System and method for mobile platform location management
A system and method are provided for location-targeting the provision of media distributed by a mobile platform. The method provides a mobile platform with an attached media projection subsystem, and an identifier associated with the media projection subsystem. The media projection subsystem is selectively enabled, the geographic location of the mobile platform is determined, and the identifier and the enablement of the media projection system are verified. Verification information, including the mobile platform (media projection subsystem) location, identifier, and enablement of the media projection subsystem is communicated to a server and stored in a non-transitory memory. A targeting application may direct the system to a target location in cooperation with analyzing the verification information, weighted for factors such as proximate vehicular traffic, line of sight, proximate pedestrian traffic, proximity to cultural events, proximity to cultural facilities, the time of day, and the length of time the media is being projected.
1 . A system for mobile platform location management, the system comprising:
a server comprising:
a server non-transitory memory;
a server processor;
a geofence mapping software application stored in the server memory, enabling a sequence of processor executable instructions permitting the selection of a stationary location and the assignment of the selected stationary location to a corresponding mobile platform;
a server communications subsystem to transmit the selected stationary location to the mobile platform;
the mobile platform comprising:
a mobile platform non-transitory memory;
a mobile platform processor;
a location device to supply a geographic location of the mobile platform;
a mobile platform communications subsystem having an interface to receive the selected stationary location from the server communications subsystem;
a targeting software application stored in the mobile platform memory, enabling a sequence of processor executable instructions for receiving the selected stationary location from the mobile platform communications subsystem and the mobile platform geographic location from the location device, and generating an enablement signal acknowledging receipt of the selected stationary location signal and including the mobile platform geographic location;
wherein the mobile platform communications subsystem interface transmits the enablement signal to the server communications subsystem; and,
wherein the server further comprises:
a verifier stored in the server memory, enabling a sequence of processor instructions for comparing the enablement signal received from the server communications subsystem with the selected stationary location received from the geofence mapping application.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the stationary location is selected from a plurality of value weighted stationary locations.
3 . The system of claim 2 wherein a reward is provided to an entity associated with the mobile platform in response to the value of the stationary location.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the stationary location has a weighted value responsive to factors selected from the group consisting of proximate vehicular traffic, line of sight, proximate pedestrian traffic, proximity to cultural events, proximity to cultural facilities, a time of day, a day of the week, a date, the duration of stationary location deployment, and combinations thereof.
5 . The system of claim 1
wherein the verifier is software application enabled as a sequence of processor executable instructions, and stored in the server non-transitory memory, for comparing the targeting instructions and enablement signal.
6 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a media projection subsystem attached to the mobile platform projecting media selected from the group consisting of a displayed image, broadcast sound, or a combination thereof.
7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the media projection subsystem is a roof mounted device with display side panels.
8 . The system of claim 7 wherein the roof mounted display side panels remain in place on an exterior of a mobile platform roof during transportation.
9 . The system of claim 6 wherein the mobile platform communications subsystem receives media uploads from the server; and,
wherein the mobile platform communications subsystem provides the media uploads to the media projection subsystem.
10 . The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a camera attached to the mobile platform, having an output to supply images of the geographic location proximate to the mobile platform; and,
wherein the mobile platform communications subsystem receives the images from the camera and transmits them to the server.
11 . The system of claim 1 wherein the enablement signal includes a duration of mobile platform stationary location deployment.
12 . A method for mobile platform location management, the method comprising:
a server targeting application generating targeting instructions including a selected stationary location assigned to a corresponding mobile platform;
the mobile platform receiving communications from the server including the targeting instructions
the mobile platform occupying the selected stationary location;
the mobile platform communicating, to the server, an enablement signal acknowledging receipt of the targeting instructions and including the mobile platform geographic; and,
a server verifier comparing the targeting instructions to the enablement signal.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the stationary location is selected from a plurality of weighted stationary locations.
14 . The method of claim 12 wherein the stationary location has weighted value responsive to factors selected from the group consisting of proximate vehicular traffic, line of sight, proximate pedestrian traffic, proximity to cultural events, proximity to cultural facilities, the time of day, the day of the week, the date, the length of time the mobile platform is deployed in the stationary location, and combinations thereof.
15 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:
providing a media projection subsystem; and,
selectively enabling the media projection subsystem to project media messages.
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein providing the media projection subsystem includes providing a roof mounted device with display side panels.
17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the roof mounted display side panels remain in place on an exterior of a mobile platform roof during transportation.
18 . The method of claim 15 further comprising:
receiving media uploads from the server; and,
wherein selectively enabling the media projection subsystem includes the media projection subsystem projecting the media uploads.
19 . The system of claim 12 wherein the enablement signal includes a duration of mobile platform stationary location deployment.