Event planning system
First Claim
1. An event planning process executed by a server system in a computer network including a plurality of user terminals communicatively coupled with the server system via the network, the process comprising the steps of:
- providing an event planning graphical user interface at a user terminal, the interface enabling a user to plan an event;
receiving event information input by the user, said event information indicating a scheduled event, at least one invitee to be invited to said scheduled event and information indicative of RSVP fees required to attend said scheduled event;
providing an invitation to said invitee, said invitation indicating said scheduled event and said RSVP fees, and soliciting a response to said invitation, wherein an affirmative response to said invitation requires a payment as defined by said RSVP fees;
receiving RSVP status information including payment information from said invitee; and
verifying said payment information.
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Abstract
An event planning process is provided for execution by a server system in a computer network including a plurality of user terminals communicatively coupled with the server system via the network. The process includes the steps of: providing an event planning graphical user interface at a user terminal, the interface enabling a user to plan an event; receiving event information input by the user, the event information indicating a scheduled event, at least one invitee to be invited to the scheduled event, and information indicative of RSVP fees required to attend the scheduled event; providing an invitation to the invitee, the invitation indicating the scheduled event and the RSVP fees, and soliciting a response to the invitation, wherein an affirmative response to the invitation requires a payment as defined by the RSVP fees; receiving RSVP status information including payment information from the invitee; and verifying the payment information. The steps of providing an invitation to the invitee and receiving RSVP status information further include: generating an invitation Web page based on the event information, the invitation Web page being accessible via the network and being operative to provide an invitation response graphical user interface for enabling the invitee to respond to the invitation; sending an invitation message to the invitee, the invitation message prompting the invitee to view the invitation Web page; and receiving input provided by the invitee via the invitation Web page, the input provided by the invitee indicating the RSVP status information.
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42 Claims
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1. An event planning process executed by a server system in a computer network including a plurality of user terminals communicatively coupled with the server system via the network, the process comprising the steps of:
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providing an event planning graphical user interface at a user terminal, the interface enabling a user to plan an event; receiving event information input by the user, said event information indicating a scheduled event, at least one invitee to be invited to said scheduled event and information indicative of RSVP fees required to attend said scheduled event; providing an invitation to said invitee, said invitation indicating said scheduled event and said RSVP fees, and soliciting a response to said invitation, wherein an affirmative response to said invitation requires a payment as defined by said RSVP fees; receiving RSVP status information including payment information from said invitee; and verifying said payment information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having stored therein computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
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providing an event planning graphical user interface, the interface configured to receive information associated with an event; receiving event information specifying an event, at least one invitee to be invited to the event, and RSVP fee information specifying a fee required to attend the event; electronically storing the event information in a database; electronically providing an invitation to the invitee that comprises the event information and RSVP fee information and solicits a response to the invitation, an affirmative response to the invitation requiring a payment responsive to the RSVP fee information; electronically receiving a response to the invitation from the invitee comprising payment information; and electronically providing the payment information to a payment processing server for verification. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An event planning process executed by a server system in a computer network including a plurality of user terminals communicatively coupled with the server system via the network, the process comprising the steps of:
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providing an event planning graphical user interface at a user terminal, the interface enabling a user to plan an event; receiving event information input by the user, the event information indicating a scheduled event and information indicative of RSVP fees required to attend the scheduled event; generating an invitation Web page based on the event information, the invitation Web page being publicly-accessible via the network to a plurality of viewers including a first viewer and being operative to provide an invitation response graphical user interface for enabling the first viewer to respond to the invitation, wherein an affirmative response to the invitation requires a payment of one of the plurality of RSVP fees; receiving input provided by the first viewer via the invitation Web page, the input provided by the first viewer indicating the RSVP status information comprising payment information; and verifying the payment information.
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