also be stationary or moving, and can be incorporated into structures such as a vehicle, a billboard, a building, a road sign, a traffic light, or the like. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160174106 | PEER TO PEER VEHICLE AD HOC NETWORK WITH BANDWIDTH BONDING, SEAMLESS MOBILITY AND FLOW-BASED ROUTING | 06-16-2016 |
