Patent ID: 11907971
Assignee: JOSHUA RITZER
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method for engaging customers using a computer platform, the method comprising:
receiving, from an event manager client device, information of an event including an event time and an event location;
determining a plurality of geofenced zones for the event location, the plurality of geofenced zones surrounding the event location and having different sizes;
determining, for each of the plurality of geofenced zones, a time-sensitive offer for purchasing access to the event, wherein the time-sensitive offer is different for each of the plurality of geofenced zones;
receiving geolocation information from one or more user devices;
inputting the geolocation information and information of the time-sensitive offer for each of the plurality of geofenced zones into one or more data structures;
periodically refreshing the one or more data structures to increase computing efficiency for determining at least one geofenced zone among the plurality of geofenced zones that contains a user device in a time period at least partially before the event time;
transmitting, to the user device, the time-sensitive offer that corresponds with the at least one geofenced zone; and
in response to receiving, from the user device, an acceptance that satisfies one or more conditions of the time-sensitive offer, initiating a transaction for the user device to purchase access to the event,
wherein one or more of the plurality of geofenced zones include a buy zone and a view zone, and
wherein one or more of the buy zone and the view zone automatically shrink in size as the event time approaches.