System and method for leisure and entertainment merchandising by attraction providers
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1. A system usable by an attraction provider for merchandising commercial attractions to a community of subscribers, the system comprising:
- (i) an attraction provider server, and (ii) an encounter generator server;
said attraction provider server and said encounter generator server configured to cooperate for merchandising commercial attractions to subscribers of the community by;
said attraction provider server providing commercial attractions to said encounter generator server;
said encounter generator server receiving commercial attractions from said attraction provider server and storing the received commercial attractions in an attraction database;
said encounter generator server presenting commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server to subscriber terminals of subscribers of the community, and receiving, from a subscriber terminal of each participating subscriber of a plurality of participating subscribers of the community, a ranking of said each participating subscriber'"'"'s interest in commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server;
a processor of said encounter generator server generating an encounter by;
picking from said plurality of participating subscribers, in response to at least said rankings received from said plurality of participating subscribers, an ensemble of at least two subscribers and less than said plurality of participating subscribers, andassigning to said ensemble an assigned attraction from the commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server; and
said attraction provider server booking said assigned attraction for said ensemble.
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Abstract
An attraction provider, such as an attraction operator or attraction agency, is using a system for merchandising commercial attractions to a community of subscribers. The system includes an attraction provider server and an encounter generator server, both cooperating to merchandise the commercial attractions to subscribers, by presenting commercial attractions to subscriber terminals, picking ensembles of subscribers for encounters, assigning an attraction to each ensemble, and booking for the picked ensembles their assigned attractions.
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1. A system usable by an attraction provider for merchandising commercial attractions to a community of subscribers, the system comprising:
- (i) an attraction provider server, and (ii) an encounter generator server;
said attraction provider server and said encounter generator server configured to cooperate for merchandising commercial attractions to subscribers of the community by;said attraction provider server providing commercial attractions to said encounter generator server; said encounter generator server receiving commercial attractions from said attraction provider server and storing the received commercial attractions in an attraction database; said encounter generator server presenting commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server to subscriber terminals of subscribers of the community, and receiving, from a subscriber terminal of each participating subscriber of a plurality of participating subscribers of the community, a ranking of said each participating subscriber'"'"'s interest in commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server; a processor of said encounter generator server generating an encounter by; picking from said plurality of participating subscribers, in response to at least said rankings received from said plurality of participating subscribers, an ensemble of at least two subscribers and less than said plurality of participating subscribers, and assigning to said ensemble an assigned attraction from the commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server; and said attraction provider server booking said assigned attraction for said ensemble. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- (i) an attraction provider server, and (ii) an encounter generator server;
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5. A computerized method usable by an attraction provider for merchandising commercial attractions to a community of subscribers, the method executed cooperatively by an attraction provider server and an encounter generator server, the method comprising:
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said attraction provider server providing commercial attractions to said encounter generator server; said encounter generator server receiving commercial attractions from said attraction provider server and storing the received commercial attractions in an attraction database; said encounter generator server presenting commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server to subscriber terminals of subscribers of the community, and receiving, from a subscriber terminal of each participating subscriber of a plurality of participating subscribers of the community, a ranking of said each participating subscriber'"'"'s interest in commercial attractions provided by said attraction provider server; a processor of said encounter generator server generating an encounter by; picking from said plurality of participating subscribers, in response to at least said rankings received from said plurality of participating subscribers, an ensemble of at least two subscribers and less than said plurality of participating subscribers, and assigning to said ensemble an assigned attraction from the commercial attractions provided by said commercial attraction server; and said attraction provider server booking said assigned attraction for said ensemble. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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