Methods for advertising in airport and/or seaport security areas
First Claim
1. A method for advertising in a security area located in, or outside of, an airport or seaport wherein a percentage of gross or net revenue generated by, or otherwise resulting from, advertising sales fees that are collected by a security container distributor from an advertiser as a result of a sale of one or more advertisements is shared by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport, comprising:
- (a) providing by the security container distributor to the airport or seaport free of charge, or with no substantial investment, one or more security containers, wherein the security containers can contain one or more personal items of a traveler that enters into the security area, wherein the security containers are security bins, security bags or a combination of security bins and security bags, and wherein the security containers have one or more surfaces to which one or more advertisements may be affixed;
(b) collecting by the security container distributor from the advertiser of one or more advertisement sales fees in exchange for one or more opportunities by the advertiser to have one or more advertisements affixed to one or more of the surfaces of the security containers;
(c) affixing the advertisements to the surfaces of the security containers at one or more locations, and in a manner that the advertisements are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area;
(d) placing the security containers in the security area in a manner that the security containers are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; and
(e) sharing by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport of a percentage of all gross or net revenue generated by, or resulting from, the advertisement sales fees.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for advertising in airport and/or seaport security areas, wherein advertising revenue that is generated by advertising fees that are collected by a security container distributor from an advertiser as a result of a sale of one or more advertisements is shared by the security container distributor with an airport and/or seaport in a revenue sharing arrangement. This method is extremely beneficial financially to the airport and/or seaport, which generally has no financial obligations(s) in connection with either the security container distributor or an advertiser, and yet receives from the security container distributor both: (a) one or more airport security containers that may be used by the airport and/or seaport in an airport and/or seaport security area free of charge; and (b) in a revenue sharing program between the security container distributor and the airport and/or seaport, revenue resulting from the sales of the one or more advertisements.
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1. A method for advertising in a security area located in, or outside of, an airport or seaport wherein a percentage of gross or net revenue generated by, or otherwise resulting from, advertising sales fees that are collected by a security container distributor from an advertiser as a result of a sale of one or more advertisements is shared by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport, comprising:
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(a) providing by the security container distributor to the airport or seaport free of charge, or with no substantial investment, one or more security containers, wherein the security containers can contain one or more personal items of a traveler that enters into the security area, wherein the security containers are security bins, security bags or a combination of security bins and security bags, and wherein the security containers have one or more surfaces to which one or more advertisements may be affixed; (b) collecting by the security container distributor from the advertiser of one or more advertisement sales fees in exchange for one or more opportunities by the advertiser to have one or more advertisements affixed to one or more of the surfaces of the security containers; (c) affixing the advertisements to the surfaces of the security containers at one or more locations, and in a manner that the advertisements are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; (d) placing the security containers in the security area in a manner that the security containers are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; and (e) sharing by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport of a percentage of all gross or net revenue generated by, or resulting from, the advertisement sales fees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for advertising in a security area located in, or outside of, an airport or seaport wherein a percentage of gross or net revenue generated by, or otherwise resulting from, advertising sales fees that are collected by a security container distributor from an advertiser as a result of a sale of one or more advertisements is shared by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport, comprising:
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(a) providing by the security container distributor to the airport or seaport free of charge one or more security bins, security bags, or a combination thereof, wherein the security bins or security bags can contain one or more personal items of a traveler that enters into the security area, and wherein the security bins or security bags have one or more surfaces to which one or more advertisements may be affixed; (b) collecting by the security container distributor from the advertiser of one or more advertisement sales fees in exchange for one or more opportunities by the advertiser to have one or more advertisements affixed to one or more of the surfaces of the security bins or security bags; (c) affixing the advertisements to the surfaces of the security bins or security bags at one or more locations, and in a manner that the advertisements are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; (d) placing the security bins or security bags, or both, in the security area in a manner that the security bins or security bags, or both, are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; and (e) sharing by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport of a percentage of all gross or net revenue generated by, or resulting from, the advertisement sales fees, wherein the percentage ranges from about 20% to about 100%.
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61. A method for advertising in a security area located in, or outside of, an airport or seaport wherein a percentage of gross or net revenue generated by, or otherwise resulting from, advertising sales fees that are collected by a security container distributor from an advertiser as a result of a sale of one or more advertisements is shared by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport, comprising:
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(a) providing by the security container distributor to the airport or seaport free of charge, or with no substantial investment, one or more security bins, security bags, or a combination thereof, wherein the security bins or security bags can contain one or more personal items of a traveler that enters into the security area, and wherein the security bins or security bags have one or more surfaces to which one or more advertisements may be affixed; (b) collecting by the security container distributor from the advertiser of one or more advertisement sales fees in exchange for one or more opportunities by the advertiser to have one or more advertisements affixed to one or more of the surfaces of the security bins or security bags; (c) affixing the advertisements to the surfaces of the security bins or security bags at one or more locations, and in a manner that the advertisements are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; (d) placing the security bins or security bags, or both, in the security area of the airport or seaport in a manner that the security bins or security bags, or both, are visible to the public or personnel of the airport or seaport when located in the security area; (e) sharing by the security container distributor with the airport or seaport of a percentage of all gross or net revenue generated by, or resulting from, the advertisement sales fees, wherein the percentage ranges from about 10 to about 100%; and (f) providing by the security container distributor of full operational and maintenance support in connection with the advertisements, security bins and security bags 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year over a period of time agreed upon between the security container distributor and the airport or seaport.
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