SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREFERENCE GENERATION

• US 20120265813A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James A Stricklin Trustee of The Stricklin Family Trust
• Original Assignee: Filteredspace, Inc.
• Inventors: STRICKLIN, GREG, Stricklin, JIm
• Granted Patent: US 9,495,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

The system provides a method and apparatus for preference generation that allows, for example, geographic boundaries to be easily implemented by a user. The system permits a user and other participants to manually and/or automatically constrain options to specific user and participant defined criteria, including geographic, categorical, economical, temporal, and other preference metrics.

Claims

1. A method for providing information to a user comprising:

In a preference engine;

Receiving event information from a provider;

Receiving venue information from a coordinator;

Collecting metrics from the event information and the venue information;

Comparing the metrics to a preference profile of a user;

Alerting the user when the metrics satisfy the preferences of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the metrics include date, time, price, and location information.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the preference profile includes temporal boundaries on an event.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the preference profile includes geographic boundaries on an event.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the preference profile includes price boundaries on an event.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the preference profile includes provider boundaries on an event.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the provider is a performer.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the coordinator is a venue.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the user is a fan.

10. The method of claim 1 further including the step of using location information provided by the user to determine when preferences are satisfied.