IP Library Granted Patent US 12,393,963
Granted Patent B2
US 12,393,963 · App. 17/864,621 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

System for displaying advertisements within vehicles

Inventor: Charles Isgar (Scottsdale, AZ)
G06Q30/0266G07C5/008H04W4/021H04W4/46H04W4/90
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Patent No.
US 12,393,963
App. No.
17/864,621
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described is a system for displaying targeted advertisements within a vehicle. The system includes targeted advertisements or other information received from a first vehicle to a second vehicle or multiple other vehicles for display within the second vehicle or the other vehicles. The system uses one or more active displays mounted within the second vehicle or the other vehicles to provide individuals within the second vehicle or the other vehicles with information and messages using the displays. The system can show advertising messages, emergency messages, or other information on the active displays that are relevant to the location of the vehicle or relevant to the individuals within the second vehicle or the other vehicles.

Claims (23)

1. A system for displaying targeted advertisements, the system comprising:

a first vehicle;

a display coupled within a second vehicle;

an onboard computer coupled to the display within the second vehicle and viewable by occupants within the second vehicle, wherein the onboard computer operates the display and identifies a driver, at least one passenger, or the driver and the at least one passenger within second vehicle;

a processor within the first vehicle communicatively coupled to the onboard computer within the second vehicle when the second vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the first vehicle, wherein the processor receives second vehicle information corresponding to the second vehicle from the onboard computer, including the identity of the driver, the identity of the at least one passenger, or the identities of the driver and the at least one passenger;

an advertisement signal receiver within the first vehicle communicatively coupled to the processor to provide advertisement information, wherein the advertisement signal receiver receives location-relevant advertisement information from another source;

an emergency signal receiver within the first vehicle communicatively coupled to the processor to provide emergency information, wherein the emergency signal receiver receives location-relevant emergency information from another source; and

a location detector within the first vehicle communicatively coupled to the processor to provide location information corresponding to a location within a geo-fence, wherein the location-relevant advertisement information and the location-relevant emergency information correspond to the geo-fence, wherein the display within the second vehicle shows messages, images, videos or combinations thereof in response to the onboard computer receiving and processing display information sent from the processor, wherein the display information includes the location-relevant advertisement information and the location-relevant emergency information displayed in an order based on a priority assigned to the advertisement information and specifically targeting the driver, the at least one passenger or the driver and the at least one passenger.

2. The system for displaying targeted advertisements of claim 1 wherein display information sent from the processor includes the location information.

3. The system for displaying targeted advertisements of claim 1 wherein display information sent from the processor includes the second vehicle information.

4. The system for displaying targeted advertisements of claim 1 wherein display information sent from the processor includes combinations of two or more of the advertisement information, the location information, and the second vehicle information.

5. The system for displaying targeted advertisements of claim 1 , wherein the second vehicle is an autonomous vehicle.

6. The system for displaying targeted advertisements of claim 1 , wherein the first vehicle is an autonomous vehicle.

7. A system for displaying targeted advertisements in an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:

a remote system comprising a processor, an advertisement signal receiver coupled to the processor, and an emergency signal receiver coupled to the processor, wherein:

the advertisement signal receiver receives location-relevant advertisement information from another source and provides it to the processor; and

the emergency signal receiver receives location-relevant emergency information from another source and provides it to the processor; and

an autonomous vehicle comprising an onboard computer, a display coupled to the onboard computer, and a location detector coupled to the onboard computer, wherein:

the onboard computer identifies a driver, at least one passenger, or the driver and the at least one passenger within second vehicle;

the processor of the remote system is coupled to the onboard computer of the autonomous vehicle; and

the location detector determines location information of the autonomous vehicle and provides it to the onboard computer, the location information corresponding to a location within a geo-fence, wherein the location-relevant advertisement information and the location-relevant emergency information correspond to the geo-fence, and wherein the location information of the autonomous vehicle, the identity of the driver, the identity of the at least one passenger, or the identities of the driver and the at least one passenger are sent to the processor of the remote system from the onboard computer; wherein:

in response to receiving the location information of the autonomous vehicle, the processor of the remote system generates and sends display information to the onboard computer, the display information comprising the location-relevant advertisement information, the location-relevant emergency information and a priority assigned to the location-relevant advertisement information and the location-relevant emergency information indicating a display order; and

in response to receiving the display information, the on board computer displays the location-relevant advertisement information and the location-relevant emergency information in the display order determined by the priority and specifically targeting the driver, the at least one passenger or the driver and the at least one passenger.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16297857 · Mar 11, 2019
Provisional Application 62640840 · Mar 9, 2018
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