System and method for on-vehicle merchandising

• US 9,754,293 B1
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shopsentric Incorporated
• Original Assignee: LotMonkey, LLC
• Inventors: Wingle, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Alan S
• Application Number:
  US14/087,152
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 705 711- 742, 705 141- 1473
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0276 Advertisement creation

Abstract

A system and method for on-vehicle merchandising is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention combine vehicle specific information and standard detailed information about a vehicle and render multiple decals on a printed sheet for the vehicle, which forms an on-vehicle merchandising kit. The decals include pertinent information, such as price, and vehicle options. Mobile linked data, such as quick response codes, URLs, and text keywords are also included in the kit.

Claims

1. A method for producing an on-vehicle merchandising kit for a vehicle, comprising:

retrieving, by at least one computing device, standard detailed information for the vehicle;

retrieving, by the at least one computing device, vehicle-specific information;

retrieving, by the at least one computing device, mobile link information;

generating, by the at least one computing device, an alphanumeric tag;

generating, by the at least one computing device, a set of consumer content display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag, the consumer content display attributes comprising;

a path of a uniform resource locator (URL), a quick response (QR) code pointing to the URL, a text keyword, wherein the path and the text keyword is equivalent to the alphanumeric tag;

rendering a consumer content display kit which includes at least a portion of the standard detailed information, at least a portion of the vehicle-specific information, the mobile link information, and at least one of the consumer content display attributes;

detecting, at the at least one computing device, one or more of the group;

an entry of the URL path to a browser, a scan of the QR code, or a receipt of the text keyword at a predetermined address, from a mobile device;

in response to the detecting, transmitting by the at least one computing device, a set of electronic information display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag to the mobile device, the set of electronic information display attributes comprising contact widgets displayable on the mobile device, the contact widgets comprising at least one of a call widget, a text widget, an email widget, or a share widget,

wherein the call widget configures the mobile device to dial a predetermined telephone number in response to selection by a user,

wherein the text widget configures the mobile device to open a text message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user,

wherein the email widget configures the mobile device to open an e-mail message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user, and

wherein the share widget configures the mobile device to share the information, associated with the alphanumeric tag, via an email or a social networking website in response to selection by the user; and

recording data query statistics for the alphanumeric tag, wherein the recorded data query statistics include at least one of;

a total number of scans of the QR code, a total number of clicks on the URL, a total number of texts of the text keyword to a particular telephone number, a number of user-unique scans of the QR code, a number of user-unique clicks on the URL, or a number of user-unique texts of the text keyword to the particular telephone number.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the rendering of the consumer content display kit comprises rendering a detailed vehicle description decal, a mobile linked display decal, a pricing graphic decal, and a windshield topper decal.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

rendering a placement guide indicating a preferred placement, on a vehicle windshield, of the detailed vehicle description decal, the mobile linked display decal, the pricing graphic decal, and the windshield topper decal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are sequential alphanumeric identifiers.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are random alphanumeric identifiers.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating, by the at least one computing device, the set of electronic information display attributes comprises associating, by the at least one computing device, an original banner with the alphanumeric tag.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating, by the at least one computing device, a temporary banner for display in replacement of the original banner during a user-specified time period.

8. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory medium, the memory medium comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the system to;

retrieve standard detailed information for the vehicle;

retrieve vehicle-specific information;

retrieve mobile link information;

generate an alphanumeric tag;

generate a set of consumer content display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag, the consumer content display attributes comprising;

a path of a uniform resource locator (URL), a quick response (QR) code pointing to the URL, a text keyword, wherein the path and the text keyword is equivalent to the alphanumeric tag;

render a consumer content display kit which includes at least a portion of the standard detailed information, at least a portion of the vehicle-specific information, the mobile link information, and at least one of the consumer content display attributes;

detect one or more of the group;

an entry of the URL path to a browser, a scan of the QR code, or a receipt of the text keyword at a predetermined address, from a mobile device;

in response to the detecting, transmit a set of electronic information display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag to the mobile device, the set of electronic information display attributes comprising contact widgets displayable on the mobile device, the contact widgets comprising at least one of a call widget, a text widget, an email widget, or a share widget,

wherein the call widget configures the mobile device to dial a predetermined telephone number in response to selection by a user,

wherein the text widget configures the mobile device to open a text message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user,

wherein the email widget configures the mobile device to open an e-mail message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user, and

wherein the share widget configures the mobile device to share the information, associated with the alphanumeric tag, via an email or a social networking website in response to selection by the user; and

record data query statistics for the alphanumeric tag, wherein the recorded data query statistics include at least one of;

a total number of scans of the QR code, a total number of clicks on the URL, a total number of texts of the text keyword to a particular telephone number, a number of user-unique scans of the QR code, a number of user-unique clicks on the URL, or a number of user-unique texts of the text keyword to the particular telephone number.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the instructions to render the consumer content display kit comprises instructions to render a detailed vehicle description decal, a mobile linked display decal, a pricing graphic decal, and a windshield topper decal.

10. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to:

render a placement guide indicating a preferred placement, on a vehicle windshield, of the detailed vehicle description decal, the mobile linked display decal, the pricing graphic decal, and the windshield topper decal.

11. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to:

generate, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are sequential alphanumeric identifiers.

12. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to:

generate, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are random alphanumeric identifiers.

13. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to associate, by the at least one computing device, an original banner with the alphanumeric tag.

14. The system of claim 13, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to generate, by the at least one computing device, a temporary banner for display in replacement of the original banner during a user-specified time period.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:

retrieve standard detailed information for the vehicle;

retrieve vehicle-specific information;

retrieve mobile link information;

generate an alphanumeric tag;

generate a set of consumer content display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag, the consumer content display attributes comprising;

a path of a uniform resource locator (URL), a quick response (QR) code pointing to the URL, a text keyword, wherein the path and the text keyword is equivalent to the alphanumeric tag;

render a consumer content display kit which includes at least a portion of the standard detailed information, at least a portion of the vehicle-specific information, the mobile link information, and at least one of the consumer content display attributes;

detect one or more of the group;

an entry of the URL path to a browser, a scan of the QR code, or a receipt of the text keyword at a predetermined address, from a mobile device;

in response to the detecting, transmit a set of electronic information display attributes associated with the alphanumeric tag to the mobile device, the set of electronic information display attributes comprising contact widgets displayable on the mobile device, the contact widgets comprising at least one of a call widget, a text widget, an email widget, or a share widget,

wherein the call widget configures the mobile device to dial a predetermined telephone number in response to selection by a user,

wherein the text widget configures the mobile device to open a text message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user,

wherein the email widget configures the mobile device to open an e-mail message composing screen with a predetermined address in response to selection by the user, and

wherein the share widget configures the mobile device to share the information, associated with the alphanumeric tag, via an email or a social networking website in response to selection by the user; and

record data query statistics for the alphanumeric tag, wherein the recorded data query statistics include at least one of;

a total number of scans of the QR code, a total number of clicks on the URL, a total number of texts of the text keyword to a particular telephone number, a number of user-unique scans of the QR code, a number of user-unique clicks on the URL, or a number of user-unique texts of the text keyword to the particular telephone number.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the instructions to render the consumer content display kit comprises instructions to render a detailed vehicle description decal, a mobile linked display decal, a pricing graphic decal, and a windshield topper decal.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, the computer readable storage device further comprising instructions to render a placement guide indicating a preferred placement, on a vehicle windshield, of the detailed vehicle description decal, the mobile linked display decal, the pricing graphic decal, and the windshield topper decal.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage device further comprising instructions to:

generate, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are sequential alphanumeric identifiers.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage device further comprising instructions to:

generate, by the at least one computing device, another alphanumeric tag;

wherein the alphanumeric tag and the another alphanumeric tag are random alphanumeric identifiers.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage device further comprising instructions to associate, by the at least one computing device, an original banner with the alphanumeric tag.