Dynamic interactive user interface
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for presenting a coherent view of an inventory of seats in a venue, wherein the view is presented to a plurality of users and dynamically maintained based on selections by the users, the method comprising:
- displaying, to a first user, at least one view of the venue that indicates a physical layout of seats in the venue and a status of each of the seats;
querying a database for information relating to availability of seats for the venue in response to a mouse over of at least one of the seats in the view of the venue by the user, the information indicating updates to the status of each of the seats based on selections made by other users that have viewed the at least one view of the venue and wherein the mouse over initiates display of current available seat information that indicates seats that have not been previously taken;
determining a clickable area for selection with a mouse by the user for each seat that indicates the status of each seat based on a response to the query; and
displaying, to the first user, an updated at least one view that indicates the status of each seat including selections made by other users.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an interactive user interface and method that presents a coherent view of an inventory of seats in a venue. The user interface is dynamically updated based on selections by the users. Embodiments include a method for displaying to users a physical layout of seats and related status that are based on information returned from a database query. The information may include seat availability and updates to the status of each of the seats based on selections made by other users. The method may further include determining a clickable area for each seat that indicates the status of the seat based on a response to the query, and displaying to the user an updated view that indicates the status of each seat including selections made by other users.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for presenting a coherent view of an inventory of seats in a venue, wherein the view is presented to a plurality of users and dynamically maintained based on selections by the users, the method comprising:
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displaying, to a first user, at least one view of the venue that indicates a physical layout of seats in the venue and a status of each of the seats; querying a database for information relating to availability of seats for the venue in response to a mouse over of at least one of the seats in the view of the venue by the user, the information indicating updates to the status of each of the seats based on selections made by other users that have viewed the at least one view of the venue and wherein the mouse over initiates display of current available seat information that indicates seats that have not been previously taken; determining a clickable area for selection with a mouse by the user for each seat that indicates the status of each seat based on a response to the query; and displaying, to the first user, an updated at least one view that indicates the status of each seat including selections made by other users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for presenting to a plurality of users a coherent view of an inventory of seats in a venue dynamically maintained based on selections by the users, the system comprising:
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a database storing a plurality of entries denoting a status of each of the seats in the venue, wherein the entries are updated based on user selections; and a server, configured to; cause a general purpose computer to display, to a first user, at least one view of the venue that indicates a physical layout of seats in the venue and the status of each of the seats; query the database for information relating to availability of seats for the venue in response to a mouse over of at least one of the seats in the view of the venue by the user, the information indicating updates to the status of each of the seats based on selections made by other users that have viewed the at least one view of the venue and wherein the mouse over initiates display of current available seat information that indicates seats that have not been previously taken; determine a clickable area for selection with a mouse by the user for each seat that indicates the status of each seat based on the database information; and
cause the general purpose computer to display, to the first user, an updated at least one view that indicates the status of each seat including selections made by other users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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