SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING PRICING FOR GROUP ACTIVITIES OVER A DATA NETWORK

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for updating pricing information for participation in a group activity for a plurality of users. In one embodiment, a method comprises enabling definition of group activities for participation by the users, definition including at least attributes desired of users to participate; creating personal profiles for users of the system, including one or more of personal attributes, data regarding activity preferences, activity participation history, user location, and user calendar of pending activity; determining initial pricing to be enforced for participation in a pending group activity; evaluating information about users scheduled to participate in the pending group activity periodically after the initial pricing is determined; adjusting the pricing for the activity based on results of the periodic evaluation; and publishing an updated pricing accessible to the participating users over the network.

主权项

1. A system for automatically adjusting a pricing for participation in a group activity having a plurality of participants from among a plurality of users of the system, the system comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable data storage medium comprising program code that can be executed; and a processor that is adapted to execute the program code to implement:
a generation of a personal profile of each user; a generation of one or more preference profiles of a desired participant for a group activity; an identification of the personal profiles of the users that meet the one or more preference profiles; a determination of initial pricing for participation in the group activity; a recommendation of a subset of the users as the plurality of participants in the group activity based on the preference profiles and the personal profiles of the users; an evaluation of information about the users which have opted to participate in the group activity periodically after the initial pricing is determined; an adjustment of the initial pricing for participation in the group activity based on results of the evaluation; and a publication of an updated pricing that is accessible to the users, enabling additional users to sign up for the group activity based on the updated pricing.