SYSTEM TO CROSS INCENTIVIZE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT SALES

• US 20140136322A1
• Filed: 11/15/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gordon Ray Morehead
• Original Assignee: Gordon Ray Morehead
• Inventors: Morehead, Gordon Ray
• Application Number:
  US13/677,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136322A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history

Abstract

Methods and systems for the cross incentivizing of food and entertainment sales. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an entertainment selection from a user. In response to the received entertainment selection, presenting to the user information concerning at least one sponsoring food, wherein a sponsoring food when selected covers a cost of the selected entertainment. Then receiving from the user a sponsoring food selection and retrieving the selected entertainment from a location differing from the location of where the selected sponsoring food is prepared. Afterwards, delivering the selected entertainment and the selected sponsoring food to the user.

Claims

1. A method for incentivizing delivered food sales, where the method comprises:

receiving an entertainment selection from a user;

presenting to the user information concerning at least one sponsoring food, wherein a sponsoring food when selected covers a cost of the selected entertainment;

receiving from the user a sponsoring food selection;

retrieving the selected entertainment, the selected entertainment retrieved from a location differing from the location of where the selected sponsoring food is prepared;

delivering the selected entertainment and the selected sponsoring food to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving the selected entertainment further comprises:

deriving a selected entertainment retrieval path, the selected entertainment retrieval path optimized for delivery of the selected entertainment to the user.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising a selected sponsoring food purveyor paying a fee to a selected entertainment purveyor.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising a selected entertainment purveyor paying a fee to a selected sponsoring food purveyor.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein delivering the selected entertainment and the selected sponsoring food to the user occurs within a pre-designated time frame after the user arrives at a destination.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected entertainment is delivered stored upon a physical medium.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting to the user information concerning at least one sponsoring food further comprises forming a list of possible sponsoring foods based upon a user'"'"'s past sponsoring food selections.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

retrieving a user'"'"'s history of entertainment selections;

analyzing the user'"'"'s history of entertainment selections to determine a user'"'"'s entertainment preferences;

sending an incentive to the user, the incentive based upon the user'"'"'s entertainment preferences.

9. A method for timed delivery of incentivized delivered food, the method comprising:

providing to a user a list of incentivized delivered food, the incentivized delivered food incentivized through an accompanying entertainment offer;

receiving an incentivized delivered food selection from the user, wherein the incentivized delivered food selection includes a delivery time;

determining a delivery path, the delivery path based in part upon a location of a desired accompanying entertainment, and the delivery path ending at a location provided by the user;

retrieving the desired accompanying entertainment from a location on the delivery path;

delivering the incentivized delivered food at the location at a time based upon the delivery time.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein a location of a desired accompanying entertainment is determined by an availability of the desired accompanying entertainment.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the delivery time is varies based upon a user'"'"'s movements.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising charging the user a single fee, the single fee accounting for the selected incentivized delivered food, the accompanying entertainment, and a delivery charge.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a user'"'"'s movements are tracked in near real time.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the desired accompanying entertainment is delivered stored upon a physical medium.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein retrieving the desired accompanying entertainment from a location on the delivery path further comprises retrieving the desired accompanying entertainment from a kiosk.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein a list of incentivized delivered food is based in part upon a user'"'"'s history of incentivized delivered food selections.