| TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20130085805 | PRIORITIZING MARKETING LEADS BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS - A system may prioritize marketing leads. Each marketing lead may identify a prospect for a marketing effort. The system may include a computer data processing system that is configured to: query a computer system for social media postings made in a social media network system by each prospect; determine whether each prospect is a good candidate for the marketing effort based on the results of the query; and store information indicative of the determination. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130035986 | DETERMINING PRODUCT CONFIGURATION AND ALLOCATIONS BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS - A system may determine configurations and/or allocations of products. The system may include a computer data processing system that may be configured to: query a computer system for social media postings made in a social media network system that are about one or more of the products; determine which of the products are likely to be most in demand based on the results of the query; and store information indicative of the determination. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035983 | VALIDATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS - A system may validate customer complaints about products. The system may include a computer data processing system configured to: query a computer system for social media postings made in a social media network system about the products; determine how widespread each complaint is based on the results of the query; and store information indicative of the determination. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20100156712 | GPS GATE SYSTEM - A GPS gate system is described for triggering transmission of a message. The system may include a GPS receiver determining a location of the GPS receiver based upon signals received from a GPS satellite system. The GPS receiver determines if the GPS receiver has passed through a GPS gate based upon the received signals. The GPS system may further include a communications system to connect the GPS receiver with a GPS gate communications system to receiver a message generated by the GPS receiver based upon the crossed GPS gate. | 06-24-2010 |