Car Radio Call-to-Action Code Transmission to Mobile App

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional advertising campaigns lack consumer engagement, as advertisements are often easily forgotten, especially when consumers are busy or multitasking, and current methods rely on remembering website addresses, which can be difficult.

Innovation Solution

A system integrating an administration server, broadcast system, receiver, and consumer device, where a call-to-action code is generated and transmitted to facilitate consumer interaction with third-party applications, allowing consumers to engage with advertisements through opt-in mechanisms and parsing call-to-action details into relevant applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional radio broadcasts are used to deliver advertisements, then the advertising content can be delivered to consumers, but consumer engagement is lost and advertisements are easily forgotten

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement retentionVSAvoidconsumer interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

A mobile application serves as an intermediary between the radio broadcast and the consumer's actions. The application receives call-to-action codes transmitted via radio data system, parses them into actionable instructions, and integrates them with third-party applications, thereby preventing information loss and enabling engagement without requiring direct consumer manipulation of the radio device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically capturing and storing advertisement information in the mobile application before the consumer needs to act on it. The call-to-action code is decoded and ready for integration when the consumer interacts with the application, eliminating the need for the consumer to remember website addresses or details.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If consumers are required to remember website addresses from advertisements, then more information can be accessed, but the information is easily forgotten when consumers are busy or multitasking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewebsite address retentionVSAvoidtime to recall information
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile application performs self-service by automatically capturing, storing, and managing advertisement information and call-to-action codes. The system retrieves and integrates advertisement details with relevant third-party applications without requiring the consumer to manually remember or search for website addresses, thus eliminating both information loss and time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If a call-to-action code transmission system is implemented, then consumer engagement is enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsumer engagementVSAvoidadvertising system structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile application serves multiple functions: it receives radio data system transmissions, decodes call-to-action codes, parses instructions, integrates with third-party applications, and manages advertisement information. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate dedicated devices or systems, managing complexity while enhancing engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses data transmission and code copying mechanisms where the call-to-action code is transmitted via radio data system and copied into the mobile application's memory. This allows the advertisement information to be replicated and stored without requiring physical media or complex handoff procedures, simplifying the system while enabling engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Quantity of substance

If advertisement information is transmitted through broadcast systems, then reach is maximized, but consumer interaction capability is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement reachVSAvoidconsumer action options
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static advertisement broadcasting to dynamic interaction. The mobile application dynamically processes call-to-action codes and adapts by integrating with various third-party applications based on the advertisement content and consumer context, thereby maintaining broad reach while enabling versatile consumer actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The call-to-action code is segmented into distinct instructions that can be independently processed and integrated with different third-party applications. This segmentation allows the system to maintain universal reach through broadcast while providing customized interaction options for each consumer based on their device, context, and preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11631105B2System and method to transmit call to action data from car radio to mobile application for user follow-up
Publication Date: 2023.04.18 PURPLE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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AI summary

Advertisement systems may have an administration server, a broadcast system, a receiver, and a consumer device. The receiver may be configured to receive an advertisement with a call-to-action code. The receiver may also be configured to broadcast the advertisement with the call-to-action code to a consumer. The receiver may have an input mechanism. The consumer device may be in communication with the receiver and the administration server. The consumer device may be configured to receive the call-to-action code from the receiver when the consumer engages the input mechanism. The consumer device may include a software application. The software application may be configured to parse the call-to-action code with the administration server into call-to-action instructions. The software application may be further configured to permit the consumer to selectively integrate the call-to-action details into a third-party application on the consumer device.