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US 12,651,272 · App. 18/378,252 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Economic development and collaboration system

Inventor: John C. Noel, Sr. (St. Johns, FL)
G06Q30/0203G06F3/0482G06F3/0483G06F16/252G06F16/29G06F16/9038G06F16/904G06F16/9536G06Q10/06315G06Q30/0201
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,651,272
App. No.
18/378,252
Filed
Oct 10, 2023
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2445
USPC
715/201
Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an economic development system, which enables individuals within a community to efficiently identify and express their interests in one or more economic propositions. The economic development system comprises an application which allows users to uniquely interface with the one or more economic propositions. Users of the economic development system are able to efficiently identify and express support or disapprove for one or more economic propositions. A plurality of engagement mechanisms is provided by the economic development system to assist users in democratizing their interests. The economic development system also allows for crowdfunding of economic propositions and further provides valuable statistical data which can be utilized by developers, business owners, and local municipalities to implement one or more economic propositions.

Claims (100)

1 . An economic development and collaboration system comprising:

a. a network;

b. one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the one or more personal computing devices are connected to the network;

c. one or more servers;

wherein the one or more servers are connected to the network;

d. a database;

wherein the database is stored on the one or more servers;

e. one or more economic propositions;

wherein each of the one or more economic propositions is further comprised of a plurality of attributes;

wherein the plurality of attributes being further comprised of a written description;

wherein the one or more economic propositions are stored on the database;

f. at least one geographical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being a physical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being associated with the one or more economic propositions;

each of the at least one geographic location being described in the written description;

g. a software application;

wherein the software application is downloadable on the one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the software application is connected to the network and synced to the database;

wherein the software application provides at least one user account for each user of a plurality of users;

wherein the at least one user account comprises disclosed personal data of the user;

wherein the one or more economic propositions are submitted through the software application for viewing by one or more other users.

2 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 1 , wherein the one or more personal computing devices comprise a portable workstation or mobile device.

3 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 2 , the one or more personal computing devices comprises a camera, a global position system, a gyroscope, or an accelerometer.

4 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 1 , wherein the one or more economic propositions comprise either a new business or a modification to an existing business.

5 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 1 , wherein the software application further comprises:

a mapping component:

the mapping component providing an interactive map;

the mapping component generating one or more geolocation icons on the interactive map; and

the one or more geolocation icons being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

6 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 1 , wherein the software application further comprises:

a communication component;

the communication component allowing each user of the plurality of users to communicate with one or more other users;

the communication component provides one or more comment threads; and

the communication component being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

7 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a location, one or more photographs or videos of the existing location, one or more visual renderings of the economic proposition, and wherein the written description of the existing condition of the geographic location.

8 . An economic development and collaboration system comprising:

a. a network;

b. one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the one or more personal computing devices are connected to the network;

c. one or more servers;

wherein the one or more servers are connected to the network;

d. a database;

wherein the database is stored on the one or more servers;

wherein the database stores a plurality of attributes relating to one or more economic propositions;

e. at least one geographical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being a physical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being associated with the one or more economic propositions;

the at least one geographic location being described in a written description;

f. a software application;

wherein the software application is downloadable on the one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the software application is connected to the network and synced to the database;

wherein the software application provides at least one user account for each user of a plurality of users;

wherein the at least one user account comprises disclosed personal data of the user;

wherein the one or more economic proposals propositions are submitted through the software application for viewing by one or more other users; and

wherein the software application further comprises:

a mapping component;

the mapping component providing an interactive map;

the mapping component generating one or more geolocation icons on the interactive map;

the one or more geolocation icons being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

9 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 8 , wherein the one or more personal computing devices comprise a portable workstation or mobile device.

10 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 9 , the one or more personal computing devices comprises a camera, a global position system, a gyroscope, or an accelerometer.

11 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 8 , wherein the one or more economic propositions comprise either a new business or a modification to an existing business.

12 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 8 , wherein the interactive map may display one or more geolocation icons representing the one or more economic propositions.

13 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 8 , wherein the software application further comprises:

a communication component;

the communication component allowing each user of the plurality of users to communicate with one or more other users;

the communication component provides one or more comment threads; and

the communication component being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

14 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a location, one or more photographs or videos of the existing location, one or more visual renderings of the economic proposition, a written description of the existing condition of the geographic location, and the written description of the economic proposition.

15 . An economic development and collaboration system comprising:

a. a network;

b. one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the one or more personal computing devices are connected to the network;

c. one or more servers;

wherein the one or more servers are connected to the network;

d. a database; wherein the database is stored on the one or more servers;

wherein the database stores a plurality of attributes relating to one or more economic propositions;

e. at least one geographical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being a physical location;

each of the at least one geographical location being associated with the one or more economic propositions;

the at least one geographic location being described in a written description;

f. a software application;

wherein the software application is downloadable on the one or more personal computing devices;

wherein the software application is connected to the network and synced to the database;

wherein the software application provides at least one user account for each user of a plurality of users;

wherein the at least one user account comprises disclosed personal data of the user;

wherein the one or more economic propositions are submitted through the software application for viewing by one or more other users; and

wherein the software application further comprises:

a voting component;

the voting component allows the plurality of users to cast a vote for each of the one or more economic propositions.

16 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 15 , wherein the one or more personal computing devices comprise a portable workstation or mobile device.

17 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 15 , wherein the one or more economic propositions comprise either a new business or a modification to an existing business.

18 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 15 , wherein the software application further comprises a mapping component; the mapping component providing an interactive map; the mapping component generating one or more geolocation icons on the interactive map; the one or more geolocation icons being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

19 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 15 , wherein the software application further comprises:

a communication component;

the communication component allowing each user of the plurality of users to communicate with one or more other users;

the communication component provides one or more comment threads; and

the communication component being associated with each of the at least one geographical location.

20 . The economic development and collaboration system as described in claim 15 , wherein the plurality of attributes comprises a location, one or more photographs or videos of the existing location, one or more visual renderings of the economic proposition, a written description of the existing condition of the geographic location, and a written description of the economic proposition.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 16168836 · Mar 4, 2019
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