MOBILE DISPLAY ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080294520A1
• Filed: 08/17/2007
• Published: 11/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James Power
• Original Assignee: James Power
• Inventors: Geissler, Martin R., Olds, Mark E., Power, James H.
• Application Number:
  US11/840,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20080294520A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.62
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 11/29 of a band other than endless

Abstract

An advertisement display apparatus is disclosed that includes a display screen for displaying advertising content, at least one radiation intensity sensor for measuring incident radiation, and a position adjustment device for adjusting a viewing angle of the display screen on the basis of the measured incident radiation to thereby minimize glare on the display screen.

Claims

1. An advertisement display apparatus comprising:

a display screen for displaying advertising content;

at least one radiation intensity sensor for measuring incident radiation; and

a position adjustment device for adjusting a viewing angle of the display screen on the basis of the measured incident radiation to thereby minimize glare on the display screen.

2. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement display apparatus is provided on a vehicle.

3. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the advertisement display apparatus is fixedly mounted to the vehicle.

4. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display screen is a cathode ray tube, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an electrostatic marking film, a preprinted film, or a mesh screen.

5. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a controller controls the advertising content that is displayed on the display screen.

6. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the advertising content is stored within the controller or is provided to the controller via a network.

7. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the advertising content that is displayed is displayed on the basis of a particular location and travel direction of the advertisement display apparatus.

8. The advertisement display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the location and travel direction are determined on the basis of GPS signals.

9. A watercraft comprising:

a display apparatus being mounted on the watercraft, the display apparatus having at least two display screens such that each display screen is viewable from an opposite sides of the watercraft; and

a travel direction detector for detecting a travel direction of the watercraft;

wherein different advertising content is displayed on each display screen on the basis of a travel direction of the watercraft.

10. The watercraft according to claim 9, wherein each display screen is viewable from locations that are at least perpendicular to the travel direction of the watercraft.

11. The watercraft according to claim 9, wherein the display apparatus is an electronic display apparatus configured to selectively display different advertising content on each display screen on the basis of travel direction.

12. The watercraft according to claim 11, wherein the display apparatus is configured to selectively display different advertising content on each display screen on the basis of one or more of incident radiation, watercraft position, and current date and time.

13. The watercraft according to claim 9, wherein the display apparatus is configured to selectively display different advertising content on each display screen on the basis of one or more of incident radiation, watercraft position, and current date and time.

14. The watercraft according to claim 9, further comprising a controller, the controller being configured to selectively control the content of each of the display screens of the display apparatus.

15. The watercraft according to claim 14, wherein the controller is operatively connected to a network, the controller being configured to receive content for display on one or more of the display screens through the network.

16. The watercraft according to claim 15, wherein the display apparatus further comprises:

an upper cross member being rigidly mounted to the watercraft; and

the display screens comprise roller screens being provided on each side of the watercraft, at least one of the roller screens on each side having different advertising content printed thereon than another roller screen from the same side,

wherein at least one of the roller screens from each side of the watercraft is extended towards the upper cross member in order to display the advertising content printed thereon.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein, based on a position of the watercraft, a direction of the watercraft, and/or a time of day, the roller mesh screens are automatically extended to display different advertising content.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the roller screens are mesh screens.

19. A method for displaying advertising content on a display apparatus mounted on a watercraft, the display apparatus having at least two display screens such that each display screen is viewable from opposite sides of the watercraft, the method comprising:

detecting a travel direction of the watercraft with a travel detection device;

receiving content for display on each of the display screens at a controller on the watercraft; and

displaying different content on each display screen on the basis of the travel direction of the watercraft.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising selectively displaying different advertising content on each display screen on the basis of one or more of incident radiation, watercraft position, current date and time, or on-demand content received through a network operatively connected to the controller.