INTERACTIVE CALENDAR OF SCHEDULED WEB-BASED EVENTS
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1. An system, comprising:
- an event profile database configured to store data relating to a plurality of online events;
an event provider module configured to receive first data about online events from a plurality of event providers, wherein the first data is stored in the event profile database;
a web mining module configured to search for second data about online events on the World Wide Web, wherein the second data is stored in the event profile database;
a display module configured to present to a user at least some of the first data and the second data stored in the event profile database in an organized format as an interactive guide;
a response module configured to receive input from the user pertaining to the interactive guide and to respond to the input, wherein the input effects a content or format of the presented interactive guide.
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Abstract
A system for generating an interactive calendar guide to scheduled online events is described. The guide can be presented in any format, including a grid view and a list view, within various media, including at a website hosting the interactive guide and as a widget on a computer display. A user can interact with elements of the guide, select elements of the guide for more information, customize events presented in the guide, filter the results displayed in the guide, send a response to attend an event, go directly to an event from the guide, and modify the presentation format of the guide.
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36 Claims
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1. An system, comprising:
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an event profile database configured to store data relating to a plurality of online events; an event provider module configured to receive first data about online events from a plurality of event providers, wherein the first data is stored in the event profile database; a web mining module configured to search for second data about online events on the World Wide Web, wherein the second data is stored in the event profile database; a display module configured to present to a user at least some of the first data and the second data stored in the event profile database in an organized format as an interactive guide; a response module configured to receive input from the user pertaining to the interactive guide and to respond to the input, wherein the input effects a content or format of the presented interactive guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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acquiring data pertaining to online events; causing to be displayed on a user'"'"'s display the acquired data in a first format as an interactive guide, wherein a user can send a request relating to displayed content or format of the interactive guide; receiving the user'"'"'s request; responding to the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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compiling by a server a temporal index database configured to store indices of online events; using a predictive model by the server to generate a predictive score for an online event over time using the predictive model and indices from the temporal index database; correlating by the server the predictive score with an actual score; modifying by the server the predictive model based upon the correlation, using the modified predictive model by the server to dynamically price tickets and advertising for future online events. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method, comprising:
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compiling by a server a temporal index database configured to store indices of online events; using predictive analytics about historical and projected attendance to an online event by the server to dynamically target ticket prices as a function of time for the online event; selling by the server tickets to the online event based upon dynamic pricing.
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29. A method, comprising:
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compiling by a server a temporal index database configured to store indices of online events; using predictive analytics about historical and projected attendance to an online event and information about people who sent a response indicating intent to attend the event by the server to geotarget an audience for the online event; targeting by the server an online advertising campaign based upon the geotargeting information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
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acquiring data pertaining to online events; causing to be displayed on a user'"'"'s display the acquired data in a first format as an interactive guide, wherein a user can send a request relating to displayed content or format of the interactive guide; receiving the user'"'"'s request; responding to the user'"'"'s request. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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