SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGETED, INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FOR ENTERTAINING, ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES

• US 20080172243A1
• Filed: 05/24/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael James Kelly
• Original Assignee: Michael James Kelly
• Inventors: Kelly, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US11/753,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20080172243A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

A system and method provides content to a plurality of kiosks located in establishments for playback at those establishments. The system includes a management server that controls the delivery of the content to the kiosks, and schedules the playback of the content. The kiosks have one or more display screens for playing back the content. The kiosks receive information from the patrons at the establishments and pass this information to the management server. Based on the information collected by the kiosks, targeted content is provided to the kiosks by the management server.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of kiosks, wherein each kiosk is disposed in a different location, and includes at least one video display;

a management server having a master scheduler and a content manager; and

a communications medium coupled to the plurality of kiosks and the management server, the communication medium configured to provide communication between the management server and the plurality of kiosks, wherein

the content manager is configured to receive content and to supply the received content to at least a selected one of the plurality of kiosks,

the master scheduler is configured to direct the selected one of the plurality of kiosks to play the content at selected time, and

the selected one of the plurality of kiosks is configured to play the content at about the selected time on the at least one video display.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a server farm coupled to the communications medium, wherein

the server farm is configured to store the content, and

the content manager of the management server is configured to access the content from the server farm and supply it to the kiosks.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the content includes one or more of:

an advertisement, a promotion, and a song.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the communications medium is a private network.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein each kiosk further includes:

a touch screen; and

a memory unit configured with a plurality of songs, wherein

each kiosk is configured to present a display on the touch screen that is controlled by a patron to cause a selected one of the plurality of songs to be played back on a sound system.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein

each kiosk further includes a money acceptor, and

each kiosk is configured to require a patron to enter money before allowing the selected one of the plurality of songs to be played back on the sound system.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein each kiosk further includes:

a touch screen; and

a memory unit configured with at least one contest, wherein

each kiosk is configured to present a display on the touch screen that is controlled by a patron to enter the at least one contest.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the display on the touch screen obtains information from the patron entering the at least one contest.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the kiosk is configured to send the information obtained from the patron to the management server.