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App. No. 13/925,707

Generating Recommendations Based On Hospitality Customer Feedback

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Patent No.
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App. No.
13/925,707
Abstract

Method, system, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for generating recommendations to hospitality customers. Defining steps include enabling a customer to select a particular business from among one or more businesses at a mobile device utilized by the customer, configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer, and providing the recommendation to a user at the particular business for review, wherein the recommendation is selectable for public review by potential customers requesting information about the particular business.

Claims (37)

1 . A computer implemented method for generating recommendations from content provided by customers comprising:

enabling a customer to select a particular business from among one or more businesses at a mobile device utilized by the customer;

upon a particular business being chosen from among the one or more businesses, configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer, wherein the recommendation is generated from content provided by the customer; and

providing the recommendation to a user at the particular business, wherein the recommendation is selectable for public review by potential customers requesting information about the particular business.

2 . The method recited in claim 1 , wherein the customer assigns one or more categories to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the one or more assigned categories.

3 . The method recited in claim 1 , wherein the customer selects a rating for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the selected rating.

4 . The method recited in claim 1 , wherein the customer inputs a tip for the recommendation, wherein the customer inputs a tip for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the inputted tip.

5 . The method recited in claim 1 , wherein the customer attaches a photo to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the attached photo.

6 . The method recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the one or more businesses that are enabled to be selected by the customer, wherein the one or more businesses are geolocated within a predefined distance of a geolocation of the customer's mobile device.

7 . The method recited in claim 6 , further comprising:

configuring the mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer related to the geolocation of the mobile device.

8 . A system comprising:

at least one processor configured to perform operations comprising:

enabling a customer to select a particular business from among one or more businesses at a mobile device utilized by the customer;

upon a particular business being chosen from among the one or more businesses, configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer, wherein the recommendation is generated from content provided by the customer; and

providing the recommendation to a user at the particular business, wherein the recommendation is selectable for public review by potential customers requesting information about the particular business.

9 . The system recited in claim 8 , wherein the customer assigns one or more categories to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the one or more assigned categories.

10 . The system recited in claim 8 , wherein the customer selects a rating for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the selected rating.

11 . The system recited in claim 8 , wherein the customer inputs a tip for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the inputted tip.

12 . The system recited in claim 8 , wherein the customer attaches a photo to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the attached photo.

13 . The system recited in claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving the one or more businesses that are enabled to be selected by the customer, wherein the one or more businesses are geolocated within a predefined distance of a geolocation of the customer's mobile device.

14 . The system recited in claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is farther configured to perform operations comprising:

configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer related to the geolocation of the mobile device.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having one or more instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

enabling a customer to select a particular business from among one or more businesses at a mobile device utilized by the customer;

upon a particular business being chosen from among the one or more businesses, configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer, wherein the recommendation is generated from content provided by the customer; and

providing the recommendation to a user at the particular business, wherein the recommendation is selectable for public review by potential customers requesting information about the particular business.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 15 , wherein the customer assigns one or more categories to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the one or more assigned categories.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 15 , wherein the customer selects a rating for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the selected rating.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 15 , wherein the customer inputs a tip for the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the inputted tip.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 15 , wherein the customer attaches a photo to the recommendation, wherein the providing the recommendation includes providing the recommendation with the attached photo.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the one or more businesses that are enabled to be selected by the customer, wherein the one or more businesses are geolocated within a predefined distance of a geolocation of the customer's mobile device.

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium recited in claim 20 , the operations further comprising:

configuring the customer's mobile device to receive a recommendation from the customer related to the geolocation of the mobile device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: MONSCIERGE, LLC
To: MONSCIERGE, INC.
Reel/Frame 032066/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2013
From: ROBINSON, MARCUS LEE; LEWIS, NATHANIEL PAUL; READY, JOHN SPENCER; MAROLD, KENNETH RICHARD; TEXTER, JAMES RUSSELL, III
To: MONSCIERGE, LLC
Reel/Frame 030867/0483 →