Limited brand GPS mobile device, method and system

• US 20090182628A1
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Chechelniker
• Original Assignee: Michael Chechelniker
• Inventors: Chechelniker, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/555,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182628A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

Abstract

Invention is subsidized Limited brand GPS mobile device, method and system that allows consumers to obtain the GPS device at subsidized low cost or even free, wherein consumers pay for individual destinations on-demand, package of on-demand destinations, or use free destinations featured on the device of sponsoring companies brands and other free non-profit destinations featured on the devices. Free non-profit destinations include Police, Parks, Hospitals, Airports, and other such destinations given to consumers free. Free destinations of Sponsoring Companies include destinations of franchises, gas stations, retail and other brand name companies who subsidize the device cost by being the only destinations feature in specific point of interest categories. Exclusive featuring of certain categories is possible for sponsoring companies. Sponsoring companies by subsidizing the initial device cost, distribution and support loose money in the beginning but gain brand recognition from the consumers. Sponsoring Companies also regain the loss by providing services to device owners available for purchase. Since device is capable to display and incorporate information goods for the use on the device by consumers, content such as images, video, music, ebooks, audio books, games, stock quotes, email, web and advertisement content.

Claims

1. Limited brand GPS mobile device comprising:

unlocked destinations including free-paid-for destinations provided by sponsoring companies, free non-profit destinations, free home destination;

locked address destinations and locked point of interest destinations;

pre-paid destination package, paid-for single destinations, ad-supported destinations, location supported continuous destinations.

2. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein sponsoring companies comprise franchise restaurant companies, gas station brands, retailers and other brands with local representation.

3. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein sponsoring companies are brand name companies in partnership of subsidizing the cost of the device.

4. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein destinations are selected by user.

5. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein destinations are selected via user interface system of the device.

6. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein destinations are geographical locations programmed into device.

7. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein free-paid-for destinations provided by sponsoring companies are destinations of specific locations of such companies that are revealed on the device.

8. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein free-paid-for destinations provided by sponsoring companies comprise brand name logo of the participating companies.

9. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein free non-profit destinations of other interest include Police, Parks, Hospitals, Airports and other unlocked destinations featured on the device free that are revealed.

10. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein free home destination is a destination and stand alone category that is given to consumers free.

11. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein locked destinations comprise all geographical locations corresponding to destinations that are hidden by the software from being displayed.

12. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein locked destinations are physically present on the device.

13. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein locked destinations comprise initially destinations other then destinations then free-paid-for, free non-profit and free home destinations.

14. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein locked destinations are destinations hidden from display by the software.

15. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein locked destinations are destinations unlocked when purchased.

16. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein pre-paid destinations are unlocked destinations purchased by consumers in packages such as New York state package, or other groups of various destination types.

17. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein paid-for single destinations are unlocked destinations that have been purchased.

18. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein location supported continuous destinations are destinations that are revealed when presented GPS device enters a location of sponsoring company.

19. Limited brand GPS mobile device of claim 1, wherein ad-supported destinations are destinations that are revealed when advertisement is seen.

27. Method of the claim 26, wherein destinations comprise free-paid-for destinations of claim 1.

45. System of claim 40, wherein information goods include paid-for single GPS destinations of claim 1.

20. Method of distribution and subsidization of cost of the Limited brand GPS device by the sponsoring companies and primary sponsoring company, wherein only the sponsoring companies get their brand destinations featured on the device within certain categories.

21. Method of the claim 20, wherein certain categories comprise restaurants, gas stations, retail shopping, hotels, coffee shops.

22. Method of the claim 20, wherein certain categories comprise other categories featured on GPS device.

23. Method of the claim 20, wherein certain categories comprise sub categories of point of interest often featured on GPS devices.

24. Method of the claim 20, wherein more than one sponsoring company is featured in a certain category.

25. Method of the claim 20, wherein a sponsoring company is exclusively featured in a certain category.

26. Method of the claim 20, wherein subsidization of cost is collective effort of sponsoring companies to invest in brand name recognition of company'"'"'s locations featured on Limited brand GPS device in form of destinations.

28. Method of the claim 20, wherein distribution is achieved by primary sponsoring company.

29. Method of the claim 20, wherein primary sponsoring company is Franchise Company.

30. Method of the claim 20, wherein primary sponsoring company comprises distributing the device by marketing campaign.

31. Method of the claim 20, wherein primary sponsoring company is featured as an enclosure of the device.

32. Method of the claim 31, wherein enclosure is an enclosure that resembles primary sponsoring company'"'"'s logo.

33. Method of the claim 31, wherein enclosure is an enclosure that resembles primary sponsoring company'"'"'s recognizable public image.

34. Method of the claim 31, wherein enclosure is resemblance of letter M that has display in the middle.

35. Method of the claim 31, wherein enclosure is fit with inside components that are placed to fill the volume to protect the enclosure from being removed.

36. Method of the claim 20, wherein brand destinations comprise sponsoring companies logos.

37. Method of the claim 20, wherein subsidizations is achieved by a collective effort of sponsoring companies.

38. Method of the claim 20, wherein primary company comprises exclusively featured category on the device main screen.

39. Method of the claim 20, wherein primary company comprises highest level of hierarchical display category on the device.

40. System of service distribution and capabilities of the Limited brand GPS mobile device to incorporate such services into information goods that are obtained from service providing companies via wireless or wired connection supported by the device at any location capable of such connection;

system that is secured by identification feature that is unique to each individual device.

41. System of claim 40, wherein information good includes images, video, music, ebooks, audio books, games, stock quotes, email, and web content.

42. System of claim 40, wherein information goods include advertisement content.

43. A System of claim 42, wherein advertisement content is linked to the current GPS location of the device.

44. System of claim 40, wherein information goods include shopping catalog.

46. System of claim 40, wherein system further comprises ability to integrate other services and content via creation of single software platform.

47. System of claim 40, wherein information good that is obtained from service providing companies comprises purchasing content from such service providers and downloading content to the device.

48. System of claim 40, wherein wireless or wired connection supported by the device is internet connection.

49. System of claim 40, wherein wireless connection supported by the device is Wi-Fi connection.

50. System of claim 40, wherein wireless connection supported by the device is any wireless connection platform or standard.

51. System of claim 40, wherein system further comprises device to device communication system.

52. System of claim 51, wherein device to device communication system comprises connection via internet.

53. System of claim 51, wherein device to device communication system comprises direct connection to another device.

54. System of claim 51, wherein device to device communication system includes voice, video, and text communications.

55. System of claim 51, wherein device to device communication system includes exchange of data.

56. System of claim 40, wherein identification feature comprises unique hardware feature to each individual device that is recognized via wireless connection to the device and identifies each individual device as unique to the other.

57. System of claim 40, wherein identification feature comprises individual account system.

58. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises a user account created with service providing companies.

59. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises a user account created with sponsoring companies.

60. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises a user account created with primary sponsoring company.

61. System of claim 57, wherein identification feature is directly linked to individual account system.

62. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises loading of monetary funds into a user account.

63. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises loading of monetary funds into a user account with primary company.

64. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises making monetary transactions with service providing companies.

65. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises making monetary transactions with sponsoring companies.

66. System of claim 57, wherein individual account system comprises making monetary transactions with primary sponsoring company.