IP Library Patent Application 14260308
Patent Application
App. No. 14/260,308

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCE IN A GEO-SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT

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App. No.
14/260,308
Abstract

A method of neighborhood commerce in a geo-spatial environment is disclosed. In one embodiment method includes associating a verified registered user with a user profile in a constrained online neighborhood community network that verifies all addresses of users, permitting the verified registered user to mark their profile as private, associating the user profile with a specific geographic location, marking a status of specific ones of the item data as being at least one of an on-sale status, a for-loan status, a free status, a donation status and a not-for-sale status based on responses of the user in populating an inventory database, and publishing the inventory database based on a request of the user during a duration of a specific day and time when an inventory is marketable.

Claims (62)

1 . A method, comprising:

associating a verified registered user with a user profile in a constrained online neighborhood community network that verifies all addresses of users;

permitting the verified registered user to mark their profile as private;

associating the user profile with a specific geographic location;

marking a status of specific ones of the item data as being at least one of an on-sale status, a for-loan status, a free status, a donation status and a not-for-sale status based on responses of the user in populating an inventory database; and

publishing the inventory database based on a request of the user during a duration of a specific day and time when an inventory is marketable.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a map concurrently displaying the user profile and the specific geographic location;

simultaneously generating, in the map, claimable profiles associated with different geographic locations surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the user profile;

populating an item data of a verified user with specific items in a physical location of a user when the verified user populates an inventory algorithm associated with the user profile;

processing an flyer acquisition request of a particular user of a particular item in the inventory algorithm that is at least one of a bid to purchase and a fixed amount;

crediting at least one a financial amount and a goodwill point to the registered user based on the acquisition request;

altering the status of the particular item to at least one of a sold status, a reserved status, and a loaned status; and

providing an auction interface so that other bidders to simultaneously and competitively participate in an auction and bidding process when the acquisition request is the bid to purchase.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising simultaneously displaying, in a geospatial environment, a series of pushpins each indicating at least one of the garage sale and the flea market for each physical location contemporaneously having the garage sale and the flea market.

4 . The method of claim 3 further comprising generating a searchable database of each item being exposed in the garage sale and the flea market based on a category, a type, a location and a description criteria.

5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising distributing a flyer announcing at least one of the garage sale and the flea market to each resident within a threshold radius away from the at least one of the garage sale and the flea market, wherein the distributing the flyer is conducted through an electronic communications and/or through a direct postal mail communication automatically generated based on a content, day and time of the at least one garage sale and the flea market.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

improving a popularity marking of a neighbor based on a feedback rating provided on a conduct of the neighbor in hosting and marketing items in the inventory algorithm; and

automatically generating a walkable and drivable map based on a physical distance between each of garage sale in a geo-spatial environment based on a preference of items selected by the user to preview prior to a scheduled event.

7 . The method of claim 1 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 1 .

8 . A method, comprising:

associating a verified registered user with a user profile;

associating the user profile with a specific geographic location;

generating a map concurrently displaying the user profile and the specific geographic location;

simultaneously generating, in the map, claimable profiles associated with different geographic locations surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the user profile;

populating an item data of a verified user with specific items in a physical location of a user when the verified user populates an inventory algorithm associated with the user profile;

processing an acquisition request of a particular user of a particular item in the inventory algorithm that is at least one of a bid to purchase and a fixed amount;

crediting at least one a financial amount and a goodwill point to a registered user based on the acquisition request; and

altering a status of the particular item to at least one of a sold status, a reserved status, and a loaned status.

9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

marking the status of specific ones of the item data as being at least one of an on-sale status, a for-loan status, a free status, a donation status and a not-for-sale status based on responses of the user in populating the inventory algorithm; and

publishing the inventory algorithm as at least one of a garage sale and a flea market based on a request of the user during a duration of a specific day and time when an inventory in a physical garage of the registered user will be available for public view; and

providing an auction interface so that other bidders to simultaneously and competitively participate in an auction and bidding process when the acquisition request is the bid to purchase.

10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising simultaneously displaying, in a geospatial environment, a series of pushpins each indicating at least one of the garage sale and the flea market for each physical location contemporaneously having the garage sale and the flea market.

11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising generating a searchable database of each item being exposed in the garage sale and the flea market based on a category, a type, a location and a description criteria.

12 . The method of claim 11 further comprising distributing a flyer announcing at least one of the garage sale and the flea market to each resident within a threshold radius away from the at least one of the garage sale and the flea market, wherein the distributing the flyer is conducted through an electronic communications and/or through a direct postal mail communication automatically generated based on a content, day and time of the at least one garage sale and the flea market.

13 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

improving a popularity marking of a neighbor based on a feedback rating provided on a conduct of the neighbor in hosting and marketing items in the inventory algorithm; and

automatically generating a walkable and drivable map based on a physical distance between each of garage sale in a geo-spatial environment based on a preference of items selected by the user to preview prior to a scheduled event.

14 . The method of claim 8 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 8 .

15 . A method, comprising:

associating a verified registered user with a user profile;

associating the user profile with a specific geographic location;

generating a map concurrently displaying the user profile and the specific geographic location;

simultaneously generating, in the map, claimable profiles associated with different geographic locations surrounding the specific geographic location associated with the user profile;

populating an item data of a verified user with specific items in a physical location of a user when the verified user populates an inventory algorithm associated with the user profile;

processing an acquisition request of a particular user of a particular item in the inventory algorithm that is at least one of a bid to purchase and a fixed amount;

altering a status of the particular item to at least one of a sold status, a reserved status, and a loaned status; and

providing an auction interface so that other bidders to simultaneously and competitively participate in an auction and bidding process when the acquisition request is the bid to purchase.

16 . The method of claim 15 further comprising:

marking the status of specific ones of the item data as being at least one of an on-sale status, a for-loan status, a free status, a donation status and a not-for-sale status based on responses of the user in populating the inventory algorithm; and

publishing the inventory algorithm as at least one of a garage sale and a flea market based on a request of the user during a duration of a specific day and time when an inventory in a physical garage of a registered user will be available for public view; and

crediting at least one a financial amount and a goodwill point to the registered user based on the acquisition request.

17 . The method of claim 16 further comprising simultaneously displaying, in a geospatial environment, a series of pushpins each indicating at least one of the garage sale and the flea market for each physical location contemporaneously having the garage sale and the flea market.

18 . The method of claim 17 further comprising:

generating a searchable database of each item being exposed in the garage sale and the flea market based on a category, a type, a location and a description criteria; and

distributing a flyer announcing at least one of the garage sale and the flea market to each resident within a threshold radius away from the at least one of the garage sale and the flea market, wherein the distributing the flyer is conducted through an electronic communications and/or through a direct postal mail communication automatically generated based on a content, day and time of the at least one garage sale and the flea market.

19 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:

improving a popularity marking of a neighbor based on a feedback rating provided on a conduct of the neighbor in hosting and marketing items in the inventory algorithm; and

automatically generating a walkable and drivable map based on a physical distance between each of garage sale in a geo-spatial environment based on a preference of items selected by the user to preview prior to a scheduled event.

20 . The method of claim 15 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 15 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2016
From: FATDOOR.COM, INC.
To: ABHYANKER, RAJ
Reel/Frame 039917/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2014
From: ABHYANKER, RAJ
To: FATDOOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 033451/0512 →