METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING SATISFACTION AND DETERMINING ITEM SELECTION AND ASSIGNMENT FOR A GROUP OF USERS
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- providing, by a computer, vendor-related menu items and cost of said vendor-related menu items, wherein the vendor-related menu items comprise optional and/or required ingredients;
providing, by a computer, a set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the set of attendee-related ingredients comprises attendee-liked and/or attendee-disliked ingredients;
providing, by a computer, a set of organizer constraints;
selecting, by a computer, a subset of the vendor-related menu items for the attendees, based on the set of organizer constraints and the set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the selecting comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked ingredients and selected menu items and/or between the attendee-disliked ingredients and selected menu items, thereby obtaining a selected subset; and
assigning, by a computer, the selected subset of vendor-related menu items to the attendees, based on the set of organizer constraints and the set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the assigning comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked ingredients and assigned menu items and/or between the attendee-disliked ingredients and assigned menu items.
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Abstract
Novel methods and systems for organizing events are disclosed. A venue can provide menu items with optional and required ingredients, while an event organizer can provide constraints and attendees can provide menu preferences. An optimization is then carried out to find the best selection within the constraints. Events may be video viewing or meals.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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providing, by a computer, vendor-related menu items and cost of said vendor-related menu items, wherein the vendor-related menu items comprise optional and/or required ingredients; providing, by a computer, a set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the set of attendee-related ingredients comprises attendee-liked and/or attendee-disliked ingredients; providing, by a computer, a set of organizer constraints; selecting, by a computer, a subset of the vendor-related menu items for the attendees, based on the set of organizer constraints and the set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the selecting comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked ingredients and selected menu items and/or between the attendee-disliked ingredients and selected menu items, thereby obtaining a selected subset; and assigning, by a computer, the selected subset of vendor-related menu items to the attendees, based on the set of organizer constraints and the set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the assigning comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked ingredients and assigned menu items and/or between the attendee-disliked ingredients and assigned menu items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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18. A method to organize an event, the method comprising:
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providing, by a computer, vendor-related event features, wherein the vendor-related event features comprise optional and/or required event specifications; providing, by a computer, attendee-related event features, wherein the attendee-related event features comprise attendee-liked and/or attendee-disliked event features and specifications; providing, by a computer, a set of organizer constraints; and selecting, by a computer, at least one of the vendor-related event features, based on the set of organizer constraints and the attendee-related event features, wherein the selecting comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked event features and selected event features and/or between the attendee-disliked event features and the selected event features. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 23)
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29. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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providing, by a computer, vendor-related menu items and cost of said vendor-related menu items, wherein the vendor-related menu items comprise optional and/or required ingredients; providing, by a computer, a set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the set of attendee-related ingredients comprises attendee-liked and/or attendee-disliked ingredients; providing, by a computer, a set of organizer-related constraints; and selecting, by a computer, a subset of the vendor-related menu items for the attendees, based on the set of organizer constraints and the set of attendee-related ingredients, wherein the selecting comprises establishing a correlation between the attendee-liked ingredients and selected menu items and/or between the attendee-disliked ingredients and selected menu items, thereby obtaining a selected subset. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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