Method and computer program product for weather adapted, consumer event planning
First Claim
1. A method for providing weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
- (1) receiving a geographic location input for a future event;
(2) receiving a future time period input for said future event; and
(3) causing a report to be displayed comprising the weather plan, during said future time period, for said geographic location;
whereby said report is used by a user to determine the weather for said future event.
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Abstract
A system and method for forecasting future retail performance are described herein. The system includes a storage device that stores a sales history database, a weather history database, and a weather forecast database. An analyzer determines the extent to which past retail performance of a plurality of products at a plurality of locations was affected by weather using the sales history database and the weather history database. A configurator, coupled to the analyzer, estimates expected future retail performance of the products at the stores for a plurality of future time periods using the weather forecast database and results produced by the analyzer. A graphical user interface, coupled to the analyzer and the configurator, enables users to view and manipulate results produced by the analyzer and the configurator to thereby forecast future retail performance of the products at the locations. In an embodiment of the present invention, a consumer weather planner system allows consumers to perform weather-based planning for future events (e.g., golfing, vacations, weddings, etc.).
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a geographic location input for a future event;
(2) receiving a future time period input for said future event; and
(3) causing a report to be displayed comprising the weather plan, during said future time period, for said geographic location;
whereby said report is used by a user to determine the weather for said future event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a future time period input for a future event;
(2) receiving a preferred weather pattern input for said future event;
(3) receiving a list of preferred geographic locations for said future event; and
(4) causing a report to be displayed listing dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern, for each of said preferred geographic locations;
whereby said report is used by a user to select the geographic location for said future event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method for providing weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving a preferred weather pattern input for a future event;
(2) receiving a future time period input for said future event;
(3) receiving a geographic location input for said future event; and
(4) causing a report to be displayed that lists dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern for said geographic location;
whereby said report is used by a user to select a date for said future event.
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22. A method for receiving weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a geographic location input for a future event;
(2) providing a future time period input for said future event, wherein said future time period input is up to one-year ahead; and
(3) displaying a report to be displayed comprising the weather plan, during said future time period, for said geographic location;
whereby said report is used by a user to determine the weather for said future event.
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23. A method for receiving weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a future time period input for a future event, wherein said future time period is up to one-year ahead;
(2) providing a preferred weather pattern input for said future event;
(3) providing a list of preferred geographic locations for said future event; and
(4) displaying a report listing dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern, for each of said preferred geographic locations;
whereby said report is used to select the geographic location for said future event.
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24. A method for receiving weather planning services, comprising the steps of:
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(1) providing a preferred weather pattern input for a future event;
(2) providing a future time period input for said future event;
(3) providing a geographic location input for said future event; and
(4) displaying a report listing dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern for said geographic location;
whereby said report is used to select a date for said future event.
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25. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer that provides weather planning services, said computer readable program code means comprising:
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a first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a geographic location input for a future event;
a second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a future time period input for said future event; and
a third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to cause a report to be displayed comprising the weather plan, during said future time period, for said geographic location.
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26. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer that provides weather planning services, said computer readable program code means comprising:
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a first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a future time period input for a future event;
a second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a preferred weather pattern input for said future event;
a third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a list of preferred geographic locations for said future event; and
a fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to cause a report to be displayed listing dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern, for each of said preferred geographic locations.
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing an application program to execute on a computer that provides weather planning services, said computer readable program code means comprising:
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a first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a preferred weather pattern input for a future event;
a second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a future time period input for said future event;
a third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to receive a geographic location input for said future event; and
a fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to cause a report to be displayed that lists dates, within said future time period, that satisfy said preferred weather pattern for said geographic location.
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