Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle and moving showroom for advertising, promotion, marketing, and sales of products and services. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the moving showroom, or for sale from other outlets, such as retail stores and internet sales.

An electronic display device includes: a chassis including a plurality of mounting elements and a controller, and a media player; and a display panel comprising at least one display module mounted to the mounting elements, wherein each display module includes a video display on a front surface of the display module and is positioned relative to the chassis using one or more locating pins located on a back surface of the display module that cooperate with one or more receiving holes in a front surface of the mounting elements and is secured to the chassis; wherein the controller causes the media player to display media content on the display panel.

An embodiment vehicle door opening structure includes a first door unit positioned at a side of a vehicle and including a first door, a second door unit including a second door positioned adjacent to the first door, a locking device configured to selectively lock the first door unit and the second door unit together, and a controller configured to fix the locking device so that the first door unit and the second door unit are configured to be opened together or to release the locking device so that the first door unit and the second door unit are configured to be opened independently.

A dynamic vending system includes a vending manager and a delivery vehicle. The vending manager is configured to receive and evaluate a plurality of dynamic conditions from the delivery vehicle and to provide instructions including a planned route to the delivery vehicle based on the dynamic conditions. The delivery vehicle includes a plurality of products available for sale, and is configured to execute the instructions including the planned route. The delivery vehicle is further configured to receive requests from consumers to stop along the planned route and to execute a transaction with the consumer for one of the products available for sale. The transaction includes the selection of one of the products available for sale, receipt of payment for the product, and dispensing the selected product to the consumer.

A system for virtually experiencing an aircraft includes a trailer, an aircraft fuselage, a cabin module, a head mounted display, and a controller. The aircraft fuselage is disposed in the trailer and defines an interior with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is substantially unfurnished. The cabin module is disposed in the second portion and includes furnishings. The head mounted display is configured for movement within the interior. The controller is configured for generating a virtual aircraft interior based on a position and an orientation of the head mounted display relative to the interior of the aircraft fuselage and for controlling the head mounted display to display the virtual aircraft interior.

A dynamic vending system includes a vending manager and a delivery vehicle. The vending manager is configured to receive and evaluate a plurality of dynamic conditions from the delivery vehicle and to provide instructions including a planned route to the delivery vehicle based on the dynamic conditions. The delivery vehicle includes a plurality of products available for sale, and is configured to execute the instructions including the planned route. The delivery vehicle is further configured to receive requests from consumers to stop along the planned route and to execute a transaction with the consumer for one of the products available for sale. The transaction includes the selection of one of the products available for sale, receipt of payment for the product, and dispensing the selected product to the consumer.

A vehicle has a first showroom enclosure at a first side of the vehicle body and a second showroom at an opposite side of the vehicle body. A storage area is provided between the first and second showroom and can be accessed by a door at the rear of the vehicle body, or at access panels located at the first and/or second sides of the vehicle body.

A vehicle has a first showroom enclosure at a first side of the vehicle body and a second showroom at an opposite side of the vehicle body. A storage area is provided between the first and second showroom and can be accessed by a door at the rear of the vehicle body, or at access panels located at the first and/or second sides of the vehicle body.

An electronic display device includes: a chassis including a plurality of mounting elements and an antenna, a power supply, a controller, a media player, a gateway, and a terminal; and a display panel comprising a plurality of display modules mounted to the mounting elements, wherein each display module includes a video display on a front surface of the display module and is positioned relative to the chassis using one or more locating pins located on a back surface of the display module that cooperate with one or more receiving holes in a front surface of the mounting elements, is magnetically secured to the chassis, and is locked in place relative to each respective mounting element using a locking mechanism, such that each individual display module may be secured or removed from the chassis independently; wherein the controller causes the media player to display media content on the display panel.

A server apparatus and the like that improve operation efficiency of a marketplace for trading products are provided. The server apparatus includes a communication interface, and a controller configured to transmit and receive information to and from another apparatus via the communication interface. The controller calculates a time required until sale of a product at a display position based on a temporal change in captured images of the display position where the product is displayed until the product is sold, determines an exhibition fee for the display position based on the time required, informs a terminal apparatus of an exhibitor of the exhibition fee, and urges the exhibitor to exhibit the product for sale at the display position.