Controling customer demand to match capicity

• US 20060178931A1
• Filed: 02/05/2005
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phyllis C. Horn, Stephen T. Horn
• Original Assignee: Summerbrook Media Incorporated
• Inventors: Horn, Stephen Taylor
• Application Number:
  US11/051,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20060178931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.620
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address

Abstract

The method of optimizing the productive capacity or profit incentive of a business by allowing the change of advertising of mobile signs on roadways where potential customers are traveling. The signs can be changed to influence the present demand of the consumer for a particular product or location to obtain a service or product as is deemed necessary by the productive capacity of the particular business.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting customer demand, to capacity:

said method comprising;

a. determining excess capacity;

d. selecting among mobile communication units by their location,

e. communicating a message to said mobile communication units

f. communicating said message to customers

whereby said message adjusts demand to capacity.

2. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

selecting among mobile communication units by their direction of travel.

3. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

where customers are potential customers.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting among mobile communication units is by time of day.

5. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

communicating said message within the demand cycle of the product.

6. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

where determining is an algorithm.

7. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

whereby direction of travel anticipates customer demand.

8. The method of claim 1 said claim further comprising:

where location is a general location.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a changeable sign mounted on a vehicle said sign in communication with a computer, said computer in communication with a GPS and said computer in communication with database of locations and messages to be displayed,

a roadway

a means for said business to communicate with said computer on vehicle,

a means of communication between changeable sign and customers.

10. The apparatus as in claim 9 said apparatus wherein the means for said business to communicate with computer is with a cell phone connection.

11. The apparatus as in claim 9 said apparatus further comprising:

where the said changeable sign is within the possible sight of said customer.

12. The apparatus as in claim 9 wherein said customer is a potential customer.

13. The apparatus as in claim 9 wherein a changeable sign is a message.