RU2727356C2 - Method and device for organizing events - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: physics.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of processing information. Event calendar system includes data transmission network, organizer or automated workplace of organized events, made in form of site (marketplace), customer device events, device services calendar events, one or more devices executors event, system for reservation of event place in calendar, data transmission network, which includes Internet network or any other data transmission network, providing data transfer between devices, wherein corresponding networks, which combine devices, can provide interaction between each other, for example, to provide data transmission between an Internet network and an intranet.EFFECT: technical result is wider range of technical means of searching for information.5 cl, 10 dwg

Description

Method and device for organizing events.

The field of technology.

The invention relates to information processing tools, and more specifically to a method and device for organizing events, including an event organizing module adapted for connection via a united network with client devices of users-customers of events, while the event organizing module includes an event name input unit, a unit binding an event to the calendar and can be used to organize various events, send invitations and receive feedback from invitees.

Terms and Definitions.

Area (marketplace) - Internet portal, hardware and software, are performed through interaction of customers, performers and the management company. The portal uses a database. Interaction is carried out via the Internet.

The management company ( marketplace operator ) is a legal entity that manages the operation of this site, servicing the hardware that ensures the operation of the site.

Customer - a person (client) who carries out a specific event scheduled for a specific date. The customer must be registered on the site with the “customer” user type.

Contractor - a person (client) who created and published an advertisement for a service (product) on the site, responding to a request for ordering a specific service (product) from a customer, executing this order item on a specified date, receiving payment for the execution of this order item from the manager company, and receiving an assessment from the customer for the quality of the work performed.

Announcement - an informational message that the contractor created and designed accordingly on the site, and published for the possibility of ordering. The ad is created based on a "template".

Template (type) - a set of parameters and their corresponding input fields that characterize this type of information message.

A "closed" calendar is a type of calendar in which the contractor selects all dates (in full or for a limited time) that the contractor declares free for order (working days). It is impossible not to choose dates. Such a calendar needs to be constantly updated with dates. by default all dates are "closed", ie. declared days off.

"Open" type calendar - a type of calendar in which the contractor chooses only dates (in full or for a limited time), which the contractor declares unavailable for order (days off). It is allowed not to select dates at all. by default, all dates are "open" and free for ordering (working days).

Shared calendar per artist is a type of calendar in which the calendar is installed on the account owner and applies to all ads created by him. If an order has been received from a customer for a specific date / time for a specific announcement, then for other announcements for the same date / time, the order is not possible.

Announcement calendar - a type of calendar in which the calendar is set and applied only to a specific announcement. If an order is received from a customer for a specific date / time for a specific announcement, then this does not prevent the contractor from receiving an order (s) for the same date / time for other announcements, that is, employment for a specific announcement does not affect employment for other announcements.

Order - a set of services (goods), collected in the basket for the implementation of the event, for which notifications were sent to the performers and to which the corresponding identification number was assigned.

Order item (order item) - one item (one record) from the order, which belongs to a specific executor, was created for a specific ad and has a specific start and end date / time. At point

order from the customer to the executor receives a request (application) to receive a response (confirmation / rejection).

State of the art.

There is a known system for generating events, which includes a social network server in which invited users are registered. Indeed, for example, in www.facebook.ru you can create an event and invite users there.

But a significant drawback of such a system is that it is impossible to invite users who are not registered in the specified social network. Thus, it is necessary to form the same events in all social networks. But even in this way it is impossible to reach all users, since there are many people who are not registered in any social network.

It is known from the prior art that a system for generating events is known, including a server containing a storage module for an events database connected to a module for generating events in an events database, adapted for connection via a united network with client devices of users-organizers of events, while the module for generating events in the database of these events includes the block for entering the name of the event connected to it, the block for binding the event to the coordinates, the block for binding the event to the time, see sites www.Afisha.ru, www.Parter.ru, www.TimeOut.ru which allows users-organizers form various events and invite other users there.

The disadvantage of this device is its low operational capabilities due to the fact that not every user can form events in them, and there is also no opportunity to invite a larger circle of users than Internet users, and there is no way to receive and process information received from invited users and thus influence the event itself.

The proposed system and method have an advantage over the known counterparts, since it discloses detailed examples of implementation and does not contain the indicated disadvantages.

Disclosure of the invention.

The problem to be solved when creating the claimed invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of known systems.

The technical result achieved when implementing a group of inventions consists in expanding the arsenal of technical means of information retrieval.

In one embodiment, the invention provides an increase in the awareness of the participants of the event when conducting various kinds of entertainment, training, etc. events, with the simultaneous placement of advertisements on the site for services (goods) of any type, any field of activity, suitable for the definition of "event" area.

To achieve the set result, a system of events calendar is proposed.

The calendar is one of the main tools of the performer. It is necessary to manage busy and free dates for work, as well as to change prices for ads for a specific date.

For convenience, there are two types of calendars that differ in calendar belonging - "general calendar for the artist" and "calendar for the announcement", which in turn are divided into two more types according to the method of accounting for dates - "open" and "closed" (see " Terms and Definitions"). That is, there can be 4 types of calendars in total:

1) General, closed calendar

The general calendar is convenient if the account is owned by the performer in the singular, when employment on a specific announcement on a specific date means that it is impossible to work on other announcements. The closed type is convenient for performers who know well the schedule of their free days for work for several months in advance and are ready to maintain their calendar in a timely manner, replenishing it with new dates.

2) Shared, open calendar

The general calendar is convenient if the account is owned by the performer in the singular, when employment on a specific announcement on a specific date means that it is impossible to work on other announcements.

The open type is convenient for performers who do not know very well the schedule of their free days for work in advance, or do not know it at all, or those who are not sure that they will be able to replenish their calendar with new dates in a timely manner.

3) Announcement calendar, closed

An ad calendar is useful if the account is owned by a person who is an agent of several different performers, when employment for a specific ad on a specific date does not affect employment for other ads on that date. The closed type is convenient for performers who know well the schedule of their free days for work for several months in advance and are ready to maintain their calendar in a timely manner, replenishing it with new dates.

4) Announcement calendar, open

An ad calendar is useful if the account is owned by a person who is an agent of several different performers, when employment for a specific ad on a specific date does not affect employment for other ads on that date. The open type is convenient for performers who do not know very well the schedule of their free days for work in advance, or do not know it at all, or those who are not sure that they will be able to replenish their calendar with new dates in a timely manner.

In the preferred embodiment, the event calendar system includes a data transmission network, an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a marketplace, an event customer's device, an event calendar services device, one or more devices for event performers, a system for booking a place events in the calendar. The data network can include the Internet or any other data network that allows data to be transferred between devices. Corresponding networks that connect devices can communicate with each other, for example, to provide data transfer between the Internet and a local intranet.

The event customer's device is at least one mobile phone, computer, smartphone, tablet. The device of the event customer in one of the embodiments contains a graphical user interface for displaying to the user

information about the relevant event calendar service. An organizer or automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform, provides interaction with the event calendar service through a graphical user interface.

An organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform, is made with the ability to create an event in the performer's calendar. When creating an event, set the necessary requirements for the area on which the event will be held, data about which is entered through the device of the event customer. As part of the event created, an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform, provides information to the performers by sending messages through the data transmission network to the devices of the event performers and to the performer's calendar.

The event calendar system provides a response message to the organization's customer and displays the event booking message through a graphical user interface. An organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform, ensures the transfer of payment information from the client's system of the event customer and payment of the necessary funds in accordance with the amount of performers and resources involved in the event at the address of the event.

Brief description of the drawings.

Fig. 1 General diagram of the operation of the system hardware and software.

Fig. 2 Scheme of the customer's work with the site.

Fig. 3 Scheme of the artist's work with the site.

Fig. 4 Scheme of work of the inner part of the general closed calendar.

Fig. 5 Scheme of work of the inner part of the general open calendar.

Fig. 6 Window for editing the tabular part of the closed calendar calendar.

Fig. 7 An example of choosing a calendar when creating an advertisement.

Fig.8 List of announcements with a field "calendar type".

Fig.9 Scheme of the outer part of the calendar.

Fig. 10 Confirmation window of the order request with the choice of the date status.

Implementation of the invention.

In accordance with Fig. 1, an Internet site (marketplace) 102 for quick ordering of services (purchase of goods) necessary for organizing and holding events in the "event" industry.

1) Interaction "Management company - site" The management company 104 is the copyright holder and manages the operation of the site 102, exercises control over the placement of ads by the executors 103, promotes the site and the services (goods) posted on it on the Internet.

2) Interaction "Customers - site" Customers of events 101 carry out orders for services and goods on the site. Interaction can be carried out through any Internet channel (website, mobile application), by working with custom tools: "catalog", "list of services", "basket", "bookmarks", "filters" and using your personal account.

3) Interaction "Performers - site" Performers of events 103 create and publish (post) their services (goods) on site 102, respond to requests from customers of events 101 by confirming or rejecting them, fulfill their selected order points and confirm their implementation. Interaction can be carried out through any Internet channel (website, mobile application), by working with your personal account.

The interaction "performer - customer" is carried out through site 102. Direct physical interaction "performer - customer" is carried out outside the work of this site and is not described here.

To use the system, both the customer 101 and the contractor 103 must register on the site and leave their personal data. After that, between the user and the management company is concluded

contract. The agreement regulates the mutual rights and obligations of the parties and the actions of the parties in case of non-performance of the agreement. The contract can be concluded on-line. Contracts for the contractor 301 and for the customer 201 are different.

2, the ordering process is as follows. Having entered the site, the customer 202 using the custom tools available (catalog, lists, filters, search, bookmarks, viewing pages, etc.) selects the service (product) necessary for him to carry out the event, sets the necessary custom parameters, and adds 203 to a special basket, where all this is put together into a single order, consisting of a set of services and goods. After completing the basket, the customer 204, 205, 206, with one click of a button, proceeds to send the order 207, during which notifications (requests) about the ordered services (goods) are sent to each responsible executor until waiting for a response from all the executors 208.

Further, the performer, having seen the notification on his communication channel (SMS in the phone, letter in the email inbox, notification in the mobile application of the smartphone, etc.), chooses - to confirm the ordered item, or to refuse it. In any case, he is obliged to submit information about his decision back to the customer, so that in case of refusal, the customer can either “re-order” the rejected service (product), that is, add a new item instead of the rejected one, or completely abandon this order item.

When all services (goods) in the order are confirmed, the customer transfers the payment for the entire order (or some kind of prepayment) to the account of the management company using the available payment methods 209, 316. If payment is not made in full, the remaining amount is paid at the specified time before the start of the event 210. When the order is fully paid, the money is frozen by the management company until the order 317 is completed, and the payment signal is sent to each performer 318 and means that the event is confirmed from both sides. Simultaneously with this signal, the contractor receives information about the customer's contact information and can contact the customer to clarify the details of the order and a possible preliminary meeting 209, 319.

After the execution of the order, the customer in his personal account on the site has the right to rate the performer for quality, and leave feedback 211. So

there is an increase or decrease in the rating of the performers themselves and their ads.

3, the process of filling the site with ads is as follows. The performer 302 creates an ad 304, 305, 306, or a set of ads for those services (goods) that he is ready to perform (sell). When creating an ad, the type of service (product) is taken into account by choosing the appropriate template - depending on which the contractor is invited to fill in the data in the corresponding fields related to this or that type. Also, the contractor can keep his calendar 307, 308 dates - days and times when he is ready to fulfill orders. The calendar can be either general 303 - for all ads, or separate for each ad 307, 308. Also, for convenience, calendars differ in type. In the case of a "closed" calendar, all dates on which the performer is ready to work are added, except for weekends. Conversely, in the case of the "open" type, only weekends are added, and all dates are considered work by default. In addition, the calendar takes into account price changes - you can add dates on which the price for a service (product) specified in the ad differs by a certain markup or discount.

After creating an ad, it undergoes moderation - checking for correctness of filling with data 309, 310, 311. In case of successful passing of moderation, the ad is published on the site in the catalog 312, 315.

The item of the order is considered completed after the end time specified in the order expires, and when the performer in his personal account records the fact of the work being completed. And so for each item of the order. After that, the money is unfrozen by the management company 319, and payment is transferred to each contractor for each item of the order 318 in the absence of any compelling reasons for refusal, which are indicated in the contract.

Artist calendar.

The calendar is one of the main tools of the performer. It is necessary to manage busy and free dates for work, as well as to change prices for ads for a specific date.

For convenience, there are two types of calendars that differ in calendar belonging - "general calendar for the artist" and "calendar for the announcement", which, in turn, are divided into two more types

by the method of accounting for dates - "open" and "closed" (see "Terms and definitions"). That is, there can be 4 types of calendars in total:

1) Shared, closed calendar The shared calendar is convenient if the account is owned by the performer in the singular, when employment on a specific announcement on a specific date means that it is impossible to work on other announcements. The closed type is convenient for performers who know well the schedule of their free days for work for several months in advance and are ready to maintain their calendar in a timely manner, replenishing it with new dates.

2) General, open calendar The general calendar is convenient if the account is owned by the performer in the singular, when employment on a specific announcement on a specific date means that it is impossible to work on other announcements. The open type is convenient for performers who do not know very well the schedule of their free days for work in advance, or do not know it at all, or those who are not sure that they will be able to replenish their calendar with new dates in a timely manner.

3) Calendar for an announcement, a closed Calendar for an announcement is convenient if the account is owned by a person who is an agent of several different performers, when employment for a specific announcement on a specific date does not affect employment for other announcements on that date. The closed type is convenient for performers who know well the schedule of their free days for work for several months in advance and are ready to maintain their calendar in a timely manner, replenishing it with new dates.

4) Calendar for an announcement, open Calendar for an announcement is convenient if the account is owned by a person who is an agent of several different performers, when employment on a specific announcement on a specific date does not affect employment on other announcements on that date. The open type is convenient for performers who do not know very well the schedule of their free days for work in advance, or do not know it at all, or those who are not sure that they will be able to replenish their calendar with new dates in a timely manner.

The general principle of the calendar.

The artist's calendar consists of several parts. The inner part, hidden from the customer and the outer, which is displayed for the customer.

The interior consists of the following elements:

1) Select the type of calendar: open or closed. The selected type is saved in the database.

2) Date selection: both single and multiple selection of dates are allowed using various tools: selection of one date, selection of all dates for a month, selection of all dates for a period.

3) Changing the time: here the default time for the date can be changed as convenient for the performer (for closed type - this is the time of the available working time, for the open one - the time that is not available for work).

4) Price changes: here for the selected dates (taking into account the specified time), price changes can be set - discounts or markups.

5) Information part: an auxiliary part, for example, in the diagram "busy of the day" - contains tips and labels for the user in order to improve the usability.

6) Tabular section: contains a list of added dates, the meaning of which is different for each type of calendars. So for a closed type - this is a list of free, ready-to-work dates with the ability to change working hours and prices. And for the open type, this is a list of busy, unavailable dates (or a certain period of time in a date), plus dates by which there are price changes.

Figure 4 shows a closed calendar "for an announcement" differs from a closed general calendar only in that it applies only to a specific announcement, and not to all announcements for a given artist.

The open calendar "for announcement" in accordance with Fig. 5 differs from the open general calendar in Fig. 4 only in that it applies only to a specific announcement, and not to all announcements for a given artist.

Figure 6 presents an interface for implementing the ability to edit the tabular section of calendars, which involves changing the price and (or) time.

Figure 7 shows an example of choosing the type of calendar by belonging occurs when creating an ad.

FIG. 8 shows an example of an ad created by an executor that is displayed in an ad list.

The outer part of the calendar is shown in Fig. 9 and consists of a panel for selecting the start date of an order item for a customer and an information panel for displaying free time for ordering and price changes. This part is open for public viewing for all users and is an integral part of the window for viewing ads in the catalog of services (goods).

The dates available for order are shown in white. If on some date there is already a reservation by order, and it is marked as "fully booked", then it is also designated as unavailable. However, if it was marked as "partially busy", then it will be available, but the free time for ordering will be limited.

Fig. 10 shows a window for confirming an order request with a choice of date status. The corresponding action to set the status of the date (fully occupied, or busy at the specified time, but free at another time on this date - "limited free") occurs when the executor confirms the request for this item of the order.

Creation of an ad based on a template.

One of the key features of the site is the placement of advertisements on it for services (goods) of any type, any field of activity that fits the definition of an "event" area. This opportunity is provided thanks to special templates (see "Terms and definitions") - sets of types and characteristics that reflect all the features of each service (product).

Templates are created by a special constructor and are stored in the Database, where they are a set of tables and records.

Examples of templates:

1) Host

2) DJ

3) Artist of various genres (hourly pay)

4) Artist of various genres (fixed fee)

5) Power pad

6) Ground transport for walking

7) Equipment rental

8) Make-up / stylist service

9) Photography

10) Registration service

Templates can be of the following types:

1) Service with dynamic payment. Dynamic means any payment that changes depending on the key pricing parameters of the template. For example, it can be an hourly rate (depends on the number of hours), or payment per person (depends on the number of people).

2) Service with a fixed fee. In this case, the corresponding items with a fixed price are connected to the template. It is allowed to select any number of these items. The item is a mini-ad as part of the ad (for example: name, description, photo). The price of such an ad is made up of the prices of the selected items.

3) Service with dynamic payment, but using tariffs. The tariff refers to the way prices change depending on

service option (product). A tariff is a mini-ad as part of an ad (for example: name, description, photo). Tariffs, unlike fixed payment points, allow the choice of only one tariff out of many. If tariffs are connected, then the price is formed by multiplying the price coefficient of the tariff by the key price parameters of the template - this can be the price “per hour”, “per person”, etc. depending on the template. For example, when adding rates to a food site template, you can describe different food menu options by using a set of rates in one single ad, rather than creating multiple ads with different food menus.

4) Product. Special template for the product. All templates consist of sets of mandatory and optional characteristics, which can be conditionally divided into groups. It can be:

1) General characteristics. The set includes characteristics common to all templates, namely: "regions", "name", "description", "photo", "video", etc.

2) Specific characteristics. This is a set that describes characteristics that differ for different templates.

3) Price characteristics. These are the main characteristics that form the cost of a service (product).

4) Delivery specifications. Characteristics describing possible options for delivering a service (product) to the place (including the lack of delivery as such), and characteristics describing the calculation of the cost of delivery.

5) Plug-in options. Additional options for the main service (product).

6) Discounts

7) Promotions

Claims (8)

1. The event calendar system includes a data transmission network, an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a marketplace, an event customer's device, an event calendar services device, one or more devices of event performers, a system for booking an event place in calendar, a data network, which includes the Internet or any other data network that provides data transfer between devices, while the corresponding networks that connect the devices can communicate with each other, for example, to provide data transfer between the Internet and local network Intranet, while the customer's device is at least one or more mobile phone, computer, smartphone, tablet, the customer's device contains a graphical user interface for displaying information about the corresponding In the event calendar service, an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform, provides interaction with the event calendar service through a graphical user interface. 2. The system according to claim 1, in which an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform with a graphical user interface, ensures the creation of an event in the performer's calendar, when creating an event, set the necessary requirements for the area where the event will be held, data about which is entered through the device of the customer of the event, as part of the created event, an organizer or an automated workstation of the organized events, made in the form of a platform, provides information to the performers by sending messages through the data transmission network to the devices of the event performers and to the calendar of the performer. 3. The system according to claim 1, in which the event calendar system provides for sending a response to the client of the organization's customer and displaying the event booking message via the graphical user interface. 4. The system according to claim 1, in which the organizer or automated workstation of the organized events is made in the form of a platform with a graphical user interface, ensures the transfer of payment information from the client's system of the event customer and payment of the necessary funds in accordance with the amount of performers and resources involved in the event at the address of the event. 5. The way of operation of the event calendar system, which includes a data transmission network, an organizer or an automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a marketplace, an event customer's device, an event calendar services device, one or more devices of event performers, a system for reservation of an event place in the calendar, a data network, which includes the Internet or any other data network that provides data transfer between devices, while the corresponding networks that connect the devices can communicate with each other, for example, to provide data transfer between the Internet and the local Intranet network, while at the stages of the method perform: placing an order of an application for an event through an event customer's device, which contains a graphical user interface for displaying information about the corresponding event calendar service to the user; organizer or automated workstation for organized events, made in the form of a platform with a graphical user interface, provides interaction with the event calendar service through a graphical user interface, ensures the creation of an event in the performer's calendar, when creating an event, set the necessary requirements for the area where the event will be held, data about which is entered through the customer's device of the event, as part of the created event; organizer or automated workstation of organized events, made in the form of a platform with a graphical user interface, provides information to the performers by sending messages through the data transmission network to the devices of the event performers and to the performer's calendar, provides a response to the client of the organization's customer and displays a message about booking the event through the graphical user interface, ensures the transfer of payment information from the client's system of the event customer and payment of the necessary funds in accordance with the amount of performers and resources involved in the event at the address of the event.

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