System and Method For Distributing Advertising Information

• US 20080018495A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dunning, Katherine A., Paolini, Michael A., Ullmann, Cristi N.
• Application Number:
  US11/459,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20080018495A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/988
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages

Abstract

A method, system, and computer-usable medium for distributing advertising information. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an advertising server determining a type of vehicle, responsive to determining the type of vehicle, receiving information for display, and displaying the information. The information for display may be sent based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the type of vehicle, location of vehicle, proximity to other vehicles, weather of the current location, date, and/or time.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information utilizing a display mounted on a vehicle, said method comprising:

determining a type of vehicle;

responsive to determining said type of vehicle, receiving information for display; and

displaying said information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a location where said vehicle is parked.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a date and/or time at a location where said vehicle is parked.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a distance between a predetermined location and a location where said vehicle is parked.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information forms part of a collective display.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information provides additional details to an existing display on said other vehicles.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to said processor;

a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;

determining a type of vehicle;

responsive to determining said type of vehicle, receiving information for display; and

displaying said information.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a location where said vehicle is parked.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a date and/or time at a location where said vehicle is parked.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a distance between a predetermined location and a location where said vehicle is parked.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information forms part of a collective display.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein said instructions are further configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information provides additional details to an existing display on said other vehicles.

13. A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer-executable instructions configured for:

determining a type of vehicle;

responsive to determining said type of vehicle, receiving information for display; and

displaying said information.

14. The computer-usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a location where said vehicle is parked.

15. The computer-usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a date and/or time at a location where said vehicle is parked.

16. The computer-usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to determining a distance between a predetermined location and a location where said vehicle is parked.

17. The computer-usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information forms part of a collective display.

18. The computer-usable medium according to claim 13, wherein said embodied computer program code further comprises computer-executable instructions configured for:

receiving said information for display responsive to other vehicles located near said at least one vehicle, wherein said received information provides additional details to an existing display on said other vehicles.