Using v2x in-network message distribution and processing protocols to enable geo-service advertisement applications

A method for distributing advertising messages between and among vehicles, said method comprising:

• broadcasting an advertising message that identifies a business, a temporal constraint of the message and a predetermined spatio-temporal range for distribution of the message from the business;
• receiving the message by a vehicle traveling within the predetermined range and within a predetermined time period of when the message was broadcast about the business;
• and
• displaying the message to an occupant of a vehicle that receives the message so as to allow the occupant to know about the business.

A system for distributing advertising messages between and among vehicles, said system comprising:

• means for broadcasting an advertising message from a business where the message identifies the business, the time of transmission and a predetermined spatio-temporal range for the distribution of the message from the business;
• means for receiving a message by a vehicle traveling within a certain distance of the business and within a predetermined time period of when the message was broadcast from the business;
• means for retransmitting the message from the vehicle to be received by another vehicle within the predetermined range and within the predetermined time period;
• and
• means for displaying the message to an occupant of the vehicle that receives the message within the predetermined range and within the predetermined time period of when the message was broadcast from the business.