PRESENTING A REVIEW BASED ON A USER PURPOSE

• US 20140129335A1
• Filed: 11/07/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hipmunk Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Hipmunk Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Huffman, Steven Ladd, Goldstein, Adam Julian, Slowe, Christopher Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/670,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20140129335A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested

Abstract

A review of a venue may be presented based on a purpose (e.g., a user purpose) by a system (e.g., a suitably programmed machine). In particular, the system may identify a purpose of a user (e.g., a first user purpose) for being within a city. The system may access a review of a venue that is located within the city. The review may indicate an opinion of the user with respect to the venue. The system may determine that the purpose of the user matches the purpose of another user (e.g., a second user purpose) for being within the city. Hence, the system may present the review of the venue to the other user, based on the two users having the same purpose for being within the city.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a first user purpose of a first user,

the first user purpose being a first purpose of the first user for being within a city;

accessing a review of a venue that is located within the city,

the review of the venue indicating an opinion of the first user with respect to the venue;

determining that the first user purpose of the first user matches a second user purpose of a second user that submitted a request for a presentation of venues that are located within the city,

the determining being performed by a processor of a machine; and

presenting the review that indicates the opinion of the first user to the second user,

the presenting of the review being based on the first user purpose of the first user matching the second user purpose of the second user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the identifying of the first user purpose of the first user includes receiving the first user purpose within a query that is submitted by the first user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the identifying of the first user purpose includes determining the first user purpose based on parameters of a query that is submitted by the first user,

the parameters including a number of travelers, an arrival day of the week, and a number of days of a stay at an accommodation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the accessing of the review includes accessing an indication that the user is willing to revisit the venue that is subject to the review.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the accessing of the review includes accessing an indication that the user is unwilling to revisit the venue that is subject to the review.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the accessing of the review includes accessing one of multiple mutually exclusive options that indicate an extent to which the user is willing to use the venue in the future.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second user purpose is a second purpose of the second user for being within the city.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the second user purpose is a second purpose of the second user in submitting the request for the presentation of venues.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the determining that the first user purpose matches the second user purpose includes determining the second user purpose based on behavioral data that describes a behavior of the second user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the determining that the first user purpose matches the second user purpose includes determining the second user purpose based on behavioral data that describes a behavior of a third user that is socially networked to the second user.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating the presentation of venues to include the review of the venue; and

wherein

the presenting of the review includes displaying the presentation of venues.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a communication that requests submission of the review of the venue by the first user; and

wherein

the accessing of the review of the venue is from a database that stores the review received in response to the communication.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the providing of the communication is based on an itinerary of the first user and includes accessing the itinerary of the first user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the itinerary of the first user indicates a time period during which the first user is scheduled to experience a layover while traveling; and

the providing of the communication is performed within the time period.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the itinerary of the first user indicates a final day of a stay at an accommodation; and

the providing of the communication is performed on the final day of the stay.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the itinerary of the first user indicates a first night of a stay at an accommodation; and

the providing of the communication is performed after the first night of the stay.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

identifying a first user purpose of a first user,

the first user purpose being a first purpose of the first user for being within a city;

accessing a review of a venue that is located within the city,

the review of the venue indicating an opinion of the first user with respect to the venue;

determining that the first user purpose of the first user matches a second user purpose of a second user that submitted a request for a presentation of venues that are located within the city,

the determining being performed by the one or more processors of the machine; and

presenting the review that indicates the opinion of the first user to the second user,

the presenting of the review being based on the first user purpose of the first user matching the second user purpose of the second user.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein:

the accessing of the review includes accessing one of two mutually exclusive options that indicate whether the user is willing to use the venue in the future.

19. A system comprising:

an identification module configured to identify a first user purpose of a first user,

the first user purpose being a first purpose of the first user for being within a city;

a review module configured to access a review of a venue that is located within the city,

the review of the venue indicating an opinion of the first user with respect to the venue;

a processor configured by a match module to determine that the first user purpose of the first user matches a second user purpose of a second user that submitted a request for a presentation of venues that are located within the city; and

a presentation module configured to present the review that indicates the opinion of the first user to the second user,

the presenting of the review being based on the first user purpose of the first user matching the second user purpose of the second user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein:

the review module is configured to;

provide a communication that requests submission of the review of the venue by the first user; and

receive the review of the venue in response to the communication.