Green touch display advertising kiosk system

• US 20060122896A1
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew J. Parsley
• Original Assignee: Andrew J. Parsley
• Inventors: Parsley, Andrew J.
• Application Number:
  US11/007,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122896A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

An advertising system that provide ordering and payment of services, food or goods. The advertising system provides continuous advertising at a kiosk terminal that can be located at a restaurant, medical, dental, car wash, or other establishment. The system provides for multiple methods of payment for services. The system can be used for game playing, food ordering, Internet access, news or email. Other functions include camera, voice, and other forms of data exchange with the system. The system also allows for a portable kiosk that provides all the functions of a fixed kiosk with the addition of a paging feature to notify the user when their table is ready, and a tracking feature in the event of theft.

Claims

1. A Kiosk advertising and ordering system comprising:

a stand alone or networked kiosk for use where human services are available wherein the human services include food service, transportation service, and professional service, and

the kiosk receives input including tactile, audible response from at least one user, and

the kiosk displays at least one form of electronic changeable advertising that may or may not be associated with the human services available where the kiosk is located, and

the kiosk can provide services including food ordering, entertainment, Internet access, communication, and payment options for consumable and services.

2. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein use of the kiosk for purposes other than advertising requires payment for use.

3. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein the kiosk can be portable by removing the kiosk from a charger or from a tethered base location.

4. The kiosk from claim 3 wherein the kiosk includes an alarm or notification function if the kiosk is stolen, tampered, moved a defined distance or does not communicate with a period of time

5. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein the kiosk is not hardwired for communication with a network.

6. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein the kiosk includes capability for still picture, moving picture, video and audio that can be set from the kiosk to another location or stored for future reference.

7. The food ordering services from claim 1 wherein the food service include ordering from a menu where the food is served manually, information regarding wait time(s), refills, status of food preparation.

8. The food service ordering from claim 7 wherein as the food is ordered the display of the kiosk is updated to show the order and any customization of menu items in words, text or images.

9. The transportation services from claim 1 wherein the transportation service includes taxi, bus, boat, air, airports, rail services or something other than taxi, bus, boat, and rail services.

10. The professional service from claim 1 wherein the professional service includes restaurants, doctors, dentist, hotels, auto service, tax services, legal services or something other than restaurants, doctors, dentist, hotels, auto service, tax services and legal services.

11. The tactile input from claim 1 wherein the tactile input includes touch screen, stylus, keyboard, mouse, trackball, graphical input device, hand controller, game controller, scanner, finger print recognition or something other than touch screen, stylus, keyboard, mouse, trackball, graphical input device, hand controller, game controller, scanner, finger print recognition.

12. The audible response from claim 1 wherein the audible response includes voice recognition, operation from voice commands, and optionally voice reply from the kiosk, playing of news, music, radio, TV, phone calls or other audible feedback.

13. The changeable advertising from claim 1 wherein the advertising wherein the changeable electronic advertising includes at least one repeatable visual and or audible ad that advertises information regarding the establishment, local or distal establishments.

14. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein the kiosk allows at least one of the following capabilities including but not limited to on or offline game playing, internet access, banking and ATM.

15. The kiosk from claim 1 wherein the kiosk can read and bill to a users credit card, drivers license, user id, or account.

16. The kiosk from claim 1 that further includes a global positioning system, or other location tracking mechanism.

17. The kiosk from claim 1 further includes a dispensing or printing mechanism for currency, coupons, ticket, vouchers, or other monetary items.

18. The kiosk from claim 1 further includes a receiving mechanism for currency, coupons, ticket, vouchers, or other monetary items.

19. The kiosk from claim 1 further includes at least one memory storage including RAM, ROM, HDD, Flash, bubble, Floppy drive, memory card and CD-ROM.

20. The kiosk from claim 1 further provides income for and or from advertising that is displayed.