Social fitness events

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10747834-B2
Application number	US-201715840851-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 13, 2017
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

Apparatus, systems, processes, and computer-readable mediums for organizing, facilitating, monitoring, and obtaining feedback for social fitness events are provided. For at least one embodiment, a system includes an events module, configured to interface with a remote events database including one or more event records; a person module configured to interface with a local first database including two or more first records, wherein each of the two or more first records identify each of two or more persons; a devices module configured to interface with a local second database including at least one second record, wherein each of the at least one second records identifies a device communicatively coupled to the processor using an IoT tag; a services module configured to interface with a remote third database including at least one third record; and a facilities module configured to interface with a remote fourth database including at least one fourth record.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a first database;
a processor, coupled to the first database and an events database, and having access to one or more non-transitory processor readable instructions, wherein the processor readable instructions comprise:
a first application configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
identifying an event;
wherein the event is listed in the events database and includes an event characteristic;

identifying, using the first database, a first person and a second person;
verifying, using the first database, the first person and the second person are interested in attending the event; and
facilitating the event for the first person and the second person;

wherein the first database includes two or more first records;
wherein a first-first record uniquely identifies the first person;
wherein a second-first record uniquely identifies the second person;
wherein each of the first-first record and second-first record includes a first characteristic;
wherein the first characteristic includes a calendar;
wherein the first characteristic includes a preference for events matching the event characteristic;

a communications interface coupling the processor to the events database; and
a second database including a second record;
wherein the second record uniquely identifies a first device;
wherein the second record includes a second characteristic;
wherein the second characteristic indicates a device type; and

wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
determining a device type useful in facilitating the event; and
when the second characteristic for the device matches the determined device type useful in facilitating the event, selecting the first device for use during the event.

2. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the second characteristic includes at least one permission identifying whether at least one of the first person and the second person have access to the device; and
wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform the selecting operation in view of the at least one permission.

3. The system of claim 2 , comprising:
a third database, coupled to the processor, including a third record;
wherein the third record uniquely identifies a first service;
wherein the third record includes a third characteristic;
wherein the third characteristic indicates a service type provided by the first service; and

wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
determining a service type useful in facilitating the event; and
when the service characteristic for the service matches the determined service type useful in facilitating the event, selecting the first service for use during the event.

4. The system of claim 2 , comprising:
a fourth database, coupled to the processor, including a fourth record;
wherein the fourth record uniquely identifies a first facility;
wherein the fourth record includes a fourth characteristic;
wherein the fourth characteristic indicates a facility type; and

wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
determining a facility type useful in facilitating the event; and
when the fourth characteristic for the facility matches the determined facility type useful in facilitating the event, selecting the first facility for use during the event.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the communications interface couples the processor to the third database and to the fourth database over a wide area network.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein a second device is available for use during the event;
wherein a second-second record identifies the second device;
wherein the second-second record includes each of the second characteristics;
where the second characteristics include an availability identifier; and
wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
selecting at least one of the first device and the second device based upon the availability identifier associated with each of the first device and the second device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein a second service is available for use during the event;
wherein a second-third record identifies the second service;
wherein the second-third record includes at least one of the third characteristics;
where the third characteristics include an availability identifier; and
wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
selecting at least one of the first device, the second device, the first service, and the second service based upon the availability identifiers associated with respectively each of the first device, the second device, the first service, and the second service.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein a second facility is available for use during the event;
wherein a second-fourth record identifies the second facility;
wherein the second-fourth record includes at least one of the fourth characteristics;
where the fourth characteristics include an availability identifier; and
wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
selecting at least one of the first device, the second device, the first service, the second service, the first facility and the second facility based upon the availability identifiers associated with respectively each of the first device, the second device, the first service, the second service, the first facility and the second facility.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first application is configured to instruct the processor to perform computer executable operations comprising:
determining a preference for each of the first person and the second person for each of the first device, the second device, the first service, the second service, the first facility and the second facility; and
determining a best match of devices, services, and facilities in view of the determined preferences for the event.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the event is a social fitness event.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device is configured with an Internet-of-Things tags.

12. A computer process for organizing a social fitness event, comprising:
executing a first application using:
a processor configured to execute the first application program using one or more computer processor-readable instructions,
an event database identifying one or more event characteristics for at least one event;
a first database identifying one or more first characteristics about two or more persons;
wherein the first database is electronically coupled to the processor;

a second database identifying one or more second characteristics about one or more devices;

wherein each of the one or more devices is electronically coupled to the processor;
a third database identifying one or more third characteristics about one or more services;
wherein each of the one or more services is electronically coupled to the processor; and

a fourth database identifying one or more fourth characteristics about one or more facilities;
wherein each of the one or more facilities is electronically coupled to the processor;

wherein via execution of the first application, the process further comprises the computer processor executable operations of:
initially

Assignees

• Echostar Tech Llc
• Dish Tech Llc

Inventors

• Newell Nicholas
• Subramanian Prakash
• Hinrichs Ryan
• Agarwal Ribhav

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q10/42 Primary

  Determination of affinities or common interests between users · CPC title

• G06F16/9535 Primary

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• G06F16/252

  between a Database Management System and a front-end application · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic