Method and apparatus for broadcasting announcements from vehicles

• US 20050154638A1
• Filed: 01/12/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Malcolm, Jerry Walter, Altaf, Faheem, Altaf, Naeem
• Application Number:
  US10/755,825
• Publication Number:
  US 20050154638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.490
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for broadcasting announcements. A broadcast message is generated, wherein the broadcast message includes sales information for the vehicle with a third party advertisement. The broadcast message is then transmitted from the vehicle using a wireless medium.

Claims

1. A method in an automotive data processing system for broadcasting announcements, the method comprising:

generating a broadcast message, wherein the broadcast message includes sales information for the vehicle with a third party advertisement; and

transmitting the broadcast message from the vehicle using a wireless medium.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement is changeable only with a password.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sales information in the broadcast message includes at least one of sales price, make, model, paint code, current mileage, contact phone number, and contact email address.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is selected from one of an automobile, a truck, a sport utility vehicle, or a motorcycle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the third party advertisement is an advertisement for an automobile dealer or some other business.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless medium is at least one of Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, and radio frequency.

7. An automotive data processing system for broadcasting announcements, the data processing system comprising:

generating means for generating a broadcast message, wherein the broadcast message includes sales information for the vehicle with a third party advertisement; and

transmitting means for transmitting the broadcast message from the vehicle using a wireless medium.

8. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the advertisement is changeable only with a password.

9. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the sales information in the broadcast message includes at least one of a sale price, make, model, paint code, current mileage, contact phone number, and contact email address.

10. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle is selected from one of an automobile, a truck, a sport utility vehicle, or a motorcycle.

11. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the third party advertisement is an advertisement for an automobile dealer.

12. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the wireless medium is at least one of Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, and radio frequency.

13. A computer program product in a computer readable medium in an automotive data processing system for broadcasting announcements, the computer program product comprising:

first instructions for generating a broadcast message, wherein the broadcast message includes sales information for the vehicle with a third party advertisement; and

second instructions for transmitting the broadcast message from the vehicle using a wireless medium.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the advertisement is changeable only with a password.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the sales information in the broadcast message includes at least one of a sale price, make, model, paint code, current mileage, contact phone number, and contact email address.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the vehicle is selected from one of an automobile, a truck, a sport utility vehicle, or a motorcycle.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the third party advertisement is an advertisement for an automobile dealer.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the wireless medium is at least one of Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, and radio frequency.