System and method for navigation by advertising landmark
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1. A method for advertising comprising the steps of:
- a. determining a route of travel comprised of at least two waypoints, being at least a starting waypoint and an ending waypoint;
b. associating one or more advertisements with a landmark located in close proximity to at least one waypoint on the route;
c. selecting at least one advertisement from among the associated advertisements;
d. communicating the route of travel together with the selected advertisements;
wherein the advertisements serve as indicators of sensory landmarks to a user traversing the route of travel.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a system and method for advertising by the display of routes of travel in which advertisements are employed as sensory landmarks positioned on or near the route of travel. Selection of the particular landmark advertisement to be displayed may be according to a variety of methods such as direction of approach, proximity to direction of travel, personal user profile or preferences, Internet “cookies,” referring site information, or other methods.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for advertising comprising the steps of:
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a. determining a route of travel comprised of at least two waypoints, being at least a starting waypoint and an ending waypoint;
b. associating one or more advertisements with a landmark located in close proximity to at least one waypoint on the route;
c. selecting at least one advertisement from among the associated advertisements;
d. communicating the route of travel together with the selected advertisements;
wherein the advertisements serve as indicators of sensory landmarks to a user traversing the route of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of soliciting advertising to be displayed as landmarks in travel directions comprising:
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a. identifying, for a geographic area, each potential waypoint that may be included in a set of travel directions;
b. for each identified waypoint, determining the geographic locations of landmarks in close proximity to the waypoint;
c. communicating an offer to include the landmark in a set of landmarks from which to select when composing travel directions to an offeree;
d. if the communicated offer is accepted by the offeree, then including information about the landmark in the set of landmarks.
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19. A method of soliciting advertising to be displayed as landmarks in travel directions wherein determining the geographic locations of landmarks in close proximity to the waypoint comprises searching one or more databases containing indications of the geographic locations of landmarks in close proximity to the waypoint.
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20. A system for advertising comprising:
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a. means for determining a route of travel comprised of at least two waypoints, being at least a starting waypoint and an ending waypoint;
b. means for associating one or more stored records representative of advertisements with a stored record representative of a landmark located in close proximity to at least one waypoint on the route;
c. means for selecting at least one advertisement record from among the associated advertisements;
d. means for communicating the route of travel together with the selected advertisements;
wherein the advertisements serve as indicators of sensory landmarks to a user traversing the route of travel.
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