RADIO RECEIVER BASED GREETING CARD SYSTEM

• US 20110295691A1
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marcus Krieter
• Original Assignee: Marcus Krieter
• Inventors: Krieter, Marcus
• Application Number:
  US12/789,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295691A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 1/04 Folded cards
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 27/00 Combined visual and audible advertising or displaying, e.g. for public address

Abstract

A method and system for providing location-based advertising and location-based greeting through a radio receiver based greeting is disclosed. The system for providing location-based advertising comprises a greeting card having at least one surface, a radio receiver coupled to the surface, an information module coupled to the radio receiver, and a power source coupled to at least one of the radio receiver and the information module.

Claims

1. A system of providing location-based advertising, comprising:

a greeting card having at least one surface;

a radio receiver coupled to the surface;

an information module coupled to the radio receiver; and

a power source coupled to at least one of the radio receiver and the information module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the radio receiver is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a flexible display screen coupled to the surface.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the flexible display screen is configured to display a promotional message.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a speaker.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the speaker is configured to emit an audible promotional message.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the power source is a photovoltaic cell.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery.

9. A method for providing location-based advertising, comprising the steps of:

transmitting to a Global Positioning System (GPS), via a radio receiver on a greeting card, a first location coordinate and an identifier;

determining, at the GPS, a second location coordinate based on the identifier;

computing, at the GPS, a route between the first location coordinate and the second location coordinate;

transmitting to the radio receiver, from the GPS, the route; and

displaying the route on a display on the greeting card.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of continually receiving an updated route from the GPS.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of displaying a message when the radio receiver is in the vicinity of the second location coordinate.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the message is a promotional message.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the message is a greeting.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of playing an audible message when the radio receiver is in the vicinity of the second location coordinate.

15. A system for providing location-based greeting, comprising:

a greeting card having a flexible display screen;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver coupled to the greeting card, the GPS receiver communicatively coupled to a GPS;

a power source coupled to the GPS receiver; and

a speaker configured to the greeting card, the speaker configured to emit an audible message.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the flexible display screen is configured to display location information of the greeting card.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the flexible display screen is configured to display a video message.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the video message is based on a signal received from the GPS.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the audible message is a promotional message.

20. The system of claim 15, further including an electronic calendar, the electronic calendar configured to trigger the greeting card to emit the audible message or a video message upon a pre-determined date or time.