Mobile location and time sensitive messaging platform

• US 9,111,293 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2013
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Manish Dinkarrao Kulkarni, Piyush Gupta
• Original Assignee: Manish Dinkarrao Kulkarni, Piyush Gupta
• Inventors: Gupta, Piyush, Kulkarni, Manish Dinkarrao
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US13/845,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20140111355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 884 Days
• Field of Search: 340/901, 340/988, 340/425.5, 340/463, 340/990, 705/14.4, 705/14.68, 405/91
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

We hereby report a location specific mobile messaging system. These messages could be displayed (by way of example but not by limitation) in a location viewable by a variety of people. The contents of these messages could be programmed to display messages specific to a location.

Claims

1. A message display-system to broadcast location sensitive information comprising of

a flat screen display mounted on the back bumper of a vehicle;

wherein the display system is weather resistant to withstand adverse weather conditions;

the locations are determined using a satellite based positioning system;

the system further comprises of a solar panel to provide power to the screen;

the displayed information is also sensitive to time;

the screen gets turned off if the vehicle speed is more than a threshold speed;

the screen further gets turned on if the vehicle speed is less than another threshold speed;

wherein the system will not display any information if it'"'"'s not allowed by the law in that region;

and starts information display as soon as the vehicle enters a region where it'"'"'s allowed by the law.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the screen gets turned on if the vehicle is fully stopped.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the display is anchored securely to the vehicle for minimizing the risk of theft.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the message comprises of voice.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the message comprises of text.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the message comprises of pictures.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the message comprises of animations.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the messages are displayed on the front of the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the display system is a thin paper-like object.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the paper-like object has sticking properties.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the locations are determined by accessing cell phone networks.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein different advertisements are scheduled for different times by an advertiser.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the existing advertisements are edited to time the advertisements to be displayed on vehicles.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein an advertiser funds an advertising account and sets a budget for a time duration.

15. A method for displaying location and time sensitive information for the consumption of public, comprising:

determining the locations using a combination of radio tower based system and a satellite based positioning system; and

mounting a weather resistant screen display on the back bumper of a vehicle;

turning the screen off if the vehicle speed is more than a threshold speed;

turning the screen on if the vehicle speed is less than another threshold speed;

displaying information sensitive to time;

wherein the device not displaying any information if it'"'"'s not allowed by the law in that region;

and the device displaying information as soon as the vehicle enters a region where it'"'"'s allowed by the law.

16. The method of claim 15 further securely anchoring the display to the vehicle for minimizing the risk of theft.

17. The method of claim 15 further making the display robust to sustain variable weather conditions.

18. A location specific mobile messaging system comprising of

messages displayed in a location viewable by a variety of people;

the contents of these messages are programmed to display the messages specific to a location;

these messages are displayed on a flat panel display;

the flat panel display is robust to sustain variable weather conditions;

the display accesses a wireless network to obtain the location information;

the system further comprises of a database matching various locations and the corresponding messages;

the display is mounted on a car for public viewing;

the power is provided to the display screen using a solar panel;

wherein the system will not display any information if it'"'"'s not allowed by the law in the region; and

the system will start information display as soon as the car enters a region where it'"'"'s allowed by the law.

19. The system of claim 18, where the system comprises of location-indicating features in the event the display is stolen.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the displayed information is at least one of traffic, disaster, educational, public safety, business, commercial and advertisement information.