Systems and methods for implementing centralized workflow management for multiple disparate entities
AssigneeArtistForce, Inc.
InventorJonathan Romley
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to facilitate services for performing artists and their respective agents, managers, and other business representatives to interact and transact commerce with each other, and with buyers or purchasers of performing arts appearances within a secure online environment. In certain aspects, the systems and methods of the present invention advantageously leverage an online community and electronic processes of traditional entertainment procurement, and provide multiple entities with a customized cross-platform over the Internet without requiring certain relationship management software platforms.
Claims40
A system, comprising:
- at least one data store including one or more databases, wherein the data store stores, user account information, user profile information and workflow documents;
- a computing device communicatively connected with the at least one data store, wherein the computing device is operable to:
- provide services for a first user to create a first offer related to a service;
- present the first offer to a second user, wherein the second user is identified as a recipient of the first offer and allowed to view the first offer through a web browser on a user device of the second user;
- enable the second user to submit a response to the first offer, the response indicating that the first offer is accepted, rejected, or modified;
- and
- receive the response from the second user,
- wherein if the response from the second user indicates that the first offer is modified, the computing device:
- creates a second offer including the modification, and presents the second offer to the first user as a new offer, and
- receives a response from the first user, the response from the first user indicating that the second offer is accepted, rejected or modified.
A method for providing entertainment resource management services over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first user to create an offer to purchase an appearance from a second user;
- creating the offer based on the request;
- updating an offer database to reflect the created offer with the first user information and the second user information;
- notifying the second user about the created offer;
- enabling the first user and the second user to negotiate the created offer through a desired communication method, wherein the desired communication method includes one of email, text messaging, voice, or creating a document;
- if the negotiation is accepted, generating a contract based on the negotiation;
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- updating a contract database and the offer database to reflect a result of the negotiation between the first user and the second user.
A system for providing entertainment procurement services among several users in electronic commerce, the system comprising:
- a profile module for creating and managing user profile information, the profile information including media content uploaded by a first user;
- an offer module for enabling the first user to create an offer for a second user and to view or modify the created offer, wherein the first user and the second user are allowed to interact with each other to negotiate the created offer;
- a document module for allowing the user to create and manipulate a plurality of documents created while transacting electronic commerce;
- and
- a financial transaction module for performing a secure financial transaction between the first user and the second user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.