Method of Staging Product

• US 20080221991A1
• Filed: 07/25/2006
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James H. Johnson Jr
• Original Assignee: James H. Johnson Jr
• Inventors: Johnson, James H. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/996,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20080221991A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/1222 Sales kiosks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/22 Advertising or display means on roads, walls or similar surfaces, e.g. illuminated

Abstract

A method for staging product includes the steps of placing a storage structure at a site of a product retailer, providing storage use rights to a product vendor and marketing advertising space on the storage structure.

Claims

1. A method for staging product, comprising:

placing a storage structure at a site of a product retailer;

providing storage use lights to a product vendor; and

marketing advertising space on said storage structure.

2. The method of claim 1, further including charging a fee to said product vendor for use of storage space in said storage structure.

3. The method of claim 1, further including charging said product vendor a certain percentage of said product vendor'"'"'s amortized cost savings for use of storage space in said storage structure.

4. The method of claim 1, further including customizing an internal storage space in said storage structure to meet needs of said product vendor.

5. The method of claim 1, further including customizing an exterior of said storage structure to incorporate trade dress or building architecture of said product retailer.

6. The method of claim 1, further including providing climate control for an internal space in said storage structure.

7. The method of claim 1, further including rotating advertising provided on said storage structure.

8. The method of claim 1, further including illuminating advertising provided on said storage structure.

9. The method of claim 1, including providing short range radio advertising in a limited area around said storage structure.

10. The method of claim 1, further including constructing said storage structure from modular building materials.

11. The method of claim 10, including removing said storage structure after a predetermined period of time.

12. The method of claim 11, including reusing said storage structure at a different location.

13. The method of claim 1, including providing said storage structure with a projecting roof cap and down lighting advertising provided on a wall of said storage structure with a light source carried by said roof cap.

14. The method of claim 1, including providing said storage structure with interior lighting.

15. The method of claim 1, including providing back lighting for advertising on said storage structure.

16. The method of claim 1, including displaying a banner on said storage structure.

17. The method of claim 16, including using an electroluminescent material for said banner.

18. The method of claim 1, including customizing at least a portion of an internal space in said storage structure to meet needs of said product retailer.

19. A method for staging product, comprising:

placing a storage structure at a site of a product retailer; and

providing storage use rights to a product vendor for said product retailer.

20. A method for generating two revenue streams, comprising:

placing a storage structure at a site of a product retailer;

generating a first income stream in return for use of storage space provided in said storage structure; and

generating a second income stream in return for displaying advertising on said storage structure.