PARKING LOCATOR SYSTEM INCLUDING PROMOTION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A promotion distribution system that distributes promotional materials based on a location of a parking space at which a user has parked a vehicle comprising:
- one or more parking locators associated with one or more parking spaces in a vicinity, the one or more parking locators configured to generate parking information comprising information indicating the presence or absence of a vehicle within at least one of the one or more parking spaces in the vicinity;
a repository server configured to receive one or more promotional materials from one or more merchants and store the one or more promotional materials, the one or more promotional materials stored associated with one or more merchant locations and one or more target areas; and
a parking kiosk configured to;
receive the parking information generated by the one or more parking locators in the vicinity;
retrieve from the repository server at least one of the one or more promotional materials having an associated target area that overlaps the vicinity; and
distribute the at least one retrieved promotional material to a user parked at the one or more parking spaces.
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Abstract
A promotion distribution system that distributes promotions based on where a user has parked provides the benefit of allowing providers or merchants to target promotions to particular areas where users park. The target areas may be remote from a merchant'"'"'s location. In addition, since there are a vast number of vehicle drivers and passengers that park, the system provides a large audience for merchant promotions. The system may comprise one or more parking locators that detect the presence of a vehicle within a vicinity. A repository server and parking kiosk may retrieve promotions for presentation to a user based on where the user has parked and the area in which a promotion is targeted.
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20 Claims
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1. A promotion distribution system that distributes promotional materials based on a location of a parking space at which a user has parked a vehicle comprising:
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one or more parking locators associated with one or more parking spaces in a vicinity, the one or more parking locators configured to generate parking information comprising information indicating the presence or absence of a vehicle within at least one of the one or more parking spaces in the vicinity; a repository server configured to receive one or more promotional materials from one or more merchants and store the one or more promotional materials, the one or more promotional materials stored associated with one or more merchant locations and one or more target areas; and a parking kiosk configured to; receive the parking information generated by the one or more parking locators in the vicinity; retrieve from the repository server at least one of the one or more promotional materials having an associated target area that overlaps the vicinity; and distribute the at least one retrieved promotional material to a user parked at the one or more parking spaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A parking kiosk configured to distribute promotional materials adjacent one or more parking spaces comprising:
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one or more communication devices configured to; receive parking information indicating the presence of a parked vehicle within one of a plurality of vicinities, each of the plurality of vicinities having a defined area; request from a repository server one or more promotional materials having a target area that overlaps the vicinity where the parked vehicle is present; and receive from the repository server the one or more promotional materials along with one or more merchant locations that are stored in association with the one or more promotional materials by the repository server; a presentation device configured to present to a user the one or more received promotional materials including the one or more merchant locations associated thereto, the presentation device selected from the group consisting of a screen, electronic display, printer, and media dispenser; a payment acceptor configured to receive payment for parking within the vicinity from the user; and an enclosure configured to secure the one or more transceivers, the presentation device, and the payment acceptor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing promotional materials based on a vicinity in which a user parks a vehicle comprising:
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receiving one or more promotional materials from one or more merchants, the one or more promotional materials including at least one merchant location and at least one target area; storing the one or more promotional materials on one or more storage devices accessible via a repository server; detecting the presence of a parked vehicle in one of a plurality of vicinities; retrieving a promotional material from the one or more storage devices having a target area that overlaps the vicinity in which the parked vehicle'"'"'s presence has been detected; and presenting a promotion and a merchant location of the retrieved promotional material to a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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