METHOD TO REGISTER VISITORS TO AN EVENT

• US 20120197949A1
• Filed: 01/27/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kelvin J. Taylor, Tamila N. Taylor
• Original Assignee: Kelvin J. Taylor, Tamila N. Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, Tamila N., Taylor, Kelvin J.
• Application Number:
  US13/360,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20120197949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A method to register visitors applies to many events, such as funerals. The method, deployed upon a computer, allows a user to select personalized services. The method also stores event organizer information common to various events. The method then automates the generation of invitations and tracking of RSVPs for an event. Then the method guides event visitors to enter information and comments through a computer into a database. The visitors do so upon a dedicated screen. Following an event, the method provides for production of a book compiling the information and comments of the visitors in a pleasing format suitable for long term use. The method also produces customized printed materials for mailing or emailing to event visitors.

Claims

1. A method for registering a plurality of visitors to an event and providing documents with information from the visitors to a user, comprising the following steps:

listing an event planner;

identifying an event;

selecting personalized services related to the event upon election of said user;

collecting information from the visitors at the event utilizing an electronic registry;

preparing information from the visitors following the event; and

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producing documents including information from the visitors, said documents being suitable for mailing or electronic transmission;

wherein the preceding steps occur upon a computer;

wherein said user provides personalized communications to the visitors following an event and said user receives a document memorializing an event including information from the visitors to the event.

2. The method for registering visitors of claim 1 further comprising:

said identifying an event including a template having at least one window for assembling information regarding an event; and

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said listing an event planner including a second template having at least one window for assembling information regarding a venue hosting the event.

3. The method for registering visitors of claim 1 further comprising:

said selecting personalized services including at least one of establishing an electronic guest registry, establishing a manual guest registry, creating at least one sub-event, issuing invitations to said sub-event, tracking reservations for said sub-event, printing address labels related to invitees to said sub-event, and identifying desired documents for said producing documents.

4. The method for registering visitors of claim 1 further comprising:

said producing documents including a third template having at least one window for designating at least one element of formatting a document and at least one window for selecting at least one component of a document.

5. The method for registering visitors of claim 4 wherein said document includes one of a book, memo, note, letter, card, or text suitable for to electronic transmission.

6. The method for registering visitors of claim 1 further comprising:

said collecting information from the visitors presents a screen to each of the visitors wherein said screen has at least one window for entry of information through at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a quick response code reader, a bar code reader, a light pen, a smart pen, and a microphone; and

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said collecting information storing information from each of the visitors within a confidential database upon a computer.

7. The method for registering visitors of claim 4 further comprising:

said producing documents merging information from the visitors into said third template.

8. The method for registering visitors of claim 7 wherein said merging information from the visitors into said third template produces at least one book compiling information from the visitors.

9. The method for registering visitors of claim 7 wherein said merging information from the visitors into said third template produces at least one missive from said user to each of the visitors acknowledging attendance at the event, wherein said missive includes one of a memo, a note, a letter, a card, or text suitable for electronic transmission.

10. A method for registering a plurality of visitors to an event and providing documents and information about the visitors to a user, comprising the following steps:

identifying an event and including a template having at least one window for assembling information associated to the event, and a second template having at least one window for assembling information regarding the location of the event;

selecting personalized services related to the event upon election of said user, having at least one of establishing an electronic guest registry, and including at least one of establishing a manual guest registry, creating at least one sub-event, issuing invitations to said sub-event, tracking reservations for said sub-event, printing address labels related to invitees to said sub-event, and identifying desired documents for later production;

collecting information from the visitors at the event utilizing an electronic registry, said collecting information presenting a screen to each of the visitors wherein said screen has at least one window for entry of information through at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a quick response code reader, a bar code reader, a light pen, a smart pen, and a microphone, said collecting information storing information in a confidential database upon a computer located away from the event;

preparing information from the visitors to the event; and

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producing documents including information from the visitors, and including a third template having at least one window for designating at least one element of formatting a document and at least one window for selecting at least one component of a document, said third template receiving information from the visitors, said documents being suitable for mailing or electronic transmission, said documents including at least one of a book, memo, note, letter, card, or text suitable for electronic transmission;

wherein the preceding steps occur upon a computer;

wherein said user provides personalized communications to the visitors following an event and said user receives a document memorializing an event including information from visitors to the event.

12. The event visitor registration method of claim 11 further comprising:

said third template producing a book compiling information from the visitors and at least one missive from said user to each of the visitors acknowledging attendance at the event, wherein said missive includes one of a letter, a note, a memo, a card, and text suitable for electronic transmission.

13. The event visitor registration method of claim 11 wherein the event is one of a funeral, wedding, religious ceremony, or trade show.

14. A device registering visitors to an event and producing documents including information from the visitors for delivery to a user, comprising:

at least one computer readable medium including stored thereon program code that upon execution thereof, said program code identifies an event, selects at least one personalized service upon election of said user, creates at least one sub-event, issues invitations to said sub-event, and tracks reservations for said sub-event, collects information from the visitors at the event utilizing an electronic registry upon a computer, prepares information from the visitors, and produces documents containing information from the visitors;

wherein said documents are suitable for mailing or electronic transmission;

wherein said user sends at least one personalized communication to the visitors from said producing documents; and

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wherein said documents include at least one book memorializing an event with information from the visitors to the event.