Holiday commerce and holiday expressions in a geo-spatial environment

• US 20090018925A1
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fatdoor Incorporated
• Inventors: Abhyanker, Raj Vasant
• Application Number:
  US11/827,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20090018925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization

Abstract

A method and system of holiday commerce and holiday expressions in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of organizing a community network includes obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network, determining a location of the member based on the member data, storing the member data in a member repository, obtaining a selection of an occasion from the member, displaying decoration options associated with the occasion to the member, obtaining a purchase selection of decoration options from the member, and displaying a decoration representation associated with the decoration options at the location on the geo-spatial map. The method may further include obtaining a residence representation associated with the member, and displaying the residence representation at the location on the geo-spatial map. The method may also include delivering a decoration associated with the decoration options to the member.

Claims

1. A method of organizing a community network, comprising:

obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network;

determining a location of the member based on the member data;

storing the member data in a member repository;

obtaining a selection of an occasion from the member;

displaying a plurality of decoration options associated with the occasion to the member;

obtaining a purchase selection of one of the plurality of decoration options from the member; and

displaying a decoration representation associated with the one of the plurality of decoration options at the location on a geo-spatial map.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a residence representation associated with the member; and

displaying the residence representation at the location on the geo-spatial map.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the residence representation comprises an image of a residence.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the residence representation is based on a residence type.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

delivering a decoration associated with the one of the plurality of decoration options to the member.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the location on a walking map associated with the occasion.

7. The method of claim 1 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 1.

8. A community network, comprising:

a member repository comprising a plurality of members;

a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations on a geo-spatial map;

a member management module configured to obtain member data associated with each of the plurality of members, wherein the member data comprises one of the plurality of locations; and

a commerce module configured to;

obtain a selection of an occasion from one of the plurality of members;

display a plurality of decoration options associated with the occasion to the one of the plurality of members;

obtain a purchase selection of one of the plurality of decoration options from the one of the plurality of members; and

display a decoration representation associated with the one of the plurality of decoration options at the one of the plurality of locations associated with the one of the plurality of members on the geo-spatial map.

9. The community network of claim 8, wherein the commerce module is further configured to:

obtain a residence representation associated with the one of the plurality of members; and

display the residence representation at the one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map.

10. The community network of claim 9, wherein the residence representation comprises an image of a residence.

11. The community network of claim 9, wherein the residence representation is based on a residence type.

12. The community network of claim 8, wherein the commerce module is further configured to:

deliver a decoration associated with the one of the plurality of decoration options to the one of the plurality of members.

13. The community network of claim 8, wherein the commerce module is further configured to:

display the one of the plurality of locations on a walking map associated with the occasion.

14. The community network of claim 8, wherein the occasion is at least one of a national holiday, a cultural holiday, a religious holiday, a secular holiday, an event, and a celebration.

15. A method of making a purchase, comprising:

selecting a location;

selecting an occasion;

purchasing a decoration associated with the occasion;

viewing a decoration representation associated with the decoration at the location on a geo-spatial map; and

receiving a delivery of the decoration.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting a residence representation; and

viewing the residence representation at the location on the geo-spatial map.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the residence representation comprises an image of a residence.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving a walking map associated with the occasion comprising the location.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the decoration is delivered using at least one of a postal service and a delivery service.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the occasion is at least one of a national holiday, a cultural holiday, a religious holiday, a secular holiday, an event, and a celebration.