INTERACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD MODELER WITH RELATED ECONOMY AND GAME

• US 20100332300A1
• Filed: 06/29/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: June Swatzell
• Original Assignee: June Swatzell
• Inventors: SWATZELL, JUNE
• Application Number:
  US12/826,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20100332300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0274 Split fees
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods

Abstract

An interactive neighborhood modeler with related economy is described. In one implementation, a system creates an interactive 3-D analog of features in a geographical area delineated by zip code or other boundary, and visually renders the interactive analog with a degree of distortion suitable for accommodating the geographical area on a display. Each feature is assigned a data space, in which an authorized representative for each feature may custom edit information. Brick-and-mortar entities within the geographical area can be allotted a virtual storefront free of charge or by subscription. A user may interact with the 3-D analog to navigate a virtual neighborhood, shop, view multiple perspectives of features, and obtain the custom information associated with each feature provided by the authorized representative, including pictures, videos, and links for transacting business. The interactive modeler may post advertisements, and share revenue from advertisers among the brick-and-mortar entities that maintain a virtual storefront.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a computer network communicatively coupled with an Internet;

a server node in the computer network;

a neighborhood modeling engine associated with the server node to define a neighborhood and model an economy of the neighborhood;

a mapping engine associated with the neighborhood modeling engine to create an interactive analog of features in the neighborhood;

an authentication engine associated with the neighborhood modeling engine to register features in the neighborhood and to log in a representative of a registered feature to the neighborhood modeling engine;

a collaboration engine associated with the neighborhood modeling engine to enable each representative of a registered feature to add and edit information in a data space associated with a visual representation of the registered feature during a runtime of the interactive analog; and

an interaction engine to display at least some of the information in the data space associated with a visual representation of a feature when a user designates the feature via the Internet.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user actuates a search engine to designate the feature.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive analog comprises an interactive 3-D caricature of features in the neighborhood;

and

wherein at least part of the interactive 3-D caricature is rendered on a 2-D display.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the neighborhood modeling engine displays an advertisement;

and

wherein revenue received from display of the advertisement is shared with each registered feature.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the advertisement is associated with a function unrelated to the neighborhood modeling;

and

wherein when the advertisement is selected a link activates the additional unrelated function.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the additional unrelated function comprises a weather report.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data space comprises one of:

a shopping space for a registered feature to conduct sales transactions via the Internet;

an office space for the registered feature to conduct information exchanges related to operation of the registered feature; and

a gallery space for the registered feature to display merchandise and artworks.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a coding engine to categorize the features;

wherein when the interaction engine receives a search query for one of the features, the interaction engine searches categories of the categorized features to find a category matching the search query; and

wherein the neighborhood modeling engine displays the categorized features classified in the category matching the search query.

9. A system, comprising:

a neighborhood modeler to parse at least part of a postal zip code region into features;

a sustainability modeler to assign the features into sustainability categories according to sustainability criteria;

a sustainability estimator to determine a sustainability score for the categorized features; and

a sustainability meter to display the sustainability score.

10. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the sustainability modeler assigns a relationship between two of the features into one of the sustainability categories.

11. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the sustainability estimator dynamically adjusts the sustainability score based on a hypothetical change to one of the features, one of the relationships between features, or to one of the sustainability criteria.

12. A method, comprising:

modeling a geographic region;

creating a visual analog categorizing community features of the geographic region;

associating a respective data space with each community feature;

registering at least some of the community features into a database;

assigning a representative for each of at least some of the registered community features; and

during a runtime of publicly displaying the visual analog via a computer network, extending an editing interface via the computer network for each representative to add and edit information in the respective data space of each registered community feature while publicly displaying the visual analog via the computer network.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an input from a public user of the computer network selecting one of the community features; and

displaying the information in the data space for the selected community feature to the public user.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

publicly displaying an advertisement via the computer network;

receiving a revenue for publicly displaying the advertisement; and

sharing the revenue with each of the registered community features in the database.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a search query for one of the community features;

searching categories of the categorized community features to find a category matching the search query; and

displaying the categorized community features classified in the category matching the search query.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein various services are performed free of a monetary charge for each registered community feature while sharing the revenue with each of the registered community features;

wherein associating the respective data space with each community feature is performed free of a monetary charge for each registered community feature;

wherein registering the at least some of the community features into a database is performed free of a monetary charge for each registered community feature;

wherein assigning the respective representative for each registered community feature is performed free of a monetary charge for each registered community feature; and

wherein extending an editing interface via the computer network for each representative to add and edit information in the respective data space of each registered community feature is performed free of a monetary charge for each registered community feature.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a user-drawn shape designating the geographical region.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying one of a profile description of the feature, a photo of the feature, a video of the feature, a sound associated with the feature, a data associated with the feature, directions to the feature, hours of operation of the feature, a schedule associated with the feature, a community role of the feature, a sustainability attribute of the feature, a logo of the feature, or a link to a website of the feature.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising populating the visual analog with community features in stages based on receiving input from a user input device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein populating the visual analog in stages includes receiving input to execute a sequence of populating consisting of displaying one or more of a postal zip code boundary of the geographical area, a terrain of the geographical area, main streets of the geographical area, infrastructure of the geographical area, businesses of the geographical area, schools of the geographical area, parks of the geographical area, and churches of the geographical area;

and

wherein each stage of the populating is reversible.