Itinerary planning tool, system, method, software, and hardware
First Claim
1. A system for one or more consumers and one or more suppliers of one or more activities, tasks, services, merchandises, products, entertainment items, professional offerings, or information, to meet, exchange, offer, purchase, sell, auction, or receive, said system comprising:
- an activity marketplace;
a first interfacing module for interfacing said one or more consumers to said activity marketplace; and
a second interfacing module for interfacing said one or more suppliers to said activity marketplace, wherein said system operates based on performance criteria and/or proximity criteria.
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Abstract
An activity-based itinerary planning tool permits a trip planner to incrementally build an itinerary, starting at a selected entry point and adding activities in a step-by-step manner, by taking into account commute times for different types of transportation and entry/exit conditions for particular activities/facilities, in order to present the user with lists of all activities/facilities that can be reached from the entry point or from already-selected activities/facilities. Also, an electronic marketplace for consumers and suppliers of activities to meet and exchange. Consumers are given search tools for narrowing all possible activities to those a consumer can actually perform and attend, based on their proximity and performance criteria. Suppliers are given tools to enter activities into a central repository, and set constraints to prevent unqualified consumers from purchasing. Detection change monitors the activities of the database for changes that will invalidate original recommendations, and provides consumer notification.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for one or more consumers and one or more suppliers of one or more activities, tasks, services, merchandises, products, entertainment items, professional offerings, or information, to meet, exchange, offer, purchase, sell, auction, or receive, said system comprising:
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an activity marketplace;
a first interfacing module for interfacing said one or more consumers to said activity marketplace; and
a second interfacing module for interfacing said one or more suppliers to said activity marketplace, wherein said system operates based on performance criteria and/or proximity criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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