Method and system for generating and administering vehicle license plates

• US 6,866,191 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2002
• Issued: 03/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James D. Messina
• Original Assignee: James D. Messina
• Inventors: Messina, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Ahshik
• Application Number:
  US10/314,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20030132295A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/384, 235/376, 235/486, 40200-210, 340/933, 705/1, 705/13, 705/28
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/00 Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/10 Registration, licensing, or like devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/04 by land vehicles

Abstract

A method and system for generating and administering vehicle license plates is disclosed. A third party entity provides a database of advertising indicia adapted to be placed on a vehicle license plate. The database is made available to vehicle owners. A vehicle owner selects an advertising indicia to be placed on a license plate. The third party entity provides registration indicia to be placed on the license plate. The third party entity provides inputted vehicle owner information, the selected advertising indicia and registration indicia to the government. The government issues a license plate to the vehicle owner, wherein the issued license plate includes the selected advertising indicia and the registration indicia.

Claims

1. A vehicle license plate system administered by a licensing authority in conjunction with a third party entity, the system comprising the steps of:

the third party entity providing a database of advertising indicia adapted to be placed on a vehicle license plate, the database being made available to vehicle owners;

the vehicle owner selecting an advertising indicia to be placed on a license plate;

the third party entity providing registration indicia to be placed on the license plate;

the third party entity providing vehicle owner information, the advertising indicia and registration indicia to the licensing authority;

the licensing authority authorizing the issuance of a license plate to the vehicle owner having the advertising indicia and registration indicia, the license plate adapted to be affixed to the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the step of authorizing the issuance of a license plate vehicle license plate comprises authorizing the issuance of a license plate having a generally planar support member adapted to be affixed to a vehicle, a vehicle registration indicia positioned on the support member;

and an advertising indicia positioned on the support member.

3. A method of generating and administering the issuance of vehicle license plates, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a system server, the system server being in operable communication with a third party system server, the third party system server having a database stored thereon, the third party database comprising a plurality of advertising indicia adapted to be placed on a vehicle license and a plurality of registration indicia;

providing a web interface, wherein the web interface is operably connected to the system server and the plurality of advertising indicia are viewable through the web interface, the web interface being adapted to for receiving input commands;

displaying a prompt on the web interface prompting an input transmission of vehicle owner information;

receiving an input transmission from the web interface of vehicle owner information;

displaying a prompt on the web interface prompting an input transmission corresponding to one of the plurality of advertising indicia;

receiving an input transmission from the web interface of a selected one of the plurality of advertising indicia;

receiving an input transmission from the third party server of registration indicia;

associating the input transmission of the selected one of the plurality of advertising indicia, the input transmission of the vehicle owner information and the input transmission of the registration indicia; and

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transmitting the associated selected advertising indicia, vehicle owner information and registration indicia to the third party system server.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a license plate having the advertising indicia and registration indicia; and

issuing the licenses plate having the advertising indicia and registration indicia to the vehicle owner.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the system server further comprises at least one secured hosted web page, the method further comprising the step of verifying the vehicle owner information with a governmental license databases.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of receiving the input transmission of payment information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of processing the payment information.

8. A computer program for generating and administering the issuance of vehicle license plates, the computer program comprising:

a first code segment for accessing a third party system server having a first database and a second database stored thereon, wherein the first database comprises a plurality of advertising indicia adapted to be placed on a vehicle license, and the second database comprises a plurality of registration indicia;

a second code segment for receiving an input transmission from the first database of the plurality of advertising indicia;

a third code segment for receiving an input transmission of vehicle owner information;

a fourth code segment for receiving an input transmission corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of advertising indicia;

a fifth code segment for receiving an input transmission from the second database of the registration indicia;

a sixth code segment for associating the input transmission of the registration indicia with the input transmission of vehicle owner information and the input transmission of the selected advertising indicia;

a seventh code segment for transmitting the associated data to the third party system server.

9. The computer program of claim 8, further comprising a code segment for receiving the input transmission of payment information.

10. The computer program of claim 9, further comprising a code segment for processing the payment information.