Method and process for electronically posting bulletin board messages

• US 7,936,397 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2006
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anuncio Media, LLC
• Original Assignee: Anuncio Media, LLC
• Inventors: Tung, Alex, Kapoor, Ashish
• Primary Examiner(s): SMITH, CREIGHTON H
• Application Number:
  US11/307,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20070253350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,911 Days
• Field of Search: 707/10
• US Class Current: 348/383
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/78 characterised by source locations or destination locations

Abstract

A method of electronically broadcasting messages to a general or targeted audience. A message sender can post messages on electronic bulletin boards by accessing a website or calling a phone number. The user has control of the design and content of the message including font, background, pictures and sound; there is no need to contact another person or organization such as a radio or TV station to post the message; and the user can target a specific audience if so desired. Messages are posted on user-specified electronic bulletin boards for a certain time slot and can be applied to a variety of services such as highway advertising boards, Amber Alerts, and campus message boards, to name a few.

Claims

1. A method for a message-sender to electronically broadcast a clip on at least one billboard, comprising:

a message sender accessing an information display control system via World Wide Web or phones;

a database assigning unique ID'"'"'s to the at least one billboard, the unique ID'"'"'s assigned per a location of the at least one billboard;

the database identifying the at least one billboard by the unique ID'"'"'s to display the clip;

the message sender selecting at least one time slot for the at least one billboard to display the clip;

the database displaying the clip during the at least one time slot for the at least one billboard; and

the message sender choosing a form of payment for the at least one billboard to display the clip during the at least one time slot.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the message sender designing the clip.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the message sender choosing special effects for the clip.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the database creating a payment account for the message-sender.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the message sender relaying the clip to an audience.