System for Matching Fans with Presentations and Monetizing Presenting Venues

• US 20090228937A1
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald J. Williams
• Original Assignee: Ronald J. Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Ronald J.
• Application Number:
  US12/044,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20090228937A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/86
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

A service for pairing individuals with venues includes an internet-connected server, software executing from a data repository associated with the server, an interactive interface provided by the software, enabling individuals to input information and access services, and information stored in the data repository regarding at least identity of venues, being enterprises that retail to the public and also provide presentations of possible interest to the individuals. In one embodiment an individual accessing the service may input either a current or a future location and at least one interest in presentation content, and the service will render to the individual identity of venues proximate to locations entered by the individuals, and providing presentations coinciding with the interest input by the individual.

Claims

1. A service for pairing individuals with venues, comprising:

an internet-connected server;

software executing from a data repository associated with the server;

an interactive interface provided by the software, enabling individuals to input information and access services; and

information stored in the data repository regarding at least identity of venues, being enterprises that retail to the public and also provide presentations of possible interest to the individuals;

wherein an individual accessing the service may input either a current or a future location and at least one interest in presentation content, and the service will render to the individual identity of venues proximate to locations entered by the individuals, and providing presentations coinciding with the interest input by the individual.

2. The service of claim 1 wherein the presentations are broadcast sports presentations.

3. The service of claim 1 wherein the information regarding venues includes information pertinent to social atmosphere to be expected.

4. The service of claim 1 wherein individuals are subscribers to the service.

5. The service of claim 1 wherein the software provides a mechanism for individuals to feed back personal experience regarding paired venues to the service.

6. The service of claim 5 wherein the service uses the feedback to rate venues, and provides the ratings to other individuals seeking services.

7. A service for pairing individuals with venues, comprising:

an internet-connected server;

software executing from a data repository associated with the server;

a first interactive interface provided by the software, enabling individuals to input information and access services; and

a second interactive interface provided by the software, enabling venues, being enterprises that retail to the public and also provide presentations of possible interest to the individuals, to input information, including identity and scheduled presentations, and to access services;

wherein an individual accessing the service may input either a current or a future location and at least one interest in presentation content, and the service will render to the individual identity of venues proximate to locations entered by the individuals, and providing presentations coinciding with the interest input by the individual.

8. The service of claim 7 wherein the presentations are broadcast sports presentations.

9. The service of claim 7 wherein the information regarding venues includes information about social atmosphere to be expected.

10. The service of claim 7 wherein individuals are subscribers to the service.

11. The service of claim 7 wherein the software provides a mechanism for individuals to feed back personal experience regarding paired venues to the service.

12. The service of claim 11 wherein the service uses the feedback to rate venues, and provides the ratings to other individuals seeking services.

13. The service of claim 7 wherein a service provided to individuals allows an individual to input travel itineraries as well as interests, and the service adds associated venue information to the itineraries.

14. The service of claim 7 wherein a service provided to venues is provision of a Team Theme, being a schedule of programming over a specific time period associated with a particular sport team or organization.