System and Method for Vehicle Advertising Network
First Claim
1. A system for advertising comprising:
- at least one ad module, each ad module conveying a respective advertisement and configured to be removeably affixed to a vehicle;
a tracking assembly for tracking and recording travel of each ad module; and
a data processing subsystem coupled to the tracking assembly and, for a given ad module, using the recorded travel of the ad module to determine an advertising display value, the data processing subsystem enabling payment to an operator of a vehicle to which the given ad module was removeably affixed, the payment being based on the determined advertising display value.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an advertising and marketing network where vehicles (especially traveling ones) are the advertising and marketing medium. Advertisers pay for a package where a certain number of vehicles display advertisement approved by the advertiser for a certain number of advertising impressions based upon average traffic on monitored roadways at specific times. The advertising is removeably affixed to vehicles. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by network personnel/vehicle operator at a designated toll booth/private or public facility adjacent to the monitored road area. The advertising is coupled to a tracking transponder that is read at different road points to generate specific credits for the advertiser and vehicle operator. Participating vehicle operators receive credit that may be used to either offset toll costs or to generate cash/credit at other participating businesses, municipalities, and the like. Municipalities and private institutions enabling the invention network may also reap a portion of the profits.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for advertising comprising:
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at least one ad module, each ad module conveying a respective advertisement and configured to be removeably affixed to a vehicle; a tracking assembly for tracking and recording travel of each ad module; and a data processing subsystem coupled to the tracking assembly and, for a given ad module, using the recorded travel of the ad module to determine an advertising display value, the data processing subsystem enabling payment to an operator of a vehicle to which the given ad module was removeably affixed, the payment being based on the determined advertising display value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for advertising comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one ad module, each ad module conveying a respective advertisement and configured to be removeably affixed to a vehicle; tracking and recording travel of each ad module; and using the recorded travel of an ad module, determining an advertising display value, and enabling payment to an operator of a vehicle to which the ad module was removeably affixed during travel, the payment being based on the determined advertising display value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for a vehicle advertising network comprising:
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an agency to serve as a distributor between advertisers and participating vehicles; a service center enabling affixing and/or removing an advertising module placed on a participating vehicle; a system of signal senders and receivers on one or more roadways to detect participating vehicles and respective advertising modules removeably affixed to participating vehicles; and a digital processor configured to calculate compensation to operators of participating vehicles based on respective advertising modules removeably affixed to a participating vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for advertising comprising:
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ad module means for providing advertisements in a form removeably affixable to vehicles; a tracking means for tracking and recording travel of each advertisement per vehicle to which the advertisement is removeably affixed; and data processing means responsive to the tracking means, and for a given advertisement, the data processing means using the recorded travel of the advertisement to determine an advertising display value, the data processing means enabling payment to an operator of a vehicle to which the given advertisement was removeably affixed during travel, the payment being based on the determined advertising display value.
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