System and method for selecting and reserving items
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1. ) A system for prioritizing the selection of an item comprising:
- a) priority assignment interface for assigning priority points to a predetermined task for completion by the user;
b) task completion monitor for awarding priority points upon the completion of the task by the selector; and
c) an item selection controller for controlling the selection time at which a selector can select an item from a real-time inventory of items on a computer network, wherein the selection time is based on the selector'"'"'s priority points.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for prioritizing, managing, and customizing the allocation and selection of items in a real-time basis in accordance with real-time assigned rules, attributes and parameters.
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1. ) A system for prioritizing the selection of an item comprising:
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a) priority assignment interface for assigning priority points to a predetermined task for completion by the user;
b) task completion monitor for awarding priority points upon the completion of the task by the selector; and
c) an item selection controller for controlling the selection time at which a selector can select an item from a real-time inventory of items on a computer network, wherein the selection time is based on the selector'"'"'s priority points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. ) A method for prioritizing the selection of space locations to be occupied by selectors comprising:
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a) identifying a plurality of space locations to be potentially occupied by potential selectors;
b) establishing via a graphical user interface to a computer network criteria that an individual selector must meet for any individual space location to be available for selection by the individual selector;
c) establishing via a graphical user interface to the computer network conditions that determine the individual selector'"'"'s priority level to select one or more space locations that are considered available to that selector; and
d) providing each potential selector with a respective access time based on each selector'"'"'s priority level, wherein the respective access time is the beginning time that a particular selector can begin to access the computer network to select one or more spaces available to the particular selector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. ) A system for the allocation of items among selectors comprising:
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a) an attribute definition interface configured to enable an administrator of the allocation of a plurality items to electronically define a set of relevant attributes associated with items for selection;
b) an attribute definition interface configured to enable an administrator of the allocation of a plurality items to electronically define a set of relevant attributes associated with potential selectors;
c) an attributes comparator for electronically comparing one or more item attributes in the set of attributes associated with an item for selection with one or more selector attributes in the set of relevant attributes associated with a potential selector to determine whether a particular item from the plurality of items is available for selection by an individual selector; and
d) a prioritization interface configured to enable an administrator of the allocation of a plurality of items to electronically define the determination of the priority of the individual selector to select available items; and
e) a selection interface to enable the individual to electronically select an available item. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. ) A method for controlling the selection of items comprising:
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a) defining user defined fields associated with selectable items and selectors;
b) allowing an individual selector to access a selection system on a computer network at or after a particular access time as determined by one or more user defined fields that define the selector'"'"'s priority of selection among the selectable items, wherein the selection system permits real-time updates of user defined field values during the individual selector'"'"'s access to the system; and
c) determining whether a particular item is available for selection by the selector based on a conditional comparison of at least one real-time value of a user defined field associated with the selector to at least one real-time value of a user defined field associated with the particular item. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. ) A selection system for controlling the selection of items comprising:
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a) an electronic database including a selectable item;
b) a graphical user interface for a selection system administrator to define how the priority to select the item is assigned to a selector;
c) a graphical user interface for a selection system administrator to define one or more rules that determines availability of the item to the selector, wherein the rules are editable by a selection system administrator to change the availability of the item to the selector in real-time; and
d) an access controller for enabling the selector to access the selection system beginning at a starting access time according to how priority to select the item is assigned to the selector. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. ) A method for allocating the selection of items comprising the steps of:
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a) collecting demand data for location-based items to be allocated to potential selectors via a computer network from the potential selectors;
b) setting the availability and priority for the selection of the items based on the data collected in step (a) and on one or more attributes associated with potential selectors selecting the item; and
c) determining an access time at which an individual selector of the potential selectors can begin to electronically select available items for selection based on the individual selector'"'"'s priority. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. ) A method for managing housing units comprising:
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a) collecting data from housing users over a computer network, said data including collective user housing preferences; and
b) assigning housing unit availability in real-time over the computer network based on the collective user preferences.
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74. ) A system for matching users of a common space to be occupied comprising:
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a) an attribute collector for collecting one or more attributes of a plurality of potential users of a common space to be occupied;
b) a comparator for comparing the one or more attributes among the plurality of potential users to generate potential matches of co-occupiers of the space, wherein the comparator conducts a matching evaluation according to pre-defined rules set through an electronic interface by an administrator of the common space; and
c) a co-occupation selection module for at least one user and at least one co-occupier generated as a match for that user to mutually select and electronically confirm one another to share the common space. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. ) A method for receiving selection of related items comprising:
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a) receiving a selection of a plurality items from a selector via an electronic selection interface;
b) enabling the selector to purchase less than all of the plurality items;
c) enabling the selector to hold non-purchased selected items for one or more third parties; and
d) receiving remaining purchases of the non-purchased selected items from the one or more third parties. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83)
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- 84. ) The method of claim 84, further comprising rearranging any non-consecutive seats purchased by the selector and seats purchased by the one or more third parties within the specific time into a consecutive seating order.
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85. ) A ticket purchasing system:
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a) an inventory of tickets accessible for purchase on a computer network;
b) a ticket attribute assignment interface for assigning at least one or more comparison attributes in addition to price and location to each ticket in the inventory;
c) an interface for a purchaser to access the computer network to purchase a ticket; and
d) a purchasing comparator for determining whether the one or more comparison attributes assigned to the ticket satisfies conditional criteria associated with the purchaser to permit the purchaser to purchase the ticket. - View Dependent Claims (87)
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88. ) A method for dynamically allocating selectable items comprising:
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a) providing a first selectable item associated with a second selectable item, wherein both items are selectable from selection system on a computer network;
b) receiving a selection for the first selectable item from a first selector via an interface to the selection system, wherein the first selector has a first selector attribute; and
c) creating an attribute of the second selectable item based on the first selector attribute according to a pre-defined relationship between the first selectable item and second selectable item, wherein the attribute of the second selectable item renders the second selectable item available only to subsequent purchasers meeting criteria associated with the created attribute. - View Dependent Claims (89)
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