# US 2014/0195301 A1 · Event demand system and method

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- Number: US 2014/0195301 A1
- Document ID: US20140195301A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/071,606
- Filed: 2013-11-04
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2006-07-28
- Assignees: Eventful, Inc.
- Applicants: Eventful, Inc.
- Inventors: Brian DEAR
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195301A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0203: Market surveys; Market polls
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- H04N 7/17318: {Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests}
- H04N 21/26208: {the scheduling operation being performed under constraints}
- H04N 21/434: Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream {(demultiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00)}
- H04N 21/47202: {for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand}
- H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)}
- H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A system and method for event demand creation and event organization is provided in which an interested party can create a demand for an event at a particular location and then encourage other people to join the demand. Once the demand reaches critical mass, the event provider is notified of the demand and asked to agree to the demanded event.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-implemented method for creating a demand for an event at a particular location, the method comprising:
creating, by an interested party on an event demand system, a demand for an event by an event provider at a particular location;
electronically dispersing a request to join the demand; and
automatically notifying the event provider when the demand reaches a predetermined number of interested parties to request the event at the particular location.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the request to join the demand further comprises one of locating a demand it button on the event demand system for the demand, sending an email message to a plurality of users, posting a link on a plurality of other sites that link to the demand on the event demand system, and posting a sticker on a plurality of other sites that link to the demand on the event demand system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the sticker further comprises a piece of code that is placed on the plurality of other sites.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the event further comprises one of musical concerts, a sporting event, a vote/tally, a book reading, an appearance by a particular person, a gathering of a particular group of people with an interest in particular subject, a particular action and any other activities in a particular location.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the event provider further comprises a band, an organizer of an event, an author, an venue owner, an athlete, a musician, a speaker, an industry leader, a comedian, a poet and a personality.

### Claim 6

A system for creating a demand for an event at a particular location, the system comprising:
a demand storage unit that stores one or pieces of data about a plurality of demands, each demand being an event by an event provider at a particular location; and
a computer-based event demand site having a demand creation module that permits an interested party to create a demand for an event wherein the created demand is stored in the demand storage unit, a demand join unit that electronically disperses a request to join the created demand and a notifier unit that automatically notifies an event provider of the created demand when the demand reaches a predetermined number of interested parties to request the event at the particular location.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the demand join unit further comprises a piece of code for locating a demand it button on the event demand site for the created demand, a piece of code for sending an email message to a plurality of users about the created demand, a piece of code for posting a link on a plurality of other sites that link to the created demand on the event demand site, and a piece of code for posting a sticker on a plurality of other sites that link to the created demand on the event demand site.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the sticker further comprises a piece of code that is placed on the plurality of other sites.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the event further comprises one of musical concerts, a sporting event, a vote/tally, a book reading, an appearance by a particular person, a gathering of a particular group of people with an interest in particular subject, a particular action and any other activities in a particular location.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the event provider further comprises a band, an organizer of an event, an author, an venue owner, an athlete, a musician, a speaker, an industry leader, a comedian, a poet and a personality.