Patent ID: 8577723
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
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 unscheduled event in a particular geographic area, the demand being an indication of interest for the unscheduled event; providing notice of the demand on the event demand system; electronically dispersing, by the interested party to third parties via GUI functionality, a request to join the demand; electronically dispersing, to persons other than the interested party and the third parties via a user interface page of sharing tools, a request to join the demand; allowing a party to join in the demand by selecting a demand button; receiving at the event demand system a notification of each instance of a party joining the demand; determining, via a computer of the event demand system, when the number of instances of a party joining the demand reaches a critical mass; contacting, upon determination that the critical mass has been reached, the event provider; providing the event provider with the interested parties who demanded the event at the particular location via administrator tools, the administrator tools including the sharing tools and 2 or more tools directed to features selected from the group composed of: current status of each demand for a performer, manage available dates for performances, specify venue/city preferences or requirements for performance, specify a minimum quantity of people or monetary amount for an acceptable demand, manage communications with demanders, pay to send communications to fans, and/or adjusting rules for specific demands or for all demands for the performer; transmitting an event-scheduled message to the interested parties when the demanded event is scheduled, the event-scheduled message including information that encourages the interested parties to attend the event, that allows the interested parties to indicate their interest in attending the event, and/or that enables the interested parties to encourage their friends to attend the event; and receiving a response from an interested party who received the event-scheduled message, the response including an indication of the interested party's interest in attending the event.