System and method for short-range wireless retail advertising aimed at short-range wireless protocol-enabled personal devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing an advertisement for a store to prospective customer comprising the steps of:
- compiling an advertisement;
formatting the advertisement into a radio signal having a radio transmission protocol that is receivable by a personal device of a prospective customer, the personal device having a radio receiver enabled to receive the transmission protocol signal;
transmitting the radio signal from the store to a perimeter of a source of the radio signal with a signal strength sufficient to be received by a personal device that is removed from the source of the radio signal; and
in response to an offer contained in the advertisement, receiving a request from the personal device.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus is presented that provides advertising transmitted from a business to prospective customers that are proximate the business premises via a short-range wireless transmission protocol receivable by personal devices enabled with the short-range wireless transmission protocol. Preferably, the personal devices are already enabled with the short-range wireless transmission protocol. As well, the short-range wireless transmission protocol is preferably Bluetooth™. The advertising may be either only one-way from the business or may be interactive (two-way) between the business and a prospective customer. In the one-way transmission mode, the personal device only receives the advertisement. The advertisement is preferably automatically received and played on the personal device. In the interactive or two-way mode, the personal device not only receives the advertisement, the personal device is able to interact with or respond to the advertisement. In the interactive mode the personal device is thus operative to send information back to the business.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing an advertisement for a store to prospective customer comprising the steps of:
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compiling an advertisement; formatting the advertisement into a radio signal having a radio transmission protocol that is receivable by a personal device of a prospective customer, the personal device having a radio receiver enabled to receive the transmission protocol signal; transmitting the radio signal from the store to a perimeter of a source of the radio signal with a signal strength sufficient to be received by a personal device that is removed from the source of the radio signal; and in response to an offer contained in the advertisement, receiving a request from the personal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for providing an advertisement to a prospective customer comprising:
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a storage device operative to store an advertisement; a transmitter in communication with the storage device and operative to receive the advertisement from the storage device, the transmitter further operative to format the advertisement into a radio signal having a radio transmission protocol that is receivable by a personal device of a prospective customer having a radio receiver enabled to receive the transmission protocol signal; an antenna in communication with the transmitter and operative to transmit the radio signal with sufficient strength from the store to within a perimeter of the transmitter; and in response to an offer contained in the advertisement, receiving a request from the personal device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for store advertising comprising:
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a storage device operative to store a store advertisement; a transmitter located at the store and in communication with the storage device and operative to receive the advertisement from the storage device, the transmitter further operative to format the advertisement into a radio signal having a radio transmission protocol that is receivable by a personal device of a prospective customer having a radio receiver enabled to receive the transmission protocol signal; a receiver located at the store and operative to receive an incoming radio signal of the radio transmission protocol from the personal device of the prospective customer; an antenna located at the store and in communication with the transmitter and the receiver, the antenna operative to transmit the radio signal with sufficient strength from the store to within a perimeter of the transmitter and receive the incoming radio signal from the personal device; and in response to an offer contained in the advertisement, receiving a request from the personal device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for store advertising comprising:
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a storage device operative to store a store advertisement; a transmitter in communication with the storage device and operative to receive the advertisement from the storage device, the transmitter further operative to format the advertisement into a radio signal having a radio transmission protocol that is receivable by a personal device of a prospective customer having a radio receiver enabled to receive the transmission protocol signal; an antenna located at or about a position proximate to the store and in communication with the transmitter and the receiver, the antenna operative to transmit the radio signal with a signal strength sufficient to be received by a personal device that is greater than 50 meters removed from the antenna; and in response to an offer contained in the advertisement, receiving a request from the personal device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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