Real-Time Subjective/Objective Venue Evaluation Method

• US 20140344016A1
• Filed: 06/14/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael F. Hanson
• Original Assignee: Michael F. Hanson
• Inventors: Hanson, Michael F
• Application Number:
  US14/304,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20140344016A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.29
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for providing a real-time evaluation of venues such as clubs, bars and restaurants. The real-time evaluation provides a user member with an instantaneous snapshot of a venue'"'"'s happenings. The method evaluates a venue based upon both subjective and demographic criteria. Subjective criteria provide an understanding of the feeling or mood associated with a venue. Demographic criteria provide information on who is attending a venue. The method provides a real-time impression or view of the ever-changing happenings in a venue.

Claims

1. A method of venue evaluation, comprising:

providing to a member user in real-time, over an electronic network, a venue information;

the venue information includes both a real-time subjective critical review of the venue and a real-time demographic analysis of member users attending the venue;

the subjective critical review comprises ambiance factors and is compiled and submitted by member users attending the venue in real-time; and

the demographical analysis includes statistical information regarding the demographic makeup of member users attending the venue.

2. The method of claim 1, further including displaying graphically a venue location and a member user location as location coordinates on a map.

3. A method of venue evaluation, comprising:

providing to a member in real-time, over an electronic network, a venue information;

wherein the venue information includes both a real-time subjective critical review of the venue including ambiance factors comprised of a subjective review of the nonmember patrons attending the venue, and

a real-time demographical analysis includes statistical information regarding the demographic makeup of member users attending the venue;

providing an encyclopedic database editable by users evaluating the venue; and

displaying graphically a venue location and a member user location as location coordinates on a map.

4. The method of claim 3, further including a highlighted portion graphically represented on the map, wherein the highlighted portion represents a collection of venues whose respective coordinates on the map fall within the highlighted portion of the map, wherein the highlighted portion comprises a glow of varying intensity, wherein increasing interest levels in a highlighted portion are represented by increasing intensities of glow.