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- the present invention relates, in general, to advertising methods for billboard devices and, more particularly, to advertising methods for billboards capable of dynamic-content display.
- Billboards are used to display various messages typically consisting of a combination of text and graphics. Traditionally, the message has been provided by way of fixed sheets that are pasted to a backing. This traditional approach suffers from the inability to quickly change the displayed message since it requires the use of a crew to change the message. Electronic billboards provide the advantage in that it is easier to change the displayed message. Electronic billboards include the dot matrix type utilizing many individual bulbs. Within stadiums, arenas and auditoriums there presently are electronic dot matrix display devices used for instant replays, advertising and customer information. While these electronic billboards are easily changed, they are difficult to manage and often require significant support resources to coordinate billboard content.
- Loban et al. disclose a video billboard including a remote computer control with radio communications to the billboard display in U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,741 ('741).
- the '741 patent discloses that display information is communicated from a master computer to a receiver in the billboard housing which, in turn, controls the light valve display of the '741 invention. Commands may also be communicated via shared or dedicated landlines.
- the '741 billboard is capable of providing complex video graphics with high contrast ratios. It can provide message changes on command through landline, cellular phone, satellite relay or other wireless communication links. Within the commercial advertising billboard industry it will allow the use of computer video control to change graphics easily and quickly, as desired. Advertisements, public service announcements or traffic conditions can be displayed in near real time from remote locations since images can be downloaded via the communication links and displayed at pre-programmed time slots, if desired.
- Gofman et al. disclose a system and method for serving local and global media content in PCT publication WO 00/52935 ('52935).
- the '52935 publication discloses a system and method for combining broadcast media content with additional content at a local site according to at least one locally determined characteristic of the audience to which the combined content is served.
- the '52935 publication discloses a template containing information concerning the type of data objects to be displayed, their size and location on the display, as well as the timing of display and transitions to the display, such that the template describes how to process and display the data.
- New display materials are being developed that have the potential to expand advertising billboard technology, such as, for example, GYRICON a trade name of Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto Calif. These new materials have the potential to expand the capabilities of billboard displays.
- Another new material for displays is E-INK, a trade name of E Ink Corporation 733 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.
- GYRICON technology is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,126,854.
- E-INK technology is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,120,588.
- An advertising billboard device for use with the present invention comprises a display controller adapted to receive and display dynamic-content. At least one content display unit is in communication with the display controller, wherein the content display unit visually displays the information from the dynamic-content.
- the advertising billboard display controller may also comprise a timing means, the display controller altering the visual display of the content display unit as a function of a signal from the timing means.
- the display controller may be adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a plurality of servers, wherein the display controller comprises a hierarchical control scheme, the hierarchical control scheme adapted to select dynamic-content from one server of the plurality of servers for display on the content display unit.
- the advertising billboard device may also comprise a plurality of display controllers in communication with a plurality of content display unit devices, each display controller from the plurality of display controllers having a type identifier, wherein each of the display controllers selects dynamic-content for display on its content display unit as a function of the type identifier.
- An advertising system in accordance with the present invention may also include a camera located in viewing proximity to the content display unit, capable of providing an image of the content display unit.
- a method for billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention may include some or all of the following steps:
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system including a plurality of content display units in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard device in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system with a hierarchical control in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention.
- the present invention relates, in general, to advertising methods for billboard devices and, more particularly, to advertising methods for billboards capable of dynamic-content display.
- Content-display units are herein defined to include any visual display or portion of display capable of displaying information from dynamic-content such as, for example, video billboards, GYRICON, E-Ink, computer monitors, shopping mall kiosks, stadium displays, personal digital assistants, movie-theater screens, video projectors, and cellular phone displays.
- Content display units are divided into two types, active content-display units and passive content-display units.
- Active content-display units are displays that only display dynamic-content when they are actively being addressed or written on, such as, for example, computer monitors, movie-theater screens, and L.E.D. displays.
- Passive content-display units are displays that, when not being actively written to or addressed, retain a viewable image such as, for example, GYRICON and E-INK.
- a suitable material for a passive content-display media would be, for example, SMARTPAPER (Trademark of Gyricon Inc. Palo Alto, Calif.) technology using an array of tiny (100 micron diameter or smaller) solid beads with one hemisphere of each bead one color (e.g. white) and the other a different color (e.g. black). These beads are embedded in a flexible plastic sheet in small cavities surrounded by a liquid. Each bead carries an electrical charge. When an external electric field is applied the bead rotates or gyrates. Adhesive forces between each bead and cavity wall require an electrical threshold be exceeded before it will rotate. This makes an image electrically “printed” onto the material stable and unchanging until “erased” by another transmission.
- SMARTPAPER Trademark of Gyricon Inc. Palo Alto, Calif.
- SMARTPAPER Electrical signals can be applied to the SMARTPAPER sheets through fixed surface electrodes or a moving stylus.
- a networked programmable sign will run for up to 2 years on 3 AA batteries, with the power almost completely used by the communications and processing systems.
- SMARTPAPER itself requires just a capacitance or voltage (about 100 volts), not a power current.
- SMARTPAPER has a wide viewing angle identical to traditional printed signs. This allows SMARTPAPER to be viewed like paper, from all angles and without added backlighting. Images can currently be displayed on SMARTPAPER with resolution over 100 dpi. Applying electrical fields to the display surface changes the image on SMARTPAPER.
- GYRICON and SMARTPAPER are synonymous.
- Dynamic-content is herein defined as information or data to be visually displayed that is updatable or changeable by electronic control such as, for example, pixel data from a digitized image, analog beam modulation information for a cathode ray tube (CRT), streaming video over a network, and ASCII character codes.
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- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system 20 in accordance with the present invention.
- Advertising billboard system 20 comprises a server 40 and a display controller 30 adapted to receive, store, and display a dynamic-content from the server 40 .
- Display controller 30 includes at least one content display unit 25 , a receiver 36 , storage means 33 , and may include a timing means 31 .
- Dynamic-content is transmitted from server 40 on a transmission path 45 , through transmission media 50 , and on receiving path 55 to display controller 30 .
- Transmission path 45 , transmission media 50 , and receiving path 55 may be any one or combination of data transfer such as, for example, telephone wire, internet link, radio communication, cellular telephony, microwave link, local area network, and satellite broadcast.
- Receiver 36 receives the dynamic-content where it is either stored in storage means 33 , or displayed on content display unit 25 .
- Storage means 33 may be, for example, dynamic RAM in a computer, video tape, display memory, and computer hard disk.
- the content display unit 25 visually displays the information from the dynamic-content.
- the timing means 31 may be, for example, a clock, a Global Positioning System (GPS), timing trigger, or other means of detecting a timing event.
- the display controller 30 alters the visual display of the content display unit 25 as a function of the time or position from the timing means 31 . For example, if content display unit 25 is located near a commuter highway visible to commuters, it may be desirable to display a first message on content display unit 25 during commuter rush hours, and to display a second different message on content display unit 25 at other times.
- Content-display unit 25 may be located, for example, on the side of a semi-trailer traveling over the road within a city. It may be desirable to display a first message whenever the semi-trailer is within a defined area, and a second message whenever the semi-trailer is outside of a defined area. It is contemplated that, for example, within the boundaries of an acceptable traveling range a first message could indicate trailer contents, and outside the acceptable traveling range a second message could indicate that the trailer should be stopped. As a second example, whenever a trailer having a content-display unit 25 is within a defined distance from “JOE's”, it may be desirable to display “EAT at JOE's” on display unit 25 .
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of advertising billboard system 20 including a plurality of content display units 25 in accordance with the present invention.
- the advertising billboard system 20 may also comprise a plurality of display controllers 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 in communication with a plurality of content display units 25 , each one from the plurality of display controllers 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 having a type identifier, wherein each of the display controllers 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 selects dynamic-content for display on its content display unit 25 as a function of its type identifier.
- display controller 26 may have a type identifier of highway billboard
- display controller 27 may have a type identifier of shopping mall kiosk
- display controller 28 may have a type identifier of computer monitors on a local area network
- display controller 29 may have a type identifier of an individuals cell phone display.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a content display unit 25 in accordance with the present invention.
- Content display unit 25 may display dynamic-content that changes over time such as, for example, video, image morphing, sequential messages, or discrete time periods of static image.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an example of discrete time periods of static image.
- An image 81 may be displayed on content display unit 25 during the overnight period of a day
- an image 82 may be displayed on content display unit 25 during the morning drive-time period of a day
- an image 83 may be displayed on content display unit 25 during the afternoon drive-time period of a day
- an image 84 may be displayed on content display unit 25 during the evening period of a day.
- a content display unit 25 may include only a portion capable of dynamic-content display, the remainder of content display unit 25 being incapable of dynamic-content display. This would be useful, for example, for updating numeric data such as lottery numbers or the like.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system 20 with a hierarchical control in accordance with the present invention.
- the display controller 30 may be adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a plurality of servers illustrated in FIG. 4 as server 40 , a second server 41 , and a third server 42 .
- Display controller 30 comprises a hierarchical control scheme, the hierarchical control scheme adapted to select dynamic-content from one server of the plurality of servers for display on the content display unit 25 .
- the hierarchical control scheme may be prioritized or heuristic. For example, server 40 may be a national host computer at a highest priority, second server 41 may be a regional host computer at a middle priority, and third server 42 may be a local host computer at a low priority. Since any or all servers may be transmitting dynamic-content at any time or simultaneously, the hierarchical control scheme will select which dynamic-content is displayed on content display unit 25 at any time.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method 21 of billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention.
- the method 21 for billboard advertising illustrated in FIG. 5 includes the following steps:
- Illustrations of method steps such as, for example, the steps illustrated in FIG. 5 , show steps sequentially and in a particular order. There is no need to perform the steps in the order illustrated. Deviating from the illustrated order for some or all of the steps is contemplated by the inventor, and does not depart from the scope of the present invention.
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An advertising billboard comprises a server and a display controller adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a server. At least one content display unit is in communication with the display controller, wherein the content display unit visually displays the information from the dynamic-content. The display controller may be adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a plurality of servers, wherein the display controller comprises a hierarchical control scheme, the hierarchical control scheme adapted to select dynamic-content from one server of the plurality of servers for display on the content display unit. The advertising billboard device may also comprise a plurality of display controllers in communication with a plurality of content display units, each display controller from the plurality of display controllers having a type identifier, wherein each of the display controllers selects dynamic-content for display on its content display unit as a function of the type identifier.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/174,972, filed Jun. 19, 2002, which is related to, and claims the benefit of, U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/302,118, filed Jun. 29, 2001. This application is also a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/174,231, filed Jun. 19, 2002, which is related to, and claims the benefit of, U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/302,119, filed Jun. 29, 2001. This application is also a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 11/460,501, filed Jul. 27, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/175,057, filed Jun. 19, 2002, which is related to, and claims the benefit of, U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/302,093, filed Jun. 29, 2001. This application is also a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/175,167, filed Jun. 19, 2002, which is related to, and claims the benefit of, U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/329,808, filed Oct. 16, 2001. The disclosures of each and every one of the foregoing applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- The present invention relates, in general, to advertising methods for billboard devices and, more particularly, to advertising methods for billboards capable of dynamic-content display.
- Billboards are used to display various messages typically consisting of a combination of text and graphics. Traditionally, the message has been provided by way of fixed sheets that are pasted to a backing. This traditional approach suffers from the inability to quickly change the displayed message since it requires the use of a crew to change the message. Electronic billboards provide the advantage in that it is easier to change the displayed message. Electronic billboards include the dot matrix type utilizing many individual bulbs. Within stadiums, arenas and auditoriums there presently are electronic dot matrix display devices used for instant replays, advertising and customer information. While these electronic billboards are easily changed, they are difficult to manage and often require significant support resources to coordinate billboard content.
- Loban et al. disclose a video billboard including a remote computer control with radio communications to the billboard display in U.S. Pat. No. 5,612,741 ('741). The '741 patent discloses that display information is communicated from a master computer to a receiver in the billboard housing which, in turn, controls the light valve display of the '741 invention. Commands may also be communicated via shared or dedicated landlines. The '741 billboard is capable of providing complex video graphics with high contrast ratios. It can provide message changes on command through landline, cellular phone, satellite relay or other wireless communication links. Within the commercial advertising billboard industry it will allow the use of computer video control to change graphics easily and quickly, as desired. Advertisements, public service announcements or traffic conditions can be displayed in near real time from remote locations since images can be downloaded via the communication links and displayed at pre-programmed time slots, if desired.
- Gofman et al. disclose a system and method for serving local and global media content in PCT publication WO 00/52935 ('52935). The '52935 publication discloses a system and method for combining broadcast media content with additional content at a local site according to at least one locally determined characteristic of the audience to which the combined content is served. The '52935 publication discloses a template containing information concerning the type of data objects to be displayed, their size and location on the display, as well as the timing of display and transitions to the display, such that the template describes how to process and display the data.
- New display materials are being developed that have the potential to expand advertising billboard technology, such as, for example, GYRICON a trade name of Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto Calif. These new materials have the potential to expand the capabilities of billboard displays. Another new material for displays is E-INK, a trade name of E Ink Corporation 733 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. GYRICON technology is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,126,854. E-INK technology is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,120,588.
- Although significant improvements are expanding the capabilities of billboard displays, as the capabilities expand the effort necessary to control the displays is expanding concurrently. It would therefore be advantageous to provide an improved method of billboard advertising that reduces the effort necessary to manage dynamic billboard displays. It would further be advantageous to provide an advertising device that easily controls multiple combinations of content display units. It would also be advantageous to provide easily manageable dynamic-content display. It would further be advantageous to provide a system capable of time shared display output from a hierarchical control structure.
- A method for billboard advertising is disclosed. An advertising billboard device for use with the present invention comprises a display controller adapted to receive and display dynamic-content. At least one content display unit is in communication with the display controller, wherein the content display unit visually displays the information from the dynamic-content. The advertising billboard display controller may also comprise a timing means, the display controller altering the visual display of the content display unit as a function of a signal from the timing means. The display controller may be adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a plurality of servers, wherein the display controller comprises a hierarchical control scheme, the hierarchical control scheme adapted to select dynamic-content from one server of the plurality of servers for display on the content display unit. The advertising billboard device may also comprise a plurality of display controllers in communication with a plurality of content display unit devices, each display controller from the plurality of display controllers having a type identifier, wherein each of the display controllers selects dynamic-content for display on its content display unit as a function of the type identifier. An advertising system in accordance with the present invention may also include a camera located in viewing proximity to the content display unit, capable of providing an image of the content display unit.
- A method for billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention may include some or all of the following steps:
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- A) providing an advertising system, wherein the advertising system comprises:
- at least one server;
- at least one display controller, wherein the display controller is adapted to receive and display dynamic-content from the server; and
- at least one content display unit in communication with the display controller, wherein the content display unit visually displays the information from the dynamic-content;
- B) receiving advertising information from an advertiser;
- C) communicating the advertising information as dynamic-content from the server to the display controller;
- D) displaying the advertising information on the content display unit. In step D, the displaying step may be divided into a plurality of time segments, allowing the step of: displaying a first advertisement during a first time segment and displaying a second advertisement during a second time segment.
- E) segmenting a plurality of content display units into a plurality of groups, each group from the plurality of groups identified with a characteristic;
- F) selecting a group from the plurality of groups to display dynamic-content on the plurality of content display units having the group characteristic. In step A, a plurality of servers may be provided, and the method may further comprise:
- G) selecting a hierarchy, the hierarchy defining a prioritization of the plurality of servers to at least one of the display controllers such that the display controller selects one server from the plurality of servers.
- A) providing an advertising system, wherein the advertising system comprises:
- The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to organization and methods of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system including a plurality of content display units in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard device in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an advertising billboard system with a hierarchical control in accordance with the present invention; and -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention. - The present invention relates, in general, to advertising methods for billboard devices and, more particularly, to advertising methods for billboards capable of dynamic-content display.
- Content-display units are herein defined to include any visual display or portion of display capable of displaying information from dynamic-content such as, for example, video billboards, GYRICON, E-Ink, computer monitors, shopping mall kiosks, stadium displays, personal digital assistants, movie-theater screens, video projectors, and cellular phone displays. Content display units are divided into two types, active content-display units and passive content-display units. Active content-display units are displays that only display dynamic-content when they are actively being addressed or written on, such as, for example, computer monitors, movie-theater screens, and L.E.D. displays. Passive content-display units are displays that, when not being actively written to or addressed, retain a viewable image such as, for example, GYRICON and E-INK.
- A suitable material for a passive content-display media would be, for example, SMARTPAPER (Trademark of Gyricon Inc. Palo Alto, Calif.) technology using an array of tiny (100 micron diameter or smaller) solid beads with one hemisphere of each bead one color (e.g. white) and the other a different color (e.g. black). These beads are embedded in a flexible plastic sheet in small cavities surrounded by a liquid. Each bead carries an electrical charge. When an external electric field is applied the bead rotates or gyrates. Adhesive forces between each bead and cavity wall require an electrical threshold be exceeded before it will rotate. This makes an image electrically “printed” onto the material stable and unchanging until “erased” by another transmission. Electrical signals can be applied to the SMARTPAPER sheets through fixed surface electrodes or a moving stylus. A networked programmable sign will run for up to 2 years on 3 AA batteries, with the power almost completely used by the communications and processing systems. SMARTPAPER itself requires just a capacitance or voltage (about 100 volts), not a power current. Unlike other types of electronic displays, SMARTPAPER has a wide viewing angle identical to traditional printed signs. This allows SMARTPAPER to be viewed like paper, from all angles and without added backlighting. Images can currently be displayed on SMARTPAPER with resolution over 100 dpi. Applying electrical fields to the display surface changes the image on SMARTPAPER. For purposes herein, GYRICON and SMARTPAPER are synonymous.
- Dynamic-content is herein defined as information or data to be visually displayed that is updatable or changeable by electronic control such as, for example, pixel data from a digitized image, analog beam modulation information for a cathode ray tube (CRT), streaming video over a network, and ASCII character codes.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of anadvertising billboard system 20 in accordance with the present invention.Advertising billboard system 20 comprises aserver 40 and adisplay controller 30 adapted to receive, store, and display a dynamic-content from theserver 40.Display controller 30 includes at least onecontent display unit 25, areceiver 36, storage means 33, and may include a timing means 31. Dynamic-content is transmitted fromserver 40 on atransmission path 45, throughtransmission media 50, and on receivingpath 55 to displaycontroller 30.Transmission path 45,transmission media 50, and receivingpath 55 may be any one or combination of data transfer such as, for example, telephone wire, internet link, radio communication, cellular telephony, microwave link, local area network, and satellite broadcast.Receiver 36 receives the dynamic-content where it is either stored in storage means 33, or displayed oncontent display unit 25. Storage means 33 may be, for example, dynamic RAM in a computer, video tape, display memory, and computer hard disk. - The
content display unit 25 visually displays the information from the dynamic-content. The timing means 31 may be, for example, a clock, a Global Positioning System (GPS), timing trigger, or other means of detecting a timing event. Thedisplay controller 30 alters the visual display of thecontent display unit 25 as a function of the time or position from the timing means 31. For example, ifcontent display unit 25 is located near a commuter highway visible to commuters, it may be desirable to display a first message oncontent display unit 25 during commuter rush hours, and to display a second different message oncontent display unit 25 at other times. - Content-
display unit 25 may be located, for example, on the side of a semi-trailer traveling over the road within a city. It may be desirable to display a first message whenever the semi-trailer is within a defined area, and a second message whenever the semi-trailer is outside of a defined area. It is contemplated that, for example, within the boundaries of an acceptable traveling range a first message could indicate trailer contents, and outside the acceptable traveling range a second message could indicate that the trailer should be stopped. As a second example, whenever a trailer having a content-display unit 25 is within a defined distance from “JOE's”, it may be desirable to display “EAT at JOE's” ondisplay unit 25. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram ofadvertising billboard system 20 including a plurality ofcontent display units 25 in accordance with the present invention. Theadvertising billboard system 20 may also comprise a plurality ofdisplay controllers content display units 25, each one from the plurality ofdisplay controllers display controllers content display unit 25 as a function of its type identifier. For example,display controller 26 may have a type identifier of highway billboard,display controller 27 may have a type identifier of shopping mall kiosk,display controller 28 may have a type identifier of computer monitors on a local area network, anddisplay controller 29 may have a type identifier of an individuals cell phone display. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of acontent display unit 25 in accordance with the present invention.Content display unit 25 may display dynamic-content that changes over time such as, for example, video, image morphing, sequential messages, or discrete time periods of static image.FIG. 3 illustrates an example of discrete time periods of static image. Animage 81 may be displayed oncontent display unit 25 during the overnight period of a day, animage 82 may be displayed oncontent display unit 25 during the morning drive-time period of a day, animage 83 may be displayed oncontent display unit 25 during the afternoon drive-time period of a day, and animage 84 may be displayed oncontent display unit 25 during the evening period of a day. It is also contemplated that acontent display unit 25 may include only a portion capable of dynamic-content display, the remainder ofcontent display unit 25 being incapable of dynamic-content display. This would be useful, for example, for updating numeric data such as lottery numbers or the like. -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of anadvertising billboard system 20 with a hierarchical control in accordance with the present invention. Thedisplay controller 30 may be adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from a plurality of servers illustrated inFIG. 4 asserver 40, asecond server 41, and athird server 42.Display controller 30 comprises a hierarchical control scheme, the hierarchical control scheme adapted to select dynamic-content from one server of the plurality of servers for display on thecontent display unit 25. The hierarchical control scheme may be prioritized or heuristic. For example,server 40 may be a national host computer at a highest priority,second server 41 may be a regional host computer at a middle priority, andthird server 42 may be a local host computer at a low priority. Since any or all servers may be transmitting dynamic-content at any time or simultaneously, the hierarchical control scheme will select which dynamic-content is displayed oncontent display unit 25 at any time. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating amethod 21 of billboard advertising in accordance with the present invention. Themethod 21 for billboard advertising illustrated inFIG. 5 includes the following steps: -
- A) providing an advertising system, wherein the advertising system comprises:
- at least one server;
- at least one display controller, wherein the display controller is adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from the server; and
- at least one content display unit in communication with the display controller, wherein the content display unit visually displays the information from the dynamic-content; (illustrated as step 61)
- B) receiving advertising information from an advertiser; (illustrated as step 62)
- C) communicating the advertising information as dynamic-content from the server to the display controller; (illustrated as step 63)
- D) displaying the advertising information on the content display unit. (illustrated as step 64)
- In step D, the displaying step may be divided into a plurality of time segments, allowing the step of: displaying a first advertisement during a first time segment and displaying a second advertisement during a second time segment. (illustrated as step 65)
- E) segmenting a plurality of content display units into a plurality of groups, each group from the plurality of groups identified with a characteristic; (illustrated as step 66)
- F) selecting a group from the plurality of groups to display dynamic-content on the plurality of content display units having the group characteristic. (illustrated as step 67) In step A, a plurality of servers may be provided, and the method may further comprise:
- G) selecting a hierarchy, the hierarchy defining a prioritization of the plurality of servers to at least one of the display controllers such that the display controller selects one server from the plurality of servers. (illustrated as step 68)
- A) providing an advertising system, wherein the advertising system comprises:
- Illustrations of method steps, such as, for example, the steps illustrated in
FIG. 5 , show steps sequentially and in a particular order. There is no need to perform the steps in the order illustrated. Deviating from the illustrated order for some or all of the steps is contemplated by the inventor, and does not depart from the scope of the present invention. - Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract, and drawings), may be replaced by alternative features having the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
- While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that such embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerous variations, changes, and substitutions will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the invention be limited only by the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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1. A method of billboard advertising comprising the steps of:
A) providing a passive content display unit;
B) providing a display controller, wherein said display controller is adapted to receive, store, and provide dynamic-content for said content display unit;
C) providing a server, wherein said server is adapted to send dynamic-content to said display controller; and
D) displaying dynamic-content on said content display unit.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
E) providing a plurality of content display units, each having a display controller;
F) identifying each content display unit of said plurality of content display units with a characteristic; and
G) displaying dynamic-content on each of said plurality of content display units wherein said dynamic-content is different for each said characteristic.
3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of:
H) providing a clock indicating a time;
I) storing a plurality of dynamic-contents; and
J) changing the dynamic-content displayed on one said content display unit from a first stored dynamic-content to a second stored dynamic-content at a first time.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the steps of:
K) providing a plurality of servers; and
L) providing a hierarchy to at least one said display controller, said hierarchy used to select one server from said plurality of servers for dynamic-content to display by said display controller.
5. The method of claim 3 further comprising the steps of:
M) providing a camera, said camera in viewing proximity to one of said content display units; and
N) taking a picture of said one content display units with said camera.
6. The method of claim 3 wherein said passive content display unit comprises GYRICON.
7. The method of claim 3 wherein said passive content display unit comprises E-INK.
8. A method of billboard advertising comprising the steps of:
A) providing a passive content display unit;
B) providing a display controller, wherein said display controller is adapted to receive, store, and provide dynamic-content for said content display unit;
C) providing a server, wherein said server is adapted to send dynamic-content to said display controller;
D) displaying dynamic-content on said content display unit;
E) providing a clock indicating a time;
F) storing a plurality of dynamic-contents; and
G) changing the dynamic-content displayed on one said content display unit from a first stored dynamic-content to a second stored dynamic-content at a first time.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of:
H) providing a camera, said camera in viewing proximity to said passive content display unit; and
I) taking a picture of said passive content display unit with said camera.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein said passive content display unit comprises GYRICON.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein said passive content display unit comprises E-INK.
12. A method for billboard advertising comprising the steps of:
A) providing an advertising system, wherein said advertising system comprises:
at least one server;
at least one display controller, wherein said at least one display controller is adapted to receive, store, and display dynamic-content from said at least one server; and
at least one content display unit in communication with said at least one display controller, wherein said at least one content display unit visually displays the information from said dynamic-content;
B) receiving advertising information from an advertiser;
C) communicating said advertising information as dynamic-content from said at least one server to said at least one display controller; and
D) displaying said advertising information on said at least one content display unit.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of:
E) segmenting a plurality of content display units into a plurality of groups, each group from said plurality of groups identified with a characteristic.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of:
F) selecting a group from said plurality of groups to display dynamic-content on said plurality of content display units having said group characteristic.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein in step D, said displaying step is divided into a plurality of time segments, wherein a first advertisement is displayed during a first time segment and a second advertisement is displayed during a second time segment.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein in step D, said displaying step is divided into a plurality of time segments, wherein a first advertisement is displayed during a first time segment and a second advertisement is displayed during a second time segment.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein in step A, a plurality of servers are provided, said method further comprising the steps of:
G) selecting a hierarchy, said hierarchy defining a prioritization of said plurality of servers to at least one of said display controllers such that said at least one display controller selects one server from said plurality of servers.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein in step A, a plurality of servers are provided, said method further comprising the steps of:
G) selecting a hierarchy, said hierarchy defining a prioritization of said plurality of servers to at least one of said display controllers such that said at least one display controller selects one server from said plurality of servers.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein in step A, a plurality of servers are provided, said method further comprising the steps of:
G) selecting a hierarchy, said hierarchy defining a prioritization of said plurality of servers to at least one of said display controllers such that said at least one display controller selects one server from said plurality of servers.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein said passive content display unit comprises GYRICON.
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