Method for Vehicle Users to Generate Advertising Revenue and Display Notices of Missing Children & Emergency Alerts

Abstract

A method of creating fees or other revenue for vehicle display users who own or lease display and portable transmitting/receiving equipment. A party running an advertising server transmits and receives communications from the portable transmitter/receiver. The transmitter/receiver functions both to select and display advertisements and offers but also to display emergency and missing children alerts that are received through the emergency broadcast system. Vehicle display users may also generate their own local ads and offers. Responders to the advertisements and offers participate by downloading an app from their cell phone app store that allows them to receive messages when the potential responder are in the vicinity of the vehicle user advertising display. The advertising server records activity generated by vehicle user displays and collects revenue from advertising sources and distributes revenue to the vehicle display user.

Claims

1. A method for creating advertising revenue for vehicle users comprising: a. A portable transmitter/receiver that is kept by vehicle users; b. A display that can be attached inside or outside of a vehicle with flexible mounting rods; c. The display has an ambient light sensor and light adjustment feature that allows the display brightness to vary based on ambient lighting; d. An advertising server that stores advertisements or offers generated by efforts of a party running the advertising server; e. A method for the advertising server to generate a separate code for each vehicle user; f. A method to download advertisements or offers to the portable transmitters/receivers through the use of a computer and memory device that can connect to a memory port on the portable transmitter/receiver; g. A method for the advertising server to code all coupons and offers received shown on the vehicle user's display with the vehicle user code number; h. A method for the vehicle users to use the portable transmitter/receivers to select the actual advertisement(s) or offer(s) that will show on the vehicle users' displays; i. The party running the advertising server arranging for an app (application) to be placed in the app (application) store of leading cell phone operating systems; j. Responders desiring to respond to an advertisement and offer can do so by downloading the app (application) from the cell phone app store; k. The advertising server sends out to the responders the appropriate coupon, offer, or other communication with the vehicle user code registered on the coupon or offer; l. The advertising server calculates revenue for vehicle users and distributes revenue to the vehicle user on a prearranged basis.

2. The method of claim 1 where vehicle users can generate their own advertisements and offers and post them on the advertising server.

3. The method of claim 1 where the advertising server and/or creation software allows a vehicle user to have personal channel that stores advertisements and offers that only that vehicle user can access.

4. The method of claim 1 where emergency and missing child alerts are received by the wireless feature of the portable transmitter/receiver which will then show the alerts on the displays of the vehicle users.

5. The method of claim 1 where the display has wireless cell phone reception for emergency and missing child alerts.

6. The method of claim 1 where the display is mounted with other means than flexible mounting rods, including hooks, hook and loop connections, snaps, and magnets.

7. The method of claim 1 where the display is configured to mount on the inside or outside of a non-vehicle window.

8. The method of claim 1 where the display is configured to mount to the outside of a backpack.

9. The method of claim 1 where the display is waterproof.

Description

DRAWINGS

DRAWINGSFIGURES

[0076] FIG. 1. Drawing of the front of the display.

[0077] FIG. 2. Shows a method of how the display can be attached to the seat to do the programming actions for choosing advertisements and offers, and for users to enter in their own advertisements and offers

[0078] FIG. 3. Drawing showing how the display attaches to the inside of a vehicle.

[0079] FIG. 4. Drawing showing the front side of the portable transmitter/receiver with the USB holder out.

[0080] FIG. 5. Drawing showing the back side of the portable transmitter/receiver USB holder pulled away from the USB port on the portable transmitter/receiver.

DRAWINGSREFERENCE NUMBER

[0081] 1. Display unit.

[0082] 2. LCD display screen.

[0083] 3. Display unit cell phone antenna.

[0084] 4. Display unit cell phone module.

[0085] 5. Display unit on/off switch.

[0086] 6. Speakers.

[0087] 7. LCD strobe lights.

[0088] 8. Ambient light sensor and control module.

[0089] 9. Memory device port.

[0090] 10. Power cord.

[0091] 11. Battery

[0092] 12. Flexible mounting rods

[0093] 13. Display processor module

[0094] 14. Car Seat Headrest

[0095] 15. Headrest posts

[0096] 16. Car Seat

[0097] 17. Suction cups for portable mounting rods.

[0098] 18. Car window

[0099] 19. Portable transmitter/receiver device

[0100] 20. Portable transmission/receiver device cell phone antenna

[0101] 21. Portable transmitter/receiver on/off switch

[0102] 22. USB port

[0103] 23. USB drive

[0104] 24. Select button

[0105] 25. Next button

[0106] 26. Back button

[0107] 27. Transmission/receiver module with Bluetooth antenna

[0108] 28. USB drive memory module

[0109] 29. Removable USB drive housing

[0110] 30. Battery door

[0111] 31. Rechargeable battery for the display.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0112] FIG. 1 shows the display unit 1. The LCD display 2 shows both the advertisements and offers, but also works as the display for the user as he or she selects advertisements or offers, makes their own offers, and chooses timing and other selections from the portable transmitter/receiver selection options. The display unit has a cell phone antenna 3, and a cell phone module 4 that receives emergency or missing child alerts and then displays those alerts on the display, and also activates the LCD strobe lights 7. The display has an on/off switch 5, a battery 11, a power cord outlet 10 and a memory port 9 which the removable USB holder 23 can be inserted. The display also includes speakers 6 for missing children alerts, an ambient light sensor module 8 that both reads the ambient lighting but also adjust lighting levels of the display based on the ambient lighting. Not shown are the connection cord between the display and the portable transmitter/receiver and the power cord which has connections both for the car power source (at one time a holder for a cigarette lighter) and a standard wall outlet.

[0113] FIG. 2 demonstrates how in the preferred embodiment the display is positioned in the vehicle so that the user can obtain advertisements or offers, from the advertising server place their own ads, set up timing for the ads and perform other programing or selection functions required. The display 1 has its flexible mounting rods 12 wrapped around the headrest posts 15 and rests against the car seat 16.

[0114] FIG. 3 shows how the display is mounted to the car window in the preferred embodiment. The display 1 is attached to the window 18 by suction cups 17 are attached to the tops of the flexible mounding rods 12. Not shown, the back of the display has holders on either side to hold the excess length of the flexible mounting rods 12.

[0115] FIG. 4 shows the front side of the portable transmitter/receiver 19 components with the USB drive 23, and the USB memory module 28 held by the USB housing 29 inserted into the USB port 22. The portable transmitter/receiver unit has a cell phone antenna 20 to connect wirelessly to the advertising server. The cell phone module also receives the missing children and emergency alerts and then wirelessly communicates to the display screen when the memory housing 29 is plugged into the portable transmitter display device 19 at the USB port 22. The removable USB housing 29 is used to transfer information from the portable transmitter/receiver to the display by taking the portable USB holder 22 and inserting it into the memory device port of the display 9. The buttons on the front of the portable transmitter/receiver include an on/off switch 21, a select button 24, a next button 25 and a back button 26. Underneath the buttons is the portable transmitter/receiver processing module (with Bluetooth antenna) 27.

[0116] FIG. 5 shows the portable transmitter/receiver device 19, with the removable USB holder 28 removed. New features on this drawing include the rechargeable battery 31, and the battery door 30. Not show on FIG. 4 or 5 are the connection cord between the display and the portable transmitter/receiver and the power cord which has connections both for the car power source (at one time a holder for a cigarette lighter) and a standard wall outlet.