Julie Ann Baker

US Patent:

20210150652, May 20, 2021

Filed:

Nov 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/097227

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Drew Martin - Arvada CO, US
Julie Baker - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/16
G06F 16/29
G06Q 10/02
G06Q 50/26
G06Q 10/10
G06Q 10/06
G01S 19/51
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A system provides interactive and automated features to aid in planning, management, and execution of events within venues. Venue hardscapes are geolocated, parsed, and stored to be used when configuring events. During event configuration a venue softscape may be automatically generated and applied to the venue hardscape to produce an initial layout. The initial layout may be modified to create and assign booths to exhibitors by multiple coordinators in parallel. Geolocation of hardscaped may be extended into softscapes, such that location data may be maintained for temporary structures such as booths. Conflicts may be avoided by implementing one or more conflict prevention features, including enforcement of universal layouts, booth locking, synchronous session management, automatic identifier assignment to preserve locational correspondence, booth and layout validation, and others. The system also provides interfaces to event staff and attendees that may include features for inter-venue and intra-venue navigation, crowd management, and emergency response.