Advertising-integrated car

• US 9,646,326 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shop In Ride, Co.
• Original Assignee: Gary Goralnick
• Inventors: Goralnick, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): CASS, JEAN PAUL
• Application Number:
  US14/208,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20150262239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• Field of Search: 701 23
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• 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 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle

Abstract

A vehicle with an integrated advertising system. The vehicle can include a computer, at least one receiver, and a driving control. At least one receiver may be configured to communicate wirelessly, for example with an antenna or satellite. The receiver may receive advertising or retail information pertaining to a good or service, also including housing, a menu, or entertainment opportunities. The advertising or retail information may be communicated to a user within the vehicle, and the user may indicate a desire to purchase the good or service. The user may instruct the computer to drive the vehicle to the location of the good or service autonomously or the user may instruct the computer to purchase the good or service, or both.

Claims

1. A vehicle, driving, and navigation system, comprising:

a computer integrally installed in said vehicle;

at least one wireless receiver; and

a driving control, said driving control configured to control the driving capabilities of the vehicle;

wherein the at least one wireless receiver is configured to receive retail information and transmit the retail information to the computer,

the computer is configured to communicate said retail information to a user within the vehicle through a user interface provided on a screen integrally installed in the vehicle,

the computer is configured to receive an input from the user through the user interface indicating a request to drive to a location,

said location identified as related to said retail information, and

the computer is configured to interface with the driving control such that the driving control can autonomously drive the vehicle to the location

wherein the computer is configured to receive an input indicating a desire to purchase

the subject of the retail information, and

the input indicating a desire to purchase the subject of the retail information is an input directing the computer to direct the driving control to drive the vehicle to the location of the subject of the retail information, and an input directing the computer to purchase the subject of the retail information;

wherein the computer is configured to receive a maximum payment amount, said maximum payment amount defining a maximum monetary amount, and

wherein the computer may reject an input indicating a desire to purchase the subject of the retail information if the cost of the subject of the retail information summed with the costs of prior subjects of the retail information purchased exceeds the maximum payment amount.

2. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1, further comprising at least one visual receiver, wherein the at least one visual receiver is configured to receive retail information and transmit the retail information to the computer.

3. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1 wherein the input from the user indicating a request to drive to a location further comprises:

a user indication to drive to the location; and

a user verification of the request to drive to the location.

4. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user indication to drive to the location and the user verification of the request to drive to the location further comprises a verification of the user'"'"'s identity.

5. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1, wherein the computer is configured to communicate with an external interface.

6. The vehicle driving, and navigation system of claim 5, wherein the external interface is a mobile computing device.

7. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wireless receiver is configured to receive geolocation information.

8. The vehicle, driving, and navigation system of claim 1, wherein the driving control is configured to accept a distance limitation, wherein said distance limitation defines a geographic area, and wherein the driving control causes the vehicle to remain inside the defined geographic area.