# US 2020/0402016 A1 · Casting director messaging and alert system and related methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0402016 A1 - Document ID: US20200402016A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/906,175 - Filed: 2020-06-19 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-19 - Assignees: Stager Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Stager Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Chaz KRIVAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200402016A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/1053: Employment or hiring - G06Q 40/12: Accounting - G06Q 10/1093: Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups - G06Q 50/265: {Personal security, identity or safety} - 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 ## Abstract A casting director messaging and alert method includes transmitting to a first mobile computing device a plurality of productions, and prompting, via a graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, a user to select one of the productions from the plurality of productions. The method also includes transmitting to the first mobile device pictures of available actors corresponding to the selected production and stored in a memory. In addition, the method includes prompting the user to select at least one actor and transmitting to a second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor an electronic invitation having a unique code for an appointment to an audition for the selected production. The method includes receiving from the selected actor an invitation response to the electronic invitation, and transmitting to the second mobile computing device an electronic ticket for entry to the appointment by the selected actor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A casting director messaging and alert system, the system comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to execute computer-readable programming instructions to perform operations comprising: transmitting to a first mobile computing device a plurality of productions stored in the memory to the user; prompting, via a graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select one of the productions from the plurality of productions; receiving from the first mobile computing device the selected production; transmitting to the first mobile device, in response to receiving the selected production, pictures of a plurality of available actors corresponding to the selected production and stored in the memory; prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select at least one actor using the pictures of the plurality of actors; transmitting, to a second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic invitation having a unique code for an appointment to an audition for the selected production; receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an invitation response to the electronic invitation; generating, in response to receiving the audition response from the selected actor, an electronic ticket that comprises the unique code for entry to the appointment by the selected actor; and transmitting the electronic ticket to the second mobile computing device of the selected actor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise scanning the electronic ticket displayed on the second mobile computing device to determine if it matches the electronic invitation when presented to the first mobile computing device at the audition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a plurality of actor profiles on the first mobile computing device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to tag the pictures into a first pass category or a second fail category after the audition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting, to the second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic audition decision corresponding to the tagged category. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an audition response to the audition decision. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the invitation response comprises an alert automatically displayed on the first mobile computing device when received. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise calculating a production budget to display on the first mobile computing device for the selected production. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending and receiving user messaging, via the graphical user interface of the first mobile computing device, with the plurality of actors. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise generating a calendar to display on the first mobile computing device of each audition appointment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise prompting, via the graphical user interface, the user to enter contemporaneously comments and ratings of the selected actor during the audition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise registering, via the graphical user interface of the first mobile computing device, an uninvited actor to audition for the selected production and storing a picture of the uninvited actor in the memory. ### Claim 13 A casting director messaging and alert method, the method comprising: transmitting to a first mobile computing device a plurality of productions stored in the memory to the user; prompting, via a graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select one of the productions from the plurality of productions; receiving from the first mobile computing device the selected production; transmitting to the first mobile device, in response to receiving the selected production, pictures of a plurality of available actors corresponding to the selected production and stored in the memory; prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select at least one actor using the pictures of the plurality of actors; transmitting, to a second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic invitation having a unique code for an appointment to an audition for the selected production; receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an invitation response to the electronic invitation; generating, in response to receiving the audition response from the selected actor, an electronic ticket that comprises the unique code for entry to the appointment by the selected actor; and transmitting the electronic ticket to the second mobile computing device of the selected actor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising scanning the electronic ticket displayed on the second mobile computing device to determine if it matches the electronic invitation when presented to the first mobile computing device at the audition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a plurality of actor profiles on the first mobile computing device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to tag the pictures into a first pass category or a second fail category after the audition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting, to the second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic audition decision corresponding to the tagged category. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an audition response to the audition decision. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine readable instructions executable to cause operations comprising: transmitting to a first mobile computing device a plurality of productions stored in the memory to the user; prompting, via a graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select one of the productions from the plurality of productions; receiving from the first mobile computing device the selected production; transmitting to the first mobile device, in response to receiving the selected production, pictures of a plurality of available actors corresponding to the selected production and stored in the memory; prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to select at least one actor using the pictures of the plurality of actors; transmitting, to a second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic invitation having a unique code for an appointment to an audition for the selected production; receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an invitation response to the electronic invitation; generating, in response to receiving the audition response from the selected actor, an electronic ticket that comprises the unique code for entry to the appointment by the selected actor; and transmitting the electronic ticket to the second mobile computing device of the selected actor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise: scanning the electronic ticket displayed on the second mobile computing device to determine if it matches the electronic invitation when presented to the first mobile computing device at the audition; displaying a plurality of actor profiles on the first mobile computing device; prompting, via the graphical user interface on the first mobile computing device, the user to tag the pictures into a first pass category or a second fail category after the audition; transmitting, to the second mobile computing device corresponding to the selected actor, an electronic audition decision corresponding to the tagged category; and receiving from the second mobile device of the selected actor an audition response to the audition decision.