Daniel W Granger

US Patent:

7426480, Sep 16, 2008

Filed:

Aug 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/373625

Inventors:

Daniel D. Granger - Tarpon Springs FL, US
Eric N. Williams - Tampa FL, US

Assignee:

Catalina Marketing Corporation - St. Petersburg FL

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 14, 705 26, 705 27, 340988, 340990, 340995, 3406916, 455414, 455 41

Abstract:

An in-vehicle promotions system and a method for distributing promotions information. A system is installed in a vehicle able to display promotions information from stores or other businesses subscribing to the system. When the vehicle is driven within a certain proximity of the store, the promotions information, which may include coupons, is automatically displayed. The system may also include a printer for printing the promotions or other information either on demand or automatically. The position of the vehicle may be monitored with a GPS or Loran receiver and the promotions information displayed when the system finds the position of the vehicle to be within a defined range of a store with which the promotions information is associated. The store may also transmit the coupon information which is received by the in-vehicle system when the vehicle comes within a defined transmitting range of the store.